Penn men’s soccer has had no shortage of superstars over the past few years.

Raising a championship banner. The first home game of the season. The first matchup of Big Five basketball at the Palestra this year. There are plenty of reasons for Penn women’s basketball to be excited about their matchup against La Salle on Wednesday. “You’ve got three big, important things in one night, and it should be really special for [the team],” coach Mike McLaughlin said. Penn (0-1) enters the game following a trip down to Knoxville to face off against No.

Fans can hate on Nelson-Henry and Louis for their lack of consistency all they want but at the end of the day, they are what keeps Penn from having to go to a frontcourt of only freshmen with sophomore forward Dylan Jones out for the game in street clothes.

Jonathan Iwry is a 2014 College graduate from Potomac, Md. His email address is jon.iwry@gmail.com.

Across the country, similarly misguided school authorities have ordered the removal of nominally religious images and quotations (such as an educational poster featuring the five pillars of Islam or a Ronald Reagan quote that mentioned God) and banned or bullied religious clubs.

There are plenty of people walking around with fancy positions who haven’t accomplished much. And then there are those without any formal recognitions who will always be remembered for the impact that they have had.

Small ball can win baseball games, but it doesn’t usually work out in the world of college basketball. With its big men relegated to the bench thanks to early foul trouble, Penn basketball was reminded of that fact the hard way against Rider.

Palestra basketball never sleeps! Penn basketball takes on Rider in a matchup of 0-1 squads looking for their first win of the season.

Two Wharton professors Christian Terwiesch and Karl Ulrich discussed what massive open online courses mean for the future of MBA programs.  The courses offer students a significantly shorter time commitment and cost less than traditional MBA programs.

The new director of the Office of Student Conduct wants to become the face of discipline at Penn.

On Monday, Project on Fair Representation filed a federal lawsuit against Harvard University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in an effort to ban race-based affirmative action policies. The lawsuit claimed that these policies hurt high-achieving white and Asian American students by holding them to a higher standard than students of different racial backgrounds.

The one constant between both Penn men's and women's basketball coming out of the weekend are the growing pains that come with young squads.

The UA is considering free printing for students.  At the Nov. 16 meeting, the UA discussed the interest level in free printing and reducing the requirements for uncoordinated dual degree programs. Free Printing The UA discussed free printing for College and Nursing students. Wharton freshman and UA representative Jack Cahn has been working on research related to free printing for the past few months. Cahn noticed that Wharton and Engineering students have some money set aside for printing that they can use in Huntsman or Engineering buildings respectively.

The Turner Social Impact Society launched this past October to create an interdisciplinary community across Penn through which students can be exposed to social impact opportunities and cultivate their passions for social change.

Wharton juniors Hari Joy and Shreya Zaveri, along with the rest of their Management 104 group, organized the Penn Employee Appreciation Week to encourage Penn students to show their appreciation for Penn security guards, dining facility workers and other employees.

On Monday night, Penn President Amy Gutmann and Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter headlined a marquee launch event for the PCI. The event featured a performance by the a cappella group, Off the Beat, and took place in the Prince Theater of the Annenberg Center.

University of Pennsylvania Student Veteran Association opened an online petition on the Veteran Day last week.