Maybe all they needed was just a little time away from the Ancient Eight. In a brief interlude from Ivy League competition, Penn took both games of a doubleheader against Saint Joesph's yesterday, defeating the Hawks by scores of 7-0 and 4-1. The two games signified a returned to early season form for the Quakers (17-19), who have struggled recently in Ivy play.

The expansion and widespread success of club sports across the country has had a tremendous effect on college students over the last decade.

Mother nature has not shone brightly on Penn track and field this season. The Quakers have been forced to embrace the elements at the vast majority of their meets. This weekend should be no different.

Penn golf will hit the road this weekend and compete for the Ivy League championship, with the men's team looking to defend its title in Greenwich, Connecticut and the women looking to win their first league title since 2010 in Jackson, New Jersey. The women's team comes in with momentum, having finished top-five in each of its first three tournaments this spring following a strong fall season.

After clinching a berth in the Ivy tournament, you might think that Penn's men’s lacrosse team has done its job.

For first-generation students, locating resources, navigating college life and finding a community of people who share similar experiences can be difficult.

While this line was spoken by "House of Cards" character Frank Underwood, this sentiment is increasingly common in political discourse at Penn and around the country.

Attacks and territorial disputes have plagued the people of Governors State University throughout the month – but not of the human variety.

A professor of outdoor studies at the University of Alaska Southeast was mauled by a bear on Monday, bringing a mountaineering class trip to an early conclusion.

Bloomberg Businessweek awarded Villanova University School of Business the top spot in its most recent ranking of undergraduate business programs.

A woman was shot Wednesday on the Danforth campus of Washington University in St. Louis. The victim, Jessica Moore, was shot in the forearm while in her car.

BEN CLAAR is a College freshman from Scarsdale, N.Y.

Engineering seniors Sade Oba, Alfredo Muniz, William Duckworth, and Wharton senior Aaron Goldstein are the prize's first recipients. 

Students interested in moral and political philosophy have another option to consider when picking majors.

The event was attended by a range of state dignitaries, including former U.S. Rep. Bob Walker, Pennsylvania State Rep. Martina White, former presidential candidate Carly Fiorina and Milton Street.

Compared to last year's Fling, hospitalizations, liquor law violations and the number of houses listed as disturbances all went up.

Earlier this month, Representative Kathy Rapp (R-Warren) introduced a bill that would amend the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act to make abortion a crime after 20 weeks of pregnancy, rather than the current 24 weeks.