The snow and hail that plagued the area last weekend may likely be the last evidence of winter, but warmer spring weather might bring some unpleasant side effects of its own. Division of Public Safety officials and criminology experts say they expect crime rates to increase as warmer weather hits the area and more people head outdoors.

An incident Wednesday night has sparked outrage among campus minority groups, who allege that Penn Police and security guards used racial profiling in detaining a black male College student. The United Minorities Council issued a statement yesterday demanding that the University address several of the organization's concerns relating to the "institutional discrimination" that "persists within our university.

Being a Quaker just got more expensive. As of this coming academic year, tuition, fees and room and board for Penn undergraduate students will add up to $46,124, up from $43,960 this year. This new figure, announced yesterday at the Board of Trustees Budget and Finance Committee, marks a 4.

Gary Onufer, a patient at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvanian who previously lived without a heartbeat, was released from the hospital yesterday, according to an Associated Press report. Onufer, 46, received a Total Artificial Heart , an external device that is attached to the chest cavity in order to facillitate the pumping of blood, on Feb.

A revamped financial-aid package will now grant a no-loan financial aid policy to families earning $60,000 or less per year. This policy was announced by Vice President for Budget and Management Analysis Bonnie Gibson at the Board of Trustees Budget and Finance Committee meeting yesterday.

You may soon be asking for that coffee with a doubleshot of Chestnut. The Hanover Company, which owns the Domus luxury apartment complex on 34th and Chestnut streets, is currently in talks with several companies to fill the building's retail component. Wachovia Bank is slated to occupy a 5,000 square-foot space on the first floor, and Hanover is also looking to bring in two restaurants, a coffee shop and a sporting goods store, said Andi Pesacov, the real estate broker hired by Hanover.

At the end of their first year at Penn, when other freshmen were just trying to figure out how they were going to pack up all their belongings, Peter Handy and his business partner, Joseph Leary, were coming up with a new entrepreneurial concept that would help make the entire moving process a lot easier for their fellow students.

When Nursing junior Elsa Waldman went back to her dorm last night, something was noticeably different: She was missing 11 inches of hair.

This season, Eagles fans finally have cause for celebration. Bald eagle fans, that is: After a 200 year hiatus, the bird has returned to Philadelphia. Philadelphia bird watcher Debbie Beer discovered a bald eagle's nest early last month after following a tip from a local truck driver who was passing the site on his way home.

"Who do you want?" "Dhani!" "When do you want him?" "Now!" With this chant, Nursing professor Christopher Coleman riled up a large Fagin Hall crowd yesterday as audience members eagerly awaited the arrival of the Philadelphia Eagles linebacker. Looking classy in his signature bow-tie, Jones spoke passionately about men's health and fitness and how the perception in the U.

The campus Papa John's Pizza, located at 104 S. 40th St, was robbed at gunpoint early Monday morning, Philadelphia and Penn Police officials said. A male Papa John's employee, 22 and unaffiliated with the University, reported that two males entered the establishment through the side door at about 12:50 a.

Doing well on Advanced Placement tests is paying off - literally. The Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Programs is rewarding students at participating high schools with $250 for receiving a three or higher on AP exams in math, science and English.

Have members of a generation taught to believe that anything is possible turned into narcissistic egomaniacs? According to a recently published report, maybe. The study, initiated by a professor at San Diego State University, analyzed surveys taken by 16,000 college students over the last 25 years and found that key indicators of narcissistic personalty have increased slowly but significantly.

It's been a bad couple of weeks for casinos in Philadelphia. Last week, City Council unanimously voted to put a proposed amendment to the city charter on the ballot in the May mayoral elections that would, in effect, ban slots parlors in Philadelphia. And in a memo written to Mayor John Street on Friday, City Solicitor Romulo Diaz warned that the mayor had no legal way of stopping the charter amendment from being put to the voters.

Lakshmi Mittal will deliver the keynote address at the Wharton School's MBA Commencement on May 13, Wharton officials announced yesterday. Mittal is the president and CEO of Arcelor Mittal, the world's largest steel company. Mittal is a former member of the Wharton Board of Overseers - an advisory group predominantly composed of Wharton alumni - and many of his relatives, including his daughter-in-law, niece and nephew graduated from the School.

Penn students should expect more than a semi-charmed life during this year's Spring Fling. Third Eye Blind will join the annual Friday Fling concert, playing a full-length supporting act before Ben Folds, Social Planning and Events Committee officials announced in a press statement released this morning.

Houston, we have a problem. A power outage forced Houston Hall's eating establishments to shut down for almost an hour yesterday afternoon. The outage was caused by a mechanical problem in the building's transformer room, said Thomas Hauber, director of Vice Provost for University Life facilities.