At Yale University, bright ideas don't necessarily require that much energy. Yale officials announced last week that energy consumption in its 20 undergraduate college houses has decreased by 17.3 percent since the 2004 academic year. Installing new technology in the dorms, as well as educating students about conservation, helped the dorms cut down energy usage, Yale's energy manager Thomas Downing said.

Despite 1,000 people dying every day in South Africa from AIDS, international response is moving at a snail's pace. Stephen Lewis, former UN ambassador, deputy executive director of UNICEF and special UN envoy for HIV/AIDS, spoke at yesterday's Penn Global Forum about both the many setbacks and achievements with regard to the disease and its spread throughout Africa.

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A preseason No. 13, the men's lacrosse team has since fallen from the rankings, despite a 10-6 win over Villanova Friday. But their home opener against Lehigh this evening will present a chance for the Quakers to break into the top 20 again. Although not ranked, Lehigh is coming off a big win, an 8-6 upset of No.

Saturday night in Hanover, there were moments I thought Glen Miller might need to be restrained by an assistant coach. It appeared as if he might commit a felony against an official. From my vantage point, Miller had a legitimate beef with these particular referees.

For the first time, Penn has chosen to take advantage of the free ad space given to all tournament participants by the CBS network and will air one of three 30-second spots that it has developed with the advertisement agency Red-Tettemer.

Women's basketball coach Pat Knapp is expecting five recruits in his team's Class of 2011, but he may be getting some help from an outside source. Lauren Dandrea, of Our Lady of Mercy Academy (N.J.), was admitted Early Decision and intends to play at Penn, despite apparently not being recruited.

In a 2006 season filled with disappointments, outfielder Joey Boaen was one of Penn's few consistent bright spots. Boaen, now a senior, led last year's squad in batting average (.349), home runs (4), and slugging percentage (.596). While last year proved to be his breakout season, 2006 was not kind to his team.

The recent incident at DePauw University gives sororities a bad name.

Without the surgery, her heart would stop. But Esther refused because it just wasn't kosher - literally. As an Orthodox Jew, Esther deemed a pig-valve replacement unkosher, and the world watched as everyone's favorite surgical interns scrambled to find an appropriate alternative.

An off-campus residence-hall-style apartment building costs more than the dorms, but it may be worth it.

'Innocent until proven guilty" isn't just the mantra of the United States legal system - it's also the way Penn oversees its tenured professors.

Mayoral candidate Bob Brady's blog may be feeling a little lonely. It only contains one post, and there's no way for readers to add their comments, a crucial feature in a successful blog, says Toby Bloomberg, a blogger and advertising consultant on new media.

The Undergraduate Assembly passed its $1.62 million budget proposal Sunday night with little protest from the other branches of student government. The UA is responsible for allocating funds to other student government groups, including the Nominations and Elections Committee, the Student Committee on Undergraduate Education, the Social Planning and Events Committee and the Class Boards.

A proposal to place a liquor store at 43rd and Walnut has a community divided.

"Amy, don't you run away, listen to what we have to say!" This was just one of many chants that could be heard on Locust Walk yesterday as about 55 graduate student protesters, led by a ten-foot tall puppet of Amy Gutmann, converged on College Hall at 12:30 p.m. The protest was organized by Graduate Employees Together - University of Pennsylvania, a graduate-student group that advocates for graduate-student teachers and research assistants at Penn.

The Penn track team spent the past weekend rekindling some old magic. "This weekend was a throwback to some of our championship teams," men's head coach Charlie Powell said. "Our athletes went out there and gave everything they possibly could.