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Speakers at the vigil outside the president’s house also called for changes to policies regarding University apparel.

In the wake of recent calls for increased transparency from Student Activities Council Executive Board, we wanted to give the student body an update, directly from SAC’s leadership.

While the Elis (6-7, 2-2 Ivy) have been in the middle of the pack, Penn (10-3, 3-1) has already surpassed its win total from last season.

PennApps Labs hopes that student developers will use the data to build Penn-related apps.

Penn, Yale and Princeton are tied for first after each accumulating two wins and one tie.

On Saturday night at Rhodes Field, the Quakers (10-1-3, 3-1 Ivy), will look to show off their dominant defense against the Yale Bulldogs (7-5, 2-2). Penn enters play in sole possession of second place in the Ivy League, one game behind first-place Harvard.

The University has still not announced a naming gift for the college house, a donation that it had hoped to have squared away by December 2012.

Some professors say that Penn’s four upcoming dean appointments could be a defining part of President Gutmann’s legacy.

This weekend, the Quakers will participate in not one, but two regattas. The Head of Schuylkill regatta will take place on Saturday and then the team will head to New Jersey for the Princeton Chase on Sunday.

When the Penn volleyball team takes on conference rival Princeton, it won’t just be playing for the Red and Blue — they’ll be playing for pink.

After a fantastic performance against Columbia, Penn’s defense will need to be on its toes this week, as Yale’s up-tempo option offense will call for the front seven to stick with their respective assignments.

Coach Al Bagnoli told the DP Wednesday that Ragone’s X-rays and MRIs came back negative, meaning that Ragone did not sprain his ankle at Columbia. Still, Bagnoli said the team is “treating it like it’s a sprained ankle” and labeled Ragone as questionable for Saturday’s home game against Yale.

The academy helps West Philadelphia students prepare for high school and college.

The Bloomer’s fall show includes topics close to students’ hearts from NSO 2013 to failed love lives.

We thank Facilities and Real Estate Services for bringing more retail dining options to campus that are not only in tune with student interests and preferences but also healthy, unique and local businesses.

Penn Course Review is an ingenious idea with value, but we should still be wary of using it as our primary decision-making tool.