Alimohamed trial to begin

within next week Pennington asked that his case be returned to juvenile court, on the grounds that he was only 16 at the time of the murder, Rush said. She added that Judge Carolyn Temin will decide the matter when the court reconvenes at 9 a.m. tomorrow. Two suspects in the case, Ollie Taylor, 17, and Antoine Saunders, 19, pleaded guilty to the murder last week in exchange for a promise that prosecutors will not recommend the death penalty. Assistant District Attorney Roger King said he will recommend a life sentence without parole for both Taylor and Saunders. Another suspect, Anthony Archer, who did not accept a plea bargain, will be tried tomorrow for life in prison without parole, according to Rush. Judge James Fitzgerald will preside over the case. Rush added that jury selection could begin tomorrow, depending on the outcome of Pennington's decertification trial. – Jenny Axt Weekly Press burglarized The building that houses the Victim Support and Special Services police mini-station at 3927 Walnut suffered a major burglary over the weekend. Staffers at The Weekly Press, located on the third floor of the building, discovered that four Macintosh computers valued at $12,000, two laser printers valued at $3,000, a Panasonic fax machine valued at $1,000 and a modem valued at $450 were missing, according to University Police. Additionally, staffers in an office on the second floor of the building discovered that two Macintosh computers and two Hewlett-Packard printers valued at $5,000 had also been stolen. There was no sign of forced entry in either of the incidents, according to University Police Captain John Richardson. – Yochi Dreazen SCUE elects new officers The Student Committee on Undergraduate Education elected a new Steering Committee Sunday night. The new committee will be led by Wharton junior Ben Nelson as chairperson,College junior Tim Durkin as vice chairperson, College sophomore Libby Paskin as treasurer and Nursing junior Kelly Hauth as secretary. The group also elected two members-at-large to the committee -- College juniors Sasha Opotowski and Alfred Wang. Nelson said last night he thought SCUE still had a significant amount of work to accomplish. "Last year we did a good job at getting some ideas out there," he said. "We need to get out more details when its comes to science and alternate forms of education." Nelson added that he feels more attention must be focused on adjusting the curriculum of the 21st Century Undergraduate Initiative. "If you look a the 21st century plan, the word curriculum is not mentioned," he said. Outgoing Chairperson and Wharton senior Satya Patel expressed his confidence that the next Steering Committee will do a "fantastic job." Patel added that he felt the next committee had a lot of work ahead of them. "I think it is important to continue to build a reputation among faculty and administration and dealing with issues that have arisen," he said. – Dina Bass