Former Wharton undergraduate Irina Malinovskaya pleaded no contest last Thursday to manslaughter charges in the death of Temple student Irina Zlotnikov, her ex-boyfriend's then-girlfriend, according to The Associated Press. She was sentenced to five years in jail with credit for time served by Delaware Superior Court President Judge James Vaughn and will be released in 10 months, said the AP.

Daniel Schwartz is a rising College junior from Decatur, Ga. His e-mail address is schwartz@dailypennsylvanian.com.

Theft June 5 - A male student, 21, reported that an unknown suspect removed his unattended bike from Pottruck Gym at about 9:30 a.m. June 5 - Henry Baczynski, 36, unaffiliated with the University, was arrested for attempting to leave Fresh Grocer, located at 4001 Walnut St.

The credit crunch hit a little closer to home for many Penn students this past month, as they opened letters from Student Financial Services informing them that their current lender had stopped issuing Stafford loans due to recent market instability. According to Student Financial Aid director Bill Schilling, about 6,600 Penn students had to switch lenders for the upcoming school year.

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center announced Tuesday that Kenric Michael Murayama will assume the role of chief of surgery, effective Sept. 15. Murayama - an expert in advanced laparoscopic surgery - now serves as professor of surgery and chief of General Surgery at the University of Hawaii John A.

For all the difficulties the men's heavyweight rowing team has faced this season, it may have finally garnered an achievement that will make the Quakers proud. At the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Regatta - the national championship for rowing - in Camden, NJ this weekend, the Quakers made the Grand Final in the Open Four event, which they ultimately finished in sixth place.

The College Board, the same company that brings students the SAT and AP exams, has launched a pilot program that will offer universities lists of the names and contact information of low-income, high-achieving high-school students. Penn's admissions office will be one of the first universities to participate in the program.

Philadelphia's Gayborhood was splashed with more rainbows than usual this Sunday, as thousands flocked to Center City to celebrate the 20th annual lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Pride Parade and Festival. The parade snaked from 13th and Locust Streets, the cusp of the Gayborhood, down to Penn's Landing, where attendees were treated to entertainment headlined by Bruce Vilanch and vendors gathered to display their wares.

A glance at the past shows that our generation is not the first to face big issues - and that the situation's not hopeless

The candidates are back and Pennsylvania is once again a battleground state in the fight for the presidency - one that presumptive Republican nominee John McCain doesn't plan to concede anytime soon. McCain held a town hall meeting at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia yesterday, marking the beginning of his effort to win Pennsylvania in the general election this fall.

Outgoing Penn seniors Jesse Carlin and Mike Hall of the track and field teams were honored Monday as Academic All-District by the College Sports Information Directors of America. They are two of the Ivy League's 15 honorees this spring, bringing the school year's total to 81.

Softball co-captain Christina Khosravi had already been named co-Ivy Player of the Year and was a unanimous selection to the All-Ivy First Team. But she hadn't had enough. On Monday, the graduated senior was named a Second-team Easton All-American. Khosravi was a standout for the Quakers all season, hitting .

Almost three years after the Hurricane Katrina disaster, New Orleans is still rebuilding and requires both resources and help - and members of the Penn community are providing them. Twenty-five Penn faculty and staff volunteers went to New Orleans last week to help with the reconstruction effort by working on a Habitat for Humanity construction site for five days.

The NCAA Track and Field Outdoor Championships are already underway, and the three Quakers representatives are doing their best to make an impact. While graduated senior Jesse Carlin will continue on to the semis in her event - the 800-meter run - tomorrow, her fellow Quakers struggled today at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.

Penn, West Philadelphia and Center City provide myriad tasty options for the conscientious eater

This summer, a Penn research team will travel to China to determine whether a drug that relieves heroin withdrawal symptoms can also be the stepping stone in a new effort to cure HIV. Penn Director of the HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Division David Metzger said that this one-year program plans to test a new approach to treating heroin addiction.

DPS's continued work toward campus safety reassures those still here