After finishing off a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Harvard at 9 p.m. on a rainy Saturday night, Natalie Capuano and her women's soccer teammates still had one obligation left to fulfill. As two local girls' soccer teams walked onto the field, the victorious Quakers were besieged with autograph requests.

Yale and Harvard's losses on Saturday - at Cornell and at Brown, respectively - weren't just notable because those squads were pegged as the Ivy League's top two teams heading into the season. It was also the first time since Nov. 11, 2006, that the Elis and Crimson lost Ancient Eight games on the same day.

With research becoming a vital part of the undergraduate experience at Penn, the Nursing school has devised a way to allow its student researchers to showcase their work through a research journal dedicated to them. The Journal of Nursing Student Research is a publication that compiles the research of students and gives them a platform to receive recognition for their work.

In addition to text messages and e-mail notifications, many colleges are now turning to siren-alert systems to make sure their whole campuses are aware during emergencies. A survey conducted by the Campus Computing Project in fall 2007 found that 17 percent of private research universities and 38 percent of public research universities in the United States had

Most college-bound high-school seniors are hesitant to fill out a more arduous application than necessary. But college admissions counselors and students alike agree that for seniors from low-income families, filling out a QuestBridge application is well worth the extra effort.

Listening to Lafayette coach Frank Tavani wax philosophical at Saturday's postgame press conference, you might have thought the ghosts of Lombardi and Rockne had lent a hand in his team's victory. "That ball is a funny shape, and it bounces funny ways," he said.

We recently published two articles about student government's collaboration with Penn's minority communities to improve undergraduate minority representation in major campus institutions. The Daily Pennsylvanian is an active supporter of and a participant in these efforts.

When the Penn wrestling team got the news that its head coach was leaving, the man who will temporarily replace him clutched a notepad on which he had scribbled his thoughts. Rob Eiter wanted to address the team's concerns and make sure, he said, that "nothing got out of hand.

Brown snapped its eight-game losing streak against Harvard on Saturday, coming back and outlasting the Crimson, 24-22, in Providence, R.I. Despite jumping out to an early 13-0 lead by scoring touchdowns on its first two possessions (it missed an extra point), Harvard was soon plagued by costly fumbles, on which Brown capitalized.

Torrential rain and an ingrown toenail plagued the men's golf team at this weekend's Cornell Invitational. The final round of play was cancelled before results were made official, leaving the Quakers tied for seventh place with Bucknell. Fifteen teams competed at Robert Trent Jones Golf Course in Ithaca, N.

If everything goes according to plan, the University will erect the Weave Bridge this November - one in a series of projects underway as part of Penn's eastward expansion initiative. The move comes as the city is scheduled to close the South Street Bridge for an expected 18-month reconstruction, at which time Penn's recreational fields and Hollenback Hall will be severed from the campus by Amtrak's rail line.

It's been one month today since John McCain announced that Governor Sarah Palin would be his running mate. Does it seem like longer to you? We've already witnessed her rise, and it's safe to say that she's beginning to fall - or at least plateau. Palin's initial popularity had little to do with policy.

It's always about this time of year that I start to lose the middle ground between working hard and playing hard. At this point in the semester, I actually have to produce grade-able work and complete time-intensive reading assignments. From Sunday through Thursday I'm a human dynamo of nervous energy - constantly churning out papers and practice exams.

In a surprise move, Penn wrestling coach Zeke Jones announced his resignation on Saturday in order to become head coach of the United States freestyle national team. Assistant coach Rob Eiter has been appointed as the interim head coach. The announcement comes less than two months before the wrestling team begins its 2008-09 season on Nov.

With eight of 17 players on the Penn volleyball team hailing from California, the Quakers' slate in San Francisco and Moraga, Calif., was supposed to be like three home matches. Indeed, the Red and Blue had plenty of fans in attendance, but that didn't translate into wins.

Every morning at 4 a.m., College and Wharton senior Sakina Zaidi meets friends at Philly Diner for breakfast and then goes home to sleep, fasting for the rest of the day. Since the beginning of the semester, Zaidi and many practicing Muslims in the Penn community have been celebrating Ramadan.

Last season, sophomore forward Kristin Kaiser clinched Penn's Ivy League crown with an overtime goal against Princeton. On Saturday, Kaiser helped Penn take a strong first step toward defending its title with a 2-0 victory over Harvard at Rhodes Field. "Its funny, Kristin is a kid who we've talked a little bit about why she's not more confident in herself because she's such a tremendous player," Penn coach Darren Ambrose said.