Yesterday the University announced plans to renovate Du Bois House beginning in March. The updates will be completed by fall of this year. The renovation is part of the administration's continuing efforts to improve the 11 college houses and Sansom Place East and West.

PRINCETON, N.J., - Sydney Scott was growing irritated by Neha Kumar's uncanny shot-making ability. In the decisive fifth game, after yet another miraculous Kumar recovery, Scott thrust her racquet at the court in frustration at her 4-1 deficit. Although she did give up the next three points, instead of letting her anger get the best of her, the Penn junior rattled off eight straight points to cap off a captivating performance.

The Penn Women's Center, with the help of $1,200 donated last summer by the Trustees' Council of Penn Women, has begun a series of initiatives to help students, faculty and staff with young children. PWC is converting a first-floor office - previously a "nap room" - into a nursing room open to all community members.

Two years ago, the pair of then-freshmen Ekaterina Kosminskaya and Maria Anisimova were the first doubles team in Penn women's tennis history to qualify for the NCAA Championships. Last year, the two were not paired together, but this season, they will reunite and try to outdo their freshman selves.

Although it's just 1-0, the men's tennis team will play its last match of the season today against Temple - at least in the mind of coach Nik DeVore. "We won't even answer questions if guys start talking about future matches," DeVore explained. "It's almost like [any future] match doesn't exist.

Winners of the DP's monthly photo contest

Janice Dow is an College sophomore from Los Angeles. Her e-mail address is dow@dailypennsylvanian.com.

Fraternities and sororities pride themselves on being strong national organizations with traditions shared among every chapter on every campus. But Greek life at other colleges and universities can differ drastically from the atmosphere at Penn. Some Ivy League schools defer recruitment until sophomore year, some have many more students involved in Greek life - and some don't recognize it at all.

An "energetic, dogged newsman" will speak at the Kelly Writers House today, according to Philadelphia Inquirer columnist and Penn artist-in-residence Dick Polman. These words describe Polman's longtime colleague and current Deputy Managing Editor for News and Multimedia at The Philadelphia Inquirer Vernon Loeb.

Next time students stroll down Hamilton Walk, they will pass a piece of architectural history. The Alfred Newton Richards Medical Research Laboratory and the adjacent David Goddard Laboratories were designated a National Historic Landmark two weeks ago by U.

Claiborne Pell, the quirky former Rhode Island senator, died January 1st after a long battle with Parkinson's. While Penn students were not alive during most of his 36 years in office, many should recognize Pell's name from their financial-aid statement. And for good reason - he helped to pass legislation creating the Basic Educational Opportunity Grants, commonly referred to as Pell Grants, which provide direct aid to college students.

Robert Carpick is used to doing experiments in his lab, but he's about to become the guinea pig for a new program. The Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics professor is among an inaugural group of eight faculty recently selected for the Penn Fellows program.

While most people were paying attention to our new President, last week another tall, reform-minded public servant/basketball player moved from Chicago to Washington. On Jan. 21, Arne Duncan, the CEO of the Chicago Public Schools since 2001, became the Secretary of Education.

Life's not getting a whole lot easier for the men's squash team. Just four days after falling to the dynastic No. 1 Trinity squad, 9-0, the seventh-ranked Quakers travel to Princeton, N.J., tonight to face the Tigers. And though Penn (6-3, 1-2 Ivy) may not stand much of a chance of upsetting No.

Fractured tibia or not, senior co-captain Alisha Turner would not miss playing Princeton. Last year Turner battled through her match in the national championship against the Tigers while nursing that injury which she had sustained a few days before. "I guess I have a high pain threshold," Turner said.

Next time students stroll down Hamilton Walk, they will pass a piece of architectural history. The Alfred Newton Richards Medical Research Laboratory and the adjacent David Goddard Laboratories were designated a National Historic Landmark two weeks ago by U.