"Asian Americans can be whatever they want to be!" Six years ago, famed movie critic Roger Ebert stood up during the screening of Better Luck Tomorrow at the Sundance Film Festival and passionately defended the decision to cast and portray Asians in a non-stereotypical manner.

HANOVER, N.H., Sept. 29 - Penn's season has officially taken a turn for the worst. In a wild finish, the Quakers trailed Dartmouth 21-13 with less than 30 seconds to go in the game.

Responsible reporting To the Editor: In response to the article published about the "Ask a Skeptic" panel ("Student group panel affirms atheist beliefs" 9/20/2007), we would like to clarify important points, the first of which being that Ellen Johnson does not represent our organization.

Drawing comparisons to Dartmouth isn't exactly what Penn had in mind for this season, but the chips have fallen that way for a team that could be about one loss away from crisis mode.

If Columbia running back Jordan Davis was getting an ego boost from his 123.5-yard rushing average, it might not last past tomorrow afternoon. Columbia (1-1, 0-0 Ivy) at Princeton (1-1, 0-0) This one might show how much nonconference games actually matter.

Freshmen running for Class Board President made some waves with their responses to the annual Daily Pennsylvanian quiz, designed to familiarize readers with the candidates.

For just 75 cents a day, you, in the words of Sean "Diddy" Combs, could have "silky smooth cocoa-butter skin." How? Just ask Katie Rodan, who led a lecture last evening at Levine Hall.

After two weeks without a game, the Penn field hockey team (2-4, 1-1 Ivy) will be back in action tomorrow, as Penn hosts Dartmouth in both team's third Ancient Eight game of the year. Despite the layoff, Penn coach Val Cloud expects her team to bounce back.

As far as extracurriculars go, yearbook editor or debate team president seemed to lack that certain something for College sophomore Josh Corn. Instead, Corn went for a hobby that was a little more magical.

After the last day of spring football practice, most coaches and players take it easy. Dartmouth coach Buddy Teevens took a plane from Hanover, N.H., to San Diego and started a three-week scenic tour across America back to Hanover on his bicycle. After seeing the toll cancer had taken on his family and friends, the 50-year-old coach set out with a goal of promoting cancer awareness.

With the '08 Election fast approaching, presidential hopefuls are busy rolling out their grand plans for our country. John Edwards recently turned his attention to American public schools and the educational disparities that still exist today. "No longer legally separated by race, our children are sorted by economics, often with a racial or ethnic dimension," Edwards said.

The pioneer group of Penn Civic Scholars has arrived on campus. Penn welcomed its first group of Civic Scholars this semester, and its students are set for a college career immersed in community service. The Civic Scholars program, thought up by Civic House faculty director Walter Licht less than two years ago, aims to integrate academic achievement and civic engagement.

By the middle of the Dartmouth football team's 2005 campaign, the most unlikely of quarterbacks emerged. Josh Cohen, a true freshman, completed 25 passes for 290 yards and two touchdowns in his first career start against Holy Cross and earned the starting job for the rest of the season.

In a Senate Finance Committee hearing yesterday, a panel of experts urged Congress to set a minimum spending requirement for university endowments in order to make college more affordable.

The Quakers struggled mightily in the red zone all game, and the failure to convert a crucial fourth down sealed the loss. Penn had 406 yards of total offense, yet it only managed to put 13 points on the board.

When roommates Priscilla Matos and Jessie Daniel head to class in the morning from their 18th-story Harnwell College House dorm room, Matos typically takes the stairs, and Daniel uses the elevator. Usually, they say, Matos reaches the lobby first. For Matos, a Wharton senior, and Daniel, a Nursing senior, that result underscores problems with the high-rise elevators that have recently drawn attention from students and alumni.

Avery Lawrence is a College senior from Charlottesville, Va. His e-mail address is lawrence@dailypennsylvanian.com.