The Old College Try
From the archives of the Daily Pennsylvanian

Shortly after I arrived at the University of Pennsylvania in the fall of 1998, I started writing for the Daily Pennsylvanian. In four years there, I wrote a lot of stories, and served as Sports Editor in 2000. The later in my career at the DP, generally, the better the writing... but here's all the stories I could scrounge from their online archives, including some that I'd probably rather forget... oh well. Enjoy!

Columns
5/10/02: Farewell
3/7/02: Rooting for Yale
2/11/02: Yale climbing the Ivy
2/6/02: A sport worth fighting for
1/30/02: A pair of free buckets
1/10/02: Returning to the Press Box
10/24/01: Big guys and the Big 5
10/1/01: Well-balacned attack is key
3/7/01: The team that never was
2/28/01: Schnur the right answer
2/21/01: Quakers will rebound to threepeat
12/14/00: Unlucky streak continues
11/28/00: Penn needs first win
11/20/00: Inconsistency spells doom
11/16/00: Season won't be easy
11/15/00: Ready to chase a banner
11/13/00: Incredible season continues
11/8/00: The fall follies
10/30/00: Great show for those who stayed
10/26/00: No reason to raise ticket prices
10/9/00: Big plays hurt Penn
10/4/00: Dartmouth slipping
9/20/00: Cross-country surprise
9/12/00: No pressure on Volleyball
9/8/00: Time to restore M. Soccer pride
8/3/00: Tougher scheduling
4/4/00: Schnur the wrong choice
3/21/00: Not enough Owens
3/2/00: Tie-breakers
2/24/00: Let's play two!
2/17/00: On to New York
2/7/00: Winning with defense
2/2/00: Standing up
1/25/00: Depth is critical
1/19/00: Launch at the Apollo
8/5/99: Why 18-year-olds aren't columnists
6/17/99: Searles hurt by Ivy rules

M. Hoops
3/4/02: Two down, one to go
2/21/02: Yale coach prepares for stretch run
2/15/02: M. Hoops aims for Ivy revenge
1/25/02: Round two against the Hawks
1/14/02: M. Hoops splits first two Ivy contets
12/7/01: Big 5 Tripleheader Preview
11/19/01: Penn vs. Georgia Tech Preview
2/20/01: Unfamiliar three-way tie
2/7/01: A season hits the brink
2/5/01: Back on top with sweep
1/31/01: Lone juniors
1/26/01: Marvin O'Connor
1/17/01: Penn shoots for record-making win
1/16/01: Onyekwe gets going
12/5/00: Foul trouble
3/6/00: Owens dominates paint
1/17/00: Plummer leaves team
1/17/00: Lehigh & winter break
12/10/99: Brown hits Solomito
12/7/99: Big 5 opener
11/16/98: Front & Center Court

Football
2/6/02: Zagorski signs with Detroit Lions
11/2/01: Zagorski coaches while he waits
10/16/01: Football tames hapless Lions
10/2/01: Hoffman's decline
9/27/01: Big Green QB was almost Penn QB
11/14/00: Outgunning Harvard
11/6/00: D-Line dominates Princeton
9/18/00: Penalties prove costly
9/11/00: Galan brothers
9/7/00: Ryan to sit
6/1/00: Out to reclaim glory
11/16/99: Turnovers key to win
11/10/99: Williams honored
11/6/99: The 1959 champs
11/6/99: 1993 -- Stokes & Elias
10/28/99: Yale's Joe Walland
9/17/99: Games of the Century

Baseball
3/27/02: Penn vs. St. Joe's Preview
3/5/02: Seddon and Wags
9/6/01: 'Buc'-ing Penn for baseball
5/2/01: Lions split ends season
4/25/01: Sophomore trio ready for St. Joe's
4/23/01: Penn eliminated
4/16/01: Split weekend
4/9/01: McCreery tosses no-hitter
4/3/01: 1-3 start to Ivy season
3/28/01: Finally outdoors
3/20/01: Barnhorst becomes closer
3/8/01: Improved pitching staff aiming at title
4/25/00: Swept at Princeton
4/25/00: Princeton ace Chris Young
4/13/00: Penn hammers Temple
3/25/99: Penn falls to St. Joe's

W. Hoops
2/26/01: Captains take lead
1/31/01: Lone juniors
1/24/01: Penn beats Drexel
12/11/00: Smalls looms large
12/11/00: Temple trounces W. Hoops
11/17/00: Penn seeks revenge
2/21/00: Loss at Columbia
2/18/00: N.Y. trip preview
1/27/00: West player of the week
1/20/00: Transition game powers win
1/17/00: Best start since 1977
12/14/99: Split in Baltimore
12/14/99: Winter break preview
12/3/99: In the Rockies
11/24/99: Collapse at La Salle
11/23/99: Greenberg's winning history
11/22/99: Opening victory
11/19/99: First game preview
3/19/99: Final Four logo unveiled
1/13/99: Trouble on the line
12/15/98: Busy winter break
12/7/98: Rough day for offense

Other Sports
5/18/01: W. Squash coach resigns
1/23/01: M. Track ice cold
10/25/00: Moore earns CSFL honors
10/24/00: Sprint Football tops Navy
10/18/00: M. Soccer falls at home
10/5/00: Tougher hockey schedule
9/19/00: W. X-C wins
9/13/00: M. Golf sinks Navy
8/31/00: Shultzberg takes over
5/3/00: Bayer heads to Sydney
4/12/00: W. Lax faces Rutgers
3/21/00: W. Lax splits
3/9/00: Nelson leaves for Stanford
3/2/00: New beginning for W. Lax
2/22/00: National champs return
1/31/00: Wresting beats Cornell
1/26/00: M. Squash hosts Princeton
1/18/00: Gymnastics falls short
11/16/99: Wresting season preview
11/15/99: Volleyball falls to Brown
11/11/99: Volleyball tournament
11/10/99: Bayer 12th in world
11/9/99: Volleyball 2-1 in Connecticut
11/5/99: Volleyball hits the road
11/3/99: Bayer honored
11/3/99: Volleyball falls to La Salle
11/2/99: Volleyball sweeps
10/29/99: Volleyball visits doormats
10/27/99: Volleyball falls to Stony Brook
10/26/99: Volleyball match preview
10/25/99: Volleyball gods must be crazy
10/22/99: Volleyball hosts Princeton
10/20/99: Volleyball inconsistent
10/13/99: Volleyball not panicking
10/8/99: Volleyball opens Ivy play
10/4/99: Volleyball tops Lafayette
9/29/99: Volleyball falls at Villanova
9/28/99: Volleyball heads to Villanova
9/27/99: Volleyabll goes 2-1
9/24/99: Volleyball hosts tournament
9/23/99: Volleyball notebook
9/21/99: Volleyball wins in California
9/20/99: Field Hockey falls to Dartmouth
9/17/99: Volleyball stalled by hurricane
9/9/99: Swimming coach retires
4/28/99: Penn Relays wrapup
4/28/99: W. Lax season ends
4/21/99: W. Lax's last home game
4/21/99: The Jamaicans are coming
4/19/99: W. Lax falls to Dartmouth
4/15/99: W. Lax falls to Rutgers
4/14/99: W. Lax hosts Rutgers
4/12/99: W. Lax falls to Harvard
4/9/99: W. Lax beats Columbia for only win of season
4/8/99: W. Lax visits Columbia
4/5/99: W. Lax hosts Notre Dame
4/2/99: W. Lax falls to Temple
4/1/99: W. Lax visits Temple
3/30/99: W. Lax hires assistant
3/29/99: W. Lax falls to Cornell, Boston College
3/22/99: W. Lax falls in opener
3/19/99: W. Lax opens with Yale
3/18/99: M. Lax starts well
3/17/99: M. Swimming in 10th
3/5/99: Softball goes south
3/2/99: Club hockey falls to Princeton
3/2/99: W. Swimming sinks
2/18/99: Cathy Holland
2/12/99: Spring Tennis
2/4/99: M. Swimming looks to get even
2/4/99: W. Swimming's long weekend
1/22/99: W. Swimming hosts Navy
1/15/99: W. Swimming visits West Point
1/12/99: W. Swimming beats Drexel
12/8/98: M. Swimming in the middle
12/2/98: M. Swimming history
11/20/98: M. Swimming opens season
11/19/98: W. Swimming opens season
11/10/98: M. Fencing season preview
11/5/98: Volleyball in Yale Tourney
11/3/98: Volleyball visits Rutgers
10/27/98: M. Tennis dominated
10/23/98: Crew returns to Schuylkill
10/15/98: W. Tennis earns No. 5 seed
10/6/98: M. Tennis struggles in Jersey

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