This is what March Madness clip reels are made of, what Dickie V likes to think about before launching into his trademark "slippaaa still fits!" routine. An undersized, undermanned challenger taking it to the major conference power with future NBA talent on its sideline? Ivy League teams weren't supposed to do this anymore, not in 2006.

It was the United States that elected a president last week, but the entire world was engaged in the experience. And just like Penn students, young people around the globe tuned in to the ups and downs of the campaign process. For some international students at Penn, witnessing the American election system in action has highlighted political differences in their home countries.

While colleagues aren't yet waving farewell to Provost Ron Daniels, who was elected president of Johns Hopkins University on Tuesday, they acknowledge that his eventual successor has large shoes to fill. In just three years at Penn, Daniels has shown himself to be extremely active in the community and has made several subtle imprints on student life and academic curricula at Penn.

In an election that made history on many levels, Barack Obama's presidency will mark the first time the president, vice president and both their spouses have worked in higher education. Vice President Joe Biden is an adjunct law professor at Widener University, Jill Biden teaches at a Delaware community college and Michelle Obama worked in the administration and hospital system at the University of Chicago.

Classic movies will never look the same after seeing Strictly Funk's cinema-inspired show this weekend. The dance company is performing "Lights, Camera, Funk!" at the Iron Gate Theatre at 9 p.m. on Friday . There will be two encore performances on Saturday at 5:30 and 8:30 p.

The Division of Public Safety has begun providing the public with more information about sex crimes that occur in the Penn patrol zone. The changes were made after The Daily Pennsylvanian raised concerns that the University was withholding information it was required to disclose under federal law.

The jet zoomed past the shiny skyscrapers and over the Delaware River, revealing an awesome panorama. As the plane touched down on the tarmac, a palpable sense of elation overtook my weary soul. It was a relief to have the long journey from Beijing behind me.

Though its season hasn't even started yet, the men's swimming team is already plagued by injuries. Senior Steve Martucci underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum last month, and on Tuesday, senior Chaz Maul broke his hand. Freshman diver Jeff Cragg is nursing a broken toe, but with two of his four elder statesmen down, coach Mike Schnur has been forced to rely on more of his younger swimmers.

Jennifer Lesser is a College junior from Minneapolis, Minn. Her e-mail address is lesser@dailypennsylvanian.com.

In the year that I've covered this election, Pennsylvania remained a constant force in the presidential race. Each candidate - John McCain, Hillary Clinton and President-elect Barack Obama - aspired to be the resurgent underdog in Pennsylvania in the image of Rocky Balboa.

This past weekend, I was fortunate enough to watch three different Penn teams - football, men's soccer and women's soccer - compete against rival Princeton. And in New Jersey, no less. I was able to accomplish this Quakers trifecta because of one of the more under-appreciated quirks of the Ivy League, something called "jamboree weekends.

With the effects of climate change, the most sought-after resource in the future might not be oil, but water. Best-selling author and Anthropology professor at University of California, Santa Barbara Brian Fagan spoke last night at the Penn Museum, urging an audience to heed the warnings of past struggles with climate change and the dangers of drought.

Thirty-seven years ago, Disney World had just opened and Richard Nixon's approval ratings were over 50 percent. But 1971 was also the last time that the Penn men's soccer team hosted an all-or-nothing game for the Ivy League title. Fast forward: Coach Rudy Fuller and the Quakers (10-2-4, 4-1-1 Ivy) are trying to win the program's first conference title since 2002 this Saturday at 7:30 p.

Students wanting to try their hand at firearm simulation training or learning how to defend themselves are in luck. Today the Division of Public Safety will hold an open house from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. as a way for Penn students to meet Penn Police and learn more about what the Division of Public Safety does.

Business has been anything but usual for Tom Block lately. Block opened the Naked Chocolate Cafe near 34th and Walnut streets a little more than a week ago - but he hadn't expected that he would be almost overrun with business in such a short time. "We're having a lot of trouble keeping up," Block said.

Keiffer Garton may have arrived, but Robert Irvin is going nowhere. The senior has been plagued by a sore shoulder and a groin injury he picked up against Brown. But he's taking on a light workload in practice this week in the hopes of playing Saturday against Harvard.