A slice of the Ivy League's Latino community came together in Houston Hall over the weekend. Their purpose: to connect with other successful Latinos, both students and professionals. Friday though Sunday, Penn hosted the second annual Latino Ivy League Conference.

Engineering freshman Matt Berger won a treasure hunt last week, but rather than receiving a T-shirt or candy, he landed a $1,000 check. Berger, along with about 120 other students, participated in the Weiss Tech House's newest cash-giveaway competition - its week-long $1,000 Innovative Treasure Hunt.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. As Penn closed out the weekend's tournament against St. Francis, the meager smattering of fans in attendance attested to the fact that this was certainly not the day's feature game. Going on results alone, this was a matchup between the two worst teams in the tournament, the two that had lost a pair of opening games and were playing for third.

As another Ivy League scandal comes to a close, Penn President Amy Gutmann is going to be just fine, experts say.

The men and women's swimming teams both crushed Rider and Lehigh in Lawrenceville, N.J., on Saturday, breaking four pool records in the process. "You are not expecting to get pool records, especially at Rider, which doesn't have a very good pool," coach Mike Schnur said.

All eyes were on Harvard's Clifton Dawson on Saturday, but it was the Penn senior class that ultimately stole the show on Senior Day. Running back Joe Sandberg notched yet another impressive performance, scoring Penn's two touchdowns with a pair of nearly identical plays in the first quarter.

Volunteerism is reaching record highs in many parts of the country; students should think about giving their time.

Reports of aggravated assault on and around campus are way up from last year, and safety officials blame student-to-student violence.

Meals in Philadelphia are getting pricey - and not just at Le Bec-Fin or Deux Cheminees. Experts say that, even at the city's modestly priced establishments, the cost of a meal is going up. Some restaurant owners say they're paying higher costs for the basics of running a business, costs that get passed on to the consumer.

With a chance to go up by a pair of touchdowns on Saturday, the Penn offense ran into a wall. So out strode Penn's leading wide receiver, Braden Lepisto, to try a 38-yard field goal.

Abdi Farah is a College sophomore from Olney, Md. His e-mail address is farah@dailypennsylvanian.com.

Students will now be informed by Penn InTouch if the course in which they are attempting to enroll requires a permit. This is a minor change that will address a long-standing complaint, according to University Registrar Ron Sanders. Previously, no notification was given and students' requests were occasionally deleted at the end of Advance Registration because they had not known to provide the required permit.

The Quakers' opening tournament witnessed the resurfacing of proven stars and the emergence of fresh new faces. Quakers All-American Matt Herrington captured the 174-pound title at Michigan State Open yesterday, while Matt Valenti, last year's national champion at 133 pounds, recorded a second-place finish for the Red and Blue.

Wharton students will have the chance this fall to show off their business skills at the largest global-development organization in the world - the United Nations. But the students will be the ones doing the grading. As part of Management 353 - also known as the Wharton Field Challenge, a course started by professor Keith Weigelt - the U.

Even with the Platt center, the growth of performing-arts groups at Penn has been stymied by a lack of facilities and resources.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Coming to upstate New York for the Black Coaches Association Invitational, the Quakers knew they would be seeing some zone defense. After all, they would be playing one of the three games against Syracuse, a team famous for its 2-3 zone, one that Penn forward Mark Zoller referred to as the best in the country.

The Penn rowing teams ended their fall seasons by giving the rookies some experience. All three of the Quakers rowing squads were in action Sunday afternoon in the Belly of the Carnegie at Princeton, N.J., a race that is different from most because only freshmen compete.