According to the Government Accountability Office, women are cheap. A report released in mid-August by the organization concluded that because federal agencies aren't properly monitoring pay equity and anti-discrimination laws, women still earn 80 percent of what men make.

By JESSICA BELL Staff Writer jbells@dailypennsylvanian.com Government officials are bracing for a large increase in the number of students needing financial aid, but Penn and its peer institutions are anticipating a smaller jump. Pell Grant - the country's most important student financial-aid program - may need an additional $6 billion in taxpayer dollars for the 2009-2010 school year, Bush administration officials warned Congress last week.

Alex Jacobson is a College junior from Los Angeles. His e-mail address is jacobson@dailypennsylvanian.com.

Lafayette's last-second 8-7 victory over Penn last year, which was as ugly as it was close, showed that the Leopards are not the flashiest of football teams. They play a slow-paced game, and their big, bruising offensive line is crucial in their run-first, run-second scheme.

Despite a 3.9-percent drop in Penn's endowment over the last year, the University is sticking to its current investment plan. Given the state of the financial market, outsiders and University officials agree that Penn's commitment to its long-term strategic financial goals is the best way to keep the endowment strong in the long run.

Philadelphia's art scene will descend upon Love Park tomorrow afternoon for a six-hour melange of mixed-media art, live music and dancing. The event, called "Canvas Clash," will feature eight different groups of artists, three bands, a DJ and a photo-journalism exhibition.

Sometimes reaching the top isn't so great. A number of recent rankings in publications like Forbes and Travel & Leisure have rated Philadelphia near the top in their rankings of the most miserable, stressed, overweight and unattractive cities in the United States.

At the end of Saturday's game the entire women's field hockey team, smiles blazing from ear to ear, lined up and belted out "Drink a Highball" as though they had just won the Ivy League championship. Indeed, this victory was stirring. Despite embarking on a nasty seven game losing streak which began September 6, the Quakers came out against Harvard with a swagger and topped the Crimson, 2-0, at Franklin Field.

The Penn women's soccer team took a strong first step towards defending its Ivy League crown with a 2-0 victory over Harvard at Rhodes Field. Sophomore forward Kristin Kaiser figured prominently in both of the Quakers' goals. At 18:14, Kaiser took a long lead down the left side from Mara Fintz.

The leaves are turning and the likes of Harvard are coming down to Rhodes Field in Philadelphia. It's a sign that women's soccer has entered that time of the year when there's no turning back - the gauntlet of Ivy League play. Coming off Penn's first outright Ancient Eight championship, the players are well aware of the added importance.

Motorcycle and scooter users on campus will have to find a new place to park this semester. This fall, the Division of Public Safety has banned scooter and motorcycle parking on campus due to a recent influx of scooters in the area. The rule stems from a city ordinance stating that motor vehicles cannot be parked on sidewalks or on private property without consent.

It's been a while -- three weeks and seven games, to be precise - since the Penn field hockey team last picked up a win. But after the Quakers' strong start in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to Villanova, they feel another victory could finally be heading their way as they host Harvard (2-4, 1-0 Ivy League) at Franklin Field tomorrow.

Campaign volunteers are usually limited to stuffing envelopes and making phone calls, but the McCain-Palin campaign is giving volunteers a chance to get behind the wheel. The College Republicans sent an e-mail to its members on Wednesday asking for volunteers to drive in Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin's motorcade this weekend - "if you are 21 years old or over, you can drive beside the next VP of the United Sates," the e-mail said.

Penn starting defensive tackle Drew Goldsmith knows a thing or two about going up against his brother, Neil. They were playing the computer game Diablo when, at the ripe age of seven, Drew revealed his inner Diablo. He flung his younger sibling into a wall, knocking Neil out cold for several minutes.

"The major candidates are not worth supporting," said Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader yesterday as part of a keynote speech, "Social Justice in the Post-Bush Era," for the Centennial Convocation of the Penn School of Social Policy and Practice.