Chi Omega has been under an internal investigation since last week regarding events that took place during pledging. "Chi Omega did experience some small issues and inappropriate behavior during their new-member education process by a couple of individuals," Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs director Scott Reikofski said.

Speed is one of the key factors that women's lacrosse coach Karin Brower hopes will help the Quakers outplay Temple today. And Ali DeLuca, a new face on the field, has already added significantly to that. "Ali had a fantastic first game," Brower said of the weekend's 12-4 win over Drexel.

Senior Kenny Yoo had played varsity baseball for the first three years of his college career. But this year, he decided to play for the club team instead. And Yoo is not alone in his decision - former varsity teammate and pitcher Wes Donehower has also elected to play club baseball this season.

Coach Cole's first season with Penn didn't yield great results. The team was 12-27 overall and 7-13 in the Ivies, though the record was less reflective of Cole than of the enormous transition the team was undergoing.

Few teams were better tailored for a novel than the 2005-06 Penn wrestling squad. Last year's contingent featured a new coach, Zeke Jones, and came within striking distance of an EIWA title. Oh yeah, it had a 2006 NCAA Champion, too. So G. Wayne Renneisen inadvertently stumbled on a gold mine when he decided to follow the team all year for his book.

Theft Feb. 17 - A male student reported that his camcorder, worth about $800, was stolen from a room inside Meyerson Hall at about 5:00 p.m. Feb. 17 - Michael Urquhart, 32, of the 700 block of Mayfair Street, allegedly took items without paying from the Wawa located at 3604 Chestnut St.

Students should take advantage of programs like Ruckus, which provide the same services as illegal downloading without the risk.

At Yale University, bright ideas don't necessarily require that much energy. Yale officials announced last week that energy consumption in its 20 undergraduate college houses has decreased by 17.3 percent since the 2004 academic year. Installing new technology in the dorms, as well as educating students about conservation, helped the dorms cut down energy usage, Yale's energy manager Thomas Downing said.

Despite 1,000 people dying every day in South Africa from AIDS, international response is moving at a snail's pace. Stephen Lewis, former UN ambassador, deputy executive director of UNICEF and special UN envoy for HIV/AIDS, spoke at yesterday's Penn Global Forum about both the many setbacks and achievements with regard to the disease and its spread throughout Africa.

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A preseason No. 13, the men's lacrosse team has since fallen from the rankings, despite a 10-6 win over Villanova Friday. But their home opener against Lehigh this evening will present a chance for the Quakers to break into the top 20 again. Although not ranked, Lehigh is coming off a big win, an 8-6 upset of No.

Saturday night in Hanover, there were moments I thought Glen Miller might need to be restrained by an assistant coach. It appeared as if he might commit a felony against an official. From my vantage point, Miller had a legitimate beef with these particular referees.

For the first time, Penn has chosen to take advantage of the free ad space given to all tournament participants by the CBS network and will air one of three 30-second spots that it has developed with the advertisement agency Red-Tettemer.

Women's basketball coach Pat Knapp is expecting five recruits in his team's Class of 2011, but he may be getting some help from an outside source. Lauren Dandrea, of Our Lady of Mercy Academy (N.J.), was admitted Early Decision and intends to play at Penn, despite apparently not being recruited.

In a 2006 season filled with disappointments, outfielder Joey Boaen was one of Penn's few consistent bright spots. Boaen, now a senior, led last year's squad in batting average (.349), home runs (4), and slugging percentage (.596). While last year proved to be his breakout season, 2006 was not kind to his team.

The recent incident at DePauw University gives sororities a bad name.

Without the surgery, her heart would stop. But Esther refused because it just wasn't kosher - literally. As an Orthodox Jew, Esther deemed a pig-valve replacement unkosher, and the world watched as everyone's favorite surgical interns scrambled to find an appropriate alternative.