Many athletes are unable to overcome the extreme emotional and physical roller coaster that results from a major injury. Everyone has the option of quitting - an easy escape route that appears to the frustrated and discouraged - but Steve Martucci isn't one to take shortcuts.

As the U.S. economy continues to spiral downwards, it's become more and more clear that even our impenetrable "Penn bubble" can't keep out a national recession. In December, President Gutmann issued an update on the university's plans for coping with the financial crisis, assuring that Penn will not be "implementing broad-scale layoffs, hiring freezes or across-the-board budget reductions.

Penn senior Carrie Biemer's career-high 32 points were still not enough to carry the women's basketball team in a 76-63 loss to Rider in Lawrenceville, N.J. on Tuesday. Biemer was 11-for-27 from the field - including 5-for-10 from beyond the arc - but no other Quakers scored in double figures or even attempted more than five shots.

Although many people look forward to a clean slate at the start of the new year, the Undergraduate Assembly hopes to continue efforts on past projects in the coming semester. UA Chairman and Wharton and College senior Wilson Tong outlined the goals of the UA for the upcoming semester, explaining that much of last fall's planning and project proposals will ultimately come into fruition this spring.

Remember the game? Jan. 24, 2007. Fran Dunphy returns to the Palestra, for the first time wearing Temple cherry. Tipoff. Penn looks good. So do the Owls. Quakers go down 19, then fight back to even. Mark Zoller at the line. First is good. Second is good! Penn wins! Penn wins! It was the greatest game I've seen in my four years watching Penn play, and probably the greatest for many fans who have been watching ten times that long.

Although Mehdi Zakerian, human rights professor at the Islamic Azad University in Tehran, Iran, was invited to teach at the Penn Law School last year, he was unable to come when Iranian authorities detained him on suspicions of espionage around Aug. 15, according to Amnesty International.

In light of the recent crossfire in the Gaza Strip, the University cancelled several study-abroad programs in Jersusalem - a relatively peaceful city miles from Gaza. But while the fighting seems far removed from Jerusalem, it's impossible to know that it will stay that way.

For Penn Dining, going green involves more than just removing trays. The next green initiative: local food marketing interns. This semester, Penn Dining is seeking students to continue the work of previous interns, with sustainability in mind. The job involves a variety of tasks, ranging from promoting special events to updating the Penn Dining Web site.

When women's basketball senior captain Carrie Biemer sees her team show flashes of exceptional play to stake an early lead, she senses that they are on the verge of turning the corner. But suddenly - and without explanation - the Quakers revert to their wildly inconsistent ways.

Jan. 6 - Up 14 at halftime against Lafayette, Penn could have turned in a poor second half like it did against Central Florida last week. Instead, the Quakers got a trio of threes to start the half, as sophomore Tyler Bernardini and freshmen Zack Rosen and Rob Belcore drained treys on three successive possessions to key Penn's 9-2 run at the start of the second frame.

Goodbye, plastic bottles. Hello, water. In response to Penn's commitment toward increasing environmental sustainability, Dining Services collaborated with the Penn Environmental Group to replace bottled water in McClelland in Ware College House and Hill Express in Hill College House with "Quench machines": environmentally friendly water coolers.

Police are still looking for the man who sexually assaulted two Penn students in an armed home invasion Dec. 19. Philadelphia Police say that the incident, which occurred in an apartment on the 4400 block of Spruce Street, is similar to two others that occurred in Center City in October and believe the same person is responsible for all three attacks.

By KATIE SIEGMANN Staff Writer siegmann@dailypennsylvanian.com The women's swimming team rang in the New Year the best way possible: with a win. After spending the closing days of 2008 on a training trip in Boca Raton, Fla., the Quakers greeted 2009 with a first-place finish at the Florida Atlantic University Invitational on Jan.

Family and friends of 22-year-old College senior Kambili Moukwa - or "Kam," as he was called - say they will remember his passion for politics and selfless personality. Born in Quebec, Moukwa lived in three other cities before his family settled in Chapel Hill, N.

The United States' $10 trillion national debt may be costing the nation, but College freshmen John O'Malley and William Son aren't too unhappy: they gained $500 from it. The two are the winners of a student video contest hosted by Students Face Up to the Nation's Finances, a project of a national campaign to raise awareness about the federal deficit called Facing Up.

ORLANDO, Fla. Dec. 29-30, 2008 - At the UCF Holiday Classic, Penn was on a mission to notch its first win since a Nov. 22 drubbing of Monmouth. The Quakers didn't succeed on their first try, falling, 81-64, to the tournament's host but were able to bounce back, beating Campbell, 78-67, to take third place i