When College senior Abby Huntsman stands next to Sen. John McCain, she can see the scars on his face from his days as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. For her, these scars are tangible evidence of how much he's sacrificed for his country. In fact, he's the most patriotic person she's ever met, she said.

A new course-planning tool seems to have made it easier to plan for advanced registration, which begins today for fall classes. Launched on March 17 on Penn InTouch and PennPortal, the program allows students to search for courses based on several criteria, including course name, instructor, status, starting time and the requirement the course fulfills.

Two of Penn's student government groups need to sit down and discuss their differences - perhaps over a glass of wine. This year, the Undergraduate Assembly cut funding for the Student Committee on Undergraduate Education's preceptorial program, in hopes that the organization would then limit funding for its popular - but expensive - wine-tasting preceptorial.

Tracy McIntosh, the former Penn neurosurgery professor who was resentenced last month for a 2002 sexual assault, is now challenging his new sentence. Joel Trigiani, McIntosh's lawyer, had stated an intent to appeal the new sentence of 3 « to seven years in prison, and he followed through with that appeal on March 20.

In high school, all it takes is seven innings. The eight freshmen on the Penn softball team are learning that to be successful in college, it takes 14. At 1 p.m. tomorrow, the Quakers will take the field for the first of two contests. Like all game days this season, Penn will have to play a doubleheader.

ST. LOUIS - Coming into the NCAA Championships, Penn wrestling coach Zeke Jones knew that for his team to earn high All-American honors, each wrestler would have to start fast out of the gate. But with one day down at the tournament, Penn has had trouble doing so.

UA isn't afraid of political issues To the Editor: Regarding "Stepping up to the soapbox" (3/20/08), the Undergraduate Assembly shouldn't shy away from politically charged issues that directly affect Penn students, and I absolutely agree with Adam Goodman.

Yesterday The Daily Pennsylvanian reported on the projected decline in high-school graduates set to begin next year and last until 2015. The New York Times, reporting on the same study last week, noted that this trend could cause most universities to receive fewer applications and thus suffer from less selectivity among applicants.

By kathy wang Staff Writer wkathy@dailypennsylvanian.com Print journalism may be on the decline, but it's here to stay at Penn - at least for another semester. In a much-debated vote, the Undergraduate Assembly recently decided to continue funding for its UA Readership Program, which brings 657 free copies of The New York Times to campus every weekday, approximately 95 percent of which are picked up.

Penn students discovered yesterday that sometimes all it takes to successfully market oneself is maintaining direct eye contact, giving a good, firm handshake and flashing a confident smile. These were among the more commonly-known business etiquette tips shared at part one of the Life After Penn series, entitled "Building a Solid Professional Foundation.

Just when it was beginning to settle in, the women's lacrosse team is on the road again. The Quakers travel to Ithaca, N.Y. tomorrow to play Cornell for their second Ivy road game of the season. No. 6 Penn has already played five of its six games away from home.

Coming off a close loss over spring break, the Penn men's golf team is looking for a second chance to prove itself worthy of another Ivy League title. Tomorrow the Quakers play their second match of the spring season. Five players will travel to Bethany Beach, Del.

Tracy McIntosh, the former Penn neurology professor who was resentenced last month for a 2002 sexual assault, is now challenging his new sentence. Joel Trigiani, McIntosh's lawyer, had stated an intent to appeal the new sentence of 3 « to seven years in prison and he followed through with that appeal on March 20.

Despite the hype surrounding this week's announcement of hip-hop fling performers Ludacris and Gym Class Heroes, some Philadelphia community members are still loyal to the classical greats. This weekend marks the middle of Bach Festival Week 2008, which was organized by a University of Pennsylvania alumnus to honor classical composer Johann Sebastian Bach.

Three of Penn's chefs will be moving from the dining halls to the kitchens of Beijing, where they will be cooking for athletes and media at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Next year, along with calculus and psychology, some Yale University students will have the opportunity to learn about globalization from former British prime minister Tony Blair. Blair, appointed to the school's Howland Distinguished Fellowship, will lead a seminar on faith and globalization.

There are no stars on the Penn women's rowing team - and that suits head coach Mike Lane just fine. "The New England Patriots have a 'one-team' motto and so do we," he said. Lane added that this year's team has more depth and more intensity than previous years'.