A judge will decide within the next week whether jailed sex offender and Penn student Kurt Mitman will be allowed to return to campus, though any release from prison will likely be accompanied by additional security.

A grieving father and a life-sized coffin brought the stark reality of the Iraq War's death toll close to home. Draped in an American flag, the coffin - displayed on Locust Walk yesterday afternoon - was meant to represent the one that 20-year-old Lance Corporal Alexander Arredondo was buried in after being killed in Iraq on Aug. 25, 2004.

After feasting on falafel, 40-some audience members sat down with satiated stomachs and open minds to listen to a discussion entitled "Jerusalem: One City, Three Religions" last night at the Penn Newman Center. Panelists included visiting scholars David Johnston and Rehav Rubin, as well as Religious Studies professor Guy Stroumsa.

Philippe Bourgois has spent time with homeless communities and drug abusers, but soon he will take on a different sort of challenge - Penn students. Penn president Amy Gutmann tapped Bourgois to be the fifth Penn Integrates Knowledge professor in a press statement released yesterday.

Princeton University announced this week that it will not raise its tuition for the first time since 1967, but some experts do not believe the move will spark a trend among Ivy League schools. Princeton will keep its tuition for the 2007-2008 school year at $33,000, though room-and-board costs will increase $1,780 - a 19-percent jump from last year.

For students looking to travel to the Big Apple on a budget, cheap transportation just got a little easier. The P2P Circulator service, which operates low-cost buses between Philadelphia and New York City, is now available at a newly opened Philadelphia terminal at the intersection of 30th and Market streets.

Fraternity rush may have ended last week, but several chapter houses will continue to pay for their grand-scale events for the rest of the semester. Some chapter heads have blown up to a third of their semester budget on making sure they lure in prospective brothers during this year's rush.

Pretty soon, the time you whittle away on computer games could help you whittle your way into a career. University of Wisconsin professor David Shaffer is working on computer games that he says will teach players to succeed in today's job world by simulating real-life careers in urban development, political campaigning and journalism.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy extends far beyond the 1960s civil-rights movement and a national day off from work. King forever changed the face of social justice, explained Penn History professor Mary Frances Berry, in a speech on King's impact on the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender community at the LGBT Center last night.

Despite revelations that a graduate student and two current University employees are registered sex offenders, University officials say that a criminal conviction will still not prohibit admission or employment at Penn.

Larry Maltz graduated from Penn two decades ago as a pre-med biology major. Now, he runs an on-campus used bookstore.

Pretty soon, the time you whittle away on computer games could help you whittle your way into a career. University of Wisconsin professor David Shaffer is working on computer games that he says will teach players to succeed in today's job world by simulating real-life careers in urban development, political campaigning and journalism.

Robbery Jan. 12 - Daryl Thomas, 40, was arrested after he allegedly demanded money from complainants unaffiliated with the University while threatening them with a knife. The incident occurred at 40th and Locust streets at about 8 p.m. Jan. 12 - A complainant unaffiliated with the University reported that, after picking up a woman in a cab and allowing her to use a cell phone, she fled after while refusing to pay and without returning the cell phone.

Students looking for a second helping of College Pizza near campus may be in for a long wait. The student eatery relocated to the upstairs of Strikes bowling alley this semester and originally planned to open a new, independent restaurant at the intersection of 42nd and Chestnut streets.

Dr. McDreamy is only a click away. And with him are all three seasons of Grey's Anatomy - along with enough TV shows and movies to fill your entire Saturday night. Ruckus, the free online music-downloading program, will soon allow registered users, such as Penn students, to view television shows and movies, in addition to songs, for free later this year.

A year ago, seven names were in the mix for Philadelphia's next mayor. Now, it's down to the "Fab Five." Union leader John Dougherty bowed out of the race yesterday, while U.S. Rep. Bob Brady (D-Pa.) said he will officially declare his candidacy tomorrow.

It's annoying, it's always in your inbox - and it's getting worse. According to new reports by two anti-spam companies, the number of spam messages has doubled this year - up to 62 billion every day - and Penn students are beginning to feel the impact. "In the past few months, spam has increased in volume greatly," said Duncan Findlay, a member of the Project Management Committee for SpamAssassin, the filter Penn uses.