Assault Dec. 2 - Melissa Green, 19 and unaffiliated with the University, was arrested on the 3900 block of Market Street at 10 p.m. for allegedly assaulting a woman, 51 and also unaffiliated with the University, during a dispute. Nov. 30 - Phong Le, 26 and unaffiliated with the University, of the 1600 block of 15th Street, was arrested on the 100 block of 40th Street at 1:30 a.

The Wharton School and the School of Arts and Sciences have created a program in which students can receive both an MBA and a Master's of Environmental Studies, the University announced last week. The program allows students to complete both degrees in two and a half years, spending three semesters in residence at Wharton.

For Penn Dining, going green involves more than just removing trays. The next green initiative: local food marketing interns. This semester, Penn Dining is seeking students to continue the work of previous interns, with sustainability in mind. The job involves a variety of tasks, ranging from promoting special events to updating the Penn Dining Web site.

Gotham Book Mart was a literary landmark in New York City until it closed in 2007 - but now, its collection of about 200,000 books and manuscripts will be available to the public once again. The University announced last month that an anonymous donor bought the Gotham Book Mart's collection, which is worth several million dollars, and donated it to Penn Libraries.

Two Penn students were victims of an armed home invasion and sexual assault Dec. 19. Philadelphia police say that the incident is similar to two others that occurred in Center City in October and believe the same person is responsible for all three attacks.

Communications professor and associate provost for faculty affairs Vincent Price will become the interim provost in March as Penn searches for a replacement for current Provost Ron Daniels, who will serve as president of Johns Hopkins University. Price, who has been at Penn for more than a decade, discussed what he hopes to accomplish in a conversation with The Daily Pennsylvanian.

The body of Kambili Moukwa, 22-year old College senior, was found outside a nightclub near the Festival Pier by Penn's Landing this afternoon, according to Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush. The manner and cause of his death are not yet determined, and an investigation is being conducted by the Philadelphia medical examiner's office, University spokeswoman Lori Doyle said.

The Lambda Alliance, the umbrella organization for Penn's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, elected its new board Thursday. The Daily Pennsylvanian sat down with re-elected chairman and College junior Dennie Zastrow and newly-elected vice chairwoman of political affairs and Wharton junior Baylee Feore to discuss ideas for next year.

Many people at Penn worked hard to get Barack Obama elected in November - and now they're preparing to see him sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. Students are getting ready for next Tuesday's inauguration by traveling to Washington D.C. or taking time off from classes to watch the ceremony on campus.

A fire forced some students to evacuate the Quadrangle Friday evening. Division of Public Safety spokeswoman Stef Cella and Facilities workers on the scene said a lamp ignited a bed sheet in a dorm room on the first floor of Leidy, which is located on the south side of the Upper Quad, at about 7 p.m.

Police are still looking for the man who sexually assaulted two Penn students in an armed home invasion Dec. 19. Philadelphia Police say that the incident, which occurred in an apartment on the 4400 block of Spruce Street, is similar to two others that occurred in Center City in October and believe the same person is responsible for all three attacks.

Penn seems to have acquired a vigilante environmental group. In the past few weeks, stickers appeared on the toilet paper caddies in Huntsman Hall bathrooms requesting that students avoid taking an extra sheet of toilet paper. The stickers read, "Green Policy in Effect: Do you really need that extra sheet?" An image of an angry toilet paper roll and a crossed-out hand are also on the sticker.

com The Student Activities Council announced yesterday that it plans to give annual budgets to political groups for non-partisan and non-candidate-related purposes starting in the 2009-2010 fiscal year. The move would give SAC funding to political groups for the first time, explained College junior and SAC chairwoman Natalie Vernon.

Five years and nearly 35,000 lawsuits later, the Recording Industry Association of America is stopping its legal war against individuals for file-sharing activities. The announcement comes as a relief for many students who worried about facing fines; however, the University has not yet determined how it will affect its policies, if at all.

In response to intensified conflict in the Gaza Strip, the University announced last week that it will no longer permit students to study abroad in Israel and the West Bank through Penn programs this semester. Ten Penn students planned to study in Israel or Palestine this semester.

Feeling stressed over finals? Try yoga. The Penn Women's Center touted this method at a Free-Yoga-Free-Yogurt event this past Saturday. During the event, nutrition counselor, massage therapist and yoga instructor Jillian Bird took students' minds off life's daily stresses by teaching basic yoga moves.

Inauguration tickets are on every political junkie's holiday wish list this year. But falling short of that, the Office of the Vice Provost for University Life is getting a lucky group of students as close as possible. At midnight on Jan. 20, a bus full of Penn students will leave campus bound for Washington, D.