The Penn women's lacrosse team controlled every aspect of its game at Columbia - in the first half, that is. Despite a second half dominated by its unranked Ivy League opponent, the No. 2 Quakers pulled out a 16-11 victory over the Lions Friday afternoon in New York.

In an e-mail to "Penn Basketball Alumni, Family and Friends," senior associate director of athletics Mary DiStanislao announced that Penn Athletics will host a "town hall" meeting April 26 at 10:30 a.m. at the Inn at Penn in which basketball coach Glen Miller will field questions. The event "is intended to bring together season ticket holders, former players, alumni and select student supporters as well as long-time friends of the program for an extended answer session about Penn Basketball with coach Miller," the e-mail said.

Penn men's tennis senior captain Jonathan Boym may be physically rusty, but his veteran perspective remains sharp. "Obviously I'm extremely distraught that I couldn't close that match out . but I think the test of a true athlete or a true competitor is how well you bounce back the next time," Penn's No.

When a team is struggling, a matchup against the fourth-best team in the nation generally is not the cure. The men's lacrosse team showed that Saturday, continuing its season-long defensive struggles in a 21-11 loss to No. 4 Cornell. "Going against the [No.

At this year's Spring Fling concert - which will take place at Franklin Field on April 17 - alternative rock group Guster will share the stage with hip-hop artist Akon. Each year, Fling's musical guests are selected through the Social Planning and Events Committee's student-body survey.

Penn softball kicked off Ivy League play with a split against Dartmouth. The Quakers dropped the first game, 8-7, but bounced back in the nightcap with an impressive 8-0 rout. Dartmouth (8-11, 1-1 Ivy) dominated the first game from the outset. Second baseman Kirsten Costello drew a leadoff walk and advanced to third on two groundouts before being knocked in on a double by Molly Khalil.

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This week, one of Rolling Stone's top 100 guitarists of all time will come to campus. Friday at 7:30 p.m., members of the Penn community will have the opportunity to see Robert Randolph and the Family Band perform at Wynn Commons in a concert put on jointly by the Student Planning and Events Jazz and Grooves Committee and SPEC to Represent Undergraduate Minorities.

Alicia Puglionesi is a College senior from Havertown, Pa. Her e-mail address is puglionesi@dailypennsylvanian.com.

It's still early in the year, but a few recent crime statistics actually have us optimistic for the rest of the year. Compared to the same period in 2008, theft from buildings - the typical unattended wallet-and-laptop swipings - were down significantly in 2009.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton doesn't spend all her time chatting with interns - but College senior Rafaela Zuidema will still have a good chance of seeing her around the office this summer. Zuidema will start work in the State Department just one week after graduating, providing day-to-day support to Clinton in the Office of the Secretariat.

In a report released two weeks ago by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, most colleges in the U.S. were found to knowingly admit illegal immigrants. Not surprisingly, this news has inspired a good deal of outrage. Commentators responding to a story about the report on The Chronicle of Higher Education's Web site expressed anger and resentment at the warm welcome they believe illegal immigrants are receiving in higher education.

The baseball team was in no mood to stretch. It was the top of the seventh inning, and the Quakers led Dartmouth, 8-3, and were seemingly cruising on their way to victory over an inferior opponent. Then the Big Green rallied for five runs, including a three-run homer, and the Penn players sat disheartened in their dugout in the middle of the inning.

Psychology professor Lori Flanagan-Cato researches brain hormone activity in Penn's Psychology Department where she employs two graduate students and four undergraduates. When she started her research, the National Institutes of Health - Penn's primary grantor of research money for the School of Medicine and science programs - granted her a First Award for new researchers and then a five-year Research Project grant, which supports health-related research.

The collapse of Ruckus has left the Undergraduate Assembly searching for a new way to legally distribute music on campus. Choruss, a new blanket licensing system that bills universities based on the amount of music students download and distributes the money to content owners, could potentially make that goal happen.

Grabbing a quick meal before class or going to dinner with friends is now easier for many students with thinning wallets. Local restaurants and businesses are offering students recession specials in an effort to bring in more business at a time when financial concerns are a priority.