Don't be put off by the seemingly French name - Le Castagne offers Old World Italian with a modern and almost distinctly Philadelphian taste. Located on an otherwise-quiet block at 19th and Chestnut streets - castagne means chestnut in Italian - the restaurant greets you with pleasant lighting and a friendly seating hostess.

PENN On Feb. 19, 2003, the University and Penn Law School Dean Michael Fitts signed individual "friend of the court" briefs to submit to the U.S. Supreme Court in favor of the University of Michigan's affirmative action admissions policy. The policy, challenged in the Supreme Court at the time, established race as a factor in admissions.

The Undergraduate Assembly spent Sunday night gearing up for next week's annual budget meeting. Every year, the UA receives money - a percentage of the general fee in student tuition - to allocate to themselves and four other branches of student government: the Nominations and Elections Committee, the Social Planning and Events Committee, the Student Committee on Undergraduate Education and the Class Boards.

At Penn, the adage "only the good die young" was never more true than when Tony Luke's closed last August at 3716 Spruce Street. After one ephemeral, whiz-soused year, the cheesesteak-and-sandwich joint was scraped from the plates of Quad freshman because of low sales, particularly in Penn Dining Dollars.

Talks between the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and community leaders to move the Wine and Spirits store, located near the intersection of 41st and Market streets, are ongoing, according to officials familiar with the negotiations. The PLCB, which regulates all liquor sales in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is looking to lease the retail space of the already-vacated Rite Aid located at 4237 Walnut St.

3Rescued mountain climbers who fell from a Mt. Hood ledge on Sunday during a snowstorm. Source: The Oregonian

Entering the weekend with Cornell, Yale and Penn within a half-game in the Ivy League standings, three was a crowd for the Quakers. But Penn dealt a major blow to Cornell's championship hopes, and the Ivy title hunt will likely be a two-horse race. The good news for the Big Red is that they still get to face Yale this Friday, and a win would pull them into a tie for second.

Gary Onufer is flat-lining, and he's never been happier. Last Monday, the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania made the 46-year-old former fitness instructor the first person in the Northeastern United States to receive a Total Artificial Heart, a cutting-edge "Bridge to Transplant" technology that will keep him alive until he finally gets a heart - and a heartbeat - of his own.

Mark Bowden is a living example of how you don't have to write fiction to create a great story. Bowden, author of the bestselling book Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War, visited the Kelly Writers House yesterday afternoon. He was invited by professor Dick Polman for his Advanced Journalistic Writing Class.

Normally, I'm one of the first people to criticize the Ivy League for something, be it the postseason football ban or the scheduling across some sports. I tend to think that the league presidents are not trying to compete as a conference, but rather are just trying to keep the Ivy League reputation in place.

Allowing students to use cheat sheets in class prevents them from learning how to commit information to memory in life.

With fresh ingredients purchased from local vendors and unfussy preparation, Farmicia brings a touch of country living to the heart of Philadelphia. Located on 3rd Street, the restaurant offers a distinct Old City feel despite its relatively modern decor.

Amira Fawcett is an Engineering sophomore from Houston, Texas. Her e-mail address is fawcett@dailypennsylvanian.com.

How many different ways can you serve chocolate? Well, stopping by the Naked Chocolate Cafe is a good place to find out. Tucked in at 1317 Walnut Street, the Naked Chocolate Cafe opened in August of 2006 and since then has become a favorite meeting place and coffee stop of many.

What college students need to learn is constantly changing, and universities are working to keep up with the times. Yale University instated changes to its distribution requirements for the class of 2009 and now requires students to venture abroad. Harvard University, for its part, recently released a proposal to revamp its own curriculum.

Before connecting students to the Internet, Penn computing officials may need to connect with students first. Communication problems between students and technology administrators are preventing Penn computing from ironing out all the connectivity problems in Penn's residential wireless network, AirPennNet, officials say.

For the first time in over 30 years, Harvard University has proposed major changes to its Core Curriculum. Eight new subject areas would replace the curriculum's current 11, for which new classes will be created. In addition, a program of "activity-based learning" would try and tie together academic and extracurricular activities.