In a memo written to "Members of Our University Community", Penn President Amy Gutmann yesterday addressed the University's place in the current precarious economic market, a move met by nonchalant student reactions. Writing that the note was prompted because "the state of the economy is on everyone's mind," Gutmann detailed Penn's current financial situation, including the ongoing capital campaign, Penn's commitment to no-loan financial aid to undergraduates and the recent dip in the size of Penn's endowment.

To infinity, and beyond! Philosophy professor Scott Weinstein lectured at the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity last night about the mathematical concept of infinity. SAM president and College junior Charlie Isaacs and academic chairman and Engineering sophomore Andrew Hicks hosted Weinstein as part of their chapter's initiative to bring in various faculty speakers over the course of the year.

Engineering senior Ryan Goldstein is set to be sentenced today for his involvement in hacking into the School of Engineering and Applied Science's computer system in February 2006. Goldstein pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting another person to gain unauthorized access to a protected computer in March.

On Sunday, the Undergraduate Assembly did not pass any new proposals but did discuss recent work on the redesign of the Penn InTouch system and updated the body about the University's new policy for dealing with copyright infringement by students. In its new policy, Penn will no longer act as a buffer between its students and the Recording Industry Association of America.

The Philadelphia City Planning Commission convenes today to review legislation that would allow the controversial Foxwoods Casino to open in the Gallery at 11th and Market streets. City Councilman Frank DiCicco, whose district includes the Gallery, proposed the city block containing the Gallery be designated a commercial entertainment district at an open Council session last Thursday.

Penn students, it turns out, aren't lighting up as much as your average college kid. Four percent of Penn students smoke tobacco at least 10 times a month, according to last year's Penn Health and Wellness Survey. American Lung Association figures show that the national average is 20 percent, five times the Penn average.

For some Philadelphia residents, Primate Liberation Week is about giving Penn students an education - and a reality check. This past Saturday, a group of some eight residents gathered at the corner of 34th and Walnut streets to protest animal cruelty as the week designated to aiding primates used for scientific research came to a close.

DuBois College House received $1 million worth of updates over the summer. Residents hope to see more done in a larger-scale renovation administrators say is on the horizon. This summer's renovation included updates to common spaces like the TV lounge, fitness room and laundry areas, Facilities Director of Design and Construction Management Mariette Buchman said.

The Mormon Church is planning to build a multi-level temple on North Broad Street, where churchgoers from the region will be able to perform the faith's sacred rituals. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Philadelphia and at Penn praised the announcement, which they said came as somewhat of a surprise.

Exactly one year after the public phase launch of its capital campaign, Penn is still "Making History." With $2.172 billion raised so far - 62 percent of the $3.5 billion goal - the campaign has broken all fundraising records and exceeded the goal set for the first, public-phase year of the campaign.

College students don't read - at least not outside of class. At least that's what several recent studies and many students have led us to believe. Some professors beg to differ. Over the past 20 years, the percentage of 17-year-olds who do not read for pleasure has doubled from 18 to 36 percent, according to a 2007 National Endowment for the Arts report.

Jocelyn Kirsch - a former Drexel University student and the ex-girlfriend and identity-theft scam partner of 2005 Penn alumnus Edward Anderton - was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison. A federal judge also ordered Kirsch to pay $100,000 in restitution and to be supervised by a probation officer for five years after she is released from prison.

Police are still looking for the gunman of a Friday night shooting at 40th and Ludlow streets that killed one man and seriously injured another. The shootings took place at 10:52 p.m. on Friday, according to Officer Jill Russell, a Philadelphia Police spokeswoman.

In honor of the United Nations' International Day for the Eradication of Poverty last Friday, Wharton '05 alumnus Gabriel Mandujano examined the poverty issue just blocks away from central campus. In honor of the United Nations' International Day for the Eradication of Poverty last Friday, 2005 Wharton alumnus Gabriel Mandujano examined the poverty issue just blocks away from central campus.

Health officials have started preparing for the upcoming flu season - but they're not making any predictions about its severity. Predictions for upcoming seasons are difficult to make, as many factors change from one year to the next. Besides ordering vaccinations, making sure students have all the resources for immunization and being vigilant, little else can be done in anticipation of the season.

A number of new stores and restaurants around University City are preparing for their grand openings, some as soon as the end of the month. Naked Chocolate Cafe opens later this month near 34th and Walnut streets, with Capogiro Gelato Artisans, Jimmy John's sandwich shop, CVS pharmacy and Chipotle Mexican Grill scheduled to open soon after.