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There are rites of passage that virtually every Penn student passes through during their four years on campus. One of them: being approached by a representative from the rowing team.

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By Steven Tydings · Sept. 1, 2014

Most long-standing sports institutions are resistant to change. Whether it is Major League Baseball refusing to address time of game issues or the NCAA resisting even the most painfully logical changes to its outdated system, change is continually feared by the sports establishment.



Rowing Recruitment Meeting

There are rites of passage that virtually every Penn student passes through during their four years on campus. One of them: being approached by a representative from the rowing team.









Penn Women's Basketball vs LIU

Following an outstanding season in which the Red and Blue captured their first Ancient Eight title since 2003-04, Penn brought its summer to a close with a 10-day trip to Italy in mid-August before the semester begins.



Men's Soccer vs. Brown

Though the circumstances are certainly different in 2014 — title defending being much different than title chasing — the team appears mentally up to the challenge of repeating as Ivy champs.