Amidst all the media attention regarding the war in Iraq, there exists a myriad of differing opinions on how to bring stability to the nation. Chris Coyne, author of After War: The Political Economy of Exporting Democracy, provided a fresh perspective on the United States' foreign policy at the Penn Bookstore yesterday evening.

There's no place to go but up. After an embarrassing 66-26 loss to Villanova on Saturday, the women's basketball team is looking to rebound when it hosts the Lafayette Leopards (5-3) at the Palestra tonight. "We're anxious to show that we're not the team that we were against Villanova," junior Anca Popovici said.

Students shouldn't have to jump hurdles to balance the classes they want with the credits they need. But certain policies, like the College's cap on credit for outside courses, only complicate the scheduling process. Along with their majors, College students take around 20 classes to fulfill General Education and elective requirements.

The Quakers' standard response to the obligatory how-does-it-feel-to-play-a-top-ranked-team question had been taken as gospel: they would make a conscious effort not to think about how good the Tar Heels were. Seemed simple enough. But the verdict is in, by a 106-71 majority, on how well that worked out.

Strobe lights, music, karaoke and chocolate fondue - sounds like a party! Add Penn President Amy Gutmann and a student dressed as a cardboard dreidel and you have last night's Hanukkah candle lighting at Hillel. Penn Hillel celebrated the first night of the Festival of Lights with a party for the University community.

Video games and homework aren't always mutually exclusive. One-hundred-fifty students at the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering took an innovative new class on video games this semester, playing them on various consoles designed to provide students with a technical and historical foundation for games.

Penn Student Agencies has added a host of new services for Penn students to utilize. PSA general manager Aviva Hirschfeld will now offer a notary service from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays or by appointment. Notarized signatures are often required for legal documents like drivers' licenses and house deeds.

Feisty terriers nibble away at Crimson BOSTON (AP) - Corey Lowe had 23 points to help Boston University snap a six-game losing streak with a 79-72 victory over Harvard last night. The Terriers have won 14 of the last 15 games in the series, with BU coach Dennis Wolff 13-1 against the Crimson.

North Carolina coach Roy Williams and Penn counterpart Glen Miller met at halfcourt just minutes before last night's game. The two shared an extended handshake on the sideline, exchanged jovial words and then bolted for their respective benches. That was as close as Penn would come to the Tar Heels all game.

The alleged exposure of a security guard to a Penn student after he walked her home one night does not seem to have affected the number of people using the escort service, the Division of Public Safety has reported. Current walking-escort numbers are "running pretty much neck-and-neck" with escort use prior to the exposure, Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush said.

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

Crime in the Penn Patrol zone increased slightly in 2007 compared to last year, with the biggest jump occurring in thefts. Total crime increased year-to-date by six percent, according to the Division of Public Safety. Statistics for the month of November show a 20-percent increase in total crime compared to the same month last year.

Though officially part of the Centennial Conference, the Franklin & Marshall Diplomats (4-3) have been the unofficial doormat of the Ivy League this year. After opening the season with four wins over non-Ivy opponents, the Diplomats enter tonight's match at Penn (1-3, 1-2 Ivy) having lost their last three matches to Dartmouth, Yale and Princeton by a combined score of 25-2.

"I forget the author… but I was wondering if you had a book called The Game?" I asked the grandfatherly man behind the information desk at the Penn Bookstore. "Yes, of course," he said. Then, after a pause and a slight roll of the eyes, "We have plenty.

The Panhellenic Council has elected College junior Drew Tye as president for the upcoming year. Tye, who is currently the Panhellenic delegate for Sigma Delta Tau, ran against two current board members for the position. The Panhellenic president serves as the representative of the female Greek community for the University administration.

Philadelphia may be best known for its cheesesteaks, but Penn researchers have given chocolate a home here as well. No, not M&Ms; and hot cocoa. Their research has uncovered a much more primitive form of chocolate - one that has earned widespread acclaim as the earliest known use of the cacao plant.

No NBA team has ever graced the Palestra floor. But tonight, the ancient arena might be seeing the next best thing. No. 1 North Carolina has three likely NBA first-rounders in its starting lineup and one of the most legendary figures in college basketball history at the helm.