There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but there is such a thing as free admission. At least at Penn's Institute of Contemporary Art, that is, where a donation from '88 Wharton alumnus Glenn Fuhrman will eliminate admission costs for the next five years, beginning July 1.

A casual passerby may have been confused if he witnessed the baseball game at Meiklejohn Stadium on Friday. Both teams wore jerseys identifying themselves as Penn and none of the athletes looked quite old enough to go to the school. And that's beside the fact that the only colleges still playing NCAA baseball at the time were the national tournament semifinalists.

The Kelly Writers House announced the 2008-2009 House Fellows last week. Robert Coover, Joan Didion and Mary Gordon will visit the Writers House in spring 2009 to speak to Writing House Fellows seminar students - who prepare for fellows' arrival by reading their works over a month before they arrive - and deliver readings to students.

After spending all day last Thursday in committee meetings that covered everything from budget and finance to student life, the University Board of Trustees spent their evening relaxing at a cocktail reception and dinner with Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter in Irvine Auditorium.

If robots really are the way of the future, then Penn is lucky to have Professor Robert Ghrist on board for next semester. Ghrist, an applied mathematician who specializes in topology - the study of abstract spaces and shapes - was recently appointed as the Andrea Mitchell University Professor and the seventh Penn Integrates Knowledge faculty member.

Philadelphia Police have arrested two suspects in relation to a fatal shooting that took place early Sunday morning on the 3900 block of Market St. Tyree Musier and Jonte Slater, both 22, were arrested Sunday afternoon and charged with murder and related charges, Philadelphia Police Sgt.

It may not be the national championship she coveted, but women's lacrosse goalie Sarah Waxman will take this award just the same. For the second consecutive season, Waxman was named the C. Markland Kelly Goalie of the Year by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association.

Only a few months after winning its first Ivy League title in 20 years, the Cornell men's basketball coaches are not standing pat. They're working to insure that the team stays stronger for longer and, having added Univeristy of Massachusetts transfer Max Groebe according to The Cornell Basketball Blog, the staff just took a big leap in the right direction.

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Just when it seemed there was no hope left for Wireless Philadelphia and its plans for digital inclusion, a group of local investors announced an agreement with Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, City Councilman Bill Green and Wireless Philadelphia on Tuesday to take over operations of Philadelphia's Wireless Initiative.

Though a few students may have skeletons in their closets, someone seems to have left one behind this summer. A Campus Apartments manager discovered what he believed might be a human skull in an apartment at 249 S. 49th St. at about 1:30 p.m. Monday afternoon, according to Officer Jillian Russell.

Late May might be the time for students to rest and relax at an exotic vacation spot before they start their summer jobs or internships. For the field hockey team, late May was the time to go away as well. But its trip was anything but R&R.; The Quakers traveled to Argentina to train with the country's national team and to play club teams.

Whether you own your own or are just renting one for the day, hybrid cars are all the rage this summer. Ever-rising gas prices mean that more people are choosing to rent rather than maintain vehicles of their own. To keep up with this increase in membership, car-sharing companies are looking to add extra vehicles to their systems - particularly those that are environmentally friendly.

Filming of the movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen took place on campus last weekend, drawing large crowds of passersby struck by the Hollywood scene and hoping to catch a glimpse of the film's director Michael Bay and star actor Shia LeBeouf. "This is the first big studio motion picture that's been filmed on campus proper," said University spokeswoman Phyllis Holtzman.

Smoke 'em if you got 'em, because in three months you'll be out of luck. Last Friday, Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell signed into law the Clean Indoor Air Act, which will prohibit smoking in most public places, such as restaurants, workplaces and certain parts of casino floors.

Eric Furda, Penn's incoming Dean of Admissions, recently made two senior appointments to the admissions office. Furda appointed Quenby Jackson Mott the vice dean and director of Undergraduate admissions and David Phillips the vice dean of admissions and director of information and management systems.

As go the Philadelphia suburbs, so goes Pennsylvania - or at least, that's what presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama seems to believe. With a town hall meeting held at Radnor Middle School in Wayne last Saturday, Obama signaled his dedication to winning not only the heavily-Democratic city of Philadelphia over presumptive Republican nominee John McCain, but the surrounding counties as well.