Total crime in the Penn patrol zone was 4 percent higher in February as compared with that month last year, Division of Public Safety officials said. Fifty-seven crimes occurred in February 2007, up from 54 in 2006. The year-to-date crime total for 2007 stands at 116; in January and February of 2006, 112 crimes were committed.

Easterly's analysis is a necessary reality check about the current model of aid.

For elderly West Philadelphia residents, two may not necessarily be better than one. In April, Living Independently For Elders, an all-inclusive health care program owned and operated by the School of Nursing, will move from their current two centers to a single new center that's double the size.

7Students of the beleaguered West Philadelphia High School arrested on Monday for disturbances. Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer

With the game scoreless, Penn started to move the ball up the court, lookin to take an early lead over its heavily-favored opponent. But just as freshman guard Darren Smith reached halfcourt, Texas A&M;'s Acie Law picked his pocket and dribbled the ball the other way, capping off the breakaway with a pretty finger roll to give the Aggies a lead that they would never come close to relinquishing.

The University's decision to bring James Baker to speak at this year's Commencement may be raising concerns among pro-Israel and Jewish students, but experts say that Baker's political and personal viewpoints should not have kept the University from inviting him.

Amid multiple eruptions of applause, criminal lawyer Alan Dershowitz kept hundreds of audience members on the edge of their seats last evening during his lecture, "Global Terrorism: The New World War." Dershowitz, also a Harvard law professor, spoke last night in the Zellerbach Theater for the fourth-annual Israel Awareness event.

Matt Valenti is hoping for history to repeat itself. The accomplished senior, a unanimous choice for Ivy League Wrestler of the Year, will attempt to defend his 133-pound crown later today when the Quakers begin Day One of the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Auburn Hills, Mich.

LEXINGTON, Ky. Two years ago, there would have been no "Sugarlips." The chorus of teammates would not be heckling Stephen Danley as he conducted an interview after the selection show. And Mark Zoller and Ibrahim Jaaber would not have been putting schoolgirls to shame with their giggling during the press conference.

Penn students may not exactly be descending upon Lexington in droves, but there's no doubt that they are still devoted to their Quakers. More than a few fans are making sure to catch the Red and Blue in action this afternoon against Texas A&M.; Students aren't letting anything get between them and a television at 3:10 p.

At a Quakers softball game, there is one thing to expect: lots of offense. In yesterday's doubleheader against Delaware, that was exactly what the crowd got. "When we had runners on, we were coming up with the clutch hit," coach Leslie King said. In both games the offense erupted in the sixth inning, which led to two comeback wins, 6-4 and 5-4.

As Becca Edwards walked off Franklin Field last night, she was greeted with a cardboard sign that read "Show them who's boss." Can't say she didn't listen. Edwards scored three goals to lead No. 16 Penn to a cathartic and surprisingly easy 13-6 romp over Delaware.

In a city covered with over 2,700 murals, Penn's walls remain strikingly blank. So earlier this year, City Planning professor Amy Hillier proposed painting a mural to honor W.E.B. DuBois by beautifying the west wall of the Kappa Sigma fraternity house. She received ambiguous responses from University officials, who are still deciding whether to paint what would be the first mural on campus.

While making a valid point, students can't let Easterly discourage their idealism.

In its home opener, pitching was the name of the game for the Penn baseball team in a 5-1 win over Temple. The Quakers (4-5) limited the Owls (4-10) to just one unearned run. Head coach John Cole used nine different pitchers to help notch the win. Freshman Reid Terry started and got the win, improving to 1-2.

Few people would guess that a Harvard professor and renowned physician would have much of a sense-of-humor - that is, until they meet Paul Farmer. From lightly asking permission from SAS Dean Rebecca Bushnell and College Dean Dennis DeTurck to telling anecdotes to remarking on a patient recovering from malnutrition having to do sit-ups after gaining back a lot of weight, Farmer infused his informative lecture with humour before a packed Irvine Auditorium yesterday afternoon.

LEXINGTON, Ky., March 14 - With Stephen Danley's status for today's game still up in the air, Quakers coach Glen Miller said yesterday he's "optimistic" about the big man's return to the lineup. Danley sat out the last 38 minutes of Penn's season finale at Princeton with a bad back and missed a good deal of practice leading up to today's NCAA Tournament game.