At 1:15 p.m. Friday, the Division of Public Safety learned that a boxcar had caught fire on the railway above 31st and Walnut streets, and a tanker containing chlorine had fallen off the tracks - causing potential chlorine release and forcing the area's residents to shelter in-place.

Alicia Puglionesi is a College senior from Havertown, Pa. Her e-mail address is puglionesi@dailypennsylvanian.com.

To commemorate the bicentennial of the abolition of the slave trade in the United States, White Students Confronting Racism hosted a 2-day film festival last Thursday and Friday. The purpose of the film festival was to "remind people of this bicentennial and think about what it means for us today," said Ali Michael, student leader of WSCR, an organization of the Graduate School of Education.

Penn's getting greener. Officials from the Sustainable Endowments Institute recently gave Penn an A- for its sustainability efforts, in its 2009 report rating the environmental-friendliness of 300 colleges. Much of the credit goes to the administration.

At the end of Saturday's game with Harvard, all members of the women's field hockey team lined up and belted out "Drink a Highball," smiles blazing from ear to ear. It was as if they had just won an Ivy League championship. This victory was indeed stirring.

Though presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain still have the last leg of campaigning and debates ahead of them, the Class of 2012 has reached the end of its election season, choosing Wharton freshman Jibran Khan and College freshman Shri Chauhan to be its president and vice president.

Junior Kate Kosminskaya had never played doubles with Alexa Ely. But the No. 2-seeded duo made the most of their competitive debut, winning the Cissie Leary Tournament when Yale's top team withdrew. Kosminskaya and Ely knocked off the Bulldogs' second-best tandem, Stevi Petrelli and Vicky Brook, in Saturday's semifinals, 8-5.

After the post-game press conference at Lafayette on Saturday, Leopards coach Frank Tavani offered some words of encouragement. "You guys got a good football team," he said. "They're gonna be all right. It's two tough games, I know, but believe me." I believe him.

In Philadelphia news last month: a boycott of the Embassy Suites Hotel for unfair firings, the unification of the city's two major taxi unions and an illegal-immigration raid at a janitorial services contractor. These aren't exactly typical headlines in Philadelphia news media.

Want a cheaper outlet for movie rentals or book purchases? More Americans than ever are realizing just where they can find these services for free. Nationwide, public libraries are welcoming more visitors than they have in previous years to browse their collections.

After the excitement surrounding Stephen Colbert's week-long stay at the Zellerbach Theatre last semester, the Social Planning and Events Committee has decided to tap another Stephen for its annual fall show. Comedian, musician and Pennsylvania-born Stephen Lynch is scheduled to perform at SPEC's fall concert, officials announced today.

Students obsessed with Gmail, Google Calendar and Gchat will soon be able to add the "Google phone" to their arsenal. T-Mobile will launch the G1 phone - also known as the "Google phone" - on Oct. 22. And though analysts don't expect the same frenzy that accompanied the release of Apple's iPhone in June 2007, many say Google's strategy of open software may transform the wireless industry.

Last week, 2008 College alumnus Sujit Datta received the LeRoy Apker Award of the American Physical Society, the highest award that APS grants for undergraduate research. The award consists of $5,000, a certificate of achievement and a trip to the APS meeting, where the two annual student awards are presented.

A robbery was reported near campus early Thursday morning. Sean McLaughlin, 21, was arrested for allegedly grabbing a 21-year-old man from behind and attempting to rob him on the 200 block of S. 39th Street at about 12:30 a.m. According to Detective Mole of the Philadelphia Police, there were no injuries and the man was able to escape before McLaughlin took anything of his.

Playtime's over. While the rest of the Ivy League is enjoying another Saturday of tuneups against non-conference foes, Harvard, Brown, Yale and Cornell kick off their Ivy League seasons this weekend. More interestingly, tomorrow looks to be a "Separation Saturday" of sorts.

Attention female sophomores: you may be eligible for a $1,000 scholarship care of the Phi Sigma Sigma sorority, no strings attached. The scholarship, which is open to all "sophomore female leaders" regardless of Greek affiliation, hopes to reward one sophomore who has made a significant "contribution to the campus or local community," according to a letter accompanying the application.

Treating sex seriously To the Editor: In response to your recent article "Sex educators demystify orgasms" (9/24/08), it's good for people to discuss and raise awareness about female orgasms, but I think the manner in which it was presented is inappropriate.