Walking-escort use is down for the year, but went up in March. Thus far this year, 2,376 walking escorts have been used. At this point in 2007, 2,985 walking-escort requests had been made. In March this year, 874 escorts were used compared to 840 last March.

When the men's tennis team faces off against Brown and Yale at Lott Courts this weekend, junior Justin Fox hopes "history will repeat itself." Penn has beaten both New England schools by a 5-2 margin, each of the last two years and wants to make it three in a row.

All patients are not completely satisfied with their treatment at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, but the hospital scored above average on a recent government survey of patients. On average, 67 percent of patients surveyed nationwide said they would definitely recommend their hospital to others.

Penn students with internships in New York City this summer will have no guessing to do when it comes to calorie counting. With a new regulation by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, scheduled to take effect on April 15, all New York branches of national chain restaurants must post calorie counts on their menus.

While most of his peers were playing little league baseball and Pop Warner football, senior Ben Nace was focusing on a more unorthodox athletic pursuit - becoming a world-class rower. Although he now hails from Dallas, Nace credits his family's northeastern roots for inspiring him to pursue his passion for rowing.

In its second weekend of Ivy play, the Penn women's tennis team faces opponents at two ends of the spectrum Yale (5-8, 1-0 Ivy) has butted heads with a number of national powerhouses; Brown (9-5, 0-1 Ivy) is a middling team with a schedule softer than a Tempur-pedic.

Despite recent attention from the Division of Public Safety on unattended theft, the number of theft-related crimes has skyrocketed so far this year. DPS officials said there were 30 reports of thefts during the month of March, bringing the total to 97 for 2008 so far.

Harvard's record is a measly 1-17 overall and 0-2 in the Ivy League. Dartmouth was dead last in the Rolfe Division last year. But Penn's top starting pitcher and captain Todd Roth is not looking forward to the northward road trip his team has on tap. "It's probably gonna be a really long weekend," he said.

Penn is looking for tenants to fill two empty area storefronts, but has not yet made a decision about any potential new businesses on campus. University Jewelers, located at 3401 Walnut Street, closed this past Monday. It is the second store to close or move this academic year.

As the Pennsylvania primary heats up, it may be a former Quaker and Clinton supporter who holds the key to victory for Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.). At a number of Pennsylvania rallies, Gov. Ed Rendell - a 1965 Penn alumnus - has used his energy and organization to turn out support for New York Sen.

When College junior Eduardo Orozco decided to leave his native Mexico and attend college at Penn, he was looking forward to being a part of the American political process. "College in the U.S. offers an opportunity to be more engaged," said Orozco, a double-major in Philosophy, Politics and Economics and Urban Studies.

As the Penn men's lacrosse team ran onto the practice field yesterday, shouting and cheering, it was clear that last Saturday's 13-5 loss against No. 8 Cornell wasn't on anybody's mind. The focus this week has been tomorrow's matchup with Dartmouth (4-4, 0-1 Ivy).

For Wharton freshman Aneesh Jain, the Philadelphia Film Festival, which kicked off last night, is a "forced good opportunity." Jain - who is required to attend the festival for a Cinema Studies class - is just the type of viewer festival organizers say they are trying to attract.

When legendary Penn rower and coach Joe Burk passed away in January, the current men's heavyweight crew team lost a valuable role model but gained insight into the legacy he left behind. Burk's passing set the tone for a successful off-season that emphasized personal development.

Two years ago, the Penn and Harvard softball teams used a rain delay to stage an impromptu dance party. But this year's Quakers will go to Boston on Sunday with a very different mindset: Revenge for their 2007 Ivy League Championship loss. Before Penn (16-8, 3-1 Ivy) plays two against the Crimson (7-14, 0-2), it will take a seven-hour bus ride to Hanover, N.

Some of the country's fastest runners will meet tomorrow at Franklin Field for the annual Penn Invitational. Nearly two dozen schools - including strong Ivy foes Cornell and Columbia - will compete. On the women's side, Penn's four All-American runners - Jesse Carlin, Claire Kim, Stacy Kim and Shaunee Morgan - are top seeds in the events in which they will compete.

Scoring in the first minute, and going on a 4-1 run in the middle of the first half, the women's lacrosse team appeared to be running away with a victory against No. 15 Johns Hopkins last night. But the Blue Jays stormed back in the second half and scored five unanswered goals in the final 22 minutes.