A Penn Sports Medicine director confirmed yesterday that Rosen has stress fractures up and down his spine.

Retracted a mere 15 minutes after its release, the alert prompted a mass exodus involving not only the 1,500 recipients but also friends and acquaintances who had been informed of the message’s contents, in addition to curious Philadelphians who happened to be near campus.

For months, the Penn community has assumed that former men’s basketball coach Glen Miller was fired for inadequate performance. He had insufficient drive, critics complained, and had trouble breeding positive relations. If only.

University administrators voted Monday to introduce a 10 p.m. curfew for freshmen during New Student Orientation, to address concerns about binge drinking at fraternity parties.

Experts say Specter, formerly a Democrat — and formerly a former Republican ­— made the switch because he faced a tough primary against his opponent, U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.).

The University announced Monday that two dining employees have received tenure, while two esteemed professors will be stripped of tenure.

The announcement followed Penn’s recent decision not to suspend study abroad programs in Mexico, despite the U.S. Department of State’s travel warning.

The wrestling program has been shrouded in mystery since last November, when the Penn Athletic Department doled out suspensions to Penn wrestlers under the vague guise of “administrative policy.”

In an incident echoing Susan Finkelstein’s October sex-for-tickets case, Penn Police arrested two Penn students Monday night for allegedly offering to have sex for Fling wristbands.

Upon finally hearing he was named the men’s basketball coach, an unnaturally svelte Jerome Allen began to have second thoughts.

Bobby’s Burger Palace may officially open tomorrow at noon, but the vibrant colors of the restaurant and Bobby Flay’s presence among patrons have already drawn a crowd today.

On April 1, Ivy League universities sent out their admissions decisions. With more applicants than ever before, all the Ivies except Yale University reported record-low acceptance rates.

Saturday human chess pieces gathered in the Perelman Quadrangle Saturday afternoon and took their positions on a giant chalk-drawn chess board.

Despite outscoring Yale 12-6 after halftime, the Quakers dropped a nailbiter, 16-14, in New Haven, Conn.

A disappointing road stint continued for Penn women’s tennis this weekend as the team was swept 7-0 by both Brown and Yale this weekend.

No. 8 Penn and the No. 11 Big Green took two first-place finishes apiece, but a superior finish in the varsity eight race help Dartmouth carry the day, with the Quakers placing second, ahead of No. 12 MIT.