Neither rain, fog nor the crews of the Naval Academy could stop Penn rowing from shining.

For a brief moment it looked like Penn football was going to be able to hang with No. 18 Fordham.

Brother, can you spare a dime package?Because after No. 18 Fordham properly toasted Penn football’s secondary today, the Quakers are positively begging for something ? anything ? to help shore up the defense’s back four.Rams quarterback Mike Nebrich threw for 566 passing yards against the Red and Blue ? the most in program history.All that yardage didn’t go between the twenties, though, unlike the disturbing plurality of Penn offensive possessions that ended in midrange Jimmy Gammill field goals.The Rams’ drives in points.

For a brief moment it looked like Penn football was going to be able to hang with No. 18 Fordham.

A late first-half goal was enough to seal the 1-0 win over Columbia for Penn women’s soccer, which improves to a 5-3-2 record, 1-2-0 in the Ivy League

The Division of Public Safety is investigating an incident where a Penn Police officer allegedly used excessive force against a person riding her bicycle on campus, CBS News reported Thursday night.

The Quakers dropped Thursday’s nonconference pairing with Monmouth, 4-2, the second straight loss for a Penn team that now drops below the .500 mark to 4-5. All five losses have been by two goals or less.

Penn volleyball is playing for more than just wins this weekend as the Quakers are involved with the Side-Out Foundation’s Dig Pink! rally.

The Quakers (4-3-2) have a tough weekend ahead of them, facing a strong Ivy test against Columbia on Friday and a nonconference duel with Navy.

If the Quakers can take to the field for both halves with guns blazing, they should have no problem recording their first Ivy win of the season.

Penn’s men’s heavyweight, men’s lightweight and women’s crews will join the likes of Navy, La Salle and Rutgers in a series of head races on Saturday.

Seeking to avoid an 0-4 start for the first time since 2007, the Quakers (0-3) do not get an appealing confidence building opportunity as the heart of the Ivy slate nears, but rather a high powered Rams (5-1) squad that will look to aggressively attack Penn’s defense.

Over the past two weeks, Penn field hockey has dived headfirst into Ivy play, winning one of their first three conference contests. This weekend, though, the Quakers will get a break from the Ancient Eight grind.

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The Pari La Petit Café Creperie has been a staple on Penn’s campus for the past 14 years, and ever since Owner Chris Falpifilldis has been petitioning the University to obtain Dining Dollars.

In 2011-2012, 55 percent were interviewed. Last admissions cycle, the number climbed to 86 percent.

After an attack on a gay couple, the House Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would expand Pennsylvania's hate crime law to cover sexual orientation.