Daniel Schwartz is a College sophomore from Decatur, Ga. His e-mail address is schwartz@dailypennsylvanian.com.

Penn President Amy Gutmann received a 41-percent pay increase last year - a jump in compensation that makes her one of only a handful of college presidents who take in more than $1 million annually. Gutmann earned a total of $1,155,634 in the 2006-07 fiscal year, the latest year for which compensation figures are available.

It's a Monday afternoon in June, and the question at the Graduate Student Center is: "Are you ready for some football?" The answer is a resounding yes, given that here, "football" means soccer, and the match underway isn't a step towards the Super Bowl's Lombardi trophy - it's part of the quest for the title as champion of Euro Cup 2008.

Theft June 12 - A female unaffiliated with the University, 49, reported that an unknown suspect broke into her vehicle and removed a GPS device that was left in plain view in a parking lot located at 3900 Filbert St. at about 2 p.m. June 11 - A male unaffiliated with the University, 20, reported that an unknown suspect removed his temporary registration sticker from his vehicle on the 4200 block of Chestnut St.

Cornell triple-jumper Muhammad Halim won the NCAA Championships this weekend at Drake University. It is the second victory in as many years in the triple jump for a Big Red athlete, as '07 graduate Rayon Taylor won the title last year. Taylor competed as a graduate student for Florida State this year, but he lost to Halim's 54.

According to women's basketball coach Pat Knapp, the two key ingredients to having a successful season are pride in the program and a desire to win. It should be no surprise, then, that when a position opened up on his staff, he chose former Penn player and two-year American University assistant coach Amanda Kammes to fill it.

On the Philadelphia Police Department's Web site, a colored banner boasts the murder statistics for this calendar year: 145 murders in 2008 compared to 182 by the same time in 2007. Crime on Penn's campus reflected the same general trend. Violent crime decreased significantly - 41 percent - since last year, according to the Division of Public Safety.

Clark Park was one of six green spaces in Philadelphia to receive part of a $2 million grant, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter announced Saturday. The grant - half from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and half from the city of Philadelphia - was a result of requests from "very, very supportive neighborhood groups that are willing to make things happen," DCNR deputy press secretary Terry Brady said.

This fall, students will have yet another reason to stay glued to their Facebook page. In a new effort to better reach students, Blackboard, Inc. has created a Facebook application - already in use by over 400 universities - that alerts students about updates to their Blackboard accounts, Blackboard product director Greg Ritter said.

Penn's track and field teams battled through a season filled with record-breaking performances as well as setbacks. In the end, though there was to be no miraculous endings. The three Penn representatives at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Drake University were all unable to achieve their ultimate goals, with none earning All-America status.

By pushing legislation to preserve historic interiors, Councilman-at-Large Bill Green honors Philadelphia history.

A total of eight Ivy League baseball players were selected in the MLB draft, which took place last Thursday and Friday. It seemed like the Ivy League would have to wait until the second day for any players to move on, but the Boston Red Sox organization had its eyes on one Ivy Leaguer.

Two years ago, when then-Brown head coach Craig Robinson first signed at the Providence, R.I., school, he didn't cross too many borders to find his first assistant coach. He tabbed Jesse Agel, then an assistant at nearby Vermont. Now, when the Bears had to fill Robinson's shoes after he left for Oregon State April 7, they stayed even closer to home, moving right down the bench to promote Agel to head coach.

Former Wharton undergraduate Irina Malinovskaya pleaded no contest last Thursday to manslaughter charges in the death of Temple student Irina Zlotnikov, her ex-boyfriend's then-girlfriend, according to The Associated Press. She was sentenced to five years in jail with credit for time served by Delaware Superior Court President Judge James Vaughn and will be released in 10 months, said the AP.

Daniel Schwartz is a rising College junior from Decatur, Ga. His e-mail address is schwartz@dailypennsylvanian.com.

Theft June 5 - A male student, 21, reported that an unknown suspect removed his unattended bike from Pottruck Gym at about 9:30 a.m. June 5 - Henry Baczynski, 36, unaffiliated with the University, was arrested for attempting to leave Fresh Grocer, located at 4001 Walnut St.

The credit crunch hit a little closer to home for many Penn students this past month, as they opened letters from Student Financial Services informing them that their current lender had stopped issuing Stafford loans due to recent market instability. According to Student Financial Aid director Bill Schilling, about 6,600 Penn students had to switch lenders for the upcoming school year.