9/11 10Th Anniversary Issue
Sports Update | W. Lax receives No. 4 seed
The NCAA announced the 2009 Women's Lacrosse Tournament bracket, and Penn received the No. 4 seed. The Quakers (13-2, 7-0 Ivy) will face unseeded Fairfield (17-2) Sunday at Franklin Field in the first round. The Quakers were predicted to get the No. 3, No.
Researchers draw inspiration for their robot from animals
When a lizard runs across a sandy desert it may seem effortless, but crossing sand has proved to be nearly impossible for robots until the advent of SandBot. Researchers at Penn and the Georgia Institute of Technology have collaborated to study how animals can accomplish what wheeled and tracked robots have not been able to do.
W. Lax | Avenging a Cardinal sin
As the Penn women's lacrosse team prepares to face Stanford in the final game of the regular season, Becca Edwards, for one, is eyeing revenge. "I think we really have a lot of motivation," the senior said. "[Stanford is] the only team that we lost to in the regular season last year, and personally, for me that's the game I tore my ACL in, so I think it will be a fun game for us.
South Street Bridge design changes put towers on hold
At last night's South Street Bridge Coalition meeting, Philadelphia's 30th Ward residents learned that they will have to wait a bit longer for finalized designs for the bridge's upper deck. The project has been divided into two phases, said Marcia Wilkof, Democratic 30th ward leader and David Perry, chief engineer for surveys and design at the Philadelphia Department of Streets.Opinion Art | Ilana Millner
Ilana Millner is a College junior from Washington Crossing, Pa. Her e-mail address is millner@dailypennsylvanian.com.
M. Lax | Similar teams headed different directions
Entering its final game of the season, the traditionally strong but recently slumping men's lacrosse team has no prospects of an Ivy League championship or even a winning record. But will their unfavorable circumstances prevent the Quakers (4-8, 2-4 Ivy) from pulling together one last all-out effort in Saturday's season finale against Army in West Point, N.Dental students create LGBT group
Although many agree that Penn is supportive of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender community, two students are trying to increase that support in the School of Dental Medicine. That was goal of Dental students Yizhaq Alkolomber and Zane Haider when they began an LGBT and ally group to increase support for those students in what they perceive to be a conservative environment in the Dental School. And so far, they say, professors have been very receptive.Grad students awarded for excellent teaching
Ten graduate students will be awarded the College Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Students on Thursday. The award is one of several dean's teaching awards. Most recognize faculty, but all exist because "we want to recognize our most successful and innovative teachers," College Dean Dennis DeTurck said.Todres | Miller must get used to the pressure
When Glen Miller arrived in West Philadelphia three years ago to be introduced as the next coach of Penn, he was greeted with something he had not come to expect in his prior 15 years as an NCAA coach: a legitimate press conference. Roughly eight reporters from The Daily Pennsylvanian and many more members of the local media huddled around him to get a close look at Fran Dunphy's replacement.
For Cheung, golf was love at first sight
The first time freshman Tiffany Cheung played a full round of golf was at her high school golf team's tryouts. The native of Palos Verdes Peninsula, Calif., found an old set of golf clubs in her garage and spent the summer prior to her freshman year of high school hitting golf balls with her younger brother.
Klitzman | Another Wildcats rivalry
Evanston, Ill., April 26 - As the Penn women's lacrosse team has risen to national prominence over the last three seasons, only one team has stood in its path. Northwestern has overshadowed the Quakers' rise with its own dominant, run as four-time national champion.
