Penn has endured many heartbreaking losses since senior linebacker and defensive captain Jay Colabella first arrived in West Philadelphia four summers ago. But perhaps no losses have been more frustrating than the ones at the hands of the Quakers' cross-town rival, Villanova.

I know what you're thinking. After the release of a college fantasy football game that uses the real names of student-athletes, what else can we do to make a profit off the blood and sweat of unpaid college kids? With that, the second-annual Penn football official bettors' guide is here to advise you in all of your Ivy League football gambling endeavors.

After 70 minutes against Cornell last season, the Penn field hockey team was heading for overtime and teetering on the brink of a 1-5 start. But Kathryn Rose deflected a penalty-corner shot into the net and with it, the Quakers' season back into Ivy League relevance.

This week's chaos and upheaval on Wall Street has hit home for many Penn students, who are feeling the backlash in an increasingly competitive and unstable job search. On-campus recruiting, Penn's main job hunting mechanism, is bearing the brunt of the financial industry's woes, according to Career Services counselors.

At the Liberty Medal Ceremony at the National Constitution Center last night, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev spoke of both the past and future of Russia's relations with the United States and the rest of the world. Gorbachev, who served as the leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991, received the 2008 Liberty Medal for his role in ending the Cold War and increasing cooperation with the United States.

The Scandinavian population at Penn isn't huge. Nor is there overwhelming Polish or Vietnamese representation in the Penn student body. Even so, these are just a few of the growing number of heritages at the forefront of student clubs on campus. Such denominations can be a significant part of students' lives and one that many choose to explore or celebrate

The Lymphoma Research Foundation will host its second-annual Lymphomathon in Philadelphia at Fairmount Park tomorrow from 10 a.m. until noon. According to LRF's Web site, the Lymphomathon is a "non-competitive 5K walk where survivors, family, friends, community and corporate teams walk in honor and in memory of those whose lives have been touched by lymphoma.

A coach brings in Kyle Olson to inject life into a suspect passing game. That may not sound familiar to Penn fans, but it's old news to Tim Byrnes, head coach at Fullerton Junior College. Olson first donned the blue and white for the Hornets in August 2006.

Mike Whittington won a national championship with Notre Dame in 1977, as Joe Montana quarterbacked the Fighting Irish to an 11-1 season. Then the linebacker joined the New York Giants for four years, playing alongside Hall of Famers Harry Carson and Lawrence Taylor.

Business Services executive director Doug Berger would not fare well in the current election. He spent his entire summer working against change. "In the day-to-day life of being a student, [change] shouldn't be one of the things you're really worrying about," he declared.

Philadelphia's first Deputy Mayor for Public Safety, Everett Gillison, met with the University City Public Safety Group yesterday to address area security initiatives. The group includes safety professionals from the University City District, Philadelphia Police, universities and neighborhood watch groups.

According to Information Systems and Computing, longer is better. ISC is planning for all PennKey passwords to eventually be changed to "passphrases," ISC Associate Vice President Robin Beck said.

Not again. The Penn football team began its 2008 season the way it has endured the last few -- with another overtime loss, this time 20-14 to Villanova, that tugged at heartstrings and will test the mettle of a young team. Penn had taken a 14-7 lead on a Mike DiMaggio run and was even with the No.

Penn senior Natalie Capuano leads the women's soccer team with an impressive three goals in four matches on the young season. But even more impressive is a Georgetown defense that has allowed a total of two goals in six games - which makes Capuano's individual scoring average more than double that of the Hoyas' opponents.

The University is taking a wait-and-see approach to evaluating how the recent chaos on Wall Street will affect fundraising. The fall of major financial firms like Lehman Brothers Holdings and Merrill Lynch & Co. has left University officials concerned, but they are not yet making any major decisions or assessments about Penn's $3.5 billion capital campaign.

Reeling from four straight losses, Penn coach Kerry Carr has devised a master plan. "We're going to work on winning," she said. The Quakers will face La Salle, Bucknell and Villanova at the Villanova classic today and tomorrow, before returning to the Palestra to take on Seton Hall on Sunday.