Penn men's basketball finally got a home Ivy win tonight against Brown, but it wasn't easy. The Bears led much of the game before falling, 64-54. The Quakers got off to an ugly start in the first half, missing what few open looks they could get. Brown jumped out to an 11-2 lead before Kevin Egee hit his second bucket of seven minutes into the game.

Architect Michael Van Valkenburgh unveiled the model for Penn Park yesterday before the University's trustees. Penn Park, a $40 million, 24-acre project, will integrate athletic fields in a park-like setting to serve as the athletic hub of campus. It is part of the Penn Connects initiative, the University's urban development plan.

Shots were fired early this morning outside Philly Diner, located at 3901 Walnut St. No injuries were reported and Penn Police made three arrests, according to Sgt. Ray Evers of the Philadelphia Police. The Division of Public Safety's PennComm Center received a call at about 4:15 a.m.

"Eating greasy food without bread is what gives people herpes." "A woman will get a female cold by sitting on anything cold." "Men are so horny they would try to fuck a fly while its buzzing around." These are only a few of the lessons that shaped the way Andrea Dezso, an assistant professor at Parsons the New School for Design, ate certain foods, acted around men and behaved every day of her life in Transylvania, Hungary.

This Sunday, the Undergraduate Assembly will vote on budget requests from the six student government branches and organizers of New Student Orientation. On Feb. 15, the UA's Budget Committee released a list of preliminary suggestions. Undergraduate Assembly Treasurer and Wharton Senior Ben Coulter emphasized that the UA has not yet endorsed any of the proposals.

The Penn women's lacrosse team trounced California, 10-2, but may have suffered a long-term casualty in the process. Sophomore attack Bridget Waclawik had to be helped off the field near the end of the first half with an injury that appeared serious. "We don't know exactly, it didn't look good," coach Karen Brower said.

Mar. 1, 3:45 p.m. The College announced today that R&B; singer and songwriter John Legend will speak at the school's 2009 graduation ceremony. A '99 College alumnus, Legend has won six Grammy awards, including Best New Artist in 2005. During his time at Penn, Legend - known by his given name, John Stephens -ÿwas an English major and sang with jazz and pop a cappella group Counterparts.

The Penn women's tennis team has had five different lineups in as many matches this season. On a team that has been plagued by sickness and injury, the Quakers are hoping for a common stroke and consistency that has been sorely lacking in the young season.

Ensuring fairness in teaching To the Editor: I am appalled at Penn's permissive attitudes toward political activists who wrongly use their authority in the classroom to politically indoctrinate students. Although the concept of academic freedom allows professors to teach subjects of their own choosing in their own way, professors specifically sign a contractual code of ethics with the University, and are required to adhere to professional standards which specifically prohibit taking sides on controversial issues.

Graduate studios in the School of Design sometimes travel across the world to work on real-life, client-based projects. Past groups have worked on projects in the Netherlands, Venezuela and India. Students in Michael Larice's graduate Urban Design Studio, called The Public Realm, returned from a trip to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates to create a plan to redesign the city's Central Business District.

How many times have you been accosted by a panhandler, who you think is homeless, outside of Wawa? The attitude among students is overwhelmingly "not in our backyard." So I recently asked a random sample of Penn students what their first reaction would be if a student group planned to operate a homeless shelter on campus.

College-age Philadelphians now have the chance to stop being polite and start getting real. This Saturday, The Real World will hold a casting call for its next season at the Raven Lounge on 1718 Sansom Street from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The location for the season has not yet been determined, and Real World producers are scouting different areas at the moment, casting director Megan Sleeper said.

Defeating a team 10-4 might seem like a good sign. Yet despite beating Drexel by that margin last weekend, the women's lacrosse team wants to improve on playing a full 60 minutes when it faces California (2-2) tonight at Franklin Field. After notching a solid 20 shots in the first half against the Dragons, the No.

By now, many of the facts are widely known: three students hospitalized for confirmed meningococcal infection in a period of days; numerous other students evaluated in the Student Health Service and the Emergency Room, some admitted to the hospital for observation and empiric treatment pending test results; upwards of 3,000 students dispensed preventative treatment; measles; ongoing communications and updates to students and the broader university community; one very tired Health Service director.

University City now offers one more cheap alternative for lunch. Aroma Cafe, located in International House at 3701 Chestnut St., has just opened for business and is already crowded around lunchtime, restaurant manager Victor Spillman said. He and owner Gennady Goldberg opened the restaurant two weeks ago, after Goldberg's other cafe in International House was relocated within the building.

By RICKY KATZ Staff Writer katz@dailypennsylvanian.com Todd Roth has experienced a great deal of success as Penn's top pitcher. As a freshman, the ace was Big 5 Pitcher of the Year, first team All-Ivy and a freshman All-American. Still, all that success does not stop the junior captain from feeling nervous for tomorrow's season opener against Georgetown at La Salle's Hank DeVincent Field.

The Penn women's tennis team has had five different lineups in as many matches this season. On a team that has been plagued by sickness and injury, the Quakers are hoping for a common stroke and consistency that has been sorely lacking in the young season.