The search process to find a permanent replacement for former Dean of Admissions Lee Stetson, who abruptly resigned at the end of August, has taken its first steps.

It may seem like all Wharton students are starting their own companies before they graduate, but it turns out their community is not as large as it appears.

Anita Berrizbeitia, a professor at the Penn School of Design, won the Foundation for Landscape Studies 2007 J. B. Jackson Book Prize for her work, Roberto Burle Marx in Caracas: Parque del Este,1956-1961. The 120-page book, published by the University, looks at the garden designs of Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx.

One male student was written about for allegedly taping a video of himself having sex. In another university, a female keeps a public diary of her sexual escapades. And then there are the groups of students who find themselves in all sorts of trouble after plagiarizing or burning flags.

Weekly crime log with interactive map

In demolishing the old Hillel building to make way for the new Annenberg Public Policy Center, the University saved two stones, the cornerstone and dedication stone, from the demolished building as a way of celebrating its significance to Penn's Jewish community.

What two words come to mind when you think of MoFo? Doubtful your first thought was the prestigious San Francisco-based law firm Morrison & Foerster. But Morrison & Foerster has a video on its Web site that ends with the phrase, "If you have that kind of mojo, you'll fit right in at MoFo.

Though thrust into the limelight rather suddenly, Interim Dean of Admissions Eric Kaplan is no stranger to Penn's admissions office. Kaplan, a former undergraduate director of admissions at Penn, was picked for the position after former Dean of Admissions Lee Stetson abruptly announced that he would leave the University effective immediately.

At the Undergraduate Assembly meeting Sunday night, board members discussed an array of initiatives designed to make campus life more convenient for the student body. They include the following: n The Facilities Committee presented its findings on current student recycling in an effort to raise awareness about the environment.

In an effort to target a population that school officials say has long failed to benefit from Penn's development, the University will start a program next month designed to give low-income Philadelphians skills to be successful in the trade industry. Earlier this year, Penn officials announced the start of the Lucien E.

A new scholarship from the Wharton School will enable one U.S. Marine Corps officer to attend a Wharton Executive Education course, business school officials announced at the end of last month. The scholarship, officially dubbed the Captain Robert M. Secher Scholarship, was created to honor Secher for his contributions to Wharton, including spearheading the Quantico Leadership Venture, which builds upon U.

Even with their recent initiatives to improve student life for students in all 12 graduate schools, GAPSA officials admit that it is a challenge to appeal to and affect such a large group.

Nobody ever said beauty pageants were easy. These days, girls must strut in stilettos and show off their talents - and then, sometimes, engage in a two-year battle to get the money they were awarded. That was the case for first-year MBA student Ashley Wood, who has yet to receive the nearly $21,000 she won at a number of 2004 pageants, including the Miss Charleston and Miss South Carolina competitions.

Crime rates for September took a slight dip compared to the same month last year, though year-to-date total crime is still up 3.6 percent. Total crime for September dropped by 3.9 percent, with burglaries seeing the biggest decline, decreasing from 10 last year to two this year.

Is there life on Mars? And does the time of year make you more inclined to think of a particular color of candy? Each semester, Penn professors tackle a number of questions across different topics, performing research that can save lives and solve problems of all sorts.

James Shorter, a professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics in the School of Medicine, has been selected as one of the 29 scholars to receive the National Institutes of Health's New Innovator Award. The award - for which more than 2,100 people applied - totals $1.

A new concert at the end of the month will bring to campus keyboards, pianos and all that jazz, courtesy of musician Robert Walter. The Social Planning and Events Committee's Jazz division is bringing Walter and dummer Eric Kalb to headline the committee's first-annual jazz show on Oct.