EDITORIAL: Kudos

To the Operating Engineers Local 835 and University negotiators for agreeing to a contract in June, avoiding a strike that could have affected many Physical Plant operations -- including work for the U2 concert June 8. To University real-estate officials and Eat at Joe's of Cherry Hill, N.J., for bringing a 24-hour diner to campus in response to overwhelming student demand. The restaurant is set to open New Year's Eve. To University Police for opening a Police Athletic League center a few blocks from campus. The center provides after-school recreational activities to local children and teenagers. To 1995 Penn graduate Matt Maloney, whose three-point shooting helped lead basketball's Houston Rockets to the Western Conference finals. In his rookie season Maloney more than proved that he belongs in the pros. To entertainer Bill Cosby for giving a stirring and humorous, albeit short, Commencement address. To the rock band U2 for putting on an acoustically and aesthetically dazzling concert at Franklin Field. To the Philadelphia Flyers, who made a respectable run at hockey's Stanley Cup before the Detroit Red Wings swept them in the finals.