Medical Ethics and History and Sociology of Science professor Jonathan Moreno was named to President-elect Barack Obama's transition team. Moreno will serve as a co-leader for the Department of Health and Human Services review team, which will examine the department as a whole in order to provide incoming employees with necessary information.

Center City may be getting brighter - but not everyone is happy about it. Some groups in the city anticipate negative effects of Commercial Entertainment District zoning, which lifts some parking constraints and allows for rooftop, revolving, electronic or flashing signs.

Burglary Nov. 16 - A female student, 18, reported that her unsecured residence in English House was burglarized at 11 p.m.

Wharton sophomore Giresh Mirpuri isn't a serious gambler, but he visits Atlantic City about twice a month to bet $25 to $50 at its casinos. But if a casino is installed in Center City, as might happen next year, he won't have to make that commute anymore.

By ARI SEIFTER Staff Writer aseifter@dailypennsylvanian.com When the women's basketball team faces Saint Joseph's tonight at the Palestra, recent history will not be on Penn's side. Even though the Quakers (0-3) haven't defeated the Hawks since 2004-05 - and are just 1-32 against them all-time - and none of the players on this year's squad has experienced a Big 5 win, Penn coach Pat Knapp hasn't talked to his team about its past struggles.

About five years ago, then-College junior Carlos Rivera-Anaya proposed a program that offered a completely student-led dialogue on Latino issues with scholars, politicians, musicians and professors. The program - at the time called the Latino Dialogue Institute Series - eventually became Penn's only entirely student-run course, the Latino Dialogue Institute, which is offered every spring.

Since its founding in 2003, Penn's Big Brothers Big Sisters program has transformed itself from a fledgling organization to the largest campus-based mentoring program in the nation. Yesterday afternoon at the St. Francis de Sales elementary school in West Philadelphia, Penn President Amy Gutmann, along with BBBS Chief Executive Officer Marlene Olshan and program supporter Greg Bentley, celebrated the 1,000th match made between Penn students and Littles in the program.

Inefficient elevators, clogged toilets and slow responses have been among the many things high rise residents have had to say about their housing experiences this semester. Although steps have been made since the High Rise Renovation Project began in 2004 to modernize the buildings, residents say they are still unhappy with the quality of facilities.

The Penn football team was barely past its mandatory 10-minute cool down when the post-mortems began. Al Bagnoli cast the Quakers' fifth straight title-less season as a case study in resolve - a true statement, but an incomplete one. It was also a disappointment, as any year that doesn't end with a ring should be for Penn.

For most parents, figuring out the 1040s, W-2s, W-4s and the other tax-related acronyms is hard enough, and that's before they even start the FAFSA, and then comes the EFC. But in increasing numbers of families, parents are also forced to climb a language barrier, often Spanish, to help their child apply to college.

Minutes after the clock had run out and George Mason's soccer team had rushed the field to celebrate, Omid Shokoufandeh still lay on the ground. The rest of the Quakers were shaking hands with their opponents, but Shokoufandeh couldn't get up. The senior did not move from the opposing penalty box - where he had done so much damage this season - and allowed the reality of his final collegiate game to sink in.

After two years of negotiations with the insurance provider Aetna, the human papillomavirus vaccine is now more affordable for students under the Penn Student Insurance Plan. The $140 shot will now cost $40 under a co-pay program for eligible women insured by PSIP.

I know very few people who entered college particularly comfortable with their religious identity. I knew - and still know - disillusioned atheists: people who felt trapped in the tradition they grew up with and some who were engaged in a particular faith but still wanted to go deeper.

Amira Fawcett is an Engineering senior from Houston, Texas. Her e-mail address is fawcett@dailypennsylvanian.com.

A fire at the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity house early this morning was caused by an electrical overload, according to the Division of Public Safety. The fraternity house, located at 4040 Walnut St., was evacuated at about 3:30 a.m. when brothers reported seeing smoke billowing from a second-floor bedroom.

For some Penn students, senior year is going out of style. Yael Landman, a third-year senior majoring in English and Jewish Studies, started her freshman year as part of the class of 2010. She will be graduating this May along with the class of 2009. Three-year college degrees are gaining attention in the academic world as students look to

For all the Penn students who have ever received Penn State gear as a graduation gift, Quakers basketball can be a source of retribution. Coming into tonight's matchup at the Palestra, Penn holds a commanding 31-12 edge over the school that has plagued its name recognition for so long.