At a school like Penn, coming from Michigan isn't anything special. But for a women's lacrosse player, claiming the Great Lake State as home is a rarity. Junior midfielder Allison Ambrozy comes from Grosse Point, Mich. Ambrozy is one of only two players not from the Mid-Atlantic or New England, and the only member of this year's squad from west of the Appalachians.

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Last week, Leo Saavedra was all set for the grand opening of Tacos Don Memos, his Mexican food truck on 38th and Walnut streets. Then the snow came, the city failed to remove it quickly, and Saavedra's plans had to change. "They must do something about the snow," Saavedra said as his truck opened this week, still surrounded by ice.

Should there be people allowed to determine whose lives are worth living? Is it up to any person to decide when someone else should die? According to Wesley Smith, a noted anti-euthanasia activist and popular bioethics writer, the answer to both questions is "no.

The senior class is distinguishing itself as a serious monetary powerhouse on campus. With graduation still months away, the senior class gift drive has already broken the record for fundraising with $59,302. This class also already boasts the highest number of Benjamin Franklin Society donors - students who give $250 or more.

Campus development and sustainability are high on the agenda as the University's top governing body convenes today for its annual winter meeting. The University Board of Trustees, which consists of about 55 prominent alumni and professionals who have the final say in major hiring and budget decisions at the University, meets three times each year to discuss major issues and projects at Penn.

Joanne Tong is a Wharton junior from Manila, Philippines. Her e-mail address is tong@dailypennsylvanian.com.

As temperatures rise and snow melts into puddles, University officials can breathe a sigh of relief. Last week's snowfall created a mess on campus that is now starting to fade away. It also caused several universities in the Northeast to close for the day - but Penn students and staff trudged along Locust Walk throughout the season's biggest storm thus far.

If you think having a men's hockey team in addition to men's basketball would get you a full dose of both sports, you might be surprised. At Dartmouth, which has both, fans don't get to see the best of both worlds. The Quakers will head up to Hanover, N.

Let's talk about the mid-range jumper. The what? The mid-range jumper. Never heard of it. No? Well, do I have news for you. The so-called lost art has been found and will be on traveling exhibition for the rest of the season at gyms around the Ivy League.

HUP's lack of office space forces women to go to clinics for abortions and denies doctors a valuable learning experience.

Thanks to Penn's follow-through on promoting interdisciplinary education, Marx and Nietzsche are making a comeback.

Twenty years ago, The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program started with a simple premise - offer up-and-coming artists new canvas space, and they would transform the city's struggling neighborhoods. Now, murals from South Philly to the Benjamin Franklin Bridge have been credited as a key part of the city's revival.

Theft Feb. 15 - Zachary Galen, 23 and unaffiliated with the University, was arrested at about 5:05 p.m. after he allegedly removed items from the Penn Bookstore, located at the intersection of 36th and Walnut streets. Feb. 15 - A complainant unaffiliated with the University reported that a laptop worth about $1,900 was removed from an unsecured conference room at 3535 Market St.

Brian Voelker doesn't expect a lot of his senior captain, David Cornbrooks. Even though the team lost its top three scorers from last year (Cornbrooks was fourth), Voelker, in his fifth year coaching Penn lacrosse, doesn't want him to step up and shoulder the burden.

Jerin Smith could be playing for the Vanderbilt Commodores, the 12th-ranked school in the nation. Or she could have joined Texas A&M;, Texas Tech or Texas, all in the top 50. Erin Power was heavily recruited by her mom's alma mater, Marquette, currently No.

Last year, perhaps Penn's biggest weakness was zone defenses. This trend, which was largely started by then-Brown and current Quakers coach Glen Miller, continued early in this season. But lately, the Quakers have had some more success against the zone. In their 83-71 win Saturday night over Cornell, Penn had 40 offensive possessions against the Big Red's various zone defenses and scored 34 points.