BRIEF: B-GLAD week begins today at U.

The University's annual celebration of Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Awareness Days begins this afternoon at 5 p.m. with a discussion entitled, "Lesbian Sex, AIDS and the FDA," to be held in the Graduate Student Lounge of Houston Hall. Tomorrow's BGLAD programming includes a self-defense workshop at 4 p.m. in Irvine Auditorium, and a Cabaret Night at 8 p.m. in the Bowl Room of Houston Hall, with a special performance by University alumna and acoustic guitarist/songwriter Doria. On Sunday, a catered dinner and panel discussion co-sponsored by the Greenfield Intercultural Center, the Program for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Community at Penn and Lambda Grads will tackle the issues of "Race, Ethnicity, Class and Sexuality" in Stiteler Hall. The discussion will be followed at 7 p.m. by a panel program dealing with the coming out process, sponsored by Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, in Room 305 of Houston Hall. -- Lisa Levenson The AT&T; Collegiate Investment Challenge, a competition for Wall Street wanna-bes, ended in success for two University students. The international stock trading competition gave thousands of students the opportunity to gain real market experience. Each investor in the challenge was allotted a $500,000 "budget" to invest in the American, New York and NASDAQ stock exchanges. And Wharton sophomores Rajesh Shah and Anand Sanwal were the top winners from the University, with a total value of $587,757.33. "We just did a lot of research," Shah said. "It payed off in the end." The top winner in the competition was Scott Christensen, a student at the University of Wisconsin. --Kara Blond Penns Six-5000 will be performing tomorrow night at 7:45 p.m. in the Underground Cafe of High Rise North. Tickets will cost $3, but all proceeds from the performance will go to charity. The format of the show will be original. There will be fifteen buckets with popular Penn Six songs written on them. The audience will have a chance to design the performance by donating money for each song. The top ten songs will be the ones performed. Penn Six will be joined by an all female a cappella group from North Carolina. Tickets are available at the door, but seating is limited to 150. -- Jennifer Kushner The Wharton School is the leading source of degrees for partners of Big Six accounting firms, according to a recent report in Bowman's Accounting Report, an Atlanta-based newsletter. The University was placed first among the more than 750 contributing colleges and universities with 216 degrees. Four of the six chairmen of Big Six companies earned Wharton degrees. The state of Pennsylvania supplied 8.4 percent of all degrees. "This information is valuable for individuals considering a career in public accounting, universities prompting the success of undergraduates, companies that seek professionals with the traits of a Big Six firm partner," said Bowman Editor Arthur Bowman, in a statement. New York University is the second leading source of degrees -- and five of the top ten contributing colleges are located in the Midwest. --Kara Blond The Steinhardt Jewish Heritage Program will be sponsoring several pre-Passover seders starting Sunday, according to College senior Guy Raviv. The seders, which will be free of charge, will be open to the entire campus Jewish community and will include a combination of social interaction and light education for the upcoming Passover holiday. Raviv said seders will take place at the following places and times: · Sigma Delta Tau sorority house, 4033 Spruce Street, at 6 p.m. on Sunday. · Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house, 3940 Spruce Street, at 6 p.m. on Monday. · Zeta Beta Tau fraternity house, 235 South 39th Street, at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. · Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity house, 3805 Walnut Street, at 6 p.m. on Tuesday. In addition, there will be several pre-seders held in Steinhardt members' apartments, which are also open to the public. Call the Lubavitch House at 222-3130 for more information. The Passover holiday begins at sundown on Saturday, March 26. -- Daniel Gingiss