If hydrogen power is the way of the future, then Iceland is ahead of its time, according to Hjalti Pall Ingolfsson. Ingolfsson, project leader of Icelandic New Energy Ltd., spoke in Houston Hall yesterday on the future of hydrogen power and said Iceland is leading the way in using renewable energy sources, such as hydrogen and geothermal power, due to governmental support and natural resources.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Penn football coach Al Bagnoli seems to have the luxury of quite the selection when it comes to choosing who will be under center for the Quakers. Bagnoli employed a combination of both starting sophomore Robert Irvin and junior backup Bryan Walker in the game against Yale on Saturday, much like he has throughout this season.

Penn professor Richard Gelles was once hired by Philadelphia's Department of Health Services, but now he says he'll testify against city officials to help clean the department up. Gelles, dean of Penn's School of Social Policy and Practice, will likely be heavily involved with the fallout of a DHS scandal regarding neglect of children as government officials investigate the department in the coming months.

Imagine your girlfriend, your roommate, your class president, that kid sitting next to you in biology class. Imagine that only four years after you leave Penn, one of those students will be on the floor of Congress, teaming up with Nancy Pelosi and arguing against Dennis Hastert.

Lots of Penn students dream of big futures, but members of the Penn Nanotech Society are dreaming on a much, much smaller scale. Yesterday, the group joined with the Penn Nano/Bio Interface Center to host "Nano Day," a series of presentations designed to dispel myths and increase awareness of tiny technology.

The man some have credited with ending the Vietnam War is coming to Penn. Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger - a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - will speak at Irvine Auditorium at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14.

Avery Lawrence is a College junior from Charlottesville, Va. His e-mail address is lawrence@dailypennsylvanian.com.

For most people, the word "lobbying" brings up images of scandal, big business and high-priced gifts.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Neither the cold Connecticut breeze nor Yale could stop the red-hot Penn field hockey team. The Quakers continued their recent success with another offensive onslaught. Penn was able to get off 23 shots, 12 of which on goal, en route to a 3-2 victory.

Bill Wagner has not coached a team that has finished below .500 in the last 10 years, but this year may break that streak. After a second loss to Cornell 21-7, for the Penn sprint football team, the goals have drastically changed from the beginning of the season.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - In a game that came down to field goals, Penn's struggles continued when it mattered most. In overtime, Yale kicker Alan Kimball connected for the game-winning field goal from 35 yards out after Penn kicker Derek Zoch banged his 37-yard attempt off the right goal post during Penn's overtime drive.

Next fall, the first step to recovery for drug and alcohol addicts could be swiping into Harrison College House.

The Director of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology announced that he is stepping down to pursue other interests, effective Nov. 1. Richard Leventhal will stay on the School of Arts and Sciences faculty as a professor of anthropology and will remain a curator for the museum, he said.

University trustees plan to discuss issues ranging from Student Health Services to faculty retention as they convene for their fall meetings today. Sixty current board members and 30 former ones plan to partake in the meetings, according to University Secretary Leslie Kruhly.

In a lecture full of phallic images, guest speaker Anita Steckel discussed sexual art in the 1970s and the battles of censorship that ensued. "The whole concept of an artist is freedom," said Steckel. "And what is freedom? Being able to go all the way." Steckel is a feminist artist who has been dealing with sensitive issues such as race, sex and gender for over 40 years.

This week's Ivy League slate includes three games that feature several compelling storylines. One of the two league powers of the decade meets a program looking for its first title in over a decade. A starting quarterback returns from a five-game suspension to find himself in the backup spot.

You may not be able to buy alcohol - or congregate in large groups - in certain areas of the city if one city politician has his way. Mayoral candidate Michael Nutter is urging Philadelphia Mayor John Street to declare a state of emergency in the parts of the city that have been hit by the greatest amount of violent crime.