King's College in London charged international students studying English a tuition of $9,400 to study there in the fall. According to Penn estimates, students paid an additional $8,285 for room, board, travel and other costs. But a Penn student at King's paid $25,831 to be there, not $17,685.

Nintendo's Wii game console put the "we" back into video-gaming this past year. Wii - which was released in late 2006 - has both changed the video-gaming scene and resulted in a major impact on Nintendo's revenue. Nintendo's profits for the first nine months of the fiscal year, which will end on March 31, nearly doubled in comparison to the previous year, due in large part to Wii game machine sales.

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Billionaire investor Warren Buffet bought his first stocks at the age of 11. These days, Penn students are taking a leaf out of Buffet's book and trying their hand at investing as an undergraduate. "Like anything in life, it helps to start out early," said Wharton junior Peter Wang, who already has five years of experience in investing.

Aspiring writers in the Penn community should take a hint from Wharton when trying to get into the publishing industry. Marie Lamba, a Penn alumna, spoke yesterday at the Penn Bookstore about her experiences writing her debut novel What I Meant., published by Random House, and the business traits needed to succeed.

Though Wharton MBA admissions officer Judith Hodara's involvement in two private admissions-counseling businesses is temporarily embarrassing for Wharton and Penn, experts say it's unlikely to be a long-term blemish on the ethical reputations of either. Because Wharton has a "well-established program with such great demand," the school's admissions numbers and overall reputation probably will not be affected by the potential conflict-of-interest issue, said David Hawkins, director of public policy for the National Association for College Admissions Counseling.

When Scott Reich first stepped onto Penn's campus seven years ago, he had little idea what journey lay ahead. Now, fourteen semesters later, this History and Communications double-major is president of the Penn Law class of 2008. The job entails handling various fundraising initiatives, planning a prom for the Law School and ensuring that the class of 250 students keeps in touch.

Yesterday may have been Super Tuesday across the country, but here in Pennsylvania, it wasn't much different than any other day of the week. That's because this state will not hold its primary until mid-April, and by that time, some experts say, both the Democrats and Republicans may already have clear choices for their nominations.

Prosecutors are expected to decide later this month whether to try Wharton undergraduate Irina Malinovskaya a fourth time for first-degree murder. "Presently, we are waiting for motions to be filed by the defense," Delaware prosecutor Paul Wallace said. Wallace declined to specify the exact nature of these motions but did say some had already been filed and attorneys for Malinovskaya - who is accused of having killed her ex-boyfriend's then-girlfriend in December 2004 - had until today to file the rest.

PRINCETON, N.J. - Princeton students couldn't claim to be uninformed yesterday. Volunteers for PVotes, a non-partisan, get-out-the-vote organization at the university, walked dorm-to-dorm to let students know where and how to vote in the day's New Jersey primary.

Philadelphia earned the nickname Killadelphia in the national media last year as 392 murders took place in the city. Now, new Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey is trying to change both the number and the nickname. Ramsey recently announced his aims to reduce the number of homicides in the city by 100 in the next year.

Several members of the Penn faculty and staff recently received a threatening e-mail, which claimed that the recipient was marked for death by an alleged hit man, whose contract could only be terminated if the recipient paid a certain amount of money. The e-mail was brought to the attention of the Division of Public Safety, which then discovered that the message was part of a national e-mail scam currently being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Actor Woody Allen once quipped, "I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying." His wish might just come true. Aubrey de Grey of Cambridge University, author of Mitochondrial Free Radical Theory of Aging and Ending Aging, spoke yesterday in Levine Hall about the possibility of indefinitely preventing aging.

NEW YORK - At Columbia University yesterday, students turned out in high numbers to support Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's run for the Democratic presidential nomination. But the showing was lighter for New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, even on her home turf. Students for Obama set up a phonebanking station on Barnard College's campus and made calls throughout the day.

Don't let anyone tell you student activism is dead. Students involved in last week's victory for AlliedBarton security guards at Temple would say they proved the contrary. The security company granted its Temple guards up to three days' paid sick leave after coming under pressure from a coalition of its employees, Temple students and local activists.

Despite living in China as a child, it wasn't until Zhi Geng returned as a study abroad student that she discovered her own jewel in the capital city: a small restaurant near the west gate of Beijing University that serves the most amazing chicken wings. For the Wharton and College senior, spending a semester in Beijing allowed her to reconnect with her cultural roots, which she had few memories of as a child.

A downtown performing arts venue is getting a public image boost from members of the Penn community. Students and professors are teaming up with the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts this semester in an attempt to create a more vibrant and welcoming public space downtown.