Richard Smith knows the value of a good pair of gloves. In an attempt to avoid the cold, Smith stands near the entrance to the subway at 40th and Market streets, trying to absorb some of the heat coming from underground.

The Penn gymnastics team just can't seem to shake Towson. At the Shelli Calloway Memorial Invitational, the Quakers finished behind the host Tigers for the third time this season. Towson (193.5) won the meet and Cornell, an Ivy League and ECAC rival, came in second at 189.

Penn's mentoring program for middle schoolers emphasizes the importance of pursuing a degree at a critical age.

Working at an unpaid summer internship is hard enough without having to worry about expensive room and board.

Students are taking time out of their busy midterm schedules to spread awareness about human rights-related issues. About 20 different human rights groups are gathering for the second-annual Human Rights Week, a student-run set of events aimed at fostering discussion and proactive initiatives about relevant issues.

The plan to put lectures on iTunes reflects poor prioritizing within the UA.

The women's squash team would like nothing more to than to get a second chance at Princeton. Just over two weeks ago, Penn saw its undefeated season end after a 7-2 romp by the Tigers. But in order to see an opportunity for revenge, the Quakers (8-1) will have to get through Williams (9-5), the first team they will face today during the Howe Cup in New Haven, Conn.

It's not often that any Penn team gets a chance to face the No. 1-ranked team in the nation, let alone three top-20 teams in as many days. But that is exactly what the men's tennis team has on its plate this weekend as it heads into the USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships, to be held in Chicago.

The road to the Ivy League title was always destined to go through the Palestra. But for the first time this year, one of its main challengers actually will. Cornell, a half game out of the Ivy League lead, will make its annual trip to Philadelphia with its season in the balance.

If it was at all apprehensive about its upcoming weekend match against a nationally ranked team, the Penn women's tennis team failed to show it. "This is a team we always look forward to playing. They're tough," captain Julia Koulbitskaya said about No. 14 Virginia Commonwealth.

Preceptorial facts To the Editor: In his recent blog entry, Stephen Morse manipulated several points of our e-mail interview and inaccurately represented preceptorials. The Preceptorials Committee would like to clarify the following points of fact: 1) Cancellations are extremely rare in the current preceptorials system.

When Columbia takes the floor tonight at the Palestra, it will be clear to even the casual basketball fan who its anchors are. This is a squad that runs through its big men.

Turning Drew Gilpin Faust into a symbol gives the public no choice but to question her actual qualifications.

Multiple false fire alarms in Hill College House lead students to fall into the dangerous practice of ignoring them.

If the Penn wrestling team is going to make a move, it will have to be soon. A week after being soundly defeated by Cornell and then losing a disappointing match to Columbia, the Quakers will try to turn it around this weekend with three scheduled matches.

President Bush's plan to increase the amount of financial-aid grants seemed to be a step forward in improving the availability of federal funding for students. But education groups say the plan may actually end up doing more harm than good by cutting other programs in the process.

500Talking deodorizers put in men's restrooms across New Mexico that tell patrons not to drink and drive. Source: Reuters