While most of us were off relaxing over winter break, Penn sports teams were busy at work. Our editors debate: Which team had the best winter break?
Amy Gutmann
Penn men's and women's swimming each split Ivy Tri-meet
While everyone was relaxing during winter break, there was no time off for Penn swimming and diving, as both the men's and women's teams took on Dartmouth and Yale in their second Ivy League Tri-Meet of the season.
Penn men's squash trounced by No. 1 Trinity
After a long break from match play, Penn men's squash wouldn't be eased back into action by any means, returning to action with a home showdown against perennial powerhouse Trinity. Struggling to keep up with the depth and experience of the nation's top ranked team, the Red and Blue were defeated, 8-1.
How Penn women's basketball made its California dreams a reality
LOS ANGELES — There comes a point in between semesters where you need a break from winter break. That’s just what Penn women’s basketball got with a five-day working vacation in California this past week.
Penn men's and women's swimming each split Ivy Tri-meet
While everyone was relaxing during winter break, there was no time off for Penn swimming and diving, as both the men's and women's teams took on Dartmouth and Yale in their second Ivy League Tri-Meet of the season.
Penn men's squash trounced by No. 1 Trinity
After a long break from match play, Penn men's squash wouldn't be eased back into action by any means, returning to action with a home showdown against perennial powerhouse Trinity. Struggling to keep up with the depth and experience of the nation's top ranked team, the Red and Blue were defeated, 8-1.
Penn wrestling drops Ivy League opener to rival Princeton
There was no leisure for Penn wrestling this winter break, with the Quakers filling their time with some big tournaments and key Ivy League matches.
Rafael Robb, ex-Penn professor and confessed wife killer, released from prison
Robb was sentenced to five-to-ten years in prison in 2008 after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter.
Takeaways from Penn men's basketball's loss to Princeton
Penn men's basketball opened up its season against Princeton on Saturday, and it didn't take long for it to get back to full intensity. Here are our first-ever stars of the game, as well as other important takeaways.
Penn women’s basketball went to Princeton on Saturday to open up their Ivy League season with an absolute thriller. As for the players, there was a mixed bag of performances. Below here are our first ever player ratings:
Penn men's basketball loses Ivy opener to Princeton, 61-52, despite big comeback
You know those times when no matter what you do, even if you do almost everything right, things just don’t quite seem to work out in your favor? Penn men’s basketball had one of those nights when it traveled up to Princeton on Saturday night.
Penn women's basketball tops Princeton 62-57 in Ivy opener
After an extremely back-and-forth game, the Quakers pulled ahead in the fourth quarter and held off a last minute onslaught by the Tigers to win by the score of 62-57.
Man dies Saturday morning after trying to jump on SEPTA train
Philly Voice reported that a man died in North Philadelphia while trying to jump onto to a SEPTA train early Saturday morning.
Philly.com spotlights Penn professor advocating for increased faculty diversity
In her editorial, Gasman said she was asked at a conference about the lack of faculty of color at elite institutions and replied, "'The reason we don’t have more faculty of color among college faculty is that we don’t want them. We simply don’t want them.'"
Trump taps Penn alum for Securities and Exchange Commission Chair
Clayton is currently a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell, a New York law firm that represents Wall Street titans, most notably Goldman Sachs Inc. He returned to Penn for law school, graduating in 1993. He also holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Cambridge.
Out with the old and in with the new. The 2016 portion of the Penn men’s basketball season is over, and with it the bulk of the non-conference schedule.
Penn women's basketball set to start Ivy season with high-stakes trip to Princeton
Penn women's basketball knows the road to an Ivy League championship goes through Princeton’s Jadwin Gym. After all, it was in that very building that the Quakers won the Ivy title last year and officially punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament.
Buchta | Penn women's basketball made progress in LA, but they're not there yet
LOS ANGELES — The team that came to California was not going to defend its Ivy title. It isn’t just that Penn women’s basketball hadn’t been playing well — though that was certainly the case.
Seven Penn Law professors sign letter opposing nomination of Jeff Sessions as attorney general
The signatories included over 1,100 professors of law from around the country.
Penn wrestling endures tough start to 2017 at Southern Scuffle
Southern Hospitality did not treat Penn too kindly when it traveled down to Chattanooga for the Southern Scuffle on New Years Day.

















