For some of you freshmen new to Penn sports, there is something you should know: There's more to the Quakers than winning and losing, Ivy League championship seasons and the ever-turning coaching carousel. There is still, and always will be, the enthralling world of fantasy sports.

The Penn field hockey team seemingly outplayed St. Joseph's last night, especially in the second half. The Quakers led in shots (14-10, including 8-2 after the break), corners (8-4, including 5-1 in the second frame) and assists. The Hawks won the only statistical battle that mattered.

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America may be ready again to open its gates to huddled masses yearning to learn. According to a report published in late August by the Washington D.C.-based Council of Graduate Students, offers of admission to international applicants by U.S. graduate programs is up by 8 percent over last year.

First impressions are everything. And the crumbly, paint-chipped, 15-year-old signs that once stood above Spruce, Walnut and Chestnut streets were not very impressive. The signs, looming over a few of the main gateways to Penn's campus and University City, were an unattractive welcome for freshmen coming to the University for the first time.

A legal battle brewing in Pennsylvania's Supreme Court could leave state beer distributors with a massive hangover. The case, recently accepted by the state's high court, could open the door for six-pack sales in supermarkets and convenience stores. Sheetz, a gas station and convenience store chain located mostly in central Pennsylvania, is appealing a lower court's decision that would stop it from selling beer.

Avery Lawrence is a College senior from Charlottesville, Va. His e-mail address is lawrence@dailypennsylvanian.com

As the fourth season of the hit show about a movie star and his friends living in Los Angeles drew to a close, guys all over campus watched together - and perhaps even bonded.

The Hawks worked steadily against the Penn defense. After a deflection, Saint Joseph's forward Marisa Pizzi found herself open with the ball. She buried her shot in the back of the net and scored what proved to be their game-winning goal. Or did she? Quakers coach Val Cloud didn't think so.

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

A student-transit-pass program would be mutually beneficial to both SEPTA and Penn students

Wharton and College sophomore Julia Luscombe spent the summer jumping from coast to coast before jetting off to spend two weeks in Japan and South Korea. The best part? It was free, courtesy of Penn. But here's the catch: As a member of the Provost's Undergraduate Research Mentorship Program, Luscombe had to research alternative systems of currency around the world.

A large number of Wharton students came under investigation over the summer for suspicion of cheating on last semester's Operations and Information Management 101 final project.

The arson investigation of a fire that gutted a house on South 41st Street in January has been declared inactive due to a lack of evidence.

In the wake of Virginia Tech, PennAlert is necessary and well-conceived

The difference between this year's and last year's women's volleyball team is night and day, according to coach Kerry Carr. And the difference is the incoming freshmen, who in many ways compose the strongest recruiting class that Penn has had in years.

Members of the 1,200-strong Taxi Workers Alliance of Pennsylvania went on a brief strike yesterday, protesting problems with mandated GPS and credit card systems in their cabs. Originally planned for 48 hours, the strike was scheduled to end today at 6 a.