This past week I had the pleasure of hosting the DP's first Open Forum of the semester. What began as a simple experiment last year has blossomed into a great way for you to share your thoughts and give us feedback. As usual, you had a lot on your mind.

The MRI results from quarterback Robert Irvin's ailing shoulder aren't expected until today, but the Quakers won't be calling his number for the rest of the 2007 season. And although Irvin is a junior, they might be calling it in 2009. Irvin said yesterday that his shoulder, which he had surgery on over the summer, has not improved in the last several weeks.

From the man who brought you Monty Python and the Holy Grail, get ready for . Richard II? That's right: Last night, former Monty Python member Terry Jones addressed a packed room in Rodin College House's Rooftop Lounge on the historical legacy of one of England's most notorious monarchs.

It's bedtime, and you're hungry. You know you shouldn't reach for that bag of chips, but you do anyway. Chances are, you just gave into a temptation. But for about 2 percent of the population, the snacking might be a symptom of "night-eating syndrome" that causes excessive post-dinner eating.

NEWARK, Del., Oct. 10 - The Penn field hockey team hadn't earned a signature victory. Keyed by two goals from senior Meghan Rose, the Quakers came back from a 2-0 second-half deficit to beat the Blue Hens 3-2.

Outside hitter Laura Black spikes a ball wide. But she has no time to hang her head - it's time for one of the Penn volleyball team's many cheers. After every point, win or lose, the six players meet in the middle of the court and do some sort of jig and chant.

For five years, several gold teeth lay in a Penn vault. A lock of Napoleon III's hair remains in a University safe-deposit box. And a mink coat, a pipe organ and a gas station in New York have all passed through the school's possession.

Joanne Tong is a Wharton senior from Manila, Philippines. Her e-mail address is tong@dailypennsylvanian.com.

Every day we dodge and weave past the flyer-laden students on Locust Walk. We turn down offers of cookies, parties, executive-board positions and concerts by unknown artists. Sympathy for the Locust loiterers might impel us to grab a few leaflets before dropping them into the next trash can along the way.

Three professors from the Penn School of Medicine were elected this week as members of the Institute of Medicine. Membership at the IOM, a Washington, D.C.-based organization that provides advice to policymakers and health professionals, is one of the nation's highest honors in biomedicine this week.

Food, music, feminist literature - the Penn Women's Center was the place to be on Friday during its annual open house. Copies of the most recent edition of The F-word, the Women's Center-sponsored feminist magazine, were distributed, and Penn's all-female a capella group, the Quaker Notes, performed a spirited rendition of "Hotel Song" and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.

Having worked as comedic actress, singer or manicurist, Sandra Bernhard has no regret. Except, perhaps, turning down the role of Miranda on Sex and the City. "I don't think I would have lasted," Bernhard said yesterday at a public interview with University of the Arts professor Camilla Paglia on the University of the Arts campus.

Though attorney Thomas Kline is investigating whether the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania could have prevented the death of College sophomore Anne Ryan, legal experts say it is unlikely the case - if there is one- will go to court.

From the dean of the School of Arts and Sciences to the dean of the Law School, job security is virtually guaranteed. The same could be said for any of the deans of Penn's 12 schools, as well as the four undergraduate deans. Former Dean of Admissions Lee Stetson didn't have that same luxury.

Students tend to think of themselves as a catalyzing force in society, bastions of freedom and righteousness in an unjust world. But they're not treated that way, says Thor Halvorssen, whose experiences as a student at Penn led him to devote his career to defending human and free-speech rights, particularly on college campuses.

The panelists were unanimous: The field of earth science offers a variety of career opportunities, but it could interfere with a woman's plans to have a family. Catherine Forster, Susan Gill, Amishi Joshi and Lisa Rodrigues were the guest speakers at Saturday's Women in Earth Science panel discussion held at Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium.

One has to wonder why a Serbian rower who barely knew the rules of football would want to join the Columbia squad, or why the Lions would want him on their team. Well, it helps when he's 6-foot-7 and over 300 pounds. A disgruntled member of the Columbia crew team, Stefan Savic wanted out, but he also wanted to remain a Lion.