When the Republican National Committee called Ashley Gunn out of the blue two weeks ago to speak at its convention, the Wharton junior said she was stunned. With young people getting more involved than ever in politics this election year, the Repu

After standing in line in 85-degree heat for several hours, Alex Roman was finally able to rest comfortably in her Radian apartment on Sunday night. Roman, a College sophomore, said she had "a horrible move in experience," a sentiment echoed by many others who moved into the new 14-story apartment complex at 39th and Walnut Streets.

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Pass by Nick and Kevin Unger on the street and you might think: "twins." After a few minutes of listening to their back-and-forth banter, you may be convinced. The two are brothers, not twins, but they've been nearly inseparable for the past 18 years. Growing up in Milwaukee, Wis.

The Delta Upsilon fraternity relocated its chapter house late this summer in response to University concerns that the property did not meet its standards for safety and quality of life. With Penn's assistance, the brothers moved from 4035 Walnut St. to a vacant University-owned site at 3829 Walnut St.

Gas prices aren't the only costs that are skyrocketing. Nationwide, the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicted that food prices would increase by 4.5 to 5.5 percent this year due to the rising cost of fuel and ethanol and unpredictable weather patterns in crop-growing nations.

The Philadelphia Police Department is adding to its arsenal of crime-fighting techniques. For the first time in the department's history a select group of officers will carry tasers on duty as part of a new public-safety initiative, the Philadelphia Crisis Intervention Team.

Freshmen are quickly learning the joys of free food and merchandise during NSO. Upperclassmen can now take part by grabbing a free notebook around campus. All By Students, a student-run notebook company founded in Chicago, will be partnering with Penn Student AProxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0 ncies to distribute 12,000Proxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age%3

Penn President Amy Gutmann welcomed what she called the "mighty class of 2012" to Penn yesterday evening by giving them the "license to take their first test flight" and asking them to "enjoy the view." The ceremony, held every year to officially introduce the freshman class to the University, wa

Alicia Puglionesi is a College senior from Havertown, Pa. Her e-mail address is puglionesi@dailypennsylvanian.com.

Philadelphia may be home to a few more founding fathers this year as a new fraternity arrives on campus. Phi Gamma Delta, also nicknamed FIJI or Phi Gam, was recently approved to restart its Beta chapter on campus. The fraternity, FIJI's second chapter, was colonized on Feb.

Philadelphia public schools reported significantly higher crime rates in 2007 than in previous years, but some say those statistics distort the actual environment in the schools. Penn officials and students who have worked in Philadelphia schools are worried that the latest round of statistics might deter potential me

The Joe Sandberg Era is officially over in the Penn backfield. But the mourning period is long over, and the first touch is less than three weeks away for the former all-Ivy running back's heir apparent. Or, perhaps more accurately, his heir apparents. Prior to preseason practices, sophomore Mike DiMaggio seemed like the sure successor - he performed more than admirably in Sandberg's place at the end of last season, taking home Ivy Rookie of the Week honors twice.

The reporter recounts her experiences at the Democratic and Republican conventions. DENVER - Last week, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama stood on a stage in a football stadium packed with more than 80,000 cheering supporters. Waving to the crowd were his wife and two daughters as confetti rained down and fireworks went off.

A daunting winter notwithstanding, Jonathan Goodman, a freshman in the College, left the beaches in San Diego last week for Penn's campus in West Philadelphia. Like Goodman, more California high-school seniProxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0 s than ever before are hoping to make the move

In just under two years, the pieces have finally fallen into place. On Aug. 31, residents of the Radian - a 14-story apartment building located at 39th and Walnut streets - will move into the new building. Though construction crews are still working on the building this week, students who will live in the Radian say they are excited about their new home.

By PAMELA ELLERMANN Staff Writer pelle@dailypennsylvanian.com A recent study has found that annual HIV infection rates are higher than originally anticipated. A report by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention revealed HIV incidence - the number of new infections that occur per year - to be 40 percent higher than first estimated for the year 2006.