It was in a conversation with a friend that 2007 alumnus Cho Kim, now a graduate student in the School of Social Policy and Practice, heard about the Davis Projects for Peace Foundation. Kim took one day to formulate his idea to win the $10,000 grant and one more day to write the proposal for the foundation, which grants students funding for projects to be implemented this summer. He received the award on March 16.

"Cancer never sleeps, so tonight neither will we." This was the motto of the 1,774 participants in Penn's 2009 Relay for Life this weekend. This year's Relay for Life, an annual event that raises money for the American Cancer Society, involved 171 teams and raised over $150,000.

Last year, Penn admitted 16.4 percent of its applicants, Princeton University admitted 9.3 percent. This year the Wine Preceptorial topped all with its 2.3 percent admit rate. Out of the 869 students who applied to participate in this year's wine-tasting class, only 20 were allowed to enroll through a random selection process.

Piercing a woman with copper needles may seem like a strange mating ritual, but for the ancient Greeks, this action was part of a love spell. Classical Studies professor Peter Struck mentioned this spell and others in a talk entitled "Presto Changeo! Magicians in Ancient Times," held last night at the Penn Museum.

By JOE SANFILIPPO Staff Writer sanfilippo@dailypennsylvanian.com Tomorrow's contest at Cornell is of huge importance to Penn men's lacrosse, but it may be for the wrong reasons. A loss against the No. 4 Big Red - which would be the Quakers' sixth loss in a row - all but guarantees Penn will be on the outside looking in for this year's NCAA tournament.

Last week residents of Gregory College House, received an e-mail informing us that Facilities would be replacing the showerheads with new, water-conserving models. I was very impressed - the Oxygenics showerheads will save millions of gallons of water and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions (natural gas is used to heat the water).

A mea culpa of sorts was issued Tuesday by Facebook, as the recent redesign of the popular social-networking site has been met with extreme criticism and backlash from users. Product director Christopher Cox "apologized" on the company's blog, indicating that Facebook would focus on four specific problematic areas of the new design that users have given the most feedback about.

If the ads on your Facebook profile page are looking eerily catered to you, there may be a way to get rid of them. Joseph Turow, associate dean for graduate studies at the Annenberg School for Communication, has proposed a clickable icon that will tell Internet users what personal information has caused a specific ad to appear.

Last Sunday's Undergraduate Assembly meeting confirmed that we live in an age in which we must please everyone. And by everyone, I mean "minorities." This week it got so bad that the UA's Working Group on Minorities in Undergraduate Education introduced several proposals to "stand up for these gender and ethnic minorities and say that they are an important part of the University," as volunteer member and Wharton and Nursing sophomore G.

While the No. 2 Penn women's lacrosse team boasts a balanced offensive attack, Columbia relies mainly on two threats: senior Holly Glynn and junior Brittany Shannon. When the Red and Blue (6-0, 2-0 Ivy) travel to New York to face Columbia (5-2, 0-1) at 3:30 this afternoon, the dynamic Lions duo will surely be on their minds.

Mayor Michael Nutter's budget proposal - which faces criticism from the City's unions - will be scrutinized in City Council public hearings until mid-May. Proposed last week, the budget contains a "number of difficult choices," said Luke Butler, deputy press secretary to the Mayor, but the level of public engagement demonstrated that citizens will support the decisions.

It may not be obvious - or it may even seem doubtful thanks to its 1-11 record in its last 12 games - but things may be looking up for Penn softball. Although their record doesn't indicate it, the Quakers have been showing steady improvement - and the time may be right for the slump to end.

Read the related article here.

Tomorrow, for at least one reason, the Penn men's tennis team is hoping that this year isn't like the last. In their 2008 Ivy opener, the Quakers fell, 5-2, to Princeton at home in a contest that coach Nik DeVore called "a bitter, bitter one." The Quakers will have a chance for revenge this year when they open their 2009 Ivy League slate with a 2 p.

By ARIELA ROSENBERG Contributing Writer gamail@dailypennsylvanian.com The King visited Penn yesterday, exposing the true meaning of the word "gimp." As the documentary King Gimp says, "Gimp" can mean "lame walk" or "fighting spirit, and Dan Keplinger, a victim of cerebral palsy, has proven himself the latter.

Penn's Big 5 rival Villanova advanced to the final four tonight by outlasting No. 1 seeded Pittsburgh, 78-76, in Boston tonight. After Pitt G Levance Fields nailed two clutch free throws to tie the game by with 5.5 seconds remainining, Villanova G Scottie Reynolds took the inbounds and drove the length of the court for a game-winning layup as time expired.