One issue in the SAS Webmail switch is often overlooked: Can either Google or Microsoft be trusted to handle important student information?

Amira Fawcett is an Engineering sophomore from Houston. Her e-mail address is fawcett@dailypennsylvanian.com.

Dec. 22 At 1:45 p.m. on Dec. 22, Penn Economics professor Rafael Robb had a phone call to make. Ten punches into his cell phone later, he had dialed the non-emergency number of the Upper Merion Police Department. "I just came home and found my wife murdered on the kitchen floor," he told the police dispatcher.

Penn The record-breaking 40 inches of snow that hit Philadelphia in January 1996 did more than close roads and cancel flights - it shut down an entire University for two days. John Fry, Penn's Executive Vice President at the time, closed the campus on Jan.

Wild fraternity parties may be commonplace on most weekends, but, during rush, they can spell nasty consequences. On Thursday, Sigma Alpha Mu threw a rush party during which attendants say alcohol was served, and, on Saturday, another SAM rush party was broken up due to noise complaints.

By Fred David Staff Writer fredd@sas.upenn.edu ITHACA, N.Y., Jan. 12 - Last year, Penn's Achilles' heel came in the form of a zone defense. In the second half on Friday evening, when Cornell switched from a man defense to a zone, the Quakers turned their old weakness into a newfound strength.

News of Penn Economics professor Rafael Robb's arrest for his wife's murder has thrust him under a spotlight both in Philadelphia and around the globe.

Despite residing in different conferences, the women's basketball programs at Penn and Manhattan have more in common than one might think. The Quakers (5-9, 1-2 Ivy) have underperformed thus far, most recently dropping five of their last six games. Similarly, it has been a season full of mishaps for Lady Jaspers (4-13, 1-5 MAAC), characterized by the eight-game skid they are currenty trying desperatly to break.

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After his team's win over Columbia, Quakers coach Glen Miller offered the usual accolades that a coach gives his team after such a dominating performance. "We played good team defense, closing down and not giving them good looks," Miller said. "Good" is an understatement.

By Brandon Moyse Staff Writer bmoyse@sas.upenn.edu Going into Saturday's dual match against Williams, women's squash coach Jack Wyant felt the Quakers needed to be at their best to win and maintain their No. 1 ranking. After all was said and done, Penn left no questions unanswered about its newly earned status as top dog by blanking the No.

A jam-packed day of mural painting, book-on-tape recording and candlelight vigils took place yesterday to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

393Detainees being held at the U.S. military base on Guantanamo Bay. Source: The Washington Post

The results are in: A recent Undergraduate Assembly survey on condoms shows that, when it comes to that special moment, Penn students reach for "America's Most Trusted Condom." The findings of the survey, released Sunday night, reveal that Trojan-brand condoms - and not the Lifestyle condoms that the University freely distributes - are Penn students' protection of choice.

Benjamin Franklin may be turning 301 this week, but students can still look to him for some new year's resolutions.

The two women's basketball games this weekend started off similarly. Their endings could not have been more different. One night after blowing a 16-point lead in a heartbreaking 67-58 loss to Cornell (6-9 2-0 Ivy), the Quakers (5-9, 1-2) played strong for all 40 minutes and cruised to an 80-62 victory over Columbia (3-12, 0-2).

Nonexistent guidelines for course coordination put students at a disadvantage.