The Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships recently experienced staffing changes after three employees, including former director Arthur Casciato, left over the summer. In August, Casciato joined Rutgers University, where he is now the director of external fellowships and post-graduate guidance.

It's hard to believe that the 10 etiquette-conscious members of this Management 100 team are most likely the future Donald Trumps of the world.

WILMINGTON, Del. - Robert Bondar, the ex-lover of accused murderess Irina Malinovskaya, took the stand yesterday, testifying that she became obsessed with him and threatened to hurt herself when he tried to end their relationship. Malinovskaya is two days into her third trial for allegedly bludgeoning to death Bondar's then-girlfriend, Temple graduate student Irina Zlotnikov, in his Delaware apartment in December 2004.

The Undergraduate Assembly traveled cross-campus to Hill College House on Sunday night to hold its weekly meeting. The meeting, held at the mostly freshmen dorm in an effort to publicize the UA to first-year students, attracted student government newcomers and potential UA candidates.

When College sophomore Julianne LeGierse lost her dorm key five times last year, it cost her several hundred dollars and days of waiting to get replacements from Facilities Services. Julianne's then-roommate, College sophomore Alyssa Mendoza, pursued an alternative route: She visited the West Philadelphia Locksmith and bought a duplicate.

What do you get when a money-grubbing Jew, a cow-loving Hindu and a polytheistic Catholic walk into Huntsman Hall? An event that breaks down common religious barriers. Last night's introductory meeting of Programs in Religious and Interfaith and Spirituality Matters featured a heated discussion about religious stereotypes to kick off the organization's second year.

Gary DeVercelly just wanted to join Phi Kappa Tau. And for that desire, he paid the ultimate price. The 18-year-old from Long Beach, Calif., died in late March after a pledging ritual at the Rider University fraternity. DeVercelly, authorities said, had a blood alcohol content of 0.

Thomas Robertson's resume spans positions at several business schools stretching from Los Angeles to London. But Robertson, no stranger to Penn after he taught Marketing here 13 years ago, is settling in to a new office in Steinberg-Dietrich Hall.

Although Penn has had its fair share of hazing incidents in past years, Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs Directory Scott Reikofski said he's confident that his office has responded to each one appropriately, always conducting "a full investigation" and working with alumni and national chapter representatives when necessary.

The office of a West Philadelphia state representative was targeted by arsonists early Friday morning, an attack that officials say resulted from the politician's efforts to clean up the area. Police say that at about 4:05 a.m. Friday, an unknown person broke a plate-glass window on the side of state rep.

Freshmen interested in rushing a fraternity next semester may be able to do more than get their name etched onto another paddle. When Sigma Pi comes back to campus next month, they could end up as a founding father. Sigma Pi, which was first established at Penn in 1909, will have two expansion consultants on campus from Oct.

An alleged backroom deal has complicated the resentencing of former Neurosurgery professor Tracy McIntosh and has raised questions about the role and propriety of such agreements.

While Penn's $6 billion endowment may not be as huge as those of financial giants Harvard and Yale universities, it's safe to say that the University is doing its best to catch up. With the data on returns on Penn's endowment investments for the fiscal year to be released later this week, The Daily Pennsylvanian sat down with the woman behind the numbers, Chief Investments Officer Kristin Gilbertson.

One university's tactics toward improving women's safety have shown the benefits of doing your own research. Worried about the violence against women on campus, the University of Kentucky engaged in a campus-specific "Women's Safety Study," beginning in 2004.

Pope Benedict XVI may come to Philadelphia next April, according to a report from the Catholic News Service. A Vatican spokesman had said earlier this year that the pope was planning a trip to the United Nations and New York City in 2008, likely in April.

When College sophomore Anne Ryan died from meningitis last Sunday, she left behind a legacy as a model of two kinds. First, as a girl whose striking beauty didn't stop at the surface, and second, as a scholar whose passions for learning and life made her an ideal student, her friends at Penn say.

Prosecutors continue efforts to send former Penn professor Tracy McIntosh to prison, but McIntosh's lawyers now argue that a previous backroom deal proposed by the case's former prosecutor should keep him from serving time.