As many students observed in New Orleans this spring break, professor John DiIulio encourages students to learn outside of the classroom. DiIulio, one of Penn's foremost political scientists and director of the Fox Leadership Program, spoke yesterday alongside Graduate School of Education professor John Puckett to students in Houston's Hall of Flags as part of Education Week - an annual series of events organized by the Student Committee on Undergraduate Education.

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

The lawyer for Joseph Cho, the former Penn Law student facing charges of attempted murder, has requested that Cho undergo another psychiatric evaluation to determine if he is fit to stand trial. Cho was scheduled to have a preliminary hearing yesterday, but it was postponed after Peter Bowers, Cho's attorney, asked for the mental-health evaluation, according to Philadelphia Assistant District Attorney Melissa Francis.

What's in a name? A lot, professors say - in a course name, at least. As Advance Registration draws to a close, professors acknowledge that an eye-catching course title can make a big difference in enrollment - both in the number and types of students who end up taking it.

Watching Jessie Lupardus dominate hitters now, it's hard to imagine that just four months ago they were dominating her. "I gave up five earned runs, a lot of hits, and it was really a wake-up call," Lupardus said of her first fall exhibition game. "In the offseason I worked my butt off, and being able to come out and show that I am the anchor of the staff is something that is really important to me.

Ivy League-educated professionals can't always afford to serve in public sector positions. Harvard Law School's recent move to provide a tuition-free third year to students who pledge to spend the next five years working in public service has drawn new attention to this issue, but Penn Law's Public Interest Loan Repayment Assistance Program provides similar benefits with less commitment.

Lorenzo Buffa is like a lot of young people in West Philadelphia. He wears skinny jeans and carries a messenger bag; he takes art classes and does face painting for kids to earn a living. And of course, he doesn't have health insurance. I've written columns before about what it's like to be a twenty-something without insurance.

For thousands of Americans, the current credit crisis is a nightmare of potential home foreclosures and job layoffs. For Wall Street, it is a market tsunami of complex mortgage investment losses. But for Penn professors, the crisis is an extra opportunity to bring real-life financial examples to the classroom, where students are showing renewed interest in the current economic situation.

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

The typical "American-dream" family - complete with pet, SUV and soccer-mom - has in recent decades given way to an increasing number of divorced and single-parent families. As a result, colleges like Penn may have to rethink traditional formulas in financial aid and admissions.

Polls for the 2008-2009 student government elections closed yesterday afternoon after record voter turnout, but results will not be announced until two violations filed yesterday are settled by the Nominations and Elections Committee. Both charges were filed regarding the Class of 2011 Class Board and Undergraduate Assembly races.

When College freshmen Everett Benjamin and Ryan Jobson applied for housing as incoming students, they listed the same top three preferences: DuBois College House, DuBois and DuBois. Now the two roommates and Political Co-chairs of UMOJA - the umbrella organization for student groups of the African Diaspora - are fighting to keep DuBois at the top of other students' lists by pushing for renovations of the 36-year-old college house.

Harvard University has announced that it will stop accepting transfer applications for the next two academic years because there is no place available to house transfer students. Additionally, Harvard did not accept any transfer students for this year's admissions cycle and refunded the students' application fees.

Safety officials are not taking any major steps to increase SEPTA security after a man was fatally beaten by a gang in a SEPTA station last week. The beating occurred in the station located at 13th and Market streets last Wednesday at about 2:45 p.

Craig Sinkinson, President and founder of the Mayan Medical Aid, a non-profit organization that funds medically related projects involving Mayan Indians, spoke at Civic House last night. He addressed the impact of maternal and childhood nutritional diseases during pregnancy and early childhood development.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Rocky Balboa have a lot in common - or so she said during a speech in Center City yesterday morning. Responding to recent pressure to drop out of the race, Clinton used the famous scene at the Philadelphia Museum of Art as an analogy for her continued fight for the nomination.

The numbers are in, and Democrats are up in Pennsylvania. On March 24, the final day to register voters for the April 22 primary, more than 33,000 new voters registered as Democrats. Additionally, nearly 46,000 registered voters switched their party affiliation to become Democrats before the primary between Democratic presidential candidates Illinois Sen.