Grading policies that leave students in the dark until they see their final grades do more harm than good.

20,000Minimum number of additional troops President Bush is considering to send to Iraq.Source: Los Angeles Times

For the next week, Penn guys will have the chance to stuff their faces with wings, ice cream and barbecued burgers - and maybe join a fraternity as well. Many frats across campus are relying on food to lure in prospective brothers throughout the next two weeks of rush, which began last night.

Basketball and horse racing couldn't be more different, but Penn junior guard Michael Kach and Philadelphia native Barbaro have a striking similarity.

Political and activist groups on campus should not be afraid to make waves.

If all goes as expected for the Penn basketball team, its roster will swell to 17 or 18 players next year. Currently a 15-man squad, the Quakers will lose four seniors, but bring in six freshmen - and the possibility of a David Whitehurst return has not been completely ruled out by head coach Glen Miller.

The man allegedly responsible for a series of robberies at point-of-screwdriver has been charged with a total of eight counts of robbery, according to Penn Division of Public Safety officials. Troy Brown, 34, of West Philadelphia was initially charged on Dec.

Amira Fawcett is an Engineering sophomore from Houston, TX. Her e-mail address is fawcett@dailypennsylvanian.com.

For most Penn students, a $30 meal at Brasserie Perrier is a bargain. But the same price for a meal at local eatery Nan? It just doesn't quite have the same appeal. Starting this Thursday, 21 West Philadelphia restaurants are offering multi-course menus for $30 or less during the third-annual University City Dining Days.

If I get a chance to watch the New Orleans Saints host a playoff game at the Superdome next week, I might finally realize what those much smarter than yours truly have known for decades. Sports provide an escape. When life is kicking our butt, we take an afternoon and watch professionals kick each others' for three hours.

PENN In early January 2002, two Penn Engineering student groups merged in order to combine forces to improve technology in West Philadelphia schools. One beneficiary of CommuniTech/Puente's aid was John P. Turner Middle School, located at 59th Street and Baltimore Avenue.

Students don't always need to be part of organized religion to find spirituality and good will on campus.

By Sebastien Angel Staff Writer angelsd@sas.upenn.edu Penn basketball head coach Glen Miller said yesterday that David Whitehurst has yet to contact him this season, and suggested that the former guard does not figure into his vision for the program. "It doesn't mean we won't have a conversation down the road, but I don't know what David's thinking," the coach said.

Doctors may need to find another source of funding for their golfing trips. The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations - a Swiss-based organization that represents international pharmaceutical companies - enacted a new code last week that will help officials monitor drug representatives who, for years, have often offered elaborate gifts in an attempt to influence physicians' drug purchases.

While reading Don Quixote in Spanish might be educational, the future of foreign-language classes may rest in activities more akin to eating tapas while discussing the Euro. A report from the Modern Language Association - a New York-based organization that offers educational suggestions to humanities departments in institutions across the country - will recommend that foreign-language curricula at national universities cover a wider breadth of cultural topics, said MLA Executive Director Rosemary Feal.

After two mistrials in the hearings of murder suspect Irina Malinovskaya, prosecutors are preparing for round three. The prosecution will try Malinovskaya for a third time this April, Delaware Attorney General spokeswoman Janice Fitzsimons said.

In a city widely known for an unethical approach to politics, a Philadelphia watchdog group is doing its best to make sure the next mayor provides a change. The Committee of Seventy released a 28-point ethics agenda last week, asking each of the six potential Democratic candidates to sign off on the document.