Schools across the country might be under fire due to unethical agreements with credit-card companies, but it looks like Penn is in the clear.

There are 28 new sheriffs in town. Drexel University has recently begun the process of building a campus police department, which will be similar to Penn Police. This decision comes at a time when the university is growing and the needs of the community are changing, officials said.

Yesterday a judge ordered the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania to provide crucial evidence to lawyers for the estate of Tony Grier, the man who died after receiving a pair of cancerous lungs at HUP two years ago. Pennsylvania Eastern District Court judge Barclay Surrick told HUP's defense attorneys to send the plaintiff films of X-rays.

"Humor," said bell hooks to the crowd of 500 gathered in Houston Hall last night, "is very important when dealing with difference." hooks, a distinguished professor in residence at Berea College and the author of more than 40 books, encouraged students to scrutinize the boundaries of intellect through honest examinations of their own voices.

Next year, along with calculus and psychology, some Yale University students will have the opportunity to learn about globalization from former British prime minister Tony Blair. Blair, appointed to the school's Howland Distinguished Fellowship, will lead a seminar on faith and globalization.

Three of Penn's chefs will be moving from the dining halls to the kitchens of Beijing, where they will be cooking for athletes and media at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Despite the hype surrounding this week's announcement of hip-hop fling performers Ludacris and Gym Class Heroes, some Philadelphia community members are still loyal to the classical greats. This weekend marks the middle of Bach Festival Week 2008, which was organized by a University of Pennsylvania alumnus to honor classical composer Johann Sebastian Bach.

Tracy McIntosh, the former Penn neurology professor who was resentenced last month for a 2002 sexual assault, is now challenging his new sentence. Joel Trigiani, McIntosh's lawyer, had stated an intent to appeal the new sentence of 3 « to seven years in prison and he followed through with that appeal on March 20.

Changing demographics in the near future may result in a decrease in the number of students applying to colleges nationwide. However, this may not necessarily translate into a decrease in Penn's application numbers or an increase in the University's acceptance rate.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Columbia University both recently announced expanded financial-aid programs for undergraduates, following in the footsteps of many of their peer institutions, including Penn. On March 7, MIT announced that it was eliminating tuition for all students whose families earn less than $75,000 per year.

Rain set the tone for the demonstration on Locust Walk yesterday to mark the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war. Activists mourned the loss of those who died in the war and protested the policies of the "misinformation" dispelled by the current administration, attendees said.

In addition to teaching foundational concepts in class, certain Nursing professors are able to add real-life practical examples to lecture. These professors are called Nursing clinician educators, Nursing faculty who work in clinical settings in addition to teaching and conducting research.

Penn scientists at the School of Veterinary Medicine recently discovered a protein that slows the spread of the Ebola virus. The protein, ISG15, inhibits the spread of the virus to other cells. This discovery - which explains a way to slow the progression of the disease - has raised hopes for the eventual development of a treatment for Ebola, which has a mortality rate of up to 90 percent.

Jordan Grossman is willing to put himself into pretty much any situation if it will benefit the Barack Obama campaign. In South Carolina, the College senior went door-to-door in an impoverished neighborhood. When a car full of young men stopped next to him, glared at him and asked, "Who are you with?" Grossman enthusiastically offered that he was with Obama, going on to convince them to vote in the state's primary the next day.

While the current job market is competitive enough as is, it only gets worse for a good percentage of Penn's international student population. With many students waiting to hear back from prospective employers about summer internship offers, international students have another worry to add to their list - immigration issues.

First-year MBA student Sara Tenenbein hates carrying her purse. "I used to clip things into my bra," she said. And according to research conducted by her Wharton Business Plan Competition team called SCM Inc., a lot of women agree that having to carry something is annoying - especially when taking part in physical activities like dancing at a club.