NEWS BRIEFS: Employee receives threatening letter

This was the second such letter that the employee, who works at 3401 Walnut St., has received, according to Victim Support and Special Services Director Maureen Rush. Rush said that both University Police and Philadelphia Southwest detectives are investigating the incident. -- Brett Levinson Student leaders to mingle with community The University community will have the opportunity to schmooze with student leaders tonight at 7 p.m. in Houston Hall's Bodek Lounge. The program, entitled "Conversations," was organized by Undergraduate Assembly Vice Chairperson Gil Beverly and Social Planning and Events Committee President Nelson Telemaco. The purpose of the event is to spark a different kind of interaction between members of the Penn community, Beverly, a College and Wharton senior, said. "A lot of times the only time you come into contact with other groups is when you are fighting with them or have something to work on," he added. "It is nice to do something socially." Beverly said he developed the idea for this program two months ago. "I thought it would be neat to have something where people from different groups could come together and chat," he said. At that time, he approached SPEC about funding the event. SPEC supported the concept but was "a little strapped for the cash," so the idea was presented to and then endorsed by the Office of the Vice Provost for University Life. "I love the idea of having Penn folks hanging out and discovering each other in this way," VPUL Valarie Swain-Cade McCoullum said. Beverly stressed that the event is open to the entire community. "You do not have to consider yourself a student leader to show up," he said. "Anyone interested in student groups should come." -- Amy Lipman God Street Wine tickets on sale tomorrow Tickets for the God Street Wine concert will go on sale tomorrow on Locust Walk and at the Annenberg Box Office. The concert is scheduled for December 7 at 8 p.m. Tickets for Penn students are $7.50; non-Penn student tickets are $12, according to Social Planning and Events Committee Co-Director of Concerts Mike Parker. "We've worked really hard to control cost and subsidize the show a little bit," the College senior said. "God Street Wine is a developing band and we want people to have incentive to come and check them out." The concert will be held at Irvine Auditorium, which has only 1800 seats. Parker said seating will be assigned so there is a large possibility that the show will sell out very quickly. -- Jamie Phares