My understanding of events in Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere may determine who I vote for in the next presidential election. And yet, though I understand that the politics of that region are often defined by conflict between groups with deep-seated theological disagreements, I find myself unable to summarize what the nature of those disagreements are in any but the most simplistic terms.

Even if some of the supernatural properties of religion do not stand the test of science, does this mean that we are right to reject religion without further ado? This is where Dawkins, and many of his peers, makes a mistake by assuming that scientific truth must necessarily guide all spheres of life.

It wasn’t quite the weekend Penn softball expected. After taking three of four games from Harvard and powerhouse Dartmouth last weekend, the Red and Blue seemed primed for a strong outing this weekend.

Winless in its first three Ivy League contests, Penn men’s lacrosse had nowhere to go but up in its matchup with No.

Brandon Copeland is heading to the Motor City. Following a standout performance at the NFL Veteran Combine in Arizona, the former star Penn football defensive end signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Lions late last week.

After last weekend’s impressive showing at the San Diego Crew Classic, Penn heavyweight rowing had no time to kick back and relax.

In search of a signature nonconference win against No. 6 Northwestern, No. 11 Penn women’s lacrosse encountered a painfully familiar result. After trailing by as many as four in the first half, the Red and Blue could not capitalize on an epic comeback, falling to the Wildcats, 9-8, in overtime on Sunday, marking the squad’s ninth consecutive loss to Northwestern. Junior midfield Kaleigh Craig scored the winner for Northwestern (8-3) with 13 seconds remaining in overtime to hand Penn (9-2) its second loss of the season, both against teams ranked in the top six.

Penn baseball put on quite a power display this weekend. Facing two Ivy League rivals on the road, the Quakers (12-9, 7-1 Ivy) handily dispatched Yale on Saturday and Brown on Sunday.

Last Thursday night, the freshmen hip hop artist performed in Bodek Lounge to a sold out crowd. Aside from his personal life struggles, Asemani sang about themes including: unnecessary exclusivity, rejection from clubs, love and the superficial nature of Greek life and hazing.

Students interested in an individualized major must go through a series of procedures much more complicated than declaring an existing major.

Penn Divest from Displacement proposes that the University divest from corporations that profit through practices that displace people. 

Students and administration think there's more to a good graduate program than numbers.

College senior Rawlin Rosario was recognized for his work in the community through the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Student Award for Community Involvement.  

A group of Penn researchers are beginning to find that our seemingly limitless expansion into space is not without its human costs.

Jacob Lief is the CEO and co-founder of the Ubuntu Education Fund, a grassroots non-profit dedicated to providing for vulnerable children in South Africa.

On April 5, the Korean Student Association, Koreans at Penn and Asian Pacific Student Coalition collaborated to celebrate their Easter Sunday with popular Asian-American rapper Dan Matthews, better known as DANakaDAN.

Penn basketball hired Joe Mihalich as an assistant coach, replacing Mike Lintulahti and joining assistants Ira Bowman and Nat Graham on staff for coach Steve Donahue.