Given time to rest during the doubles matches, men's tennis captain Jonathan Boym enjoyed himself yesterday. "I thought it worked out pretty well," the senior No. 2 said. "I got to watch my teammates play - that was fun - and just warmed up before the singles and went out ready to go.

After rumors and speculations about who would grace Franklin Field this April, the headliner for the 2009 Spring Fling Concert has finally been "locked up." Akon, hip-hop singer-songwriter, record producer and Billboard favorite, will perform April 17 at Franklin Field.

Hoping to make a successful jump into the increasingly popular world of online video, both Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Cable Inc. are in the process of beginning to offer cable shows online to subscribers. The two companies have been in discussions with several of the largest cable-network providers, including Viacom and NBC Universal, in order to secure the rights to distribute popular shows from stations like MTV, USA and TNT online.

President Barack Obama's administration will have to decide what role morality will play in U.S. domestic and foreign policy. And yesterday, the Penn Democrats brought professors and students together over lunch to consider the issue. Penn Democrats sponsored and organized a BYOL - "Bring Your Own Lunch" - panel discussion in the Ben Franklin Room of Houston Hall with Political Science professors Rogers Smith, Michael Horowitz, Nancy Hirschmann and Alex Weisiger.

If there's one fact about Ivy League basketball that everyone knows, it's that the "Killer's Ps" of Penn and Princeton dominate. In the first 52 years of the league (1956 to 2007), Penn and Princeton won at least a share of the title 25 times each. On the other hand, both teams have finished in the bottom half of the conference only three times in their histories.

Feb. 26, 6:35 p.m. The University's endowment dropped 19.1 percent in the first half of the current fiscal year, according to an e-mail University President Amy Gutmann sent to the Penn community. The e-mail also announced that tuition is increasing 3.75 percent for the 2009-2010 academic year, which is the lowest increase in more than 40 years.

Last week, as I waited on the corner of N. 8th and Lehigh for the No. 47 SEPTA bus that would take me back to Center City, I was struck by the depressing, sporadic gaps of land every few houses. The entire street was pockmarked with vacant lots on which scrubby brown grass competed for space with broken glass, crushed beer cans and discarded candy wrappers.

Vice President Joe Biden, several major members of President Barack Obama's cabinet and city and state officials will gather in Irvine Auditorium tomorrow for the first official meeting of the Middle Class Task Force. The meeting, which begins at 12:30 p.

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

Total employment in the legal industry may be down 1 percent since January 2008, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, but that hasn't dissuaded many students who aim to study law at Penn. While applications to law schools across the nation have declined slightly compared to this time last year, Penn Law reported a 6-percent increase in applications.

Next time you feel the urge to just grab a Starbucks latte on your way to class, Chris Bosch wants you to rethink skipping breakfast. Last night in Harrison College House, a group of personal trainers including Bosch, an associate director of Penn Recreation, discussed the best workout programs for a variety of desired results and how students can develop exercise programs for their own lifestyle and goals.

A DNA test by the Philadelphia Police Department linked Dominique Wilson, 23, to the armed home invasion and sexual assault that occurred on the 4400 block of Spruce Street in December. "We are convinced that this is the perpetrator," said Capt. John Darby of the PPD, according to an article from FOX.

ew England is no stranger to undefeated seasons. After watching their Patriots go a perfect 16-0 in the regular season before losing in Super Bowl XLII to the New York Giants, those fans in the Northeast can only hope that the Dartmouth women's basketball team doesn't follow in the Pats' footsteps.

An owner's instinctual response to a dog's aggressive behavior might be to act aggressively toward the dog, but a new study shows that this could actually exacerbate that behavior. Meghan Herron, lead author and resident at the behavior clinic at the School of Veterinary Medicine's Matthew J.

In the past few months, President Barack Obama's administration has brought morality to the table of U.S. domestic and foreign policy. And yesterday, the Penn Democrats brought the topic to the attention of professors and students on campus. Penn Democrats sponsored and organized a BYOL - "Bring Your Own Lunch" - panel discussion in the Ben Franklin Room of Houston Hall with Political Science professors Rogers Smith, Michael Horowitz, Nancy Hirschmann and Alex Weisiger.

Next time you feel the urge to just grab a Starbucks latte on your way to class, Chris Bosch wants you to rethink skipping breakfast. Last night in Harrison College House, a group of personal trainers including Bosch, an associate director of Penn Recreation, discussed the best workout programs for a variety of desired results and how students can develop exercise programs for their own lifestyle and goals.

Money was a major factor when international students are considering whether to apply to colleges abroad. It was for Ana Tere del Toro, a high school senior from Mexico. School is considerably cheaper at home, there are more scholarship opportunities and the applicant pool is less competitive.