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.

In its 371-year history, Harvard University has been led by scientists, clergy, lawyers and literary scholars - but never by a woman. And as the Harvard search to replace ex-president Lawrence Summers closes in on a short list of candidates, one name is notably missing: Amy Gutmann.

The messages proclaimed by two versions of anti-Penn posters currently plastered across West Philadelphia are anything but passive or forgotten.

Napoleon Dynamite became a celebrity after his debut in Park City, Utah. The same was true for blockbuster hits Clerks, Saw and The Blair Witch Project - after they were featured at Park City's Sundance Film Festival. And Marketing professor Nelson Gayton hopes the festival can do the same for the Wharton Media and Entertainment Initiative, a group of Wharton professors dedicated to turning Penn - and Wharton, in particular - into a prominent research institution in media and entertainment.

Eduardo Glandt will chair the 14-person consultative committee that is charged with replacing Wharton Dean Patrick Harker, University President Amy Gutmann announced in a press statement yesterday.

For some Philadelphia residents, fighting injustice is a daily routine. Last night, before a group of 15 students seated in comfy couches and chairs at the Greenfield Intercultural Center, local Asian Americans spoke about dedicating their lives to remedying social injustices in their community.

Discussions about Philadelphia politics are usually conducted in English, but Harris Sokoloff began one with a "ni-hao." Sokoloff, director of Penn's Project on Civic Engagement, was greeting the members of a bilingual citizens' forum last weekend in Chinatown - part of a citywide initiative called Great Expectations, which aims to increase dialogue about local issues as the mayoral election approaches this fall.

Despite her uncle's advice not to write about other books, Rita Barnard found that the best way to talk about South Africa's period of apartheid was through examining the literature that described the phenomenon. Last evening, the Penn English professor introduced her new book, Apartheid and Beyond: South African Writers and the Politics of Place, to a small - but devoted - crowd at the Penn Bookstore.

Penn Student reactions were mixed the week of President Bill Clinton's inauguration on Jan. 21. "This is the first presidential election in which I participated, and I felt like a part of something which will be historically significant," said then-College junior Josh Penn.

Four-hundred-six is the number on the minds of most Philadelphians, but only the number two concerns Penn Division of Public Safety officials. Philadelphia saw 406 homicides in 2006, an increase of 27 from last year and the city's highest murder rate since 1997.

Engineering junior Mari Oishi was shot in the left thigh last January as she walked near the intersection of 38th and Walnut streets - the stray bullet came from a robbery that was occurring down the block. Partly as a result, President Amy Gutmann pledged an additional $5 million to the Division of Public Safety to create Operation Safe, through which the security presence, technology and lighting were all increased on campus.