Tony Sinanis, a student in a three-year program that allows people with full-time jobs as educational leaders to attend GSE classes, was recently named New York State Elementary Principal of the Year.

In college, we’re all prone to procrastination — a quick game is more attractive than a problem set that will take eight hours to finish — but as we download the new big “thing,” we should be aware of our capacity for obsession. These games don’t offer instant gratification — they deliberately delay it. It’s tempting to submerge ourselves in activities that are less challenging than rewarding. Games like 2048 are one, but not the other.

After enduring seven consecutive losses, Penn softball won its third straight game Wednesday thanks to some heroics from Kayla Dahlerbruch. The senior third baseman singled home the winning run in the eighth inning as the Quakers (7-11) took down city rival Temple.

With a strong senior class and contributions from each class, this team has the ability to compete with defending champion Columbia for a spot in the Ivy League Championship series.

Ten Penn students are competing in the inaugural year of the Philadelphia Public Policy Case Competition.

I, like many Penn students, own clothing produced by VF Corporation. Every backpack I’ve owned since middle school has been a JanSport, and I love a warm North Face jacket as much as anyone else. As consumers of VF apparel and as Penn students, we are in a unique position to stop VF from getting away with this injustice.

When freshman outfielder Leah Allen suited up to play her first Ivy League games of the season on Monday against Yale, she donned royal blue glitter in place of eye black.

After 22 seasons at Penn — including 19 as quarterbacks coach — Larry Woods announced his retirement Wednesday.

In track and field, conventional wisdom holds that specialization optimizes results. For the most part, runners run, sprinters sprint, jumpers jump and throwers throw. But Noel Jancewicz was never one for conventional wisdom.

The Natural Sciences division is participating in an Evolution Cluster hire.

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Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan is "boring" guy in real life.Or so he says. "When I'm writing is when I get to be exciting," he said.

After facing some turmoil on and off the field, Penn women’s lacrosse was able to keep itself focused and earn a much needed-victory.

Israel might be creating some of its own biggest challenges, according to writer Peter Beinhart.On Tuesday, Penn students gathered in the upstairs lounge of Hillel to listen to a presentation from Beinart, an author and columnist for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.

The Division of Public Safety kicked off its annual “Share the Road” bicycle safety campaign with an event at the Penn Bookstore yesterday.The campaign is designed to educate members of the Penn community about local laws, traffic violations and best practices pertaining to cyclists riding in Philadelphia streets.

A patient comes in and complains of cold-like symptoms. Her past medical history includes an open reduction internal fixation of the right hip — more commonly known as a hip replacement. Her CO2 levels and her white blood cell count are both elevated, and her hemoglobin and platelet counts are normal. This is a typical scenario given to Penn students in simulation labs, a class that composes a core part of the School of Nursing's curriculum.

Penn Medicine, in an attempt to meet its ever-growing needs, is adding a number of new buildings and spaces.