"Nutter Butters" sure had a good reason to get their groove on Tuesday night - even if their dance moves were a little awkward. Before a screaming crowd of around 300 of them at the Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel in Center City, former Councilman Michael Nutter declared victory in a contentious five-way Democratic primary that virtually guarantees him a spot as Philadelphia's next mayor.

Total crime in the Penn Police patrol zone this semester was up 1 percent compared to last year's spring semester, Division of Public Safety officials said. This spring, 256 crimes occurred, three more than last year's 253. Total crime for the month of April is down slightly, with 74 crimes last month compared to 75 during April 2006.

Montgomery County Judge Paul Tressler ruled on Monday to delay the trial from May 7 to November due to case-related evidence that is currently undergoing forensic analysis.

Former U.S. Cabinet member James Baker will deliver the keynote address at the University's 251st Commencement ceremony on Monday.

The mother of a female student was robbed of her purse by three juveniles last Friday near the intersection of 36th Street and Locust Walk, Division of Public Safety officials said. The mother, her husband and the student were sitting on a bench on Locust Walk at about 8:55 p.

Philadelphia's political elite have largely written off Penn students' influence on the upcoming city elections - and they may be right, at least if past elections are any indication. An analysis of voter turnout in the 27th Ward, the section of the city that includes students who live on campus, shows that Penn students turn out in exceedingly low numbers for elections similar to the one next week.

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

The Undergraduate Assembly released its end of the year report yesterday, detailing projects both near- and farsighted. But the bulk of UA's work this year has involved projects that are so far unseen because they will not affect the student body until this fall.

During reading days, typical Penn attire can range from shabby pajamas and sweats to swanky suits and evening gowns. Although the University bills reading period as a time for studying, it is also during these three days that many Penn student groups, especially fraternities and sororities, schedule year-end formal events.

A sea of red and white juniors chased each other for a bite of styrofoam hat, devoured barbecued meats and, as per the 76-year-old tradition, celebrated their official passage into seniordom last Friday.

The School of Veterinary Medicine announced on Monday that it is launching a new award. The Penn Vet World Leadership in Animal Health Award "has been designed to recognize innovation, creativity and leadership in the veterinary profession anywhere in the world," according to a press release.

Instant messaging is no longer just a tool for procrastination. Thanks to Microsoft's new "i'm" initiative, students's chats can help a good cause. Each time a user begins a chat with the "i'm" program, which uses Windows Live Messenger, Microsoft will donate a percentage of its advertising revenue to a non-profit organization of the user's choice.

Penn's Lubavitch House, along with Drexel University's Hillel program, will sponsor a memorial for Virginia Tech professor Liviu Librescu on April 26. Librescu, 76, was killed last Monday, April 16, during a shooting rampage on Virginia Tech's campus that left 33 dead and 24 wounded.

Sayre High School's new health center won't be your normal high-school nurse's office Officials broke ground late last month on a new $1.2 million health center at Sayre, located at 58th and Walnut streets, saying the new building will be a boon for both Sayre students and the West Philadelphia community.

When picking out classes for next semester, students now have a wider range of writing-based classes to choose from. In the Critical Writing department, the number of non-fiction and journalistic writing classes has grown to 10 for the fall semester. Students still won't be able to major in creative writing or print journalism, but at least the classes are a little more accessible than at other universities.

The Penn student who appeared on Jeopardy! College Championship in 2007. Who is Kaitlin Welborn? The College sophomore will vie for $100,000 as part of the Jeopardy! College Championship, airing from April 30 through May 11. Welborn traveled to the University of Southern California last weekend to compete against 14 other college students from universities around the country, including Harvard, Yale and Stanford universities.

Undergraduates looking for cheap housing near campus don't need to worry about the effect that the opening of Domus will have on rental prices, according to real estate experts and local officials. Domus, the eight-story luxury apartment complex located at 34th and Chestnut streets, will open for rent in June, bringing to the market 290 new, high-end apartments targeted toward faculty, staff and graduate students.