One year ago today, Penn students packed into Houston Hall and huddled in the cold on the National Mall to watch Barack Obama’s inauguration as the 44th President of the United States.

Despite talk of fare hikes, SEPTA is still far from making any decisions.

Having won 13 of its past 14 games, Cornell has climbed skyward in several major NCAA polls.

Sunday night, the Undergraduate Assembly’s first meeting of the semester had a full agenda, which included the Division of Public Safety’s response to Friday’s shooting at the Bridge Cinema de Lux, life after study abroad and the Social Planning and Events Committee’s budget.

The Quakers seem confident that their recent success will carry into tonight’s game against La Salle at the Palestra.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission — a government organization that oversees use of nuclear technologies — received a letter Jan. 15 on behalf of the VA, taking responsibility for eight safety citations from the NRC.

Business Services and Penn Athletics have jointly switched Penn’s soda provider from Pepsi to Coke in all athletic venues and dining locations, according to Business Services Director of Communications and External Relations Barbara Lea-Kruger.

Not only is the match at the Levy Pavilion the Quakers’ first of the regular season, it will also be the first test for Penn’s all-new coaching staff.

Monday night, Penn Dems made the most of campaigning technology to support Democrat Martha Coakley in a special election to fill the late Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy’s seat. With 89 percent of ballots counted, Brown receieved 52 percent of the vote to Coakley’s 47 percent, according to CNN.

Rabbi Chaim Potok, the author of the best-selling novel The Chosen, bequeathed his personal papers to Penn upon his death in 2002.

A 15-minute malfunction caused the necessary shut-down of “the University’s financial, research and student online services,” according to a statement issued by the Provider Desk.

Penn Museum Digital Media Director Amy Ellsworth recently created an in-depth blog about her experiences in the Laotian city of Luang Prabang — an area whose prehistory has never been examined by modern archaeology.

Susan Finkelstein — the woman who allegedly offered to trade sex with an undercover police officer for Phillies World Series tickets — and her lawyer are challenging the decision for the case to go to trial.

George Weiss — a Penn alum, trustee and chair of the Making History Campaign — donated $20 million to endow four new professorships in the Penn Integrates Knowledge program.

The men’s squash team is winning at just the right time. With four more matches before championships, the Quakers’ road wins against Williams College, 5-4, and Amherst, 9-0, Saturday should provide the momentum the team needs for a strong end to the season.

Last year, Penn’s women swimming team dominated Dartmouth yet were narrowly edged by Yale. In this year’s edition of the tri-team event, however, only half the script remained the same.