Columnist Jeff Appelblatt is graduating. One thing he has learned is that networking is important, but he says it goes beyond just important people who can help with your profession.

I am not from Pennsylvania, and it’s ridiculous that residents throughout the entire 45,308 square miles get in-state tuition.

Before going to Stanford for the NCAA Championships over the weekend, senior Luke Vexler refused to let the men’s gymnastics team be overlooked.
Coach Fred Turoff, though, knew it was surreal to imagine his No. 13-ranked Owls — No. 12 on the list of teams at Stanford — giving the elite teams in California too much [...]

The deceased have always been buried in formal clothing in the past. It made the dead body “presentable.”
But now, changes are coming.
“We just buried a girl today in jeans and sneakers,” said Vince N. Baker, the owner and supervisor of Baker Funeral Home at 2008 N. Broad St., on Friday. “Years ago, it was customary [...]

The members of the men’s gymnastics team had one goal on their minds when they traveled to West Point, N.Y. this weekend: back-to-back Eastern College Athletic Conference Championship titles.
Though the team had been struggling entering Friday’s meet, losing to rivals, Navy and William & Mary, two of the previous three weekends, the injury-plagued Owls managed [...]

The only people more important than cheerleaders at center stage of a college sporting event are the teams, the coaches and the referees.
A cheerleader’s job is to cheer all game. No matter the deficit.
And cheerleaders try to do more than just cheer. They try to entertain. Something that some say has evolved over time.
“I [...]

Shortstop Mark Ortega didn’t know what it was like to recover from a hitting slump.

Women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley could secretly be piecing together a coaching staff capable of defeating the actual lineup.
First, there’s Staley. The three-time Olympic gold medalist’s on-court career was successful, highlighted by two USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year awards (in 1994 and 2004), three All-American honors at the University of Virginia and all-star-caliber [...]

Here’s the problem for me. I’m not hitting 100 on the speedometer often, but it’s difficult to drive the speed limit. When a road is empty, it’s not only hard, but also unnecessary.
When I’m on the Betsy Ross Bridge at 3 or 4 a.m., I don’t want to drive 45 mph. But the speed for [...]

Before the start of the 2007 season, I could never have imagined the women’s basketball team doing as well as it did.
No one could. The Owls were predicted to finished fourth in the Atlantic Ten Conference.
Man, was that wrong. The team finished first in the A-10 and advanced to the A-10 Championship game. And though [...]