The Hey Day working group announced that, despite talks of canceling the 91-year-old Penn tradition, Hey Day will indeed take place this year on April 20.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Last week, he was announcing his candidacy for mayor. This week, he was behind bars. Milton Street, older brother of Mayor John Street and Democratic mayoral candidate, spent several hours in jail yesterday after he was arrested for unpaid traffic fines in Moorestown, N.

If you are a vegetarian with a dainty appetite, Fogo de Chao, a Brazilian steak house, is not for you. But if you like your meat, Fogo de Chao will be your culinary nirvana. For a fixed price ($44.50), each diner receives a paper disc with a red side and a green side.

Question: Where in West Philadelphia can one buy clothing, books, tapes, snacks, prepared food and get a haircut all in one store? Answer: At Makkah Market, located across from the mosque at 43rd and Walnut. Opened in 1996, Makkah Market has become the place to go for a diverse offering of Middle Eastern and African Halal dishes.

Issues concerning graduate students with children are finally reaching Penn's radar, but it may be too little, too late. Additional facilities to help improve the University's day care are currently under construction at the Penn Children's Center, but graduate students with children say their needs have been overlooked throughout the entire process.

As I sat in a comfortable booth at LaScala's waiting for my order of lasagna to arrive, I felt like Garfield the cat. Alternating layers of cheese, pasta and sauce - it's a simple concept but one that tends to elude me on Penn's campus. So when I finally had a chance to eat at a downtown Italian restaurant, there was no question that I would order anything but the preferred dish of everyone's favorite feline from the funny pages.

Cuba is a country of color, Castro and cigars. The better two of these three are represented at Cuba Libre restaurant. Enter Cuba Libre on any weekend night and you will find a bustling crowd clamoring to get a table. I would recommend reservations, unless you desire to wait for a few hours before eating.

Long, dark and highlighted on each side by thin rows of orange-lit rocks, the entranceway is, without a doubt, distinctive, if not a little intimidating at first. Even more so the dining rooms, of which there are three quite large ones. From the short, brown-leather chairs and the red-and-gold tapestries to the peach lighting that glows from the base of benches and the tiny candles hid in alcove after alcove along a long blue wall, the decor is striking, to say the least.

Former Wharton professor Scott Ward pled guilty today in federal court to producing child pornography for importation into the United States. Ward, who has been held in custody since August, is scheduled for sentencing May 11. His charge carries a sentence of 15 to 30 years in prison, according to a press release issued by the U.