Former Wharton professor Scott Ward will still face additional charges in Pennsylvania despite pleading guilty to child-pornography charges in a Virginia federal court, prosecutors said yesterday. Ward pled guilty Tuesday to producing child pornography for importation into the United States, and it was expected that the plea would result in a consolidation of that case and another child-pornography case implicating Ward in Pennsylvania.

The investigation of the arson of the house at 210 S. 41st St. is still ongoing, and, if history is any indication, it will likely fail to reach a satisfying conclusion.

Attention prospective graduate students: Start replanning your summer vacations. July 31 will be the last day to take the Graduate Record Examination - an admissions test that is required when applying to most graduate schools - before it undergoes the biggest change in its 55-year history.

Former Wharton professor Scott Ward pled guilty in federal court yesterday to producing child pornography for importation into the United States. Ward, who has been held in custody since August, is scheduled for sentencing May 11. His trial was expected to begin in Alexandria, Va. Ward's charge carries a sentence of 15 to 30 years in prison, according to a press release issued by the U.S. District Attorney's Office in Virginia.

The Hey Day working group announced that, despite talks of canceling the 91-year-old Penn tradition, Hey Day will indeed take place this year on April 20.

The University is now part of a computer network so blazingly fast, it could make DSL feel like the telegraph. This month, Penn's MAGPI regional high-speed Internet gateway was connected to a private high-speed nationwide network called the Internet2 Network.

Twenty years ago, The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program started with a simple premise - offer up-and-coming artists new canvas space, and they would transform the city's struggling neighborhoods. Now, murals from South Philly to the Benjamin Franklin Bridge have been credited as a key part of the city's revival.

Theft Feb. 15 - Zachary Galen, 23 and unaffiliated with the University, was arrested at about 5:05 p.m. after he allegedly removed items from the Penn Bookstore, located at the intersection of 36th and Walnut streets. Feb. 15 - A complainant unaffiliated with the University reported that a laptop worth about $1,900 was removed from an unsecured conference room at 3535 Market St.

Be it mimicking CSI investigators or swinging to the beat, undecided undergraduates trying to pick majors or minors will have more options to choose from come fall semester. The School of Arts and Sciences' curriculum committee, comprised of College professors, met yesterday to discuss its recommendation for a Criminology major and Jazz Studies minor.

Over baked and breaded fish, collared cabbage, hushpuppies, and mac 'n' cheese with a kosher twist, Penn students contemplated how issues within their own communities have the ability to transcend borders. In honor of Black History Month, the Penn Israel Coalition and the Black Student League held its third-annual Kosher Soul Food Dinner yesterday in Houston Hall.

Little did College junior Robby Snitkof realize that, when he began studying Spanish, he may have been staving off some of the perils of old age. A study by York University Psychology professor Ellen Bialystock published in this month's Journal of Neuropsycologia suggests that individuals who are bilingual can offset the symptoms of dementia by up to four years.

How many different ways can you serve chocolate? Well, stopping by the Naked Chocolate Cafe is a good place to find out. Tucked in at 1317 Walnut Street, the Naked Chocolate Cafe opened in August of 2006 and since then has become a favorite meeting place and coffee stop of many.

What college students need to learn is constantly changing, and universities are working to keep up with the times. Yale University instated changes to its distribution requirements for the class of 2009 and now requires students to venture abroad. Harvard University, for its part, recently released a proposal to revamp its own curriculum.

While Italian restaurants are seemingly a dime a dozen, Il Portico quietly makes a statement with its classic dishes. The restaurant has a perfect balance of Italian staples - olive oil, cheese, bread, herbs, dim lighting and love songs - that blend together to create an excellent dining experience.

Everything your mom ever told you about breakfast being the most important meal of the day is confirmed at Morning Glory Diner. This South Philadelphia corner eatery delightfully combines the atmosphere of a bustling neighborhood diner and a snug country-inn kitchen to create a homey and relaxed environment that is well worth the train or taxi ride from Penn's campus.

The artistic morsels at Gayle fuse exotic tastes with a playful sense of humor. Throughout the experience, chef Daniel Stern takes great pains to make the meal memorable. Tucked away just off of South Street, Gayle offers quality homemade cuisine that will stir the Oliver Twist question within: "Please miss, may I have some more?" After arriving at the restaurant my guest and I were shown to one of the two window tables.

Two male students were assaulted in separate incidents near campus this weekend. Division of Public Safety officials said a male student was robbed near the intersection of 40th and Locust streets at about 4:15 a.m. yesterday. About four or five men exited a dark sport-utility vehicle on Locust Street and attacked the student, inflicting a wound to the back of his head, DPS officials said.