In the Oct. 24 Head of the
Schuylkill Regatta, the largest one-day regatta in the world, the
womens crew rowed to victory in the Championship Eight event.
The mens heavyweight crew, five of them shown enjoying the
day as they head up the Schuylkill to begin a heat in the mens
Championship Eight, came in fourth, racing against the national
team of Olympic hopefuls, among others.
“I really do see the wait list as the final touches to a class.”
Eric J. Furda, dean of admissions at Penn, on students who are neither accepted nor rejected from a school. Last year, Penn offered 87 students admission off its active wait list of 1,200. (Philadelphia Inquirer, April 23, 2013)