Bill Gates's introduction of the new Windows Vista operating system Monday - which included dancers clad in Microsoft colors - pulled out all the stops. But it's the release of Microsoft Office 2007 that has Penn officials all abuzz. The newest version of the Microsoft Office productivity suite went on sale yesterday and will require an overhaul of some of Wharton's Operations and Information Management curriculum, OPIM professor Thomas Lee said.

Not everyone was happy to see Jack Bauer freed from a Chinese prison. In this season of Fox's hit show 24, Arab Muslims are portrayed as terrorists for the second time in three years - a characterization that has incensed Muslim-rights groups here on campus and across the country.

The Penn men's squash team knows not to let a shutout get to them - especially at the hands of a team with a 156-match winning streak. The Quakers have not hit many bumps this season, accruing a record of 7-1. But even after a shutout at the hands of No. 1 Trinity, high expectations are set for Penn's rivalry match against No.

Glen Miller may still be the new kid on the block in the Big 5, but his navigation around Philadelphia's most athletic and talented teams was more like that of a seasoned veteran. Saint Joseph's coach Phil Martelli was impressed by Penn's offensive schemes on Saturday night, saying that he "would like to one day coach offense the way Glen Miller has been able to coach offense with that team.

Making private stories public is what Neal Baer has been trying to do for the last 18 years in the entertainment business. Baer - who helped to write and produce television hits such as ER and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - spoke candidly about his career in television yesterday to lecturer Gail Shister's television-criticism class in the Fireside Lounge of the ARCH Building.

After an uncontested election last night, the Lambda Alliance - the one-year-old umbrella coalition for all undergraduate sexual- and gender-minority-groups - chose a new chairman: College junior Kevin Rurak. Rurak - who has been active in the LGBT community since his sophomore year at Penn- sat down for an interview with The Daily Pennsylvanian last night.

Though the Penn women's squash team is ranked No. 1, coach Jack Wyant isn't finding it lonely at the top. On Sunday, his team defeated No. 3 Trinity 6-3, with all of the losses coming at the top three flights.

College senior Bryce LeFort was sentenced to two years of probation yesterday for his involvement in the Oct. 5 attack of College senior Andrew Scharf with a beer bottle. At a remanded trial hearing, LeFort pled guilty to misdemeanor simple assault and reckless endangerment charges. Philadelphia lower-court judge Lydia Kirkland approved the sentencing agreement reached between Lefort and Scharf, whose right ear was permanently damaged due to the incident.

It reflects poorly on Penn that a woman has yet to be chosen as a PIK professor.

In a local rivalry, it's normal to see some familiar faces on the opposite side of the net. But for Penn's Jonathan Boym and St. Joseph's Chris Chirico, the familiarity extends beyond the court. Boym and Chirico, who will face off in the second singles match, were former teammates on the International Junior circuit and even shared a room during trips to places such as Brazil.

The Institute of Contemporary Art should look to the Rotunda's success at attracting diverse audiences.

The high cost of college often forces students to use their degrees to pay back loans, rather than to pursue passions.

Although Japanese geishas have not traded their traditional dancing for the flying kicks of martial arts, the title of Veronica Chambers' newest book, Kickboxing Geishas, describes the changing roles of Japanese women in modern society. Chambers, a freelance writer, visited the Penn Bookstore last evening, where she spoke to a small, intimate audience.

Until last week, Alexander Adkins was just another curious Psychology major looking for some direction. A College sophomore, Adkins says he's interested in law but wasn't sure how to combine that with his major - or what exactly he should do to pursue a career in either field, for that matter.

$250 Millions Americans spend annually on "remedies" for the untreatable common cold. Source: The Washington Post

Yasser El-Halaby wowed the squash world the last four years on his way to four straight individual titles - a feat never accomplished before. However, El-Halaby was just one part of a recent tradition of exceptional international squash players. A United States-born player has not won an individual title in over 15 years.

The Undergraduate Assembly released its Mid-Year Report, detailing major accomplishments from last semester and outlining projects currently in the works, in a school-wide e-mail sent Monday night. Highlighted UA activity featured in the report ranged from introducing the student body to Ruckus - the free online music downloading service that is reportedly used by 6,000 students - and increasing the number of shuttles to the airport during vacation seasons to promoting advocacy for the rights of AlliedBaron security guards.