Next time students stroll down Hamilton Walk, they will pass a piece of architectural history. The Alfred Newton Richards Medical Research Laboratory and the adjacent David Goddard Laboratories were designated a National Historic Landmark two weeks ago by U.

Robert Carpick is used to doing experiments in his lab, but he's about to become the guinea pig for a new program. The Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics professor is among an inaugural group of eight faculty recently selected for the Penn Fellows program.

Next time students stroll down Hamilton Walk, they will pass a piece of architectural history. The Alfred Newton Richards Medical Research Laboratory and the adjacent David Goddard Laboratories were designated a National Historic Landmark two weeks ago by U.

An "energetic, dogged newsman" will speak at the Kelly Writers House today, according to Philadelphia Inquirer columnist and Penn artist-in-residence Dick Polman. These words describe Polman's longtime colleague and current Deputy Managing Editor for News and Multimedia at The Philadelphia Inquirer Vernon Loeb.

Fraternities and sororities pride themselves on being strong national organizations with traditions shared among every chapter on every campus. But Greek life at other colleges and universities can differ drastically from the atmosphere at Penn. Some Ivy League schools defer recruitment until sophomore year, some have many more students involved in Greek life - and some don't recognize it at all.

Winners of the DP's monthly photo contest

With no new business at its second meeting of the semester, the Undergraduate Assembly held a check-in with committee heads to settle affairs before the semester becomes too hectic. College Sophomore and UA Representative Grant Dubler did, however, bring up a timely housing issue, since deadlines for on-campus housing applications have begun to loom.

Once again, Penn sorority girls have new big sisters. On Sunday, the 108th Panhellenic Council officially passed the reins onto a new group of women in an "emotional" ceremony known as the Circle of Sisters. Meyerson Hall came to life as hundreds of new sorority members cheered in support of the recently-elected Panhel board.

Somewhere between The Canterbury Tales and The Merchant of Venice in Van Pelt Library, Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck are making an appearance in comic book form. Mickey and Donald were featured in some of 1975 alumnus Steve Rothman's favorite comics when he was growing up and make up some of the 22,000 comic books and graphic novels he donated to Van Pelt's Special Collections Library.

Charles Schulz's Peanuts character Lucy sold advice for a nickel. But users of a new Web site can make a good deal more for their own wisdom. GottaMentor.com, designed to foster mentorships between students and professionals and provide career advice, is launching a biweekly advice contest today.

At least seven shots were fired into a residence on the 3900 block of Ludlow Street Monday night, according to the Philadelphia Police. Police say no one was injured and that the investigation is ongoing. At 7:36 p.m., police received reports of gunshots at 3913 Ludlow St.

About 40,000 people are released from prison into the Philadelphia region each year. Many of these ex-offenders find it difficult to reenter society. To address the issue of rehabilitation for ex-prisoners, the Division of Public Safety hosted a panel discussion yesterday titled "Life After Prison.

Starting in March, taking the SAT will get a little less stressful for many high-school juniors - but not necessarily for those applying to Penn. However, both admissions officials and college consultants say that Penn's decision not to accept the College Board's Score Choice program will not affect the University's applicant pool.

Seven years ago, the Penn International Business Volunteers organized three summer consulting trips to work with Non-Governmental Organizations in developing countries. Last year, the organization turned away many of the applicants for its ten consulting trips, marking an impressive growth in interest.

After gaining the approval of both the Philadelphia Historical Commission and the City Planning Department to build a hotel at the corner of 40th and Pine streets, Campus Apartments still finds itself challenged by the surrounding neighborhood. The first hearing in front of the Zoning Board of Adjustment took place on Jan.

Despite the economic downturn, some people still see hope. Marc Lasry, the Chairman, CEO and a founding partner of Avenue Capital Group, spoke at Claudia Cohen Hall last night about surviving in today's volatile financial market. According to Forbes, Lasry is one of the 400 richest Americans and a pioneer in the field of distressed investing - buying securities of firms near bankruptcy, reorganizing the firms and reselling them for higher prices.

College junior Alexandra Berger has a vision. Elected chairwoman of the Student Committee on Undergraduate Education on Sunday night, Berger's goals for the year include developing the group's relationship with the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships and continuing SCUE's efforts to promote non-traditional learning and improve online tools like the Penn Course Review and Penn InTouch.