Key points from the Undergraduate Assembly's meeting on Monday night: n The UA passed a proposal to work with Housing and Conference Services and Facilities and Real Estate Services to implement a number of short-term renovations to all college houses excluding the Quadrangle and the three high rises.

At a Philadelphia Zoning Board meeting yesterday, it was the prospect of alcohol that caused emotions to run high. About 80 West Philadelphia residents, mainly local Muslims affiliated with the Masjid Al-Jamia mosque, filled the zoning hearing to capacity, standing in firm opposition to the relocation of the liquor store on 41st and Market streets to 4237 Walnut St.

According to a study released by the Lumina Foundation for Education, your dream job could be in danger of being outsourced. The foundation's Making Opportunity Affordable: Reinvesting in College Access and Success initiative released a report earlier this month entitled "Hitting Home" that suggests that the United States is falling behind other countries in the amount of degrees that are being produced within its borders - a troubling trend for Americans as globalization continues to spread.

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.

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.

When students return to campus this fall, it may be a whole new SEPTA experience. Having previously announced that fares will increase from anywhere to 11 to 31 percent, SEPTA will also eliminate transfers between two modes of transportation - between the bus and subway system, for example - and reduce the number of Regional Rail and suburban transit zones this summer, SEPTA spokesman Richard Maloney said.

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.

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.

"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.

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.

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.

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.

After almost a year of hard work and often-heated debate, graduate students have at last unveiled the final version of their proposal for student government restructuring. The final proposal includes one General Assembly for the entire graduate-student community and a separate group made up of graduate students from the School of Arts and Sciences.

Theft Mar. 14 - A male complainant, 54 and unaffiliated with the University, reported that an unknown suspect entered the rear of Bubble House, located at 3404 Sansom St., and removed an unsecured laptop from the counter. Mar. 14 - Josette Bennett, 37, of the 5700 block of Ashland Street, was observed allegedly removing items from Parfumerie Douglas, located at 3603 Walnut St.

Red and yellow banners that read "One World, One Dream" will welcome Penn students when they arrive in Beijing this summer. These 15 students, participants in one of the University's newest summer-abroad programs, Penn-in-Beijing, will spend one month studying how the media will play a role in the 2008 Summer Olympics that will take place in China.

Transgender students at Harvard University may not have to jump through hoops for housing accommodations anymore. Harvard's Committee on House Life issued a proposal last month to make gender-neutral housing a more easily accessible option for students. The policy, which is primarily aimed toward transgender students, would lead to a housing application in which students could check off their preferences about living with individuals of the opposite sex and could identify themselves as transgender.

In a world that emphasizes political correctness, Nonie Darwish is not afraid to speak her mind - even if the ideas she expresses put her life in danger. Last night, as part of Penn Israel Coalition's Israel Advocacy Night in Huntsman Hall, Darwish spoke about what she sees as the threat of radical Islam.