The candidates for Pennsylvania's contested Senate seat sat inches apart from one another to battle out the issues Sunday morning on Meet the Press. The debate - covering issues from the Iraq war to birth control - lasted an hour, and the candidates had plenty of material to fill it.

The term "online degree" might make you think of a scam in which you receive a phony bachelor's in exchange for your mortgage. These days, however, online degrees seem to be rising in status - and helping more people get jobs. But Penn graduates don't have to fear much job competition from those with online degrees, officials say, even as the industry expands.

Jurassic Park fans, get ready: There are a whole lot more dinosaurs out there. Research from a Penn professor estimates that only 29 percent of dinosaur species have been found, and many more are coming in the future. Peter Dodson - a paleobiologist and anatomy professor - put together a statistical analysis of every dinosaur genus, a biological classification one rank above species.

Despite opposition, casinos still on track Proposed slot parlors are still on track to open in Philadelphia in the coming years, despite protests by local residents. Five companies have applied for the two Philadelphia licenses and are awaiting the decision of the Pennsylvania Gaming Board.

A map holds pushpins marking the hometowns of international students now at Penn. The Class of 2010 is notable for having a larger portion of students from abroad than previous classes had.

The third time's the charm - at least that's officials are hoping in regards to the retail space at 3716 Spruce St.

Though Penn's move eastward dominated much of the conversation about campus expansion over the summer, several projects closer to Penn's core have also been under way. Construction continued through the muggy Philadelphia summer, and students are returning to a newly completed building and a rapidly changing campus.

The fate of free digital music on campus still hangs in limbo as Penn students begin arriving for the new semester. Campus leaders promise that students will soon have access to free, legal music - and students are eager to get it. Ruckus - a music and movie subscription program that will soon be available for all Penn students - is slated to begin operation for all students this fall.

Before you request that transfer application to Stanford or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, you might want to listen to what the experts have to say about Penn's drop in the U.S. News & World Report college rankings. Their overall message: It's just not that big of a deal.

Alexandria, Va. -- Wharton professor emeritus Scott Ward remains in custody after federal agents discovered videos allegedly showing him engaging in sex acts with teenage boys. Ward, who will no longer be teaching at Penn, was charged with importation of child pornography after being searched as he returned to the United States from a trip to Brazil on Sunday.

They oversee thousands of students. They manage millions of dollars. They run the show here at Penn. But many undergraduates can't even name them. These are the people whose choices affect every member of the Penn community.   It has been three years since Amy Gutmann shed the robe of Princeton University's provost to serve as Penn's president.

Hordes of students are coming back to party during New Student Orientation, and Allegro Pizza's new owner wants his restaurant ready for them. "I want it set up like my other store!" owner Dimitrios Dimopoulos yelled into his cell phone Monday, negotiating with the phone company.

Wharton junior Jack Hotz will be returning to school a lot richer this year - thanks to a gigantic fish. Hotz caught an 82-lb. white marlin in the White Marlin Open in early August, winning the top prize of $1.5 million. Hotz was fishing in the Ocean City, Md.

The recent murder of Penn Law School alumnus Robert Wone has elicited sorrowful memories of him from Law School faculty while puzzling those investigating the killing. Three friends found Wone - who graduated from the Law School with honors in 1999 - in their Washington, D.

College freshman Zuolu Liu and her father, who is a Drexel employee, transport her belongings into Liu's dorm room in the Quadrangle on Monday afternoon. Most freshmen moved in earlier this week to arrive in time for New Student Orientation, which begins today.

Authorities are still investigating the shooting of a bicycle-theft suspect by a Penn Police officer earlier this summer. The officer shot and wounded Brahim Johnson, 25, during an attempted bike theft at about 4:45 p.m. July 4. Officials at Penn's Division of Public Safety said the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office is still investigating the incident but could not comment further, citing the ongoing inquiry.

College senior E. Martyn Griffen has taken further measures against two Penn individuals who he says beat and branded him in an alleged hazing incident last fall. Griffen filed a private complaint that now has the two facing criminal charges from the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office.