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Before his national title with Villanova, Rollie Massimino coached three years at Penn

(04/05/21 12:16am)

Chuck Daly, who went on to become the head coach for two NBA championship teams and the head coach of the 1992 Dream Team, coached the Quakers from 1971-1975. What many people don’t realize, though, is that his right hand man for a few of those years was Rollie Massimino, who would go on to become a legendary head coach in his own right.











A year into the pandemic, students reflect on losing family members to COVID-19

(03/18/21 7:04am)

College junior Diana Cruz watched in horror in Long Beach, Calif., as one by one, her family members got sicker and sicker with COVID-19. First, it was her sister, 23, who tested positive on Dec. 30, 2020 and lost her sense of taste. Then it was her mother, Maria Guadalupe Rodriguez, 63, who kept sleeping for longer and longer hours each day, until she could barely walk and eventually became comatose. Finally, her father, 65, and other sister, 27, fell ill. 





The Croatian Connection: Tennis senior Marija Curnic bonds with coach Kunovac

(03/12/21 1:28am)

Women’s tennis senior Marija Curnic was playing a tournament in Florida almost exactly a year ago when she received the news that Ivy League sports were to be canceled. Fortunately for the Quakers, she is planning on coming back for a fifth year, continuing her role as one of the team’s strongest leaders and players. 





Biden questioned loan debt forgiveness for Ivy League students. So did Penn experts.

(03/01/21 7:31am)

Despite garnering widespread backlash from college students and progressives, President Joe Biden’s statement that he will not consider a plan that favors loan forgiveness for students who attend elite institutions like Penn, Harvard University, and Yale University was met with agreement and understanding from some Penn professors.