Saturday afternoon, College Green was transformed into a yoga studio, concert venue and carnival at the Social Planning and Events Committee’s inaugural Fall Festival.

Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell approved a $27.799-billion budget on Friday, 101 days after the June 30 deadline. Pennsylvania was the last state to pass its budget.

The International House was abuzz this weekend as the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival kicked off its second year of community-focused cinematic sponsorship.

History repeated itself as it took all five sets for Penn to take down defending champion Yale and improve to 3-0 in the Ivy League. They now have an inside track at dethroning the Bulldogs.

Unlike most freshmen he knows, Shiv Kapoor — a Wharton freshman from New Delhi — was not nervous for his first midterm last Thursday.

The Quakers fell, 4-2, to Columbia, in a loss that teases the memories of the Red and Blue and coach Darren Ambrose (who did not return repeated requests for comment).

The Penn football team won its second consecutive game on Saturday with a 21-3 victory over Bucknell at Franklin Field. Penn has now won five straight over the Bisons.

The deli formerly known as Izzy and Zoe’s is still vacant more than eight months after the restaurant’s lease was revoked.

This Saturday the Social Planning and Events Committee hosted the first Fall Fest, event that showcased student group booths, recreational activities and live entertainment on College Green.

All Korean males are required to serve two years in the Korean military upon turning 18 years old — a fact that contributes to a unique culture in Penn’s Asian-interest fraternities.

Although nationally, many medical school graduates say they feel inadequately prepared for the business aspects of health care, this doesn’t seem to be the case at Penn.

Sen. Arlen Specter emphasized his ideological ties to President Barack Obama at a town hall meeting held at Houston Hall on Friday. Specter is up for re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2010.

Elections for the freshman Class Board and the freshman members of the Undergraduate Assembly passed with no violations yesterday. Freshmen could vote online until Friday at 5 p.m.

When Penn (6-2-2, 1-1 Ivy) heads to Columbia this weekend, it will need to get off to a quick start if they hope to pull out a victory.

Penn will get a chance to please its coach Sunday when it travels to Loretto, Pa., to take on the Red Flash at DeGol Field.

If Penn wants any shot at revenge for last season’s 2-1 home loss to Columbia, it must stop one of the Ivy League’s most explosive scorers: forward Bayo Adafin.

The Bulldogs (11-1, 1-0 Ivy) are off to an even better start this year, and will try to avoid a repeat when Penn (10-4, 1-0) visits Saturday for a 4 p.m. matchup. The Quakers’ road trip begins tonight with a 7 p.m. contest against Brown.