Accused murderer Irina Malinovskaya allegedly falsified an e-mail from her ex-lover Robert Bondar, according to evidence presented for the first time yesterday. The document - for which she has been charged with attempted tampering with physical evidence - is the first major change in a case that has ended twice with hung juries.

With the number of homicides in Philadelphia inching past 300, police and community officials are now calling on black males in the city to curb violent crime. Last week, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson and civic leaders called for 10,000 men to sign up Oct.

A man was robbed at gunpoint this Saturday after entering a cab on the 4000 block of Walnut Street, according to the Philadelphia Police Department and Division of Public Safety officials. The victim, a 19-year-old male unaffiliated with the University, reported that he entered a cab at about 2:30 a.

The Undergraduate Assembly meeting on Sunday night focused more on general student-body interests and less on internal affairs for the first time this year. Issues included improving the add/drop period and New Student Orientation, distributing free national newspapers to students and better management of campus security.

Former Economics graduate student and convicted sex offender Kurt Mitman has been granted parole and may be allowed to resume classes at Penn, state and University officials said yesterday.

From the happy pinks and greens of Lilly Pulitzer to the earth-toned evening dresses of Nicole Miller and the furs and sunglasses of Zinman, the runway at last evening's 14th annual Philadelphia Phasion Phest portrayed many unique areas of fashion. The Phasion Phest, held this year at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel in Center City, displayed upscale fall trends for both men and women from various retailers and salons.

West Philadelphia resident Latisha Turnage needed help. At 26, she had no job, no house, no education and no prospects. Her mother Tracy told her to go to a small office building at 61st Street and Osage Avenue, the local home of National Student Partnerships .

The topic of Friday afternoon's seminar was ovarian cancer, but at the heart was an interest in improving women's knowledge of their health. The seminar was the first in a series hosted by the Women's Resource Center, which for the last year has offered health services and programs designed specifically for women at Pennsylvania Hospital, part of the University Health System.

A specialized focus on diversified investments and international markets has helped the University's endowment swell to $6.6 billion, a figure that was announced at last Thursday's Board of Trustees meeting.

West Philadelphia High School's rap sheet last spring included threats to teachers, assaults on at least 18 faculty members and fires set in the hallways. So it may not be a surprise that, once again, West Philadelphia High has landed on the annual list of Pennsylvania's "persistently dangerous" schools, joining 11 other Philadelphia schools and giving pause for concern among Penn officials.

Golden ornaments and semi-precious stones fill the second-floor Dietrich Gallery at the University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, where the "River of Gold: Precolumbian Treasures from Sitio Conte" exhibit is now on display.

Drexel University is set to seriously spruce up its library -and through a Web site, nonetheless. After receiving a grant of over $600,000 this month, Drexel has announced that it will turn the Internet Public Library - currently the largest free online collection and reference service accessible to anyone with the Internet - into an even more comprehensive online learning community.

As Penn's Alex Fairman jumped for the ball around midfield in the second half, he received a jarring blow to his stomach from a Lehigh player, leaving him lying on the field gasping for breath. It was just that kind of soccer game at Rhodes Field Saturday, where Penn tied Lehigh 1-1.

Greek leaders at Penn are trying to make sorority life a bit less expensive. This semester, the Panhellenic Council, which oversees all sororities on campus, is offering two $200 scholarships to sorority members who joined a chapter last year. Next semester, anyone who is interested in rushing a sorority will be eligible to apply for the dues scholarship.

WILMINGTON, Del. - Wharton undergraduate Irina Malinovskaya was outside the apartment where Irina Zlotnikov was bludgeoned to death but did not enter the building, Malinovskaya admitted in a taped police interrogation shown in court Friday. In an interview with Det.

The creativity behind the posters, chalking and flyers of this semester's freshmen student-government campaigns is certainly turning heads across campus.

The recently restructured graduate student government is raring to get its constituents more connected to Penn. The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly has emerged from a major organizational makeover and is now eager to promote interdisciplinary cooperation among all 10 graduate schools represented by GAPSA and to spearhead new campus initiatives.