The Quakers start their season Saturday at Drexel with some unfinished business­ — their ultimate goal of a national championship.

Until the University Council actually provides a forum where students can discuss issues with other University constituencies and expect results to come from those discussions, the body is useless.

The Quakers start their season Saturday at Drexel with some unfinished business, namely their ultimate goal of a national championship. Penn, which went 15-3 in 2009, was defeated by Northwestern for the third straight season in the NCAA tournament last year.

For the next three days, the Quakers’ focus will be put to the test during the Ivy League Championships held at Harvard’s Blodgett Pool in Boston.

The Class of 1923 Arena is experiencing a renaissance of activity as the Olympics remind people just how much fun the ice can be.

It may be surprising to many, but Greek GPAs rise during the spring semester when fraternities and sororities formally recruit new members.

With Grant Dubler’s announcement ­— which included a short speech, a video presentation and an open question-and-answer session­ — the presidential election is now officially contested.

Proposed law would allow grocery stores and convenience stores to sell beer but not without concessions.

Monday’s fire at Zeta Beta Tau was “a wake up call” to examine the process by which fraternity houses are maintained, according to ZBT Trustee Neal Abrams.

The struggling economy has caused a nationwide decrease in the size of doctoral programs, but Penn’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences does not plan to make any significant cuts.

The Lambda Alliance is working with the Office of Admissions to reach out to admitted lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students.

According to Finkelstein’s defense attorney William J. Brennan, the move was purely to accommodate a separate, federal trial he is handling.

BBBS, a student-run mentoring program, is on a mission to recruit 100 male volunteers during the month of March — and hoped a pancake-eating contest would spark students’ interest.

The Penn International Business Volunteers will hold its annual international dinner at 6:30 p.m. in the Terrace Room of Claudia Cohen Hall.

The new test will identify eight potential warning signs in patients’ DNA and help doctors prescribe prevention strategies that tailor to each individual’s medical condition.

In honor of Black History Month, Houston Market began creating “soul food recipes.” They are inspired by Patrick Clark, a famous black chef.

Penn Solar, founded by Engineering and Wharton sophomore Viraj Kalyani, is a student group dedicated to creating a network for people on campus interested in the burgeoning solar-energy field.