Turns out, you don't have to be a celebrity to give a university commencement address. Penn generally brings in a famed speaker from the outside to send off its graduates: Bono, Kofi Annan, Jodie Foster, James Baker. But Temple University in North Philadelphia doesn't have quite the same tradition and this year, seniors at Temple heard from Kathy Hirsh-Pasek.

School's out, but the work isn't over. Penn rowers, the victims of the three-season sport, have extended their stay well into May, competing in several events as well as their league championships, the EARC and EAWRC Sprints. All three teams - heavyweight and lightweight men and women - have placed in the top ten at their respective championships, with a fourth place and two ninth place finishes.

This year the Penn women's lacrosse team, in its best season in program history, earned its first ever Final Four berth, achieved its highest national ranking and went undefeated in the Ivy League for the first time. So it wasn't unexpected that the team would end the season on another historic note.

Anti-casino activists aren't going to let a little thing like a court injunction stop a referendum on casino construction in Philadelphia. A state Supreme Court injunction has temporarily removed a referendum to rezone casinos in Philadelphia off Tuesday's ballot, but activists will hold their own non-binding election to prove to Harrisburg that they won't just sit back and allow casino construction to take place.

As Penn prepares to expand eastward, officials are taking care of some on-campus housecleaning first. The University will complete a spate of renovation and construction projects this summer across campus in order to minimize disruption during the school year, said Frank Daly, Penn's managing director of design and construction.

Burglary May 5 - A female student, 18, reported that she left her room in Hill College House unsecured and returned to find her laptop, value unknown, stolen by an unknown suspect. Theft May 5 - An unknown suspect was observed by security cameras inside RadioShack removing merchandise without payment at about 1:25 p.

As student debt looms for some soon-to-be graduates, government agencies are stepping in to offer relief. A number of federal employers have programs that relieve student debt up to $10,000 a year for six years, and the program has been steadily expanding over the past five years.

With preliminary results for the Class of 2011 in, another new record could be in store.

After working for 15 of them, I should know by now: What makes a good editor? They should come up with the best story ideas. They should be supportive of the good writing, critical of the bad. They should push me when I should be working harder, but more importantly, they should tell me to take a breath when I'm in a little too deep.

Draping red and blue banners soared alongside a larger-than-life toothbrush, congratulatory balloons and, of course, students' spirits at Penn's commencement ceremonies - held on what University President Amy Gutmann repeatedly called "a perfect day."

Even if Penn's academics proved unhelpful in providing direction in life, the four years spent learning about one's self are priceless.

The farmer's market at 36th and Walnut streets is getting bigger and better - and it's all natural, of course. On May 23, the market will add two vendors to its collection: Metropolitan Bakery and Pumpkin Ridge Farms. These vendors will provide baked goods and cut flowers, respectively, according to Andrew Zitcer.

Reports of a weak national economy could spell trouble for students receiving their diplomas next week - but Penn students will hopefully remain unscathed. In its monthly report on national employment, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that employers only added 88,000 jobs in April, the smallest increase in two years.

I have a confession to make: I was never really all that into sports. Not at first, anyway. I casually followed baseball and hockey, but wasn't one of those guys who could recite stats or name 500 different players. And I was in the marching band in high school, but really couldn't care less about how our thoroughly mediocre football team did.

On Spruce Street, behold a clash of the salad titans. Located just a few steps away from each other, Saladworks and Gia Pronto may feature similar menus, but their cultures are vastly different. Saladworks is simple and efficient, one of dozens of franchises in the New Jersey and Pennsylvania area.

After this semester, running out of ink to record grades in bubble charts will no longer be a problem for Penn professors. For the first time at Penn, professors were able to submit final grades online. College faculty were made aware of the switch over the course of the spring semester through e-mails from their respective departments and the College of Arts and Sciences.

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