SOPHIA OAK is a College senior from Honolulu. Her email address is oakj@sas.upenn.edu.

Don’t get me wrong, I like external validation (almost) as much as the next Quaker. US News’ approval, however, is something I can do without, given what’s necessary to gain it.

I have been groped from virtually every possible angle, dragged to the wall, pulled away from a female friend that I was dancing with and flung onto a guy, been at the retrieving end of “f**k that bitch” one too many times after ignoring men’s thirsty presence and repeatedly grabbed and attempted to be danced with by men that I resisted.

Although sometimes Pass’ prayers and devotional readings relate to football, for most players the daily prayer circle transcends the game and reminds them that what they do on the field is not the most important thing in life.

With a kill in the opening set of Penn volleyball's opening game, Jasmine DeSilva's 2014 season was off to a quick start.

Changes to the cafe include a newly designed coffee bar, furniture, lighting, artwork and an updated “comfortably upscale” aesthetic.

On Friday, Penn administrators met with students pushing for mental health changes on campus. And, encouragingly, the University seemed receptive to the proposed changes.

Michigan recently announced a new program focusing on first-year students which will inform a student's parents after two alcohol violations, or one violation resulting in medical attention or destruction of property.  This announcement follows a reported 13% increase in the reports of alcohol and drug incidents reported on campus. U-M Wellness Director Mary Jo Desprez stated: "We know that first-year students can be an at-risk population... this is really designed to be about health and wellbeing" and added that parent notification would come from the wellness center rather than a disciplinary body. This program and others like it have received mixed, but largely skeptical, views from students, who believe schools may be unaware of a potentially harmful home situation, and that the policies undermine the idea that college students should begin to be treated as adults.  Right here at Penn, a program was recently announced that aims to bring administrators on ride-alongs to break up parties. Time will tell if these atypical strategies have an impact in incident-reduction, and the U-M administration has stated that the school will be actively evaluating such programs as the year progresses.  The full article can be found at the USA Today College website.

Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig is the fourth political outsider in the 2016 election cycle.

This past weekend marked the first time in 2015 that each of the Red and Blue's fall sports teams were in action.

As a first year coach, there is reason to be nervous about a lot of things. But delivering a successful snap to the quarterback isn't necessarily one of them.

Nigel Blackwood and Gavin Barger were granted the special opportunity of training together at the highest level of junior soccer before ever donning the Red and Blue.

Two men allegedly took a local student's belongings just outside the Penn Patrol Zone.

SEAN MCGEEHAN is a College senior from Philadelphia. His email is seanmcgeehan@verizon.net.

Sometimes I feel like I’m living in an artificially created world, as if I’m part of some big social experiment I don’t quite understand.

The Penn Glee Club has just made their first outside hire in over half a century — and is welcoming its first new director in 15 years.

Penn professor Insup Lee has received $6 million towards improving the “Internet of Things.”