Cheers and jeers for the semester

Not again. For the second straight year, the Penn men's tennis team went into its final weekend needing two victories to secure an outright Ivy League title. And for the second straight year, the Quakers came up short. After defeating Cornell 6-1 at home Friday to put the team one win away from grabbing its first outright title in 36 years, Penn lost at Columbia 4-2, meaning the Quakers will have to share the crown for the second straight year, this time with the Lions.

Alicia Puglionesi is a College sophomore from Haverton, Pa. Her e-mail address is pulgionesi@sas.upenn.edu.

After being elected last week as the next Undergraduate Assembly chairman, College junior Jason Karsh sat down with The Daily Pennsylvanian to discuss life at the UA, goals for the year and girls with the new big man on campus. Daily Pennsylvanian: How did you get your start on the UA? Jason Karsh: I went on the Pennacle pre-orientation program and . was convinced by some juniors and seniors to . give the UA a shot freshman year.

The ice water felt good. Coaches Mike Dowd and Sara Schiffman and senior co-captain Ashley Lostritto got the celebratory bath on Saturday as the women's tennis team beat Columbia 7-0 to cap a perfect Ivy League season. As the music blared and his players celebrated, a wet coach Dowd described the mood: "It's a tremendous feeling," he said.

The nurse was sticking the fourth needle into my arm when it finally hit me - I'm going to Africa this summer.

Having clinched the Ivy title and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament last Wednesday against Princeton, the women lacrosse team's 12-4 win over Brown on Sunday may have seemed like icing on the cake. But the No. 3 Quakers (13-1, 7-0 Ivy) knew they still had a lot to play for.

When it comes to college admissions, high schools cannot regulate student choices in order to lessen competition.

Bill Green, a Democratic candidate for Philadelphia City Council at-large, said that, if elected, he will refuse the public-funded car each council member receives, according to a press release. On Sunday, Green recognized Earth Day by calling for a change in the way the city, and especially city leaders, address environmental issues.

Theft Apr. 18 - A female student, 18, reported that she left her laptop unattended in the bathroom at Houston Hall at about 9:00 p.m. and returned to find it had been stolen. Apr. 18 - A male student, 27, reported that his bicycle, which was secured by a wire lock, was taken from the Leidy Laboratory, located at 3740 Hamilton Walk, at about 5:10 p.

Rising murder rate, poverty problems among problems next mayor will face during term

AlliedBarton security guards have just received sick days, but some say Penn's plan is not enough.

Mandatory acculturation programs are needed to better acquaint students with all that Philadelphia has to offer.

A lot is made of the NFL Draft - TV coverage started the day after the Super Bowl, and Mel Kiper has had his four-round mock drafts up for some time. But for hundreds of players like undrafted free agent and former Yale quarterback Jeff Mroz, the year after the draft determines their future.

Although shocking and horrific, the Va. Tech tragedy also was a much-needed reminder of the capacity for human good.

The DP endorses Michael Nutter for mayor.

A last-minute switch of speakers yesterday in Stiteler Hall left audience members listening to Middle Eastern expert Jonathan Schanzer in place of renowned Middle Eastern affairs analyst Walid Phares. Phares, who had been slated to speak, became ill at the last minute.