The women's swimming team defeated Cornell 217-83, but fell to Princeton 113-184 in the home opener and the first meet of the Ivy season. Sophomore Melissa Gardel gave the Quakers (3-1, 1-1 Ivy) their first victory of the day, finishing on top in three-meter dive with 248.

It's not every day you come across a one-legged wrestler. But that's exactly what Quakers sophomore Rollie Peterkin faced in the finals of the 125-pound division at the Keystone Classic yesterday at the Palestra. Peterkin took down his opponent, Arizona State's Anthony Robles, in 1:13, earning one of two Penn championships on the day.

It took a while, but the Quakers that were expected to vie for the league title finally showed up. They scored early and often, while keeping Cornell off the scoreboard for 55 minutes, en route to a dominating 45-9 victory. "We just got whipped in all three facets of the game," Cornell coach Jim Knowles said.

I'm used to being the bearer of bad news. As a former ITA manager, I've delivered many copyright-violation notices to on-campus residents who were caught downloading and sharing copyrighted music and video. Most downloads do not result in lawsuits, but if the House of Representatives passes the College Opportunity and Affordability Act, colleges might lose eligibility for federal student financial aid if they fail to address illegal downloading on their campus networks.

What's on mega-entrepreneur Ted Leonsis' holiday wish list? It could be a company he has had his eye on, a fourth sports team, second stadium or a third motion picture. In his keynote address at the 11th annual Wharton Entrepreneurship Conference, themed "Confessions of an Entrepreneurial mind," Leonsis told his story to over 500 Wharton MBA students, undergraduates, venture capitalists and aspiring entrepreneurs.

He hadn't taken a kick in practice all season. So when coach Al Bagnoli called on Derek Zoch to kick the extra point after the Quakers' final touchdown on Saturday, the senior kicker was more than a little surprised to hear his name. "I was caught completely off guard," Zoch said.

Too lazy to make the trek to the library? There may be a solution on the horizon. Earlier this November, Yale University signed a contract with Microsoft to upload their entire library collection onto a search engine, which will allow students to access Yale's media and book collection- anywhere, anytime.

When Barbara Firestone met a child with autism during her freshman year in college, she discovered her true calling. "I was so struck by the fact that I couldn't reach out to him, but more struck by what that experience must have been like for him - to be isolated from the world," Firestone said at an event Friday evening to promote autism awareness, as well as her book, Autism Heroes: Portraits of Families Meeting the Challenge.

Harvey Rubin, director of Penn's Institute for Strategic Analysis and Response, has contributed to a five-point roadmap for increasing worldwide biosecurity, according to a University press release. A Consensus Statement of Priority Actions for the Promotion of Global Biosecurity presents recommendations - such as the development of an international database monitoring biological holdings and infectious disease patterns and the promotion of global compliance standards and law enforcement - in order to better prevent and respond to biological terrorism.

The Penn women's squash team opened its season by steam-rolling Cornell 8-1 on Saturday. Eight of the Quakers' starting nine took down their Big Red counterparts 3-1 or 3-0. Penn's only loss was at the No. 3 position. "Cornell was a little bit of a younger team than ours," said co-captain Lauralynn Drury, who earned a 3-1 victory herself at the No.

MORGANTOWN, W. Va., Nov. 16 - It took just a one-minute burst from James Madison's attackers to send the Quakers' dream season to a screeching halt. The women's soccer team came into its first round game of the NCAA College Cup on a roll, having won eight of its last nine games.

Diversity as an abstract value is one thing. Emphasizing it at the expense of merit is quite another. Last month, the School of Engineering and Applied Science touted its recruitment of three female professors. Engineering Dean Eduardo Glandt even boasted that having "three female faculty is a record in our history," and said that he hoped "to sustain this in the future.

While other students were easing into the college experience, Wharton freshman Andrew Dudum was adding two new singles to iTunes. And fellow students were listening. Dudum beat out two other professional choices to headline last Friday's Rock the Mic for Darfur concert, which aimed to raise money for the Darfur Alert Coalition.

The men's swimming team had its first home meet on Friday. As expected, Princeton (214.5-85.5) and Cornell (177-123) defeated the Quakers. In a sport where parity is far from the norm, Penn coach Mike Schnur had to be happy with what he got. "Last year we were no where close to the leader at any point of the meet," he said.

College and Wharton senior Joyce Meng was among 32 American students to receive the Rhodes Scholarship last Saturday. Meng, a Joseph Wharton Benjamin Franklin scholar as well as a Wharton Research Scholar, said she is excited to study at Oxford University, where she plans to obtain two Master's degrees in economics for development and financial economics.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Nov. 17 - The 124th edition of "The Game" between Harvard and Yale on the gridiron - and this year's de facto Ivy championship game - was supposed to be one for the ages. Too bad someone forgot to give the Crimson the memo.

John McCain's "Straight Talk Express" is making a pit stop at Penn. The Republican presidential candidate and Arizona senator will address students in Zellerbach Theatre tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. in a town hall-style meeting. The event, sponsored by the Penn College Republicans, will also feature remarks by Utah governor Jon Huntsman and former Pennsylvania governor Tom Ridge.