After two mistrials in the hearings of murder suspect Irina Malinovskaya, prosecutors are preparing for round three. The prosecution will try Malinovskaya for a third time this April, Delaware Attorney General spokeswoman Janice Fitzsimons said.

In a city widely known for an unethical approach to politics, a Philadelphia watchdog group is doing its best to make sure the next mayor provides a change. The Committee of Seventy released a 28-point ethics agenda last week, asking each of the six potential Democratic candidates to sign off on the document.

Wharton alumnus John Patience has donated $1 million to the Wharton School, Wharton officials announced yesterday. The money will be used to establish the John Patience Endowed Fellowship Fund. The Fund - which will exist in perpetuity - will be given to one MBA student every year and will provide financial aid for that student.

Authorities arrested Penn Economics professor Rafael Robb yesterday afternoon in connection to the murder of his wife. He has been arraigned and is currently being held in jail without bail.

After months of deliberation, SAS administrators remain locked in negotiations over replacing the current Webmail system, which has repeatedly broken down over the past year. SAS Vice Dean for Finance and Administration Ramin Sedehi said the school is still negotiating with both Microsoft and Google in an effort to ensure that the privacy and security of students is protected.

University City was subject to several violent crimes over winter break, with one murder and four major robberies. All of the crimes involved victims unaffiliated with the University. On Dec. 24, Robert Rose, 21, was killed by multiple gunshot wounds to the back and legs on the 3900 block of Market Street, Division of Public Safety officials said.

The University's Project on Civic Engagement kicked off its major initiative, Great Expectation: Citizen Voices on Philadelphia's Future, at St. John's University last night. The forum is part of a series that will take place at community centers, hospitals and college campuses in different neighborhoods across the region.

A recent donation could help give citizenship a boost at Penn. A $2.5 million endowment from the Mellon Foundation will be donated to Penn for a new interdisciplinary program on Democracy, Citizenship and Constitutionality, University officials announced at the end of last semester.

Law students across the country are turning heads for an allegedly widespread dependency on alcohol and drugs. According to the Association of American Law Schools, high-stress, cutthroat competition and heavy workloads are leading law students to engage in heavy alcohol and drug use, participate in Internet gambling and suffer from clinical depression.

College freshman Jessica Wolfe boarded a flight home to Denver, Co., at 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 20. But, as the plane approached Denver International Airport, it was unexpectedly diverted to Nebraska because of weather conditions. Wolfe had five minutes to decide whether to stay in Nebraska - an eight-hour drive from her home - or to fly back to Philadelphia.

Despite calls for change, Penn isn't alone in its favor of early admissions. Amid continued debate among colleges and universities over the program's merits, Yale University announced last week that it will not be ending its early-action program. In an interview with Yale Alumni Magazine, President Richard Levin said the school will be keeping its early-action program because it believes that the best way to make schools more accessible is to improve financial-aid packages.

Penn Economics professor Rafael Robb has been named the prime suspect in the murder of his wife, Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce Castor announced last week at a press conference.

Former Penn professor Tracy McIntosh has filed a petition to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to appeal a Superior Court decision that he be resentenced for his sexual-assualt conviction. McIntosh's lawyer, Thomas Bergstrom, said McIntosh filed the appeal on Dec.

Authorities issued a warrant this afternoon for the arrest of Penn Economics professor Rafael Robb, and the Associated Press reports that he is currently being held in jail without bail. Robb, 56, has been charged with the first- and third-degree murder of his wife, Ellen Robb, and with possessing instruments of crime, according to a press release from the office of Montgomery County district attorney Bruce Castor.

Across from the Button sculpture on College Green, a simple white placard bears a somber message: "In Loving Memory of Lena Ali Hera. She died in Al Rashiddia on 7 Apr. 2003, age 5. Tank Attack." The signpost is one of some 500 that will dot the Green for the next week as part of a symbolic graveyard that Penn anti-war groups have installed to draw attention to the large number of Iraq War civilian deaths.

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia was named the nation's best pediatric hospital by Child magazine, CHOP officials announced last week. This is CHOP's fourth consecutive ranking as number one by Child magazine. "Children's Hospital employees work tirelessly everyday to ensure every family has the ideal patient experience and we are truly grateful to our dedicated and talented staff," said Steven M.

To the tech-savvy tourist planning on taking a trip to the States, Philadelphia has only one thing to say: uwishunu. That's the name of a new Web log unveiled Friday by Mayor John Street. Its mission is to make the City of Brotherly Love more marketable to potential tourists, who often rely on technology to find destination spots.