Everybody loves a freebie, especially these days. For Penn's Institute of Contemporary Art, offering free admission has more than doubled its number of visitors. The museum, located on 36th and Sansom streets, has always been free for the Penn community but charged $6 for outside visitors.

For many of Penn's out-of-state students, the question is not if, but where, to vote during this year's presidential election. Students hailing from states like Colorado, Virginia, Florida and Ohio, where polls still indicate close races between Democratic presidential nominee Sen.

The Penn Project for Civic Engagement (PPCE) is built on this premise: "We dream about what we value, then work to turn those dreams into reality." Put another way, the work of citizens in a democracy is to define the public interest and to build common ground for actions that will further the public interest.

Cell phone text messages may not be an effective way of getting information out in an emergency, according to a recent report by a Georgia Institute of Technology professor. But Penn's Division of Public Safety officials say they are confident the UPennAlert emergency system - which sends notifications through text, e-mail and voice messages - will work if it is needed.

As the starting quarterback for Dartmouth, junior Alex Jenny often surprises people when he reveals his field of study. "Sometimes I get funny looks when I tell people I'm a Math major," he said. "But I like it more than History or English." So when the Big Green visit Franklin Field on Saturday, Penn better watch out for this "cerebral quarterback who knows the offense cold and makes very good decisions with the football," as the Dartmouth Web site describes him.

Transparency in politics and public policy isn't just figurative anymore. When construction is completed for the Annenberg Public Policy Center next summer, students will be able to see more clearly into what's going on inside - literally. That's because the structure, located on 36th and Locust streets, is being built entirely out of glass.

Sophomore midfielder Sarah Friedman - who hails from nearby Villanova, Pa. - knows all about Big 5 rivalries. After helping the Quakers grind out a 4-2 victory over Saint Joseph's last night with one goal and two assists, she said there was "definitely" a pride factor in defeating a local school.

Franklin Field, the oldest operating football stadium in the nation, will reach a tremendous milestone when Dartmouth visits this weekend. Saturday will be the 800th Penn football game played there since the facility opened in 1895. "I tell the kids all the time, we're just caretakers," said coach Al Bagnoli, who has led the Quakers to a 62-15 home record during his tenure.

Five Wharton students are proving that not even a failing financial market can curb the desire to donate. Givology.org, a new nonprofit Web site developed by a group of 2008 Wharton alumni, gives users a more participatory role in making donations to improve worldwide education.

Questionable funding To the Editor: The plan to help businesses along Baltimore Avenue improve their facades ("Residents weigh in on Baltimore Ave. makeover," 9/22/08) has a laudable goal but has been poorly executed. It is eye opening that only one-third of the funding is going to the improvements themselves, with two-thirds to the University City District's (UCD) overhead costs.

Hypothetical scenario: You wake up after a night of partying, naked in a stranger's bed. You gaze around the room with horror when you're hit with a flash of recollection - vaguely, you remember taking multiple shots, staggering away from the party, making out, struggling to say no, feeling too drunk to fight back.

In the past week, 11 Penn faculty members joined hundreds of economics professors from around the country in writing to Congress to express their opinions on the $700 billion bailout bill the Senate passed last night. This package -- a revision of which was defeated in the House of Representatives on Sunday - proposed a rescue plan in which the government would buy the bad assets of several financial institutions in order to stem the recent financial turmoil.

The rain poured, the puddles formed and the mud splashed all over the place. In the end, the men's soccer team left Rhodes field with dirty jerseys but a clean record. The Quakers triumphed over Philadelphia Soccer Seven rival Villanova, 3-2, in a definitively messy affair.

By KRISTEN ROCHA Contributing Writer gamail@dailypennsylvanian.com Has the giant mosquito on Locust Walk been bugging you this week? Don't be alarmed - this costumed insect isn't here to bite, but rather to promote the saving of lives in Africa through the malaria-fighting program Nothing But Nets.

Jennifer Lesser is a College junior from Minneapolis, Minn. Her e-mail address is lesser@dailypennsylvanian.com.

In its second Philadelphia Soccer Seven match of the season, the men's soccer team hosted Villanova on a muddy field amidst a constant downpour. By the end, the Quakers' uniforms may have been dirtied, but their record remained clean, as they prevailed, 3-2, thanks to a late penalty shot goal by senior midfielder Kevin Unger.

Penn students have until next Monday to stand up and be counted. Oct. 6 is the last day to register to vote for the presidential elections. All Penn students who will be 18 before Election Day and are American citizens can register. For more instructions, see the box below this editorial.