When Marge Simpson calls someone "the bestest architect in the world," you know they've made it. That's what she said of famously flamboyant architect Frank Gehry in an episode of The Simpsons in 2005. On Friday night, the Collab Foundation echoed Marge's sentiment by awarding Gehry its 2008 Excellence in Design Award.

Last week Penn students got out the vote to help decide the next president of the United States. This week they are again being asked to cast their ballots. But this time, it's to decide if Penn will display its Quaker pride on its underwear. Offering everything from hooded sweatshirts to underwear, Victoria's Secret's PINK line of loungewear recently teamed up with 31 schools to form the Pink Collegiate Collection.

Crime continues to be significantly lower in 2008 compared to 2007, but some property crimes - like burglaries, bike theft and theft from buildings - have all increased from last year. Violent crimes, such as robberies and assaults, are down 37 percent for the year, according to the Division of Public Safety.

When Barack Obama was elected president last Tuesday, student volunteers across the country felt a sense of accomplishment in the victory. But for some black students, like College junior Lauren Wyatt, the victory meant "breaking the glass ceiling." Obama will make history on Jan.

According to some Radian residents, the luxury complex has not quite lived up to its lofty price and reputation. Initially touted for its state-of-the-art accommodations and convenient location, complaints about the Radian have become more common, with many suggesting the building is unattractive, ill-equipped or generally overrated.

There are a couple of conventional ways to earn extra cash at Penn - serving food, working at a College House front desk, maybe getting a paid summer internship if you're lucky. But some students turn to the slightly unconventional to earn extra spending money for that dinner in Center City or night out on the town.

CHICAGO - As one of the country's largest cities waited anxiously, people didn't have anything else to do but talk about what might happen for one of their own on election night. After covering the election for nearly a year, all I wanted to hear when I arrived in Chicago on Monday was what regular people had to say before they pulled the lever for a candidate.

When Microsoft upgrades to its newest operating system, Penn is likely to follow suit. Microsoft recently announced the development of Windows 7, the seventh version of the Windows operating system and the successor to Windows Vista. Penn officials said they will consider testing and using the system, despite fairly recent upgrades to Vista.

Penn graduate students will soon be seeing more financial aid and less pressure to finish their degrees in time. Yesterday the School of Arts and Sciences received a $6 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support graduate education in the humanities.

Despite its title, "An Intimate Conversation with Mira Nair: Between Two Worlds," last night's event hardly resembled an intimate conversation. Instead, the South Asian director Mira Nair, responsible for hits such as Mississippi Masala, The Namesake and Monsoon Wedding, drew a movie premier-worthy audience to Penn's International House.

Cold, rainy weather getting you down? Then imagine this: the salty air of the Mediterranean Sea, with the smooth sounds of a classical guitar and a robust voice in the background. Add in some of the world's most renowned works of art, and opa! You have the Philadelphia Museum of Art's Friday affair.

Just before first-year Med student David Fajgenbaum's mother died of brain cancer in October 2004, he promised to do something in her memory. Three months later, he founded Ailing Mothers and Fathers, a support group for students "coping with the illness or death of a loved one," at Georgetown University, where he was an undergraduate at the time, Fajgenbaum said.

If you have ever visited the McDonald's at 40th and Walnut streets late on a Saturday night, you may have encountered a scene of drunken chaos. But while some students complain that the store's management is "ridiculously absurd" and its customer service "a joke," members of the store's overnight staff say that students play a part in the mayhem as well.

More youth turned out to vote on Tuesday than in any other recent election, but the number still underwhelmed some experts. Only half of all eligible voters under age 30 voted Tuesday, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement.

For 32 Penn students, arguing is more than just something you do with your roommate or in philosophy recitation - it's a structured competition. For those students, their affinity for arguing paid off last month at the Coast Guard Academy Mock Trial Tournament in New London, Conn.

Political Science professor Rogers Smith noted that Tuesday's "election marks a historic juncture," at a panel yesterday in Houston Hall. And while it is still too early to analyze the triumphs and problems that will accompany this election, Smith and his colleagues tried to demystify the results.