Whatever it takes to win
How Penn landed a heralded tennis recruit against all odds - and how one man's questionable dealings helped do it
How Penn landed a heralded tennis recruit against all odds - and how one man's questionable dealings helped do it
When Philadelphians come out to essentially choose their next mayor in May, many Penn students won't be joining them. At least, that's the indication from the Penn Democrats' voter-registration drive. Penn Dems President and Wharton sophomore Clayton Robinson said the organization registered about 300 students this semester, a steep drop-off from the several thousand it registered before the fall midterm elections.
After a year of scavenger hunts and pie-eating contests, the Yen cohort has come out on top. The group claimed the freshmen Cohort Cup yesterday at an end-of-the-year freshmen celebration in Huntsman Hall. This celebration marked the end of the first year of the Undergraduate Cohort program, introduced last fall for the Wharton Business School's Class of 2010 to provide students with better social networks.
If only every Penn-Princeton game went this way. Playing against its archrival, the women's lacrosse team won at least a share of its first Ivy League Championship since 1982, beating the No. 15 Tigers 14-10 during Senior Night at Franklin Field. The Quakers can win the league outright with a victory over Brown on Saturday.
When Philadelphians come out to essentially choose their next mayor in May, many Penn students won't be joining them. At least, that's the indication from the Penn Democrats' voter-registration drive. Penn Dems President and Wharton sophomore Clayton Robinson said the organization registered about 300 students this semester, a steep drop-off from the several thousand it registered before the fall midterm elections.
After a year of scavenger hunts and pie-eating contests, the Yen cohort has come out on top. The group claimed the freshmen Cohort Cup yesterday at an end-of-the-year freshmen celebration in Huntsman Hall. This celebration marked the end of the first year of the Undergraduate Cohort program, introduced last fall for the Wharton Business School's Class of 2010 to provide students with better social networks.
Second-year MBA student Daniel Grabell is prepared to test the waters of the newly structured Graduate and Professional Student Assembly. In an election Monday night, Grabell beat out two other contestants, Jamie Ford and Soren Harward, securing the position of GAPSA chairman for the 2007-2008 academic year.
The Quakers have struggled against Princeton, but with Penn riding an eight-game win streak, perhaps the Tigers aren't so sure of themselves anymore.
A small, dimly-lit room in the corner of Rodin College House offered a haven last night for students trying to cope with Monday's tragic shootings at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Philadelphia Police have begun an investigation into the fatal shooting of an alleged carjacker who was killed Monday during a struggle with Penn Police near 40th and Spruce streets. The man was shot twice when a Penn Police officer's gun discharged as the officer and the man fought over the officer's weapon on the 200 block of Preston Street.
Administrators and class representatives have done all they can do - the future of Hey Day now lies in the hands of juniors and seniors.
Penn's spring sports teams are in an unfamiliar position for this time of year. They are in contention for Ivy League titles. The women's lacrosse, tennis and softball teams, along with the men's tennis and baseball teams, all have legitimate shots at titles.
Amira Fawcett is an Engineering sophomore from Houston, TX. Her e-mail address is fawcett@dailypennsylvanian.com.
BLACKSBURG, Va. - The day after the most brutal attack ever to take place on an American college campus, Virginia Polytechnic Institute students struggled to come to grips with their new reality.
Matt Toffaletti was just conscious enough to win the game for Penn. After colliding with pitcher Joe Thornton and hitting the deck hard while chasing a foul pop-up in the seventh inning of yesterday's home game against Lehigh, Toffaletti could barely get up.
Parents, students, officials and experts all agree that Penn's academic reputation trumps concerns about the dangers of Penn's surrounding neighborhood for prospective students.
Almost exactly a year ago, Glen Miller was just a name mentioned as a possible candidate for the Penn hoops coaching job, left vacant after longtime head man Fran Dunphy left for Temple a week earlier. He was the coach at Brown, and even said on April 15 that he was not interested in the Quakers job.
If the University administration has its way, the Student Health Services offices will be moving to a new home on 3535 Market St. Over Commencement weekend, the Board of Trustees will conduct a final vote on whether the facility should move for the 2008-2009 academic year.
91Miles per hour at which N.J. Governor Jon Corzine's SUV was travelling before the vehicle crashed into a guardrail last week. Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer
BLACKSBURG, Va. - "Let's go Hokies!" they yelled. What started as a somber gathering after a tragic massacre ended with students erupting into cheer, a much-needed dose of hope and pride for a beleaguered university. Virginia Polytechnic Institute held a memorial convocation service yesterday afternoon at the university's basketball arena, one day after the deadliest shooting in U.