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The Quakers' new assistant coach, Joe Mihalich Jr., practically grew up on Philadelphia Big 5 basketball, as his father was La Salle's coach in the 1980s and '90s. To him, the Palestra feels a bit like home.

The mystique of Philadelphia college basketball has been well-documented – with the Palestra being named the nation’s most “Hallowed Hall” in a December 2014 NCAA.com feature – and that allure makes it quite difficult for local figures to stay away. For Penn men’s basketball, consider Joe Mihalich Jr. the latest victim.


My roommate and I were walking to a restaurant downtown for Restaurant Week when a man suddenly popped out from the row of cars parked alongside the street.

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My roommate and I were walking to a restaurant downtown for Restaurant Week when a man suddenly popped out from the row of cars parked alongside the street.


For an event that promised to be all about their distinctions, Thursday night’s Democratic Debate left out what might be the biggest issue currently separating Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders: their huge discrepancy in support from African Americans.






While Penn women's fencing took fourth at the Ivy Championships this weekend, the men took away the trophy, partaking in a three-way tie for first.

Make that two-thirds. This past weekend another Penn team took home a share of a three-way Ivy League title when men’s fencing finished first in the Championship tournament along with Columbia and Princeton.



Senior 174-pounder Casey Kent was critical in Penn wrestling's sweep of action on Saturday, securing a technical fall and major decision in his two bouts.

They got just what they needed. In a pair of duals at Brown and Harvard on Feb. 6, Penn wrestling swept the competition. After taking down the Bears, 25-9, in Providence, Ri. the Quakersmade the trek to Cambridge, Ma., and dealt the Crimson a 26-9 beatdown.