Next time students stroll down Hamilton Walk, they will pass a piece of architectural history. The Alfred Newton Richards Medical Research Laboratory and the adjacent David Goddard Laboratories were designated a National Historic Landmark two weeks ago by U.

Why are white people obsessed with girls with bangs? What's the deal with ugly sweater parties? Christian Lander has the answers. Lander, the best-selling author of the book Stuff White People Like: The Definitive Guide to the Taste of Millions and creator ofProxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0 he famous blog by the same name, is scheduled to discuss his book at a signing at the Penn Boo

Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence yesterday - except this time, it wasn't addressed to England. A protestor dressed in colonial garb read aloud from "The Declaration of these Citizens of Philadelphia of our Independence from Casinos" as part of Casino-Free Philadelphia's kickoff event.

I've been to enough Penn sporting events, you see, to develop a little theory about the attendance figures provided in the average box score. They're bogus, baseless, pulled from thin air. What seems to me a quarter-full turnout at the 8,700-seat Palestra looks more like 5,000 to them.

God is in the trenches, or at least that's where Dr. David Gilman Romano is looking. Romano, senior research scientist at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, delivered an hour-long lecture last night describing the progress of his ongoing excavation of Mt.

Saint Joseph's coach Phil Martelli had a lot to say after the Hawks' victory over Penn last Saturday. What was the first thing on his mind? "First, I want to acknowledge the crowd on both sides," he said. "It gives you chills, Saturday night at the Palestra.

In an effort to bring low-income students to selective universities like Penn, the QuestBridge National College Match program is helping 260 of the nation's brightest high school seniors pay for their college education. QuestBridge awards match scholars a full, four-year scholarship to any of their 26 partner schools.

Philip Florio is the Newman Center's new chaplain-director. He is the first Jesuit to hold the position, according to the Penn Almanac. Florio, who started in the position Jan. 15, succeeded Charles Zlock for the position. As chaplain-director, Florio will also serve as an assistant pastor at Saints Agatha and James Church on 38th and Chestnut streets.

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Remember back to the days when you were a kid and your neighbor was always getting the latest and greatest toys. He got the Sega and then the PlayStation and then GameCube. And you still had that original SuperNintendo that's been around forever. Sure, it's a classic, but c'mon, who doesn't want a controller that vibrates in their hands? Well, the Ivy League has been like that deprived child for years.

With no new business at its second meeting of the semester, the Undergraduate Assembly held a check-in with committee heads to settle affairs before the semester becomes too hectic. College Sophomore and UA Representative Grant Dubler did, however, bring up a timely housing issue, since deadlines for on-campus housing applications have begun to loom.

Any team looking to get an Ivy League Championship this year has to go through one major obstacle to get there - a Big Red obstacle. After running the table in the Ivies last year, Cornell returns to defend its title with four starters and seven of its top eight scorers back.

Once again, Penn sorority girls have new big sisters. On Sunday, the 108th Panhellenic Council officially passed the reins onto a new group of women in an "emotional" ceremony known as the Circle of Sisters. Meyerson Hall came to life as hundreds of new sorority members cheered in support of the recently-elected Panhel board.

Somewhere between The Canterbury Tales and The Merchant of Venice in Van Pelt Library, Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck are making an appearance in comic book form. Mickey and Donald were featured in some of 1975 alumnus Steve Rothman's favorite comics when he was growing up and make up some of the 22,000 comic books and graphic novels he donated to Van Pelt's Special Collections Library.

Say what you want about Tommy Amaker. Just don't say he doesn't win. In just its second year under Amaker, the historically derelict Harvard appears to be reviving. The Crimson (9-7, 1-1 Ivy) put up a better-than-expected performance in Ivy League play last year, and started the 2008-09 season with a head-turning non-conference performance.

Change is the hot word nowadays. But what about fairness? In a mad rush to dole out carrots, it's easy to forget the importance of the stick. That's why I'm not sure conference tournaments are such a good idea - in any sport, in any league, including Ivy League lacrosse, one of the conference's shining beacons of success amid a sea of backsliding mediocrity.

Study-abroad choice punishes To the Editor: As a University alumnus and the parent of two University of Pennsylvania graduates who benefitted from study abroad during their time at Penn, it is distressing to read that the University was among a small handful of schools that have suspended their study abroad programs in Israel.