The future of Wharton undergraduate Irina Malinovskaya still hangs in the balance as the jury failed to reach a verdict yesterday. Malinovskaya is charged with the murder of Temple University graduate student Irina Zlotnikov, the girlfriend of the accused's former boyfriend, Robert Bondar.

City officials seem to be giving the yellow light to development along the Schuylkill. Traffic congestion along and near the expressway is a major concern for the city, the Philadelphia Planning Commission said in a meeting last Tuesday in discussing the planned $400 million Cira Centre South development.

While students gain knowledge and skills from their professors in the classroom, they rarely have the opportunity to interact with them in a social setting. Last night, campus Greek organizations provided one such opportunity, hosting the second biannual Faculty Tea as part of Greek Week.

Nearly half of the attendees of last evening's Werner Herzog forum were turned away due to safety concerns. Packing the aisles, the back and the outside, 800 people from the University community and Philadelphia tried to cram into Meyerson Hall's auditorium 40 minutes before the event, entitled "Was the 20th Century a Mistake?" They missed work, visited Philadelphia for the day - anything for a chance see the popular German filmmaker.

WILMINGTON, Del. - During closing arguments yesterday, lawyers focused as much on Robert Bondar's integrity as on that of murder suspect Irina Malinovskaya. The Wharton undergraduate's defense lashed out at Bondar in its summary, saying he has become "a master of manipulating" the facts of the case and implying that his testimony about Malinovskaya's obsession with him was unreliable.

Last fall, College senior Jesse Benton was searching for housing. He realized he had two options: save money by living further away from campus, or splurge for a spacious apartment closer to school. Benton, like many other Penn students, decided the possible dent in his wallet was more important than added luxury, and he chose to live in an apartment near 42nd and Chestnut streets.

Greeted with both cheers and sneers, former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) addressed a divided audience at Steinhardt Hall yesterday afternoon, warning the crowd about the threat of radical Islam and opining on liberal professors.

She dreamed the dream as a Princeton undergraduate and drafted the plan during her senior year. A year later in 1989, Wendy Kopp was looking out at an audience of the first 489 recent college graduates who had signed up to be members of Teach for America, the national corps that would grow to pioneer the movement against educational inequity in the United States.

With products from Tiffany's, Sephora, Prada and Ann Taylor Loft all in one room, the MBA cafe in Huntsman Hall was transformed into a girl's paradise, if only for just one night. The second annual "Dress for Success" was held by Wharton Women last night, and though it was a perfect opportunity to let shopping therapy ease midterm stress, this silent auction had a more serious aim.

The 10 Wharton freshmen lounging around a cramped Huntsman Hall study room are barely recognizable from the quiet group that, less than one month ago, held a very polite Management 100 meeting in an empty classroom. Brief skirmishes over the prices of rentals have replaced apologies for interrupting each other's arguments, and debates about hanging large banners have overshadowed tangential conversations.

At Harrison College House, blank walls offer a world of opportunity. At least for students like College senior Shelby Prindaville who are being asked to liven up the building's interior with original art.

Amy Gutmann is slowly becoming a "world-class rock star." Sort of. Since the kickoff of Penn's $3.5 billion capital "Making History" campaign, news of the school's undertaking has appeared in a variety of publications, from The Philadelphia Inquirer to The Times of India.

University President Amy Gutmann, Provost Ron Daniels, faculty and student leaders met yesterday afternoon in Bodek Lounge for the year's second meeting of the University Council. The UC discussed issues relating to Penn's recently announced $3.5 billion capital campaign, PennConnects and the PennAlert security-notification system.

The inspiration for the title of yesterday's panel on the media and Islam? A Public Enemy track. "Don't Believe the Hype," hosted by Penn's Muslim Student Association as part of Islam Awareness Week, delved into common misrepresentations of Islam in Western media.

Philadelphia Runner, a local specialized running store located on 16th and Sansom streets, will open a second store next to the Inn at Penn in December. Manager Ross Martinson said the store will carry many of the same products as the Center City store, including running shoes and apparel.

Penn placed 12th among U.S. research institutions in the number of Fulbright Scholarships awarded by the State Department this year, according to a report released on Monday by the Institute of International Education. The report lists Penn as having earned 17 scholarships for study abroad out of a 108-person applicant pool.

Asian Pacific American Heritage Week organizers are implementing a work-hard, play-hard attitude toward this week's array of cultural awareness events. Monday night began with a mixed group of about 250 students at Houston Hall listening to music of hip-hop-based duet Blue Scholars and celebrating the diverse heritage of Asian Pacific Americans as part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Week.