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In celebration of the Jewish festival Sukkot, a team of students built a literary-themed sukkah.

Penn (0-1) will host the Mounties (1-0) at Franklin Field this Friday night in hopes of earning a more comfortable victory than last year’s 16-13 nail-biter.

We take a look at every position for the Red and Blue as replace their entire defensive line but bring back many of their other offensive and defensive starters.

On Sunday, the sukkah team will host a party to paint the walls of the structure.

The Quakers (3-4) will travel to Villanova Friday afternoon for the start of the Villanova Classic, looking to build off of the momentum of not one, but two five-set comeback victories on Sunday against both Temple and Weber State.

The lives of former Penn football players are radically different now that they’re away from the game. We checked in with several former players to see how they’re dealing with life post-football.

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Most now credit the administrations of Judith Rodin and Amy Gutmann with planting the seed for Penn’s eastward expansion, but it was Sheldon Hackney, former colleagues say, who first had the idea to connect the University with Center City.

The gift will be used to fund scholarships and student fellowships.

For the first time since its season-ending victory over Cornell that clinched the Ivy League title outright, the Quakers (0-0) return to the field this weekend as they welcome in-state rival Lafayette to Franklin Field.

Ashton Kutcher, who had to cancel his original plans to visit Penn this week, has rescheduled his appearance.

Electronic music artists Penguin Prison and A-Trak will headline the afternoon concert.

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Fifth-year senior quarterback Billy Ragone has done everything during his Penn career. And he’s one of three Quakers going after their fourth Ivy title ring.

Penn’s endowment grew by nearly $1 billion in the 2013 fiscal year, generating an investment return of 14.4 percent, the University announced at a Board of Trustees meeting Thursday morning.

Sure, expect another Ivy title come late November. But keep your eye on the thin line between sure thing and shocker, especially for a team that played down to its level of competition last season.