Penn researchers have discovered that sleep apnea - a disorder characterized by periodic lapses in breathing while asleep, usually due to an obstructed airway - results in probably irreversible muscle weakness, which can make the condition even worse. The findings are a "major breakthrough," according to Jerry Siegel, a professor at UCLA's Center for Sleep Research.

College senior Abby Huntsman says her father, Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, "laughs off" questions about a possible vice presidential bid. But Huntsman - who is also a Penn alumnus and trustee - is often mentioned by the media and political pundits as a potential choice to be Arizona Sen.

The 2008 Penn softball team might be enjoying the best start in program history, but the real test of greatness is yet to come. Two losses and expectations of a tight Ivy League season will follow the Quakers to Bethlehem, Pa. for their scheduled doubleheader against Lehigh this afternoon.

Andrea Kremer has reached nearly every pinnacle of sports broadcast journalism. In 17 years at ESPN, she was a correspondent for Sportscenter, NFL Countdown and Outside the Lines, working every Super Bowl since 1985 The two-time Emmy award winner left the ESPN in 2006 to become a sideline reporter for NBC's Sunday Night Football.

For most Penn students, spending 15 minutes to get to and from class is pushing it. But last semester, Swarthmore junior Sven David Udekwu measured his commute in hours, not minutes. Waking up at about 9 a.m., catching a 9:10 bus to Penn and arriving almost half an hour before his 10 a.

With an individual record of 8-16, an overall finish of 34th and zero All-Americans at this year's NCAA Championships, it might seem that the Penn Wrestling team is in a bit of a rut. And looking at the numbers, it's true that this year's tournament was disappointing, especially after two straight years with a national champion.

ST. LOUIS - Coming into this year's NCAA championships, the Penn wrestling program had a streak of at least one All-American in 11 straight years. That streak is now over. In a tournament that coach Zeke Jones called "tough," the Quakers had subpar results at this year's three-day Championship at the Scottrade Center in downtown St.

As lucky students across campus are finalizing their summer internship plans, seven undergraduates who thought they were done may not be so lucky. With JPMorgan Chase's recent purchase of investment house Bear Stearns, graduates and undergraduates who were set up with Bear Stearns jobs and internships - like these seven - say they are worried that their plans may fall through because of the change.

Dealing with harassment comes naturally to Penn students. Everyday, Locust Walk is a minefield of students peddling their different clubs and activities. But leading up to today's voter-registration deadline, efforts to encourage students to register has become a noticeably intense addition.

Every day in training on the Schuylkill River, the women's rowing team passes its Saint Joseph's counterpart, quietly sizing it up. "We're trying to start a rivalry," Penn coach Mike Lane said. "They're great competitors." Last Friday, the Quakers hit the two-kilometer course on the Schuylkill and showed Saint Joseph's what they were made of.

It was a quiet Sunday afternoon on the high-rise fields at 40th and Walnut streets until 15 members of the Middlebury College Quidditch team pulled up in two vans. Out emerged the Quidditch players - broomsticks, bludgers, hoops and quaffles in hand - ready to share their adaptation of the Harry Potter sport, as described in J.

Despite less-than-ideal weather conditions that slowed play and limited the tournament to only 45 holes, the men's golf team persevered and finished third at the George Washington Invitational. The women had better weather but worse results, placing 17th out of 20 teams at the First Market Bank Intercollegeiate tournament.

Their music video has more than 30 million views on YouTube, and now they're coming to perform to Penn. OK Go will be the third act performing at this year's Spring Fling concert, which will be held at 8 p.m. Friday, April 11 on Franklin Field. The Chicago-based rock group will join rapper Ludacris and indie hip-hop band Gym Class Heroes, who will each take the stage for an hour at the performance.

With two home runs this weekend and three overall, first baseman Kyle Armeny is still Penn's longball specialist. But third baseman William Gordon now has two of his own, having found a creative way to keep pace with his teammate. Gordon had an inside-the-park home run in game one of Saturday's doubleheader, helping spark Penn to a 7-6 victory, its third in three games against Mount Saint Mary's.

The quality of advisors can really make or break a student's college experience, according to a recent study. A group of professors from Seton Hall University identified a mentoring gap between male and female chemistry students. Overall, male students were more likely than the female students to recall academic counseling and advice from their advisors as undergraduate and graduate students Closing the mentor gap, according to the researchers and academic experts, could help encourage and retain more women in traditionally male dominated fields, such as engineering and the physical sciences.

While presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton will grace Penn's campus today, over the weekend a former President was strolling Locust Walk. Former Indian President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was a keynote speaker at the 12th annual Wharton India Economic Forum which was held on Saturday morning at the Park Hyatt Philadelphia.

Registration is now open for the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly's second-annual GradFest, a festival of events to strengthen graduate students' sense of connection to the University and celebrate their achievements. It will take place Saturday, May 3.