Penn cheerleading will travel to the Universal Cheerleading Association Nationals in Orlando, Fla., on Jan. 15.

Blocking content in high-school newspapers is harmful to the future of journalism.

Getting an A+ in classes is a real possibility. The process for how these grades are awarded should be better standardized.

The opinion board notes the best and worst decisions made by the Penn community and local government over the past semester.

In Saturday night’s 80-75 loss to Monmouth in West Long Branch, N.J., Hawks sophomore Travis Taylor torched the Quakers for a game-high 28 points as Penn fell to 0-7 on the year.

Approximately 23% of the student body voted on measures to reform student government. Students will now vote directly for a UA president and vice president during elections.

Votes on proposed changes to student government elections reached the necessary threshold for consideration. Turnout surpassed 20 percent on two questions, respectively, by 6 p.m. Thursday.

Penn Law professor C. Edwin Baker died Tuesday in New York City, according to a press release on Penn Law’s web site. He was 62.

Over 500 people showed up at MarBar for the “Jay Sean Visits Philly” event. DJ XTC, a South Asian X-perience DJ and a University of the Sciences senior also played a variety of hit tracks.

After a career junior year, nine minutes is all it took for Monmouth senior guard Whitney Coleman’s 2008-09 season to be over.

The 0-7 Penn women’s basketball team is off to its worst start since the 1995-96 season. The Quakers look for their first win today at 2 p.m. against Rider at the Palestra.

As a community, we not only rejected Westboro Baptist Church's philosophy, but we offered our own.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing has awarded the School of Nursing $150,000 for the second year in a row to support selected incoming students.

Studying abroad, no matter what country, is fantastic, and more students should take advantage of this opportunity.

The number of early applicants is the highest it has been in three years, and applications have increased for the first time since 2005. This demonstrates the success of recent recruitment efforts.

Unlike other universities across the country, Penn has been active in monitoring the University’s buildings and their efficiency and making sure they perform at high standards.

Reported influenza-like illnesses at Penn remain low, with 12.9 cases per 10,000 students for the week of Nov. 29 through Dec. 5.