Philadelphia Big 5 play is over for the Quakers, but Ivy League play is just heating up. The Penn women (6-10, 1-2 Ivy) are gearing up for the bulk of in-conference hoops, which begins tonight when the Red and Blue host Brown (3-15, 1-3) at the Palestra, and continues on Saturday as Yale (10-8, 3-1) visits the Quakers at 7 p.

As anyone from Providence, R.I. can tell you, Brown's Mark McAndrew has basketball in his genes. Just a few months ago, McAndrew's 11 points helped the Bears upset Providence, their Big East, in-state rival, for the first time since 2001. And for McAndrew's biggest supporter - his father, who is also named Mark - the win was bittersweet.

Although they're both finished with league play, the Penn swim teams both face one last challenge before the conference championship meets when they travel to Division II West Chester today. For the Penn men's team (6-7), the focus will be on the races between local swimmers - including the ones between Penn junior Pat Gallagher and West Chester junior Bill Marcum.

Two University employees, one male and one female, were robbed at gunpoint on Tuesday at about 5:55 p.m. on the 4100 block of Pine Street, Philadelphia and Penn Police officials said. Neither complainant was injured in the incident, Division of Public Safety officials said.

By Ashley Humienny Staff Writer humienny@sas.upenn.edu Last week's personal best wasn't enough for Tim Kaijala. At the Penn State National Invitational, Kaijala won the 1000 meters, setting a new personal best in the process. This weekend at the Giegengack Invitational, though, he will be looking for success in a different event.

Getting out the vote To the Editor: "Gone but not forgotten," Mara Gordon's column (DP, 2/1/07), ignores the tremendous past and present success of the Penn Democrats. With a little research, Ms. Gordon would have learned that the Penn Democrats are one of the most active collegiate political organizations in the country - and one of few that have tangibly affected an election.

15Diamonds set into the ring which the winner of Friday's Wing Bowl 15 will receive. Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer

Jailed sex felon and graduate student Kurt Mitman will learn at a hearing today if he will be allowed to return to campus.

Students should view Witness Week as a starting point for action about - not a final solution for - the genocide in Darfur.

As aesthetically pleasing as the high-rise chairs may be, it shouldn't come at the cost of fiscal transparency.

When you've won 24 Ivy League titles and reign as the back-to-back conference champion, you're used to teams coming after you with their best shot. For the Quakers, perhaps nobody plays with that attitude more than the Yale team they'll face tomorrow night.

There's nothing like rushing into the season. After its first match against Saint Joseph's on Wednesday, the men's tennis team will play two more this weekend, beginning with Central Flordia tonight. Last season, Penn coach Mark Riley and his team were able to pull out a 4-3 victory over host Central Florida, a matchup that will be played at Levy Pavillion this year.

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. - Economics professor Rafael Robb will stand trial on charges of first- and third-degree murder, District Judge William Maruszczak ruled at a preliminary hearing yesterday afternoon. The court also upheld Robb's Jan. 8 charges of possessing an instrument of crime - though no weapon has been found as of yet - and tampering with and falsifying evidence. Robb, 56, who has consistently denied involvement in the murder, is being held without bail until the trial.

The start of the Ivy season has the potential to serve as redemption for a disappointed bunch. After a vicious rout at the hands of No. 6 Hofstra, the Penn wrestlers look to rebound this weekend with a slate of four matches at the Palestra. The Pride came to Philadelphia last Saturday and proved they deserve their top five ranking.

Penn's campus was graced by our very own Indiana Jones last night. Zahi Hawass, who has been compared to the adventurer for his daring and often dangerous excavations in Egypt - and who even owns a Jones-esque whip - spoke to a sold-out crowd at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology last night about his recent archaeological discoveries.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Unlike Fran Dunphy's return to the Palestra, there would be no late drama in Glen Miller's return to Brown. The Quakers made sure of that, building a 15-point halftime lead and keeping the lead in double figures for the entire second half in their 77-61 win at the Pizzitola Center.

Abdi Farah is a College sophomore from Owings Mills, Md. His e-mail address is abdm@sas.upenn.edu.