The chair recognizes the ambassador from the University of Pennsylvania. Penn President Amy Gutmann joined 24 other university presidents from around the globe at the third annual United Nations Global Colloquium of University Presidents, held yesterday at New York University, to discuss climate change.

Last night, Wharton and College junior David Ashkenazi defeated two other candidates to become the new president of the InterFraternity Council. The election was held after College junior Matt Dwyer resigned the post last week due to personal reasons. The president of the IFC serves as the liaison between the fraternity community and the administration as well as an adviser to chapter presidents Ashkenazi is currently the president of Tau Epsilon Phi.

The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences earned national recognition last week when a national index ranked four departments within the school among the top ten Engineering programs. Academic Analytics, a company that sells research on faculty productivity, released these rankings in its third annual Faculty Scholarly Productivity index.

Penn President Amy Gutmann is bringing her political expertise to the city of Philadelphia. Mayor-elect Michael Nutter appointed Gutmann and five other co-chairs to his transition team, yesterday. Gutmann said she was "honored" to serve as part of the team, which will evaluate the city's operations and develop long-term policy plans in preparation for the mayor-elect's administration.

Engineering junior Ryan Goldstein was indicted for his alleged involvement in a computer-hacking conspiracy that spans the globe, the FBI announced today. Goldstein was arrested Nov. 1 and charged with computer-fraud conspiracy, but was released on a $10,000 bond.

When it comes to politics, some students think that Penn just isn't trying hard enough. The loss of last month's Democratic presidential debate to Drexel University, coupled with the school's lack of financial support of John McCain's speech last week, has left student political groups disappointed with Penn's efforts to attract political speakers and debates to campus.

Two shootings at two night clubs on the corner of 38th and Chestnut streets in the past month shouldn't come as a surprise, experts say. Problem bars and night clubs tend to cluster together and night clubs that attract a dangerous clientele are recipes for incidents like the shooting that occurred at Club Wizzards Monday morning.

A patchwork of AIDS history is spreading across Penn's campus to honor over 90,000 individuals who have lost their lives to the fatal disease. Ten 144-square foot panels from the 54-ton AIDS Memorial Quilt have been hung at the LGBT Center, Van Pelt Library and other campus locations through next Tuesday, when they will be relocated to Houston Hall's Hall of Flags for a memorial event.

A man exposed himself to a Penn student walking home from class Monday evening - the second such incident in the past two weeks.

Two females unaffiliated with the University were robbed on the north side of campus over the last two weeks, Philadelphia Police officials said. On Nov. 25, a 51-year old female was robbed while walking along the 4000 block of Ludlow Street, located between Market and Chestnut streets, at about 9:10 p.

Economics professor Rafael Robb resigned from the University yesterday, a day after he pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the death of his wife, Ellen.

Job-seeking seniors, breathe a little easier. Firms are looking to hire more bachelor's-degree graduates for jobs beginning next year. According to Recruiting Trends 2007-2008, a report released by the Collegiate Employment Research Institute at Michigan State University, employers are expected to increase the number of jobs by seven percent.

Theft Nov. 24 - Russell Thomas, 56, of the 1400 block of N. 30th Street, was arrested by Penn Police after they observed him allegedly attempting to take a bicycle from the 4100 block of Pine Street at about 2:35 a.m. Nov. 24 - Shakel Muhammad, 22, of the 2600 block of Dagget Street, was arrested by Penn Police after allegedly leaving Gap, located at 3420 Walnut St.

Some think he is a missing person or the victim of a violent crime. Others suggest he's an American Apparel model or an undergrad running for student government. But the anonymous male whose photo currently hangs above Fisher-Bennett Hall is actually a Penn student who has become the latest subject of conceptual artist Braco Dimitrijevic's "Casual Passer-By" series.

Penn's newest journalists are working right in the classroom - and they are writing in French. Students in French lecturer Lisa Britton's French 140 often assume the role of journalists who travel the French-speaking world and report back to their fellow students.

Penn senior Diexia Wang was arrested at Mayer Hall last week after he allegedly stalked female residents of the dorm and stole their property, including their undergarments.

Several Harnwell College House residents returning to school from Thanksgiving break discovered that their rooms had been burglarized, police officials said yesterday.