Students who want to tour 26.2 miles of Philadelphia the hard way are in for a treat this weekend. Around 9,000 runners will participate in the Philadelphia Marathon this Sunday, running through University City, past the Liberty Bell, through Penn's Landing and along the Schuylkill River before finally ending up at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Many things were different for Stephen Liuzza when he came to Ithaca, N.Y., from his home in Louisiana, but change is something the freshman has had to get used to. Liuzza started his playing days on the Slidell High School football team in southeast Louisiana, but he was forced to relocate as Hurricane Katrina roared toward the coast.

Access to online syllabi will allow students to make informed decisions before enrolling - it just takes a little effort from profs.

They're among the most bitter of rivals in college football, and their meeting this year takes on extra meaning because of their position atop the standings. Still, the loser of tomorrow's game, depending on who it is, still has a shot at a championship, assuming that a pesky team from New Jersey doesn't get in the way.

There is no title up for grabs and no rushing record at stake. There is no spoiler role to play. So by most accounts, tomorrow's matchup between Penn (5-4, 3-3 Ivy) and Cornell (4-5, 2-4), will lack the excitement and the relevance of Harvard-Yale or Princeton-Dartmouth.

The Quakers wiped away Rider last season in one of only two non-conference victories

According to Alison Stones, Wharton may have a thing or two to learn from the medieval clergymen who founded the Santiago pilgrimage. Santiago managed to attract pilgrims from across Europe to see relics that didn't even exist. "It is absolutely fascinating how they successfully launched a commercial venture," she said.

The men and women's squash teams have high expectations for the upcoming season; their quests to satisfy them begin tomorrow when they take on Cornell at Ringe Courts. The No. 4 women and No. 6 men open their seasons against the Big Red, whose men and women's teams are both ranked ninth in the preseason polls.

By Andrew Sweet The Daily Pennsylvanian The reigning Keystone Classic Champs are poised for their first test at home. On Saturday, the Penn wrestling team hosts nine squads which are looking to knock off the defending champs at the Palestra. American, Appalachian State, Boston University, Brown, Columbia, Duke, Mercyhurst, Rider and VMI come to town in hopes of success against each other and the No.

Last year, two students were arrested during Alpha Chi Omega's Big Man on Campus fundraiser. This year, the only law-enforcement officers who showed up - not counting security guards - were sorority sisters running the "Prison Break"-themed competition. A year after the annual fundraiser to raise money for Women Against Abuse ended in run-ins between students and police, this year's event was entertaining but safe.

Top area high-school students matched wits in a verbal battle on campus last night. The prize: $5,000 and a trip to the National Vocabulary Championship in New York. But Central High School junior Hannah Zickgraf proved too tough for her competitors. The event was run by the Game Show Network, which brought Dylan Lane - host of the Chain Reaction game show - along with giant TV screens, computerized podiums and an elaborate stage and lighting set-up to Harrison Auditorium in the Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

Murals have a place in Philadelphia and near Penn, but not in the core of campus.

ITHACA, N.Y. The record will show that Penn finished this football season at 5-5 and 3-4 in the Ivy League, identical to last year's record. It will also show that the Quakers lost its five games by a total of 15 points, with a 27-20 loss to Villanova being the worst defeat.

It wasn't always pretty, and it wasn't what Drexel did. But it was a win in the home opener and on coach Glen Miller's debut on the Palestra's home bench. Paced by 26 points from Mark Zoller, Penn struggled in the first half before opening up a double-digit lead and easing past Florida Gulf Coast, 97-74.

In 20 years in law enforcement, Peter Christ says he made drug-related arrests on a daily basis. Ever since he retired, however, he has been traveling the country to speak out against the so-called war on drugs - and to push for legalizing illicit ones. Christ spoke in Huntsman Hall Wednesday night to a crowd of about 40 people on behalf of the Penn Libertarians Association.

It's Wednesday night, and as usual, Mathilde Poussin has a long subway ride ahead of her, all the way from Penn's campus to the last stop on the Market-Frankford line. Her clothes are contemporary and her manner is unassuming; fellow passengers would probably never guess that zipped up inside the bag sitting next to her are swords, shields and a mask - the gear of a medieval fencer.

Glen Miller is ready to make his mark at the Palestra. For the first time in his career, he will hover over the west bench as the Quakers play their home opener against Florida Gulf Coast tomorrow night.