For John Rosen, Judaism, the search for human contentment and the need for belonging all have a strong correlation to the migratory patterns of birds. Yesterday, Rosen shared those thoughts with students and faculty members at Kelly Writers House, and later, during a book-signing in Houston Hall to promote his forthcoming book, The Life of the Skies: Judaism, Evolution and the Natural World, which will be released later this month.

But the falling dollar hasn't stopped students from studying in Europe yet, according to director of Penn Abroad Geoffrey Gee.

Flipping through the news channels looking for Super Tuesday coverage, many Penn students probably stopped at CNN. Yesterday at the Annenberg Center, President of CNN/U.S. Jonathan Klein spoke as a guest of the Television Criticism writing seminar. The seminar has previously hosted guests such as President of NBC Steve Capus.

Former Penn tennis star Joe Mirabile will get a chance to revisit his old stomping grounds at Levy Pavillion this Sunday. This time, however, Mirabile will not be rooting for the home team. Mirabile is the assistant coach at Temple. Penn will take on the Owls (2-4) in the first game of its doubleheader, and will then face Bucknell (0-1) in the afternoon.

I'm all about learning the fundamentals, the basic rules of the game. Fundamentals dictate why we must learn to walk before we run, babble before we talk and are pretty much the only good thing that could be said about the spectacle that is the WNBA. Unfortunately for the educational purists, the fundamentals of how we teach math in America are desperately in need of change.

Remember watching Nickelodeon back in elementary school? If so, you probably recall the hilarious antics of Kenan and Kel. Last night, Penn got to see half of the comedic duo as Kenan Thompson hosted the Mask and Wig Club's Tenth Annual Comedy Festival at Zellerbach Auditorium.

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Be careful - Big Brother might be watching. Penn is continuing ongoing efforts to expand its use of surveillance cameras on and around campus, though outside groups have expressed concerns about the cameras' effectiveness in crime prevention and the potential for privacy violations.

"Making History" is making strides. Only four months into its public phase, Penn's capital campaign - spearheaded by University President Amy Gutmann - reached and surpassed the halfway mark to its $3.5 billion goal last week. As of yesterday, the campaign had raised $1.

Robbery Jan. 25 - A female unaffiliated with the University reported that her purse was pulled from her shoulder on the 4200 block of Market Street and then ran southbound on S. 43rd Street. Theft Jan. 24 - A male University employee reported that his computer was removed from Vance Hall, located at 3733 Spruce St.

Women comprise 51.7 percent of the student population at Penn, according to the Admissions Web site, and yesterday marked the kick-off of a 10-day program devoted to bringing them all together. In its fifth annual "Women's Week," the Penn Consortium of Undergraduate Women is presenting a series of 12 events hosted by women's organizations across campus and sponsored by the Penn Women's Center, Trustees' Council of Penn Women, the Connaissance committee of the Social Planning and Events Committee and the Annenberg School.

Despite the unseasonable warmth, coughing in lecture halls is getting louder and louder. Even in light of upcoming midterms, students are debating whether they should go to Student Health Services for their symptoms. SHS director Evelyn Wiener observed that although this cold season "doesn't seem to be inordinately different" from previous years, many students are still sick.

Philadelphia may not be buying Beckham, but $47 million in state funding might be the golden goal in the contest to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to the City of Brotherly Love. Last Thursday, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell formally committed money from state grants and loans to aid a Chester project which would include a $115 million stadium, a 200,000-square-foot convention center, retail space and apartments along the Delaware River.

A captain in his senior season, Penn's Brian Grandieri has hit his share of big shots in his career. But even he'll tell you that the most meaningful points he ever scored weren't for Quakers coaches Fran Dunphy or Glen Miller. They were for Evan Brady. A neighbor, schoolmate and childhood friend of Grandieri, Brady was a standout lacrosse player for Rose Tree Media Optimist Youth Club, and seemed set to continue playing at Malvern Prep, a Catholic school outside of Philadelphia.

The last time Columbia's All-Ivy forward John Baumann suited up against the Quakers, he let up six runs on five hits in 6.1 innings. That's not your typical basketball stat line. Baumann was on the mound for the Lions, not the hardwood. By excelling at both sports, he joined an elite group of athletes when he was named All-Ivy first-team in basketball and second-team in baseball for the 2007-08 season.

'Tired of bio labs and calculus homework? Take Shakespeare!" says a commercial on the Penn Video Network. "Hamlet: Incest! Murder! Mayhem!" Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! And who wouldn't want to switch integral tables for a little incest? As recently released data from the College of Arts and Sciences points out, the average grade for a humanities class is 3.

Everyone loves the underdog. Everyone, that is, except donors. At least that's what the statistics say, as small charities and non-profit organizations dedicated to social services in Philadelphia and across the nation have reported increased struggles with fundraising in recent years.