If you've never heard of Ben Kweller, you're not alone. Only five out of 62 Penn students surveyed by The Daily Pennsylvanian said they were familiar with this year's pick for the Social Planning and Events Committee's fall concert. Set to perform on Oct.

Last week, both houses of Congress passed a comprehensive student-aid bill that considerably raises the maximum Pell grant and halves the interest rate students pay on federal loans.

The management of El Azteca was fed up with the vomit, the dining and dashing and the missing sombreros - all symptoms of having a drunken, college-age clientele. So the famous -or perhaps notorious - margarita-making restaurant at 7th and Chestnut streets took action last December.

Last year could have been a coronation for Brown. The Bears returned their All-Ivy quarterback, Joe DiGiacomo, and chunks of the previous year's Ivy Championship defense, including future NFL talent Zak DeOssie. It was nothing short of a disaster. A 2-2 start to the Ivy campaign was inauspicious at best, but it only got worse from there.

Columbia coach Norries Wilson rarely hides his feelings. His Lions were shut out by Penn last year, prompting him to rail on the media, the Penn administration, the officials, the other Ivy League schools and even his own employer for six surreal minutes afterward.

What if you woke up one day with your OPIM professor's face staring down at you? If you decide that non-linear optimization problems are just too much in the morning, the offending academic could be exorcised from your dorm room by a simple touch on the wall.

Has anyone been paying attention to the women's soccer team lately? It's not like it's been hard - they've played each of their first four games in the friendly confines of Rhodes Field. And if you have managed to make the trek down to the home of Penn's soccer teams, chances are you witnessed some fireworks.

Penn goalkeeper Alanna Butera was flat on her back, the ball bouncing a few yards away from her, and the net was wide open. For the first time this season, it didn't matter. The whistle after the loose ball signalled that possession was going the other way, and with little time left on the clock, the Quakers coasted to a 1-0 win over Lafayette last night at Franklin Field, their first of the year.

Someone has to finish last in the league. This year, Dartmouth is bringing up the rear of the preseason Ivy football poll. But head coach Buddy Teevens isn't miffed by the lack of confidence in his squad. "The poll has never been accurate," he told reporters.

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Harvard coach Tim Murphy described the reality of this season the best. "It's life after Clifton Dawson." Now with the Cincinnati Bengals, the All-Ivy tailback lead the team last year with 1,277 rushing yards on his way to breaking the league's all-time rushing record handily.

Chair and professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology Brian Strom has been appointed vice dean for institutional affairs in the School of Medicine and senior adviser to the provost for global health initiatives, according to a press release from the Office of the Provost.

Part four in a four-part series Quantifying QualityThis week, the 'DP' looks at the history and impact of the 'U.S. News' rankingsMonday: Penn's rise through the rankingsTuesday: An analysis of ranking criteriaYesterday: The history of the rankingsToday: 'U.

After graduating his starting quarterback Brad Maurer and All-Patriot League tailback Jonathan Hurt, Lafayette head coach Frank Tavani wasn't sure who would step up to lead the team's offense. But Shaun Adair might have changed that when he returned a punt 78 yards for a touchdown in the Leopards' blowout win over Marist to start the season.

Nursing senior Eric Bowles not only finished the race, but his record - 10 hours, 6 minutes - earned him first place in the 18 to 24 age group in the Louisville qualifying round.

Since the Ivy League was formed in 1954, Cornell hasn't won an outright title. And after last year's 3-4 Ivy record, it wouldn't seem that the Big Red were on the right track. But with almost every single statistical leader returning, optimism is running high in Ithaca, even if few others take notice.