Specter, a 1951 College graduate, is remembered for playing a key role in several Supreme Court nominations and for switching from a longtime Republican voice to a member of the Democratic party in 2009.

Trailing by three with 2:26 remaining on the game clock, Penn quarterback Billy Ragone led his team down the field, going 5-for-7 for 53 yards and finding senior running back Lyle Marsh in the end zone to give the Quakers a 24-20 win.

Since our lives are inextricably tied to technology, learning to secure data will pay huge dividends in the future.

For most of my life, I aimed to prove others wrong. I strived to defy the socioeconomic gravity that tried to pull me down.

The Penn crew team will compete in the historic Navy Day Regatta this weekend to celebrate the 237th birthday of the United States Navy.

Last night, Penn Hillel hosted Tom Peled, founder of Bike for the Fight — a fundraising effort to support the Israel Cancer Research Fund — before he moves on with his team to New York next week.

The pieces in the exhibition ranged from abstract metal sculptures and pottery to portraits, landscapes and photographs.

The threat of the pass is just what the doctor ordered against Columbia, since the Lions rank seventh in the Ancient Eight in pass defense efficiency.

Penn (8-8, 3-2 Ivy) will use last week’s momentum going into this weekend’s matches at Brown and Yale — the final two games in the first round-robin of Ivy play.

The Quakers have shown their skill on the field — they stayed within one goal of No. 22 Cornell — but have been unable to execute for a full 90 minutes.

The sprint football seniors, all eight of them, will take to Franklin Field this Saturday to lead a very young Penn team against undefeated Army.

In this election cycle, Penn employees are cumulatively the third-highest political donors among Ivy League schools.

Last night, GO! Athletes featured headline speaker Joanna Lohman at their re-launch event in Bodek Lounge. Lohman is an openly gay professional women’s soccer player for D.C. United. The purpose of the event was to raise awareness of homophobia and discrimination in sports.

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Although the Red and Blue have won seven of the last 10 against the Lions, they lost last year on the road by a score of 5-1.

Formed in 2010, the board is a collaboration among student leaders, Wharton’s undergraduate and graduate divisions and Wharton Operations.

When Penn faces Dartmouth on Saturday in Hanover, N.H., the Quakers will look to start fast from the opening whistle against a Big Green squad that is on the rise in the Ivy League.