While colleagues aren't yet waving farewell to Provost Ron Daniels, who was elected president of Johns Hopkins University on Tuesday, they acknowledge that his eventual successor has large shoes to fill. In just three years at Penn, Daniels has shown himself to be extremely active in the community and has made several subtle imprints on student life and academic curricula at Penn.

It was the United States that elected a president last week, but the entire world was engaged in the experience. And just like Penn students, young people around the globe tuned in to the ups and downs of the campaign process. For some international students at Penn, witnessing the American election system in action has highlighted political differences in their home countries.

That juicy burger or seductive dessert will come with an unexpected add-on in 2010: a calorie count. Philadelphia City Council passed a bill last week requiring chain restaurants to provide nutritional information on their menu boards. Chains with more than 15 locations, including national giants like McDonald's and Starbucks, as well as regional chains such as Saladworks, are now required to provide calorie counts, grams of saturated and trans fats, as well as carbohydrate and sodium information for their menu items.

When it comes to getting a job in the current economy, many students around the country are giving up on themselves and their dreams too quickly. CBS president Nancy Tellem said students should think twice before selling themselves out to the highest bidder.

Read a free copy of The New York Times every day? Download music from Ruckus? You've got Provost Ron Daniels to thank for that. Daniels, who was named Johns Hopkins University's next president yesterday, was embraced by student leaders for the enthusiasm he brought to projects devoted to improving student life.

Provost Ron Daniels will leave Penn to become the next president of Johns Hopkins University, officials announced yesterday. Daniels, who came to Penn just three and a half years ago after serving as the dean of the University of Toronto Law School, will assume his new post in early March.

After last week's election, both Washington and Penn politicos are in a transition period. In Washington, President-elect Barack Obama is preparing to take office. At Penn, with the presidential campaign out of the way, on-campus political groups are focusing on their internal elections.

It's not easy being green, but Penn seems to be doing a pretty good job. While officials say there is always more to be done, compared with the way most U.S. institutions combat today's environmental challenges - from the high price of energy to the excessive waste produced in campus buildings - Penn is definitely at the higher end of the spectrum.

The science of sleep suggests that sheep are best left to the barnyard. Three panelists spoke last night in a seminar entitled "Sleep 101," a forum that addressed the mechanics of sleep and the impact its loss can have on the mind and body. The lecture, held at the Annenberg School for Communications and sponsored by both the Trustees' Council of Penn Women and the Penn Women's Center, featured speakers from Penn's faculty who covered a wide variety of topics pertaining to sleep and its implications on health.

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Business has been anything but usual for Tom Block lately. Block opened the Naked Chocolate Cafe near 34th and Walnut streets a little more than a week ago - but he hadn't expected that he would be almost overrun with business in such a short time. "We're having a lot of trouble keeping up," Block said.

With bike theft up this year and the South Street Bridge about to close for reconstruction, the Division of Public Safety is trying to increase awareness about bicycle safety. DPS is distributing brochures and attaching flyers with bicycle-security reminders to improperly secured bicycles.

America "Barack"-ed the vote. Now, will the new president Barack the world? Sir David Bell, chairman of the Financial Times and non-executive director of The Economist, certainly thinks so. "The world is unbelievably pleased about the outcome of this election," he said.

The city's police forces have been largely spared from Mayor Michael Nutter's wide-ranging budget cuts, which were announced last week in response to the city's projected $1 billion budget gap over the next five years. Though there will be about 200 layoffs citywide, none are planned for Philadelphia Police officers.

Minority engineers are taking steps to build a stronger, more diverse community at Penn. The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences hosted a Minorities in Engineering gathering last night in the Towne building. The event, sponsored by Naked Chocolate, was organized by the Society of Women Engineers, National Society of Black Engineers, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and Queer Undergraduates in Engineering, Science and Technology.

Art, memories and a pair of gray-and-white striped pants took center stage at Hillel last night, as Holocaust survivor William Bernheim shared his experiences with the crowd. William, grandfather of College sophomore Taylor Bernheim, chronicled his journey from Poland, to the Lodz ghetto and ultimately to the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany.

This semester, College senior Rebecca Gerr could have been kicking back, enjoying her soon-to-be freedom from academic life. Instead, she chose to enroll in Portuguese 114 - Portuguese for Spanish speakers - where she spends one hour four days a week with her fellow estudiantes learning a new language.