When Philadelphia sidewalks don't get plowed, who you gonna call? Vern Anastasio hopes that Democrats in the first councilmatic district call him.

He may be in sixth place in batting average on the team, but junior Kyle Armeny's stats doesn't tell the whole story. That's what Yale found out on Saturday when the first baseman connected for a single in Game 1 of the doubleheader in extra innings. The timely hit broke the tie that had been knotted up at six runs apiece and served as the catalyst to a six-run inning to give Penn its first win in extras of the season, 12-6.

While the free cookies and apples encouraged passers-by to visit their booths, organizers of Friday's Earth Day celebration on College Green hoped their slogans would be equally appreciated. "Bike, walk or take SEPTA" and "Turn off your lights and computers!" were among a number of signs posted at the second annual Earth Day, sponsored by the Penn Environmental Group and 20/20 Vision, a Philadelphia-based organization that promotes environmental movements.

Police commanders have the stereotype of sitting around and idly eating donuts, but that's all changing. Philadelphia Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson announced last month that Philadelphia's highest ranking officers would be required to join the rest of the force by patrolling the streets for at least four hours each week.

They say "those who can't do, teach," but at Wharton, "those who can't do" may be few and far between. Over this past year alone, two prominent Wharton faculty members, including the current dean, Patrick Harker, have announced plans to leave the business school for outside post.

Shortened Navy Invite suits M. Golf just fine After day one of the Navy Spring Invitational, Penn men's golf found itself in third place and only three stokes behind leader St. Bonaventure. For better or for worse, the team would never get a chance to improve on that opening showing.

Abdi Farah is a College sophomore from Owings Mills, Md. His e-mail address is abdm@sas.upenn.edu.

It is up to students to prove to the world that their political decisions are based on substance, not style.

The Kentucky Derby Festival will award Penn's New Bolton Center with the Silver Horseshoe award, according to an Associated Press report. The award is given to "a group or individual for significant contributions or service to the thoroughbred racing industry," the report said.

Daniel Schwartz is a College freshman from Decatur, Ga. His e-mail address is schwarm@sas.upenn.edu.

On a six-game winning streak and at the head of the Ivy pack, the Penn women's lacrosse team can continue its roll tomorrow at Harvard. And no one's guessing as to why. Off to its best start ever, the team's success is due to its balanced attack - rather than relying on one or two star players - according to head coach Karin Brower.

15Estimated pet deaths caused by the contamination of pet food with melamine, a substance used to make industrial products. Source: The Associated Press

The lawyer of accused murderer and Penn Economics professor Rafael Robb is hoping to keep the three-month-old case out of court. Earlier this week, Robb's defense lawyer Frank DeSimone filed two motions in the Montgomery County Court challenging the ruling that the case had sufficient evidence to go to trial.

Just over halfway through the 2007 season, the Quakers have ridden their revamped pitching staff to the best overall record in the Ivy League. Yet this weekend, their young arms will face their biggest test yet. During day one of its first Ivy road trip to Yale (7-16, 1-3 Ivy) and Brown (7-13, 2-2), Penn (10-12, 4-4) will take on the league's most potent offense.

Graffiti is ugly. And Hugo Martinez, a leading authority and gallerist of graffiti, thinks that's exactly how it should be. "It's art, whether you like it or not, whether it's pretty or not, whether it's legal or not," Martinez said. And the ugliness of graffiti makes it all the more powerful.

Three weeks before the internationally acclaimed Penn Relays take place at Franklin Field, the men's and women's track and field teams are looking to break in the home turf a bit at this weekend's Penn Invitational. The men's team will certainly want to defend its home turf coming from last week's disappointing third-place performance in Annapolis for the Navy Invitational.

It's been two years since Lenka Snajdrova played competitive tennis, but she hasn't needed nearly that long to find her stroke again. "You lose all the feelings for the ball," Snajdrova said of returning to competition after sitting out last year. "It feels like you've never been on the court before.