“The biggest benefit was not having to deal with the chaos of moving in when everyone else moves in."

Sixteen percent of Penn undergraduates are legacies. That's more than the percentage of black students or first-generation students. 

In my family, following our dreams isn’t just a cliched motto. It’s a religious truth, a way of life.

Between August 22 and 28, while Penn freshmen enjoyed a gala at the art museum and Penn-themed ice sculptures, an estimated 23 people died from a drug overdose in the city of Philadelphia. 

Cultural criticism is most valid when it comes from a place of deep, albeit complicated, love for that culture.

The Penn Cross Country program has never been more successful than it was in 2016. So much so that Coach Steve Dolan said that their accomplishments “raised the bar in terms of what’s possible.” While the team has entirely new leaders this season, the mindset remains the same: the Quakers are the team to beat in the Ivy League.

Now with a couple of weeks of practice under its belt, the team will kick off its season on Friday night with a trip to Monmouth in New Jersey, before they come home to open things up at Rhodes Field on Sunday against Bowling Green.

While the 82-year-old spent much of his career at Villanova, he was no stranger to Penn. The season before he took the helm with the Wildcats, Massimino was actually an assistant coach for the Quakers. 

The Red and Blue (0-2) will head to Southern California for a pair of non-conference games this weekend, as the Quakers will take on UC Irvine (1-1-1) on Friday before facing UC Riverside (1-2-1) Sunday night.

On Sunday, the Quakers (0-0) will host top-ranked North Carolina, but just two days before that they will play at home against Rutgers. While the Tar Heels (1-1) clearly present a more challenging matchup, the Red and Blue are resolved to approach both games with the same preparation and mentality.

The city is honoring Octavius Catto, a black educator and activist who fought to give black people voting rights in the late 1860s. 

BRAD HONG is a College sophomore from Morristown, N.J.

We write to condemn recent statements our colleague, Amy Wax, the Robert Mundheim Professor of Law at Penn Law, has made in popular media pieces.

Penn Law students say administrators need to think seriously about whether Wax should be allowed to continue teaching a required, first-year course.

SIYIN HAN is a College senior from Birmingham, Ala.

Cross, who begins her new job on Sept. 13, replaces longtime LGBT Center Director Bob Schoenberg.

Starting Monday,  421 popular alcoholic beverages will cost consumers at least $1 more.