Over a dozen American universities received bomb threats within the past ten days, though no explosives were found at any of the threatened sites. The Federal Bureau of Investigations is still examining the apparent hoaxes. "We're working with the college and university police and the local police to investigate these matters," FBI Special Agent Richard Kolko said.

Ellen Robb's death was a personal attack made by someone who wanted her face bludgeoned so badly that she became "hardly recognizable as a human being," according to two mental-health professionals. But the lawyer for Rafael Robb, the Economics professor who will face trial this fall in connection with the death of Ellen, his wife, wants to bar that expert testimony from court.

After two mistrials, the stage is set for the third act of the Irina Malinovskaya murder-trial saga. Jury selection began yesterday for the next trial of Malinovskaya, a Wharton undergraduate accused of murder, Delaware state prosecution spokesman Jason Miller said.

Fear of the Freshman 15 is not the only reason new students are thinking about food. The University chose Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma for this year's Penn Reading Project, for which freshmen are assigned a book to read over the summer. The book tracks different meals from their start on the farm to their finale on the dinner table - everything from a hunter's catch to a McDonald's meal.

In a move that promises to remake the face of University City, Penn announced Friday that it has closed on the deal to purchase the postal lands east of campus. The sale caps off years of negotiations and marks a key point in a 25 to 30 year process of bridging the gap between Center City and Penn's campus.

The administration can finally exhale: They officially have the postal lands. After last Friday's announcement that the University purchased the 18-acre plot of land between Walnut and Chestnut streets, top administrators are eager to bring their long-awaited project one step closer to completion.

While most 15-year-olds are waiting for Sweet-16 invitations and drivers licenses, 15 year-old Brittney Exline is waiting to meet her Math 104 professor. She's also trying to test into a higher level math class - and don't be surprised if she does.

It's getting even harder to earn an MBA from Wharton. Or from anywhere else. Local and international applications to MBA programs are rising steadily due to a stronger economy and more company demands for management degrees, the Graduate Management Admissions Council reported in August.

The Kelly Writers house chose a number of respected writers and artists as Writers House Fellows for the sprting semester, according to a University press release. Art Spiegelman, Lynne Sharon Schwartz and Jerome Rothenberg will all visit campus as part of the program.

Convicted sex felon and former Marketing professor Scott Ward is still under investigation for additional child-pornography charges in Pennsylvania, prosecutors said last week. Ward is being sought in Pennsylvania after authorities found a CD of child pornography and other explicit material in his Huntsman Hall office last August.

Two armed robberies that appear to be related occurred on the west edge of the Penn Patrol zone Monday night, according to the Division of Public Safety. Both incidents involved Penn students. At about 9:30 p.m., one male student and one male unaffiliated with the University were robbed by three males on bicycles while walking in the area of 42nd and Ludlow streets.

Most Wharton undergrads take their summer jobs and turn them into a career. Nathaniel Stevens took his summer job and turned it into his own company. Stevens is the founder and president of Yodle, a fast-growing company that helps small businesses increase profits through Internet advertising.

By Helen yoon Staff Writer wonhee@sas.upenn.edu With 200 events and 180,000 visitors a year, the University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is much more than a place for freshmen toga parties. Newly hired Director Richard Hodges served as a field archaeologist with 40 years of experience under his belt.

An electrical fire occurred late Monday night, blowing out the power on some of the houses on the 4100 block of Walnut Street. Division of Public Safety spokesman Jared Hupp said the arcing of power lines on the block caused a pole to catch fire. Philadelphia Fire Department were called and secured the area while PECO de-energized the electrical lines so that firefighters could extinguish it.

Forty-five months. That's how long the Class of 2011 has to prove that they "truly rule," Penn President Amy Gutmann said last night at Convocation. Gutmann officially welcomed the incoming class and transfer students out on a majestically lit College Green during the annual ceremony.

Theft Aug. 28 - Two juveniles were arrested by the Penn Police for allegedly attempting to remove secured bicycles from a bike rack at 415 Curie Blvd. by cutting the locks at about 1:45 p.m. Aug. 28 - A male unaffiliated with the University reported that an offender broke into his secured vehicle and removed his GPS device at about 5:30 a.

Keith Devine, a former Huntsman Hall Au Bon Pain employee who was wanted in connection with a March 25 murder, has been apprehended. Devine, 26, was arrested by the Philadelphia Police on August 16. He faces charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, criminal conspiracy to engage in murder and other offenses related to the March shooting death of Jovonne Stelly on the 5800 block of Pentridge Street.