After capturing two consecutive Ivy League titles, expectations for the 2011 Quakers were sky high. But as the twin pillars of Penn football — defense and rushing — deteriorated, so too did the team’s chances for a title.

In a sports world that has witnessed two league lockouts in recent months, the Ivy Sports Symposium, an event composed of roundtable discussions led by some of the most prominent members of the sports business community, seemed ever-timely.

Just two years removed from a 2-26 season, the women’s basketball team has an opportunity to start 3-0 for the first time in program history.

A $102 million extension to the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine will allow the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania to provide better accommodations for patients.

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It is the unconventionality and conservatism of quarterback Tim Tebow’s offense that allows the Denver Broncos to win.

The conference started with a lesson on banking basics where high-school students learned the difference between savings accounts and checking accounts, how cash back works and the dangers of fraud.

Wharton and College senior Corey Metzman and 2009 College graduate Michael Poll were two of around 40 students who won the scholarship, which pays for two years of graduate studies in the United Kingdom. INTERACTIVE: Penn scholarship recipients over the years

Changes to the University’s alcohol policy were not presented at Sunday’s Undergraduate Assembly meeting as originally planned. A new policy will be presented to the UA on Dec. 4.

The Netter Center’s Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative — in partnership with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Bartram’s Garden and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation — is helping transform 3.5 acres of land into a farm and community garden.

Morris Hamburg died Nov. 14 of multiple strokes at age 89. He taught at Wharton for 46 years.

During halftime of the Penn-Cornell game Saturday, Penn unveiled a larger-than-life statue of football legend Chuck Bednarik that will be placed at Gate 2 on the North Side of Franklin Field.

Now that most of our movie franchises have grown up, does that mean we have to as well?

We need to force elected officials to reform Social Security and Medicare so these programs are still standing by the time we are old enough to retire.

“We’re extremely disappointed. Penn put forward several stellar candidates,” Aaron Olson, assistant director for communications at the Center of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships, wrote in an email.

While one is an experienced senior and the other is a freshman, Bryan Ortenzio and Steve Robertson have one thing in common.

Both the men’s and women’s teams battled it out Saturday at Sheerr Pool, beating Cornell and ultimately falling to Princeton in a spirited competition.