This July, over 40 Penn students and alumni will embark on a three-week journey to Israel for the experience of a lifetime. It will certainly be a learning experience but not in the usual sense.

One cannot help but feel a bit of optimism that if the young and inexperienced pitching rotation can build on the successes they had this season, all it will take is a spark in the offense to catapult the Quakers to Ivy success.

It looks like the only way varsity hockey could return to Penn is if a donor emerged from the shadows, bringing the initiative and the means to get a program going.

The 1978 season would be the final one for Penn varsity ice hockey after the decision was made to disband the program. It was the end of an era for the Quakers and those that came before.

When the collegiate season ended each year, Mehta would play on competitive club teams, getting to experience the game at a higher level. So when the Philadelphia Spinners — one of eight teams in Major League Ultimate — announced they were having tryouts, Mehta couldn’t help but be intrigued.

Joining the top ranks of the men’s 800-meter run at Penn is no easy feat to accomplish. But two weeks ago at George Mason Invitational, that’s exactly what sophomore Mato Bekelja did.

The Penn softball team, on the path to winning the Ivy League championship, suffered a hiccup in an otherwise stellar season when it blew the second game of a doubleheader against Cornell on Saturday.But The Quakers recovered nicely, winning both games Sunday to finish the weekend with a 3-1 series victory.

The Quakers ended their season on a somber note after tough losses to Columbia and Cornell.

Penn (9-11, 1-6 Ivy) lost to the Lions (15-7, 5-2) in New York by the slimmest of margins, 4-3. The Quakers then dropped Sunday’s match to No. 51 Cornell (14-8, 3-4), 5-2.

The Quakers took down the Big Green in blowout fashion, 11-2. The Senior Day campaign was led by four goals from Ryan Parietti, who was playing in his final game at home.

Though Saturday’s contest with Brown required overtime, the Quakers came out on top, 10-7, capping off an undefeated Ivy campaign. As a result, the Red and Blue will yet again host the Ivy League tournament at Penn Park.

The Quakers (22-17, 7-9 Ivy) lost three of four in their series against the Big Red (21-14, 9-7), winning the first game, 6-0, before losing the last three contests, 4-2, 3-1 and 8-2 respectively.

Both the men and women’s teams had impressive performances the last weekend before Penn Relays, rewriting the school’s history book in the process.

The Lions took an insurmountable 4-0 lead while leading the other three matches before Friday’s match was called early to accommodate the Time to Shine event

The Quakers bounced back from their loss to Harvard to dominate Dartmouth on Senior Day, thanks to six combined goals from senior Ryan Parietti and junior Zack Losco

The Quakersare preparing for a four-game away series versus Cornell this weekend.

Coming off of a tough loss to Harvard in overtime last weekend, Penn desperately needs a win against Dartmouth.