With on-campus recruiting right around the corner, Nursing students may have an easier time than other seniors in the job hunt. There is currently a national shortage of about 150,000 nurses in the country, and, by 2015, that figure is expected to reach about 700,000 as today's nurses reach retirement age.

Theft Sept. 5 - Three student laptops were taken an unsecured room in the New Chemistry building, located at 231 S. 34th St., at about 1:45 p.m. Sept. 5 - A male student reported that his secured vehicle had been broken into and his GPS system taken from Garage 40 at about 2:45 p.

Officially, Penn is a school where student and faculty loyalties lie with the Red and Blue. But for University administrators, going green is increasingly becoming an appealing alternative.

University officials are continuing to help the Penn community cope with the death of College sophomore Anne Ryan. At a Penn community gathering yesterday afternoon, about 15 administrators milled around Houston Hall's Bodek Lounge, nibbling at trays of fruit and cookies and waiting to help any students that needed them.

Members of the College Republicans, joined by other student volunteers, planted 2,977 flags out on College Green last night - one for each life lost in the attacks.

A fire occurred on the 3900 block of Delancey Street at about 12:30 a.m. yesterday, forcing residents of four houses on the block to be temporarily displaced and injuring one student.

The Undergraduate Assembly held its first meeting on Sunday night, taking care of internal business and implementing new ways of reaching out to the undergraduate community, especially freshmen. n Members passed a proposal to allow any member of the student body to speak to any issue or concern during a 10-minute Open Forum at every UA meeting.

Twenty-three national fraternities and sororities have joined a new hotline, 1-888-NOT-HAZE, designed to prevent hazing in fraternities and sororities. Callers are automatically forwarded to a voicemail, where they can leave messages reporting hazing either anonymously or with contact information.

A popular message board that once catered to Van Pelt bibliophiles is now offering an outlet to students bored, well, anywhere. The site, formerly Boredatvanpelt.com, was relaunched last Saturday night as Boredatpenn.net by creator Jonathon Pappas. The site now features specific forums, called "spaces," including ones for Nursing students or Penn juniors.

After over a year of allegedly stealing and swiping from colleges across the country, Curtis Perry White was finally brought down by West Philadelphia. White was apprehended by Philadelphia Police in his West Philadelphia apartment last Wednesday night after a year on the lam following burglaries at at least five colleges since February 2006.

As the University community mourns the death of College sophomore Anne Ryan, questions and concerns about meningococcal meningitis, the disease that claimed the 19-year-old's life, are circulating around campus.

When it comes to political donations, America's professors are schooling other industries. Penn, too, is taking the lead - and it's mostly Democrats who are benefiting. According to data released last month by the Center for Responsive Politics, the education industry has grown to be a major player in campaign finance.

Just as Penn students are graded on multiple exams, papers and participation, universities are also judged on a variety of factors. U.S. News & World Report puts out an annual ranking of the nation's universities and colleges in an effort to guide readers through the process of choosing which schools to consider.

Wharton student Irina Malinovskaya will begin her third trial Thursday for allegedly murdering her ex-lover's girlfriend. Malinovskaya is accused of bludgeoning Temple University graduate student Irina Zlotnikov to death in the victim's boyfriend's Delaware apartment in December 2004.

Congress passed a new financial-aid bill Friday that will overhaul federal student-aid programs, including increases in grants and the slashing of interest rates on some student loans. The program, which was approved by both houses of Congress, constitutes a major increase in the Pell Grant Scholarships, raising them from a current maximum of $4,050 to $5,400 by 2012.

As Penn and Brandywine Realty Trust are poised to develop the postal lands east of campus, the face of University City is ripe for transformation. Experts seem sold on the University's vision going forward, hopeful that it will provide a successful model for future development based on the partnership of the nonprofit and private sectors.

A research paper by Penn scientists has brought science one step closer to yielding a cure to a devastating disease. In May, an international team of researchers, including five working out of Penn's School of Medicine, released a report that suggests that two forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, are actually two separate disorders that require separate treatment regimens.