Alumni networking, once relegated mainly to reunions and Homecoming, is being transformed as more alumni join social-networking sites like Facebook - and schools are paying attention. Alumni clubs, which help alumni within a certain geographic region connect, are discovering that the Internet is a faster and more interactive way to reach alumni, especially those who have graduated since Facebook opened to Penn in 2004.

Lawyers for the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania again denied any wrongdoing in College sophomore Anne Ryan's meningitis death last September. Jed Ryan, the brother of Anne Ryan, filed a lawsuit against HUP in January alleging negligence, wrongful death and negligent infliction of emotional distress.

The living room of the Kelly Writers House was packed yesterday with Penn students and Philadelphia residents alike to hear a reading by the poet Jerome Rothenberg. Rothenberg, the author of over 70 books of poetry, is the last of three Kelly Writers House Fellows to visit Penn's campus this spring.

Most graduate students in Penn's nine Ph.D.-granting schools will pay lower tuition next year thanks to University-wide reforms that standardize fees in order to enhance academic flexibility and increase financial efficiency. The new tuition is $24,000 per year for students in their first through fifth years and $3,000 per year for the sixth year and beyond.

Exacting revenge on the undefeated No. 1 team in the nation might be rewarding enough, but after doing that Sunday, the women's lacrosse team got an extra prize yesterday morning. In the newest Inside Lacrosse Women's Media Poll, the Quakers (13-1, 7-0 Ivy) garnered 193 points, good enough for their first-ever No.

As the semester winds down, I want to take this opportunity to reflect on how we've been doing and to answer some concerns recently brought up by readers. Looking ahead to the fall, we will continue to encourage greater reader participation. We really do appreciate it when readers get in touch with us, especially to offer an opposing point of view.

"Harambe" - Swahili for "come together as one" - is the theme of a new organization working to implement technology and business proposals to further develop the economies of 10 sub-Saharan African countries. The Harambe Endeavor - an alliance of 60 students studying at colleges and universities across the country, including Penn, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University - will create partnerships with students and future leaders in Africa.

With both skyrocketing theft on campus and economic troubles making local and national headlines, the relationship between the two has come into question. As rates of property crime have been rising across the across the nation, some experts have pointed to a link between the state of the economy and crime.

It's hard to miss the Penn Relays. Last weekend, hundreds of the top track and field athletes in North America descended upon West Philadelphia, lining the streets with yellow schoolbuses. The smell of Jamaican beef patties and other sidewalk treats wafted contagiously through the air as throngs of tourists and team supporters crowded Penn's campus to take in the sights.

Just because the political circus has left Pennsylvania, the race for the Democratic primary isn't over - and for some students, the hard work is just beginning. Whether it's traveling across the country as the remaining nine contests are decided or staying in Philadelphia to organize volunteers, several Penn students plan to spend their summers working with a presidential campaign.

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

Art and abortion revisited To the Editor: In "Risking Women's Rights for Art" (4/23/08), Mara Gordon states that Shvarts' actions were "well within her rights" but that "she owes the millions of women for whom abortion is an important option a little more respect than this.

Looking for a new laptop? Forget those fancy gizmos at Computer Connection. Just north of Market Street, I spotted a hole-in-the-wall electronics store called the Super Computer Center, hosting a sidewalk sale at Depression-era rates. Old-school computers for $100.

Luis Yanez and Kimdo Bethel are pictures in contrast. Yanez is a 5-foot-3, 106-pound 19-year-old, who, at first glance, looks about as threatening as a lapdog. Bethel, a thick 200-some pounds, has biceps as large as logs and cuts an imposing figure even when sitting down.

Next year, Penn should be a little bit greener with the recent announcement that Dan Garofalo will be the University's first-ever sustainability coordinator. Garofalo - currently senior facilities planner at the Office of the University Architect - will be responsible for forming Penn's strategy to minimize waste, make transportation more environmentally friendly and conserve energy throughout campus.

Sometimes a goal is worth more than one point and a save is worth more than one off the board. That was the case Sunday, when the now top-ranked Penn women's lacrosse team used a late first-half goal by Allison Ambrozy and a crucial save by Sarah Waxman to stay within two goals of then-No.

A new software program is on the market to try to help universities increase the diversity of their admitted classes while avoiding discrimination litigation. The program, Applications Quest, sorts students whom admissions officers have already deemed as qualified for admission into clusters of similar applicants based on a number of factors, such as hometown, major, GPA, race and legacy status.