The Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties has threatened to go on strike starting Monday if negotiations with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education fail to result in a new contract. The association represents 5,500 professors at 14 state-owned universities excluding those at the Penn State University system.

If school policy and the law weren't enough to keep Penn athletes away from marijuana, the NCAA has just upped the ante. According to a June 22 USA Today article, the NCAA may expand its drug testing program to include year-round screening for street drugs such as marijuana and cocaine.

Don't fret about missing Jack Johnson's performance in Australia at the LiveEarth concert this summer - Penn is providing live feed of the international event. The Mid-Atlantic Gigapop in Philadelphia for Internet2, a high-speed Internet2 network based at Penn, will provide a live DVD-quality multicast of the climate change-focused Live Earth concerts on July 7 for computers on networks with Internet2 capabilities, which include those at many research and educational institutions.

No one can accuse Dartmouth's Ben True of not being 'true' to his word, at least not this outdoor track season. Crossing the finish line at 3:59.99 during the U.S.A. Track and Field New England championship held at MIT, True joined an elite group of less than 300 American men who have ran a sub-four minute mile.

In Philadelphia's graveyards, history comes alive. Take a stroll through the cobble-stoned heart of Old City, and you'll find some of America's earliest burial grounds. Christ Church Burial Ground is one of these. On the corner of 5th and Arch streets, the church's property holds the graves of seven signers of the Declaration of Independence, including that of Benjamin Franklin.

The School Reform Commission decided yesterday what action to take with dozens of privately run Philadelphia schools by retaining private managers but giving them less funding. The six private managers, which include Penn, will now receive $500 from the district per student, a cut in $250 for the private companies, but an increase of $50 for Penn and Temple University.

In a decision last Friday by a Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas jury, Penn was ordered to pay Mark Helpin, a former Penn faculty member, more than $4 million in a workplace dispute centering around a dental clinic he helped start up. Helpin, a dentist, was employed at the University from 1989 to 2003, during which time he helped to found a dental clinic that specialized in treating special-needs children.

What's in a number? Too much, apparently, for the presidents of some of the country's best liberal arts colleges. These presidents met as part of the Annapolis Group in Annapolis, Md., on June 19 to discuss dropping their respective colleges' names from the list of rankings in U.

With Election Day still over sixteen months away, the 2008 presidential race is already well underway. We're in store for what will likely be another invigorating campaign season, and once again, a main issue on the mind of the average college student is, you guessed it - the War on Terror.

Looking for the best volleyball experience she could find, Deitre Collins-Parker went from Ithaca, N.Y. to Athens, Ga. and back again in a few short months - but don't call her indecisive. After all, Collins-Parker had much more than her own coaching career to think about.

1MDollars Warren Buffet bet audience members at a Hillary Clinton fundraiser that the nation's wealthiest individuals pay lower tax rates then their subordinates. Source: CNNMoney.com

Assault June 23 - Gary Carson, 45, of the 5700 block of Spruce Street, allegedly assaulted a 61-year-old man unaffiliated with the University at around midnight on the 3900 block of Ludlow Street. Burglary June 25 - A 23-year-old student reported that at approximatley 1:40 p.

So you think you can dance? With the recent surge in popularity of shows such as Dancing with the Stars and So you think you can dance?, Penn Latin and Ballroom Dance is catering to student interest this summer and is heating up Houston Hall with its own repertoire of moves.

President Amy Gutmann issued a statement on Tuesday voicing her opposition to a proposed boycott of Israeli academics. The boycott was discussed and voted on at the annual congressional meeting of the British University and Colleges Union and urges institutes of higher education to bar exchanges with Israeli researchers.

Thomas Robertson will lead the Wharton School as its new dean, Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Ron Daniels announced last week. As Wharton's 13th dean, Robertson will be responsible for increasing the school's global presence, diversity and interdisciplinary efforts.

Texting recruits may not be totally dead INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA will reconsider three rules, including one that bans coaches from sending text messages to recruits, at its Aug. 9 board of directors meeting. The board could reaffirm the text messaging decision, reject the decision or create new legislation.