The saying goes, "If a tree falls down in the woods and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" A timelier question would be, "If an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 rally in Jena, Louisiana, in protest of a case of unequal justice ignored by the mainstream media, does it matter?" I'm no philosophy major, but the answer is a resounding yes.

The Quakers' defense played well enough to keep them in the game, but it was the Cornell defense that handed Penn a 1-0 victory on Friday. The only tally came on an own goal just under 10 minutes into Penn's Ivy League opener. Cornell defender Leslie Campbell inadvertently headed the ball into her own net.

It only took five minutes for the Penn field hockey team to shake off the rust accumulated during a two-week break. Dartmouth had the ball for the first five minutes of the game, but as soon as Penn got its first possession, the Quakers dominated, winning 5-1.

Does the name Kurt Mitman ring a bell? He's the former Econ grad student who was exposed last January for leading the kind of double life - ambitious Ivy Leaguer by day, jailed sex offender by night - that seemed more suited for HBO than for Penn's campus.

Five weeks after Roger Federer successfully defended his U.S. Open title at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York, the Penn men's tennis team failed to follow suit at the same venue. The Quakers' two-year reign at the ECAC Championships met its end on Saturday with a 6-1 loss to Harvard.

Lorenzo Williams and Rhea Gargullo are the biggest Asians on campus. At least according to students who attended last Friday night's Big Asian on Campus, a competition for Asian students to showcase their talents. Williams, a College sophomore, won the crowd over with his oral poetry, while Gargullo, a College senior performed a freestyle dance.

Now that it's On Campus Recruiting season, I think it is safe to say that most of the senior class is freaking out. Because one bad interview, one bombed brainteaser, and you know you've blown your chance at future happiness. But don't fret, dear senior, you haven't.

HANOVER, N.H., Sept. 29 - In what was a thoroughly confusing roller coaster of a football game on Saturday, it is fitting that the deciding play in the final moments would leave the Quakers with far more questions than answers.

The United Kingdom-based University and College Union announced Friday that it will not go through with its previously proposed boycott of Israeli academics because such a boycott could be illegal. A statement on UCU's Web site stated that a ban on academics and universities could infringe upon discrimination legislation.

The men's soccer team had an opportunity to vent out some frustration at its slow start to the season on Saturday at Saint Joseph's. Playing an overmatched and sliding St. Joe's squad, Penn dominated the entire game, winning 4-0. The win put Penn at 2-4-2, while St.

A month after former Dean of Admissions Lee Stetson abruptly resigned from Penn, those who had close contact with him still continue to refuse comment, having been told by the University not to discuss the situation. When visited at home and called at home telephone numbers over the past three weeks, every admissions officer has either been unreachable or has referred all inquiries regarding Stetson's departure to University spokeswoman Lori Doyle.

Daniel Schwartz is a College sophomore from Decatur, Ga. His e-mail address is schwartz@dailypennsylvanian.com.

Almost one month after College sophomore Anne Ryan died from meningitis, a lawyer is questioning her medical treatment in the days prior to her sudden death.

PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 29 - The Quakers overcame deficits, questionable calls and brilliant play by the Tigers to force a fifth and deciding game. But in the end, the ball just wouldn't bounce the Penn volleyball team's way. Princeton took the five-game thriller 26-30, 33-31, 30-16, 34-36, 15-11.

John Roberts is the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Um . who? Roberts, along with his eight colleagues on the nation's highest court, are virtual strangers to most Americans, according to a recent study by the Annenberg Public Policy Center.

Wharton freshman Keith Williams is prepared to take the reigns of his class board after beating his biggest competitor, Wharton freshman Andrew Dudum, by a margin of only 19 votes. Dudum, along with vice presidential candidate and College freshman Nick Catero, were charged with campaigning too early via Facebook ads, but both charges were dropped after Nominations and Elections Committee deliberations.

HANOVER, N.H. When a team fails to meet early expectations, all eyes turn first to the man under center. When a team scores fewer than 12 points a game through those losses, all eyes turn first to the man under center. This isn't an excerpt from some kind of football prayer book.