The prosecution argues that it was a fatal attraction. The defense calls this an empty argument. For three trials over the past two years, three different juries have slinked away from taking a unanimous stance. When it comes to Irina Malinovskaya, the Wharton undergrad charged with murdering her ex-boyfriend's girlfriend Irina Zlotnikov, the American justice system deems her not guilty by default - a result of three hung juries.

As Brian Grandieri was whisked away from the post-game press conference on Saturday, one thing was clear: This team is in serious trouble right now. The Quakers' 80-65 loss to Howard- yes, the same Howard that lost its first two games by a combined 109 points - prompted Grandieri to call out the rest of the team, questioning their effort level, desire and tenacity.

Penn men squashed by Red, Mustangs The men's squash team opened its season this Saturday in Ithaca, N.Y. with a doubleheader against Cornell and Western Ontario. The Quakers didn't get off to the start they hoped for, losing 5-4 to the Big Red and 7-2 to Western Ontario.

'Ok, people, we're going live, with simulated ammunition." So started my gun safety lesson last Wednesday at Philadelphia Archery & Gun Club in Southeast Philly. After last weeks's tragic crime, I was searching for anything that would make me feel safer on an increasingly dangerous campus.

Pat Knapp was in a bind Saturday night. His women's basketball team faced a Manhattan club that forced him to play a four-guard set - a configuration that ended in a 66-44 Quakers loss. With junior guard Kelly Scott still injured, he "really [didn't] have the guards we want[ed] in the lineup.

The University will implement a series of initiatives to supplement security on and around campus, officials announced in an e-mail to the University community late Thursday night.

Most Quakers fans arrived at the Palestra a few minutes after tipoff on Saturday. What a shame. They missed just about the only few minutes in which their team played well. After a 9-0 Penn run to start the game, Howard took complete control, outhustling and outshooting the Quakers in an 80-65 victory.

There's a new sheriff in town. Mayor-elect Michael Nutter announced Thursday that former Washington D.C. Police Chief Charles Ramsey will be Philadelphia's next police commissioner. Ramsey, a sometimes controversial media-savvy police chief, managed Washington, D.

The women's swimming team defeated Cornell 217-83, but fell to Princeton 113-184 in the home opener and the first meet of the Ivy season. Sophomore Melissa Gardel gave the Quakers (3-1, 1-1 Ivy) their first victory of the day, finishing on top in three-meter dive with 248.

It's not every day you come across a one-legged wrestler. But that's exactly what Quakers sophomore Rollie Peterkin faced in the finals of the 125-pound division at the Keystone Classic yesterday at the Palestra. Peterkin took down his opponent, Arizona State's Anthony Robles, in 1:13, earning one of two Penn championships on the day.

It took a while, but the Quakers that were expected to vie for the league title finally showed up. They scored early and often, while keeping Cornell off the scoreboard for 55 minutes, en route to a dominating 45-9 victory. "We just got whipped in all three facets of the game," Cornell coach Jim Knowles said.

I'm used to being the bearer of bad news. As a former ITA manager, I've delivered many copyright-violation notices to on-campus residents who were caught downloading and sharing copyrighted music and video. Most downloads do not result in lawsuits, but if the House of Representatives passes the College Opportunity and Affordability Act, colleges might lose eligibility for federal student financial aid if they fail to address illegal downloading on their campus networks.

What's on mega-entrepreneur Ted Leonsis' holiday wish list? It could be a company he has had his eye on, a fourth sports team, second stadium or a third motion picture. In his keynote address at the 11th annual Wharton Entrepreneurship Conference, themed "Confessions of an Entrepreneurial mind," Leonsis told his story to over 500 Wharton MBA students, undergraduates, venture capitalists and aspiring entrepreneurs.

He hadn't taken a kick in practice all season. So when coach Al Bagnoli called on Derek Zoch to kick the extra point after the Quakers' final touchdown on Saturday, the senior kicker was more than a little surprised to hear his name. "I was caught completely off guard," Zoch said.

Too lazy to make the trek to the library? There may be a solution on the horizon. Earlier this November, Yale University signed a contract with Microsoft to upload their entire library collection onto a search engine, which will allow students to access Yale's media and book collection- anywhere, anytime.

When Barbara Firestone met a child with autism during her freshman year in college, she discovered her true calling. "I was so struck by the fact that I couldn't reach out to him, but more struck by what that experience must have been like for him - to be isolated from the world," Firestone said at an event Friday evening to promote autism awareness, as well as her book, Autism Heroes: Portraits of Families Meeting the Challenge.

Harvey Rubin, director of Penn's Institute for Strategic Analysis and Response, has contributed to a five-point roadmap for increasing worldwide biosecurity, according to a University press release. A Consensus Statement of Priority Actions for the Promotion of Global Biosecurity presents recommendations - such as the development of an international database monitoring biological holdings and infectious disease patterns and the promotion of global compliance standards and law enforcement - in order to better prevent and respond to biological terrorism.