Positive thinking To the Editor: We want to respond to Mara Gordon for her editorial entitled "A very different kind of upper" (DP, 1/11/07). It is true that some students view CAPS and other resources as a "last resort." But many of the students seen at CAPS are coming for help for life situations and stress issues and overall, are extremely psychologically healthy.

For the many Penn students that volunteer at Sayre High, last Thursday's shooting outside the West Philadelphia school hit a little too close to home. Tariq Hannibal, a 17-year-old student at Sayre High School on 58th and Walnut streets, suffered non-fatal wounds after being shot before classes last Thursday.

A pair of Yale University activists is fighting for better financial aid - by telling students to apply to Princeton University. Yale senior Phoebe Rounds and alumnus Peter Hasegawa recently called on high-school seniors at Phillips Exeter Academy and other top private schools to use aid offers from peer institutions - such as Princeton - to pressure Yale to up its aid.

After Penn failed to acquire Rhodes or Marshall scholarships this year, a new program aims to put students back on the fast track to some of academia's most prestigious awards. Penn's Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships announced this week the establishment of the Provost's Undergraduate Research Mentorship Program, which will provide 12 freshmen with $4,000 stipends to conduct research this summer.

The floor around Sheerr Pool is already wet from splashed pool water. On Saturday it might get a little wetter when emotions run high during the Penn swim teams' final home meets of the year against Navy. For the six seniors on the men's team (6-6, 1-6 Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League) and the nine on the women's (10-4, 4-3 Ivy), tears might be shed, especially before the meets begin.

Jawan Carter may have locked up a spot in the Saint Joseph's starting five this season, but just because he's playing well in his rookie year, don't think for even a second that the spot is his forever. Logging 25.7 minutes per game, the freshman guard would seem to be a fixture in the lineup for his entire stay on Hawk Hill.

Familiar territory and a familiar opponent may be the formula for capturing the biggest win of the season this Friday at the Palestra. The No. 14 Penn wrestling team will face the fourth top-10 opponent out of its last five dual opponents when it hosts a No.

High-quality meals and service will please students on the meal plan, but might not be enough to bring upperclassmen back.

By John Cesarine Staff Writer cesarine@sas.upenn.edu Both the men's and women's track teams are competing at the Penn State Open this weekend against powerhouses like Penn State, Villanova, Army, Navy, and Virginia Tech - but someone forgot to mention that to the Penn head coaches.

It was the biggest non-news event in the mayoral race thus far: Bob Brady is running for mayor. Long rumored to be a potential contender, Brady officially announced his candidacy at the Convention Center yesterday evening, becoming the fifth and likely final candidate to enter the upcoming Democratic primary.

Walk past the field outside Harrison College House late one night and you might see a crowd of people circled around a hookah, with Aman Agarwal passing the hose to his left. College students like Agarwal, a Wharton and Engineering sophomore from India, are increasingly smoking hookahs as a way to relax and socialize.

If the first win is the hardest, things will only get easier for John Ceralde and Penn gymnastics. Penn looks to improve to 2-1 at home this season in its upcoming meet on Saturday against Temple and Towson. Penn already faced Towson in its first meet. The Quakers came up short against the Tigers, who have two very strong all-around competitors in senior Christina Ghani and freshman Jackie Schweitzer.

In her illustrious Penn career, Diana Caramanico set records that nobody else has approached, with 2,415 points and 1,207 rebounds. Still, there are days when she wishes she could make one more easy layup or sky for one more board. After all, her team needs her out there.

Most students used their winter breaks to tan, shop and catch up on much-needed sleep. Others took a less conventional route and traveled all the way to Africa - but to do community service, not to take a luxurious vacation. Three students, one alumnus and one faculty member from CommuniTech - an information-technology service organization in the School of Engineering and Applied Science - installed about 100 computers at 20 different locations in Cameroon.

By Molin Zhong Staff Writer molin@sas.upenn.edu Dave Micahnik has a dilemma. He doesn't know just how good his fencing teams can be. Only now, the time for scouting has run out. Flip over your cards. Show us what you got. That's the challenge that will be presented to the Penn men's and women's teams at the Penn State Invitational tomorrow at State College.

For Philadelphia, it's nothing less than the royal treatment this weekend. Prince Charles of Wales and his wife, Camilla Parker Bowles, are coming to the city to attend the Academy of Music's Gala Ball this Saturday, but will also be making stops around the city, including an afternoon trip to University City.

Challenges for international graduate students don't stop after they recover from jet lag: Once they adjust to American culture, and even after they secure their visas, there's still a major price to pay. Graduate students at Penn on fellowships - research-intensive Ph.