Last week's discovery that an employee at the Au Bon Pain in Huntsman Hall is wanted in connection with a Southwest Philadelphia homicide and was previously convicted for attempted murder will coincide with the expanded use of background checks for applicants at Penn Business Services' contracted vendors.

Looks like it's out with the old - and out with the Nu. After a few incidents at a Sigma Nu-sponsored party this weekend at Club 27 downtown, the IFC announced on Monday that it would be suspending the fraternity's charter indefinitely and that they would lose their house at 38th and Walnut streets at the end of the semester.

In the wake of strong pressure from disgruntled students and alumni, University officials have revoked their invitation to former Secretary of State James Baker to speak at this year's Commencement.

Penn's Division of Public Safety will no longer release any information regarding crimes that occur in the Penn Police patrol zone, DPS officials announced yesterday. The move will make it impossible for anyone outside DPS to know when crimes are committed or track trends and statistics concerning area crime.

After deadlocking in negotiations with Google and Microsoft to replace the aging Webmail system, Penn administrators have finally found a solution. By next semester, Webmail will be gone for good, replaced by an innovative new system hosted by Western Union.

Robb. Ward. McIntosh. The terrific trio - one part accused murder, one part child pornographer and one part sexual offender - is coming back to campus to teach Penn students, O.J. Simpson-style. The Criminology department has sponsored a symposium, to be held next Thursday, that will feature the three embattled professors' thoughts on the art of not getting caught.

This may be more than just a drive-thru experience for actor Kal Penn. Penn, already slated to teach two undergraduate courses in the University's Asian American Studies Program for the spring 2008 semester, will now replace Fred Scatena as the Department Chair of Earth and Environmental Science.

Forget about the "Screwdriver man." Last night, a female College sophomore was held up on the 4200 block of Spruce Street at point-of-crayon, Division of Public Safety officials said. The student was walking home at around 9 p.m. when she was confronted by a short child holding a crayon.

Drew Gilpin Faust is set to take the reigns as Harvard University's 28th president this summer, but whether she will also become the institution's first female president is now less certain. In confidential documents obtained by The Daily Pennsylvanian, several members of Harvard's Board of Overseers called Faust's gender into question.

Come Friday, Spring Fling concertgoers will get the chance to "Fight the Power" with one of hip hop's seminal groups. SPEC Concerts announced last night that Public Enemy, the politically charged rap group founded by Flavor Flav and Chuck D, will be co-headlining with Ben Folds at this years Fling Concert.

Irina Malinovskaya, the Wharton undergraduate currently awaiting a third trial for murder, has been put on academic release and will continue her studies at Penn.

Jesus Christ, move over - there's a new religion in town. Barbaro, the recently euthanized Kentucky Derby winner that captured the hearts of an entire nation of middle-aged women, is still captivating avid followers from beyond the grave.

Harrison College House experienced the longest elevator shutdown in its history, from 10 p.m. last night until 8 a.m. today. The elevator held a large group that included 1996 alumnus Peter Cooperman - who has pledged $50,000 to investigate repairing the high-rise elevators if 5,000 students join his Facebook.

The Senior Class Board announced last week that the class trip to Atlantic City during senior week will be cancelled if behavior at this year's Hey Day does not improve. Wharton senior and class president Andrew Kaplan said the trip is one of the "most appealing events of senior week," making the threat of its cancellation a strong disincentive for seniors to haze juniors.

A new Web site could make the dream of going to college a little bit clearer for low-income high-school students. Last week, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid Government Initiative launched a new service called the FAFSA4caster; the online tool will allows students in their junior year of high school to get an early estimate of the government aid they are eligible to receive.

Campus minority groups are beginning to take sides on the two-week old controversy surrounding the alleged racial profiling of a black male College student.

For Engineering junior Warren Jackson, a good idea has finally translated into $5,000 in cash.