While many freshmen are excited to escape the dorms after their first year, unexpected challenges often meet those who ultimately decide to live off campus.

Whether it’s the inability to get going on the ground, make the big stops, or finish a big special teams play, Penn has consistently failed to come through this season.

When it comes to living off-campus, one of biggest troubles students encounter is navigating the various policies and dates set by the different landlord companies for signing leases on properties.

Why did Penn look so flat-footed and ill-prepared at the defensive end in the first half? Did it come down to strategy or motivation, head or heart? If you ask Fran Dougherty, it’s the latter.

After playing a game with very little offense at Penn State a year ago, the Quakers watched the Nittany Lions put on an offensive clinic, putting up 47 points in the first half alone before beating Penn, 83-71.

If you want to live off campus but are receiving financial aid from Penn, don’t worry — your aid award won’t change depending on whether you live at 34th and Walnut or at 44th and Walnut.

After just a few minutes of play, it was clear that the Quakers were indeed “Not Penn State.” But on Saturday, that wasn’t something that made Penn fans proud.

A 38-0 Harvard lead in the third quarter was enough of a cushion for the Crimson to withstand a furious Penn comeback, sealing Penn’s mathematical elimination from a shot at even a share of the Ivy crown.

According to Penn’s Business Services Division, which is in charge of campus housing, if you really want to live in a high rise next year, you will be able to — you just need to be flexible about what types of rooms you’re willing to consider.

The Penn cross country team picked a really good day to have its best race of the season.

My name is Laura. I’m a junior in the College, and I live in Harrison with the two sweetest, most compassionate and supportive roommates Penn has to offer.

The Penn men (0-1, 0-0) and women (1-0, 0-0), will both take on rival Columbia, in an early season Ivy League matchup. Unlike last weeks meet at UConn, the Penn team will be split up, with the women competing in Sheerr Pool and the men hitting the road to New York City.

Despite Penn’s slim title chances, a win Saturday would be huge for the Red and Blue. With a victory over the Crimson, the Quakers would salvage a chunk of pride and rest assured knowing they can put up more than just a fight against the Ivy elite.

If the Quakers want to beat Penn State at home on Saturday and get a winning streak going, they’ll have to be on guard … in more ways than one.

This is the second exhibition organized by CareLink with a Wharton Management group.

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On paper, Penn Athletics’ presence on campus Saturday couldn’t be any better. And in reality, it was awesome.