LEXINGTON, Ky., March 15 - Stephen Danley's mark was felt in his absence, as the Quakers, sans big man, had a hard time dealing with the size of Texas A&M; forwards Antanas Kavaliauskas and Joseph Jones.

When Jodie Foster was selected as last year's Commencement speaker, University officials had little to worry about her views on the Middle East, the United States and politics in general. But with a long career of divisive politics, James Baker is a different story.

The University hit some nerves earlier this week after it announced its decision to bring in James Baker to speak at Commencement. And it wasn't the first time such an episode occurred. In 1980, the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan was slated to speak at Commencement.

Zachariah Ventress, a teaching assistant for Marketing 101, sits in the back of the lecture hall on Mondays, privy to a view of students' laptop screens. "Most are checking their e-mail, instant messaging and [browsing] on Facebook," he said. As a result, Ventress says he and other TAs have requested that laptops not be used during recitations.

LEXINGTON, Ky., March 14 - Thirty-four different players have suited up for Penn since the 1999-2000 season. Not one of them has been a part of a Quakers victory over a team in the Associated Press Top 25 poll.

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

More formal publicity is needed prior to student government election deadlines.

LEXINGTON, Ky., March 14 - Three days to gameplan, 127 days of practice and an eight-game Tournament losing streak all lead up to 40 minutes today. The 14-seed Penn basketball team goes up against Texas A&M; in its third straight year in the NCAA Tournament, and is trying for its first win in the Big Dance since 1994.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The clock at Rupp Arena showed 11 minutes and 42 seconds remained in the game. Penn had gone on a 19-3 run to take its first lead of the afternoon at 39-37. On Texas A&M;'s next trip down the floor after a media timeout, senior guard Acie Law IV missed a runner, but Joseph Jones slammed home the rebound to tie the game.

If all goes as planned, today's City Council hearing may be the next step in community leaders' fight to stop the construction of Philadelphia's casinos. Councilman Frank DiCicco, whose district encompasses the locations of two casinos that are scheduled to open next year, has sponsored a bill that would place a referendum on the May 15 primary ballot asking voters to ban casinos within 1,500 feet of any home, school or house of worship.

LEXINGTON, Ky., March 14 - On a team with the top three-point shooter in the country, it would make sense that all of the buzz is around that one guy. But Texas A&M; sharpshooter Josh Carter has to take second fiddle to point guard Acie Law.

LEXINGTON, Ky., March 14 - Talk about consistency. In this era of college basketball, when teams move all over the Associated Press Top 25 poll from week to week, Texas A&M; has stayed in almost the same place. The Aggies began the season ranked 13th, and end it ranked 9th, having never fallen below 13th and never risen above 6th.

Total crime in the Penn patrol zone was 4 percent higher in February as compared with that month last year, Division of Public Safety officials said. Fifty-seven crimes occurred in February 2007, up from 54 in 2006. The year-to-date crime total for 2007 stands at 116; in January and February of 2006, 112 crimes were committed.

Easterly's analysis is a necessary reality check about the current model of aid.

For elderly West Philadelphia residents, two may not necessarily be better than one. In April, Living Independently For Elders, an all-inclusive health care program owned and operated by the School of Nursing, will move from their current two centers to a single new center that's double the size.

7Students of the beleaguered West Philadelphia High School arrested on Monday for disturbances. Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer

With the game scoreless, Penn started to move the ball up the court, lookin to take an early lead over its heavily-favored opponent. But just as freshman guard Darren Smith reached halfcourt, Texas A&M;'s Acie Law picked his pocket and dribbled the ball the other way, capping off the breakaway with a pretty finger roll to give the Aggies a lead that they would never come close to relinquishing.