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Pamela Yau


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Veteran media giant tackles new media issues

Steve Capus, president of NBC News, has come a long way from his days as a Temple University undergraduate working at local television station WCAU. As Gail Shister said to her television criticism class in her introduction of Capus, "19 years later . the [Temple] owl is running the peacock.

March 23, 2007

Online Extra: Student entrepreneurs share secrets of the trade

At the end of their first year at Penn, when other freshmen were just trying to figure out how they were going to pack up all their belongings, Peter Handy and his business partner, Joseph Leary, were coming up with a new entrepreneurial concept that would help make the entire moving process a lot easier for their fellow students.

March 23, 2007

TV exec discusses trip from the ER to 'ER'

Making private stories public is what Neal Baer has been trying to do for the last 18 years in the entertainment business. Baer - who helped to write and produce television hits such as ER and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - spoke candidly about his career in television yesterday to lecturer Gail Shister's television-criticism class in the Fireside Lounge of the ARCH Building.

January 31, 2007

Entrepreneur: Don't fear taking risks

Entrepreneurs aren't made-they're born, Overall Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Richard Caruso told an audience of Penn and Drexel University students in Huntsman Hall yesterday. At an event hosted by the Undergraduate Entrepreneurial Group, Caruso said the Declaration of Independence laid the foundation for entrepreneurship in America by emphasizing the ideals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

November 29, 2006

Quarterback sets passing record in Penn win

The Penn sprint football team ended its season on a high note, especially for senior quarterback Mike Loguidice. The team ended its season with a second win over Princeton 35-12 at Franklin Field, as Loguidice became the all-time passing quarterback in Penn history.

November 6, 2006

Sprint Football: Big Red stops Penn once again

Bill Wagner has not coached a team that has finished below .500 in the last 10 years, but this year may break that streak. After a second loss to Cornell 21-7, for the Penn sprint football team, the goals have drastically changed from the beginning of the season.

October 26, 2006

Sprint FB looks to avoid sweep

Penn's sprint football captain Dave Lopez hopes last year's loss to Cornell will not be reprised this year. Having beaten Cornell in Ithaca, N.Y., at the beginning of last season, the Quakers were upended at home by a revitalized Big Red squad, 24-17 later in the year.

October 20, 2006

Sprint football looking for revenge over Army for last year's loss

After a year of waiting, the Penn sprint football team is more than ready to put some dents into the Army Black Knights' seemingly indestructible armor. After a tough loss at Army last season, the Quakers get a shot at revenge in their home opener. In the pouring rain at West Point last season, the Quakers put on a strong defensive showing, but it was no match for Army's relentless offense.

October 13, 2006

Quakers annihilate Tigers again

In general, Penn and Princeton are considered to be bitter athletic rivals. But in sprint football, the series is so one-sided that it can hardly even be called a contest. Penn has dominated Princeton for over a decade now, with the Tigers' last win against the Quakers coming in 1995.

October 2, 2006

Quakers annihilate Tigers again

In general, Penn and Princeton are considered to be bitter athletic rivals. But in sprint football, the series is so one-sided that it can hardly even be called a contest. Penn has dominated Princeton for over a decade now, with the Tigers' last win against the Quakers coming in 1995.

October 2, 2006

Allegiance Bowl eludes Quakers

Penn sprint football quarterback Mike Loguidice led his team in a valiant attempt to win, but mistakes and a poor night of blocking dampened all hopes for capturing the Allegiance Bowl title. In the end, the Quakers fell to Cornell, 20-12. In the loss, Loguidice performed well, completing 15-of-25 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns.

September 18, 2006

Sprint Football Season Preview: Penn riding momentum from sweep of Princeton

With a win against Ivy rival Princeton last season 38-12, the Penn sprint football team was able to close out the season on a high note.

September 14, 2006

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