Criminology isn't 'CSI' To the Editor: Your headline on the proposed major in Criminology ("Miles Davis, fingerprinting await," DP, 2/21/07) said that Penn is likely to teach fingerprinting. Nothing could be further from the truth. Your report misquotes me as saying "Criminology is not just forensic science.

On paper, Villanova should be overmatched. But when a team is playing its first game of the season - as is the Quakers' men's lacrosse squad - no one knows what to expect. Yes, Penn has been ranked 13th by Inside Lacrosse, and yes, it did make the NCAA tournament last year.

With Scott Ward still facing federal child-pornography charges in Pennsylvania, legal experts say the former Wharton professor doesn't have much of a case and will likely plead guilty once again.

Barron's Challenge won't be over until April, but the contest's leading competitor received an unexpected bonus a little early. Wharton junior Felix Wang, already in line to win $1,500 if he maintains his first-place position in the stock-picking competition, was visited yesterday by two business executives interested in his work.

"You dance with the girl you bring to the dance." Men's track coach Charlie Powell approaches the signature meet for his team just like any other. "We are going to treat this as business as usual. We are not trying to reinvent the wheel or anything like that," he said.

When SEPTA announced last week that its fares would be increased, city officials were in a buzz, calling the situation a "crisis." But calm down, experts say - it might not be so bad. SEPTA announced last Thursday that the company will experience a $150 million deficit if it does not receive state aid.

After gauging widespread discontent with its 35-year-old tenure program, Yale University is finally bringing its promotion policies in line with those of its peer institutions - including Penn's. The new policy would, among other things, create a tenure-track system through which faculty will be hired under the assumption that they can receive tenure if they have the necessary qualifications.

The Drexel women's lacrosse team won't be walking far to its first game this year, but it will be uphill all the way. On Saturday, No. 18 Penn will begin its quest for a NCAA Tournament berth when it takes on Drexel at Franklin Field - just a few short blocks away from the heart of Drexel's campus.

With the Ivy Classic this weekend, the Penn gymnastics team faces its biggest test of the season. In arguably its most important meet, the Quakers will face off against Yale, Brown and Cornell. The buzz in the air was evident at practice and with all the Ivies scoring at a similar level, the pressure is on.

980,000Philadelphians registered to vote in the upcoming mayoral election; 75 percent are registered Democrats. Source: Philadelphia City Paper

With two weekends and a Penn-Princeton game left in the Ivy League season, three teams are mathematically out of the race, and at least one but most likely two more teams will be out after tonight. That leaves three huge non-Penn games this weekend plus three games for standing purposes only.

The Harvard basketball team knew that its season wouldn't get any easier when star center Brian Cusworth was forced to leave the team midseason. And having completed a once-over in the Ivy League, the Crimson have discovered that 2007 would not bring any miracles.

Despite efforts, which began in response to the University's threat to cancel Hey Day, some students doubt whether this recent revamping will be effective.

Officials familiar with the negotiations say that there are talks to move the 41st and Market streets liquor store to 43rd and Walnut streets, a location close in proximity to a K-8 school and a community mosque.

Michael Dowd is determined not to let the past repeat itself. Last year, his Quakers fell by a score of 5-2 in an early-season match against Maryland in College Park, Md. With memories of last season's defeat fresh in the minds of coaches and players alike, the women's tennis team's match this Saturday against the Terrapins (7-2) represents an opportunity for the Quakers to prove that what took place last season was an aberration.

When the clock hits 0:00 on Saturday night, Joey Rhoads, Ashley Gray, Monica Naltner, and Lauren Pears will walk off the Palestra floor for good. The four seniors will face a daunting challenge as they play first place Harvard (10-12, 8-1 Ivy) Friday night and second place Dartmouth (13-10, 7-2 Ivy) on Saturday.

The city's move to possibly prosecute Geno's owner Joey Vento for discrimination trivializes the meaning of the word.