Survival of the fittest seems to be working well for Charles Darwin, who will celebrate his 199th birthday this weekend.

Need-blind admissions for international students? Not yet for Penn. With Dartmouth College's announcement last month that they would extend need-blind admissions to international students, Penn now stands in the minority of Ivy League schools without such a financial-aid commitment.

In recent years, more and more students have been able to grab a cup of coffee or go shopping - without leaving their apartment buildings.

Once only associated with Birkenstock-sporting, stoned-out hippies, vegetarianism has enchanted many mainstream Americans in recent years - from Chelsea Clinton to Natalie Portman. Indeed, the march away from meat is gradually changing the landscape of dining, with posh restaurants now offering separate vegetarian menus and even Burger King adding veggie burgers as a Meal Deal option.

Incorrect analysis To the Editor: I would like to clarify a few of the statistics cited in Jim Saksa's article, "Missing the Bigger Picture." Based on his personal opinion, Mr. Saksa reported that the difference between men's and women's LSAT scores is statistically insignificant.

Now all those Red Bulls Penn students use to help them study all night may serve a higher purpose. Penn for UNICEF is joining forces with the Residential Advisory Board to collect aluminum soda can tabs. The tabs will be donated to the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House, which will sell them to a scrap metal dealer to help pay operational costs.

Unlike most students, I won't receive my first semester grades until March. As one of around 600 juniors, I studied abroad this past semester. And at this point, I have no idea what grades to expect - especially because the University of Seville has yet to discover the wonders of e-mail communication between students and professors.

Need-blind admissions for international students? Not yet for Penn. With Dartmouth College's announcement last month that they would extend need-blind admissions to international students, Penn now stands in the minority of Ivy League schools without such a financial-aid commitment.

Historically, Columbia has not posed much of a threat for Penn. This is the school that had a symposium on the culture of losing two years ago. The Lions haven't had a winning Ivy season in 15 years. And they've lost 10 of their last 11 games against the Quakers.

Home-court advantage? The law of averages? The mercy of the basketball gods? The Quakers (3-15, 0-3 Ivy) are hopeful that one of these forces can bring them relief from a 12-game skid as they host Columbia (5-13, 2-2) and Cornell (11-6, 3-1) at the Palestra this weekend.

For John Rosen, Judaism, the search for human contentment and the need for belonging all have a strong correlation to the migratory patterns of birds. Yesterday, Rosen shared those thoughts with students and faculty members at Kelly Writers House, and later, during a book-signing in Houston Hall to promote his forthcoming book, The Life of the Skies: Judaism, Evolution and the Natural World, which will be released later this month.

But the falling dollar hasn't stopped students from studying in Europe yet, according to director of Penn Abroad Geoffrey Gee.

Flipping through the news channels looking for Super Tuesday coverage, many Penn students probably stopped at CNN. Yesterday at the Annenberg Center, President of CNN/U.S. Jonathan Klein spoke as a guest of the Television Criticism writing seminar. The seminar has previously hosted guests such as President of NBC Steve Capus.

Former Penn tennis star Joe Mirabile will get a chance to revisit his old stomping grounds at Levy Pavillion this Sunday. This time, however, Mirabile will not be rooting for the home team. Mirabile is the assistant coach at Temple. Penn will take on the Owls (2-4) in the first game of its doubleheader, and will then face Bucknell (0-1) in the afternoon.

I'm all about learning the fundamentals, the basic rules of the game. Fundamentals dictate why we must learn to walk before we run, babble before we talk and are pretty much the only good thing that could be said about the spectacle that is the WNBA. Unfortunately for the educational purists, the fundamentals of how we teach math in America are desperately in need of change.

Remember watching Nickelodeon back in elementary school? If so, you probably recall the hilarious antics of Kenan and Kel. Last night, Penn got to see half of the comedic duo as Kenan Thompson hosted the Mask and Wig Club's Tenth Annual Comedy Festival at Zellerbach Auditorium.

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