On a cold and drizzly night at Rhodes Field, the Quakers showed the Highlanders that there could be only one.

Though he was recruited as a running back, Hamscher’s sheer athleticism and competitive drive allowed him to make the switch to defense seamlessly.

A group of about 50 students attended the inaugural awareness event for the Dut Jok Youth Foundation Wednesday night. Varsity basketball player and College sophomore Dau Jok started the foundation in honor of his father who was murdered at the hands of the Sunni People Liberation Army.

Mark Schaming, the Director of Exhibitions at the New York State Museum, presented a lecture in the Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Wednesday evening titled, “Museums after 9/11: From the Sacred to the Historical.”

On Wednesday night, Wharton Women held its annual Dressing For Success event. The event educated members about office-appropriate style and raised money for the Global Fund for Women.

2002 College graduate Jacques-Jean Tiziou spent two years taking 18,000 pictures of dancers for Philadelphia’s largest mural. The project, entitled “How Philly Moves,” depicts dancers of all ages and backgrounds.

A panel discussion sponsored by the Penn Institute for Urban Research along with the Fels Institute of Government on Wednesday afternoon invited experts on topics from fiscal policy to pensions to discuss ways to make public finance more sustainable.

English professor Ania Loomba drafted a statement in solidarity with the Occupy Philly protests signed by dozens of Penn faculty members this week. Loomba draws parallels between the protests and 16th century literature. TOPICS: Occupy Philadelphia LETTER: Occupy Wall Street solidarity statement

Penn advanced from the 19th to 16th spot in the ‘World University Rankings’ by Times Higher Education. The rankings, which placed California Institute of Technology at number one, consider international universities.

Construction on Shoemaker Green, a new 2.75-acre public commons next to David Rittenhouse Laboratory, began in September and will be completed next fall.

Arthur Alterman, a research professor of Psychology at the Perelman School of Medicine, died of cancer last Wednesday at Bryn Mawr Hospital at age 72. He had been employed by the University since 1984.

Sukkahs, temporary outdoor dwellings, have been set up around campus for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot which began Wednesday at sundown. In celebration of the harvest, students will spend time eating, studying and socializing, among other activities, in the sukkahs.

While Penn students took to Amtrak or the airport for a quick trip out of Philadelphia for Fall Break, Penn athletes boarded their usual buses as Ivy seasons continued for many teams. Here’s the action you missed while you were apple picking:

Though the Quakers, for the most part, dealt with Lehigh’s aerial attack, Penn could only return home with a 1-1 tie.

The Quakers are one of five teams within one point of the Ivy League lead, making the next few weeks of conference play crucial.

Brendan Van Gorder, a College freshman from Boiling Springs, Pa., stayed out at Occupy Philly over fall break weekend.

95 Penn faculty members express their solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement. TOPICS: Occupy Philadelphia GALLERY: 88 photos from Occupy Philly Thursday