As temperatures rise and snow melts into puddles, University officials can breathe a sigh of relief. Last week's snowfall created a mess on campus that is now starting to fade away. It also caused several universities in the Northeast to close for the day - but Penn students and staff trudged along Locust Walk throughout the season's biggest storm thus far.
Front Breaking
Alex Weinstein | Putting the red in 'Red and Blue'
Thanks to Penn's follow-through on promoting interdisciplinary education, Marx and Nietzsche are making a comeback.
A Center City fight for artistic freedom
Twenty years ago, The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program started with a simple premise - offer up-and-coming artists new canvas space, and they would transform the city's struggling neighborhoods. Now, murals from South Philly to the Benjamin Franklin Bridge have been credited as a key part of the city's revival.
Mara Gordon | Making space for abortion
HUP's lack of office space forces women to go to clinics for abortions and denies doctors a valuable learning experience.
Alex Weinstein | Putting the red in 'Red and Blue'
Thanks to Penn's follow-through on promoting interdisciplinary education, Marx and Nietzsche are making a comeback.
A Center City fight for artistic freedom
Twenty years ago, The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program started with a simple premise - offer up-and-coming artists new canvas space, and they would transform the city's struggling neighborhoods. Now, murals from South Philly to the Benjamin Franklin Bridge have been credited as a key part of the city's revival.
Crime Log
Theft Feb. 15 - Zachary Galen, 23 and unaffiliated with the University, was arrested at about 5:05 p.m. after he allegedly removed items from the Penn Bookstore, located at the intersection of 36th and Walnut streets. Feb. 15 - A complainant unaffiliated with the University reported that a laptop worth about $1,900 was removed from an unsecured conference room at 3535 Market St.
The unexpected captain steps up
Brian Voelker doesn't expect a lot of his senior captain, David Cornbrooks. Even though the team lost its top three scorers from last year (Cornbrooks was fourth), Voelker, in his fifth year coaching Penn lacrosse, doesn't want him to step up and shoulder the burden.
What he's selling, they're buying
Jerin Smith could be playing for the Vanderbilt Commodores, the 12th-ranked school in the nation. Or she could have joined Texas A&M;, Texas Tech or Texas, all in the top 50. Erin Power was heavily recruited by her mom's alma mater, Marquette, currently No.
Last year, perhaps Penn's biggest weakness was zone defenses. This trend, which was largely started by then-Brown and current Quakers coach Glen Miller, continued early in this season. But lately, the Quakers have had some more success against the zone. In their 83-71 win Saturday night over Cornell, Penn had 40 offensive possessions against the Big Red's various zone defenses and scored 34 points.
Alicia Puglionesi | Opinion Art
Alicia Puglionesi is an College junior from Haverton, Pa. Her e-mail address is puglionesi@dailypennsylvanian.com.
Until the federal government does more to protect illegal immigrants, Pennsylvania can take the lead.
Daily Digit
1:45,000Odds that an asteroid - named Apophis by astronomers - will hit Earth on April 13, 2036. Source: Reuters
Be it mimicking CSI investigators or swinging to the beat, undecided undergraduates trying to pick majors or minors will have more options to choose from come fall semester. The School of Arts and Sciences' curriculum committee, comprised of College professors, met yesterday to discuss its recommendation for a Criminology major and Jazz Studies minor.
Editorial | Connecting (with) students
To fix the wireless Internet problem, students and staff need to get in sync.
Stomachs full of soul spur student conversation
Over baked and breaded fish, collared cabbage, hushpuppies, and mac 'n' cheese with a kosher twist, Penn students contemplated how issues within their own communities have the ability to transcend borders. In honor of Black History Month, the Penn Israel Coalition and the Black Student League held its third-annual Kosher Soul Food Dinner yesterday in Houston Hall.
M. Lacrosse Season Preview: Fresh blood
2007 is a new year - and if Penn can overcome some key losses and Ivy League opposition that is among the best in the nation, this may be the Quakers' year to reach the top.
Bilingualism: the new fountain of youth?
Little did College junior Robby Snitkof realize that, when he began studying Spanish, he may have been staving off some of the perils of old age. A study by York University Psychology professor Ellen Bialystock published in this month's Journal of Neuropsycologia suggests that individuals who are bilingual can offset the symptoms of dementia by up to four years.
Ex-prof pleads guilty
Former Wharton professor Scott Ward pled guilty in federal court yesterday to producing child pornography for importation into the United States. Ward, who has been held in custody since August, is scheduled for sentencing May 11. His trial was expected to begin in Alexandria, Va. Ward's charge carries a sentence of 15 to 30 years in prison, according to a press release issued by the U.S. District Attorney's Office in Virginia.
Surfing the 'Net at light speed
The University is now part of a computer network so blazingly fast, it could make DSL feel like the telegraph. This month, Penn's MAGPI regional high-speed Internet gateway was connected to a private high-speed nationwide network called the Internet2 Network.










