Yesterday's National Coming Out Day march down Locust Walk gave students a chance to wear their pride on their sleeves - literally. Participants donned pink attire and held hands with members of the same sex as they marched down the Walk

Ever wonder why you see the same faces year after year in student government? It may be because after freshman year, few people run who aren't already in office. Last year, the presidential candidates for the classes of 2007 and 2008 ran unopposed. Several positions, such as treasurer for the Class of 2007 and College representative for the Class of 2009 even remained vacant, with no contenders vying for their spots.

Talk-show host Maury Povich stopped by campus yesterday, but no paternity tests were administered. Povich, a Penn alumnus, and his wife, TV journalist Connie Chung, visited the Kelly Writers House yesterday evening to inaugurate the first Povich Writer-in-Residence at the Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing.

Old Original Bookbinder's hardly needs an introduction.

Three years, three restaurants. If you go by the numbers, the retail spot at 3716 Spruce St. seems doomed to cater to a never-ending parade of eateries, each incapable of attracting a sizeable following. But what is it really like inside the new Aramark-run freshman hub now known as Savory? Is three times the charm? Being the hard-hitting reporter I am, I decided to brave the hordes of Quadrangle residents and find out for myself.

If you like Italian food, and your wallet is $20 light, Ecco Qui is one of the best Italian spots in Philadelphia. The restaurant at 32nd and Chestnut is tailored to a college student's lifestyle, as it boasts a bar, outside seating, numerous entrees under $10 and iron cast Dragons to show that it is in the heart of Drexel's campus.

When it comes to seafood restaurants in the city, Philadelphia Fish & Company is a catch.

It was your typical crowd considering the circumstances: 6 p.m. on a Monday in a restaurant that teetered on the edge of Rittenhouse Square, Rouge was about to be flooded with a classy, well-dressed crowd of Center City's clearly sophisticated, pseudo-European crowd.

WILMINGTON - A third day of deliberations passed yesterday without a verdict in the first-degree murder trial of Wharton undergraduate Irina Malinovskaya, much to the surprise of spectators and lawyers alike.

The Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia is an area that has seen quite a bit of development in the last few years. It is quickly becoming one of the city's hottest spots, and is already home to an array of trendy restaurants and shops.

You may think you are too nice to make it in the cutthroat world of investigative journalism, but, according to Judy Bachrach, even nice people can be good reporters. At an intimate lunchtime conversation in Kelly Writers House yesterday, Bachrach, a contributing editor to Vanity Fair magazine, spoke with a dozen Penn students about her experiences as an investigative reporter.

Wondering how to make sure your next party doesn't get busted by the police? Yesterday, C.L. Lindsay presented a step-by-step guide to serving alcohol at a party while avoiding legal trouble in Rodin College House's Rooftop Lounge. Lindsay is the executive director of The Coalition for Student & Academic Rights, which he founded in 1998 to help college students with legal issues.

Stephen Starr got it all wrong.

For those that have never ventured farther west than Qdoba and Allegro's, West Philadelphia has a stigma attached to it that breeds images of desolate paths and constant danger.

With only breakfast and lunch hours and an entrance snugly fit between two larger buildings, La Cigale is easy to overlook.

Behold - the power of cheese.

It's restaurants like Amada that make the trip to Old City worthwhile.