It was a weekend of solid performances, but mixed results. The Penn women's soccer team followed a tough 1-0 loss Friday night against Michigan State with an easy 6-0 victory yesterday over Saint Joseph's.

Paul Glover says cities are like armies, and Philadelphia is camped way too far from its sources of supply - the average ingredient in a Philadelphia meal comes from 1,500 miles away.

A research paper by Penn scientists has brought science one step closer to yielding a cure to a devastating disease. In May, an international team of researchers, including five working out of Penn's School of Medicine, released a report that suggests that two forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, are actually two separate disorders that require separate treatment regimens.

As Penn and Brandywine Realty Trust are poised to develop the postal lands east of campus, the face of University City is ripe for transformation. Experts seem sold on the University's vision going forward, hopeful that it will provide a successful model for future development based on the partnership of the nonprofit and private sectors.

The odds did not favor Penn goalie Alanna Butera against Harvard on Saturday: she faced 10 shots on goal. Three found their way past her. Meanwhile, Crimson goalie Kylie Stone faced just five shots, and, predictably, only yielded a goal. Penn dropped to 0-4 with the 3-1 defeat.

While you would be hard-pressed to call the Penn women's soccer squad a group of grizzled veterans, they're hardly the new kids on the block. With a 2-0 record to start the year, the Quakers - who don't have a single senior on their roster - have relied on crafty shot- making and solid play in goal to try to improve over last year's 8-5-3 finish.

With the Quakers' new run-and-gun offense under coordinator Bill Schmitz, quarterback Robert Irvin will likely spread the ball around, and the offense must have a dependable third option at wideout.

Freshmen were already welcomed to Penn during Convocation, but second welcomings were widely available last night. Many Penn students were greeted once again yesterday as a number of Penn's student minority organizations invited the incoming class and returning students.

With only a 6-2 whooping by Seton Hall on its record so far, now's a good time for the men's soccer team to make a statement. Penn (0-1-0) will get its chance when it heads to the West Coast to knock heads with No.

College sophomore Anne Ryan died early this morning of meningitis at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University officials announced this afternoon. An candlelight vigil for Ryan will be held this evening from 10 p.m. - 11 p.m. at 3924 Pine Street. There will be a University-sponsored gathering tomorrow at 12 p.m. in Bodek Lounge in Houston Hall.

According to Nursing students, the first days of classes went smoothly but for a few interruptions caused by building construction, leading professors to complain out loud about the sounds of jackhammers.

A small fire broke out on the roof of Hutchinson Gymnasium last night, causing little damage. No injuries were reported, and, according to Penn spokesmen, no one was in the gym at the time of the fire. The fire was called in by an Allied Barton security guard at about 7 p.

Six of the 17 Penn students who were sent pre-litigation letters from the Recording Industry Association of America in April are still in hot water. The RIAA has decided to proceed with plans to sue those six students, who have not yet settled with the organization in face of allegations of illegal music downloading, RIAA spokeswoman Cara Duckworth said.

The first serve of the volleyball season for Penn is set for 7:30 tonight as the Quakers take on Seton Hall in the first matchup of the Seton Hall tournament. The Red and Blue will also face Stony Brook and Fairfield during the two-day event. Seton Hall enters the tournament as the strongest competitor, with a 4-3 record on the season.

Parents: Beware. Another tuition hike strikes colleges across the nation this academic year and our beloved Penn is no exception. While many of us who disregard e-mail reminders from Penn.Pay may not be aware, Penn parents are surely not oblivious to the change - in my case, the parentals obsessive-compulsively refreshed my "Statement of Account" page, hoping the system had experienced an error.

Critics and fans have already hailed The Bourne Ultimatum for its heart-stopping cinematography, crescendoing chases, and spy-thriller smarts. Yet the summer's most popular action flick is also remarkable for its political timeliness. There's a particularly gripping scene in which Matt Damon's Jason Bourne arranges a meeting in London's Waterloo Station with a British reporter who has just uncovered a black-ops CIA program.

The Penn Field Hockey team is three games into its 2007 campaign. But after this start, they'd rather the season started tomorrow. The Quakers (0-3) will visit Harvard (1-1) in both teams' first Ivy League matchup of the year. "This is our season," coach Val Cloud said.