Democrats want you to vote this Tuesday entirely based on your opinion of President Bush. Mailing after mailing, TV ad after TV ad and speech after speech the Democrats have attempted to make every Republican candidate look like Bush's ally and therefore, according to them, an enemy of the people.

It might only be one meet into its 2006-07 season, but the Penn women's swimming team already has a new school record. In a 198-100 loss to Harvard Saturday, freshman Sara Coenen broke Megan Daney's 2003 record of 2:03.72 in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:01.

Ed Rendell is the incumbent governor of Pennsylvania and is campaigning for a second term in office. Rendell, a 1965 Penn graduate, became governor in 2003 and faced a $2 billion state structural deficit. His main goal has been to cut government spending and jump-start the state's economy by promoting job growth.

Abdi Farah is a College sophomore from Olney, Md. His e-mail address is farah@dailypennsylvanian.com.

When it comes to Election Day, Penn student groups have their fingers crossed. Tomorrow, they will find out whether their get-out-the-vote efforts convinced voters to head to the polls in one of the most heated midterm elections in recent history. College senior Bren Darrow, president of the non-partisan Penn Leads the Vote, said the group's efforts were going "very well.

Laura Rugarber is a College of General Studies grad student. Her e-mail address is rugarber@dailypennsylvanian.com.

Republican Senate incumbent Rick Santorum and Democratic challenger Bob Casey are on the last leg of one of the most high-stakes Senate races in the nation. The outcome of Tuesday's race, politicians and political experts say, will not only affect the balance of power in Congress but also influence policy leading up to the 2008 presidential election.

The Penn student who appeared at a University function dressed as a terrorist says he'd do it again - at least, most of it.

Back to defend his title after winning the NCAA Championship last year, senior Matt Valenti is ranked No. 1 in the country at 133 pounds. And the perks are already rolling in. Valenti, along with teammate Matt Herrington, has been invited to the 41st annual All-Star Classic, a prestigious tournament pitting the top two wrestlers from each weightclass against one another.

A student says it was just a joke, but his Halloween costume has resulted in serious criticism for University President Amy Gutmann.

The Penn swimming teams will have no chance to ease into the water as they each open their seasons tomorrow against Ivy League swimming powerhouse Harvard. Unlike last year, when both teams opened their seasons with two home meets against non-conference opponents before diving into the Ivy League schedules, they will face an immediate tough test on the road against highly talented Crimson teams.

Homicide is exploding across the city, and it's high time something was done.

The American city has a new owner: the business class, anthropology professor David Harvey says. Harvey, who works at the City University of New York, described the role of neoliberalism - which he defined as a strong belief in private property, free markets and free trade - in transforming the modern city into a playground for the rich on campus yesterday.

With LSATs and job interviews, students shouldn't forget that they can make a difference in erasing educational inequality.

Penn has to beat the 3-1 Tigers to keep its title hopes alive.

With three weeks remaining in the Ivy League season, it's time to start talking title scenarios.

Life-sized silver bananas will likely soon be a high priority for a group of five Wharton MBA students. In January, the students will travel to La Oroya, Peru, to help its local silver artisans better sell their products. "The project is designed to impact the overall community," said Lisa Linn De Barona, an administrator from the Global Consulting Practicum, a Wharton-run initiative that pairs business students with "social impact" programs and is sponsoring the trip.