Award-winning writer Paul LaFarge introduced his audience to a metaphysical world of talking rabbits, boys gluing themselves to dead girls' bodies and women marrying chairs last night. Those gathered in the Kelly Writers House listened intently as they learned about Paul Poissel, the obscure 19th-century French writer who created these bizarre images in his novel The Facts of Winter, which LaFarge translated.

Sometimes teams win games they deserve to lose. Sometimes teams lose games they deserve to win. When both teams deserve to win, they're lucky to tie. Last night the Penn men's soccer team faced Seton Hall at Rhodes Field, the first of two Big East opponents.

On-campus recruiting is in full force this month, and about 300 business organizations have booked dozens of rooms in Huntsman Hall, interviewing Penn students for jobs. And each year, more and more of those eager interviewees haven't studied finance or management - they've studied art history or comparative literature.

If you've been walking around the city during the past 11 days, you may end up seeing yourself on the silver screen in March. Shooter, a new film by Paramount Pictures, finished filming in Philadelphia yesterday. Several scenes were shot in Penn's backyard.

A City Council bill threatens to delay smoking ban's enforcement for months. Why does Council want to cut the legs out from its own law?

WILMINGTON, Del. - A crowded courtroom watched yesterday as an intense exchange unfolded between Irina Malinovskaya and the state prosecutor conducting her cross-examination.

Penn wants to build bridges to Center City, but Philadelphia will have to destroy one first. At a conference held at World Cafe Live last week, University President Amy Gutmann said that part of Penn's east campus plan includes making the Walnut and South Street bridges "more attractive and functional.

The Class of 2007 is working hard to leave its mark on the University. And if you've seen seniors walking around campus with bright green T-shirts, then you know how they're planning to do it. The shirts are part of an advertising campaign for the Senior Class Gift Drive, a campaign to get every senior to donate money to Penn.

Molly Weir's goals were all the Quakers needed in a dominating 3-0 win against Lafayette last night at Rhodes Field.

Danny Panzer is coming clean in exchange for what he hopes will be a ticket to fame - and ultimately fortune - from publicity in as many as 350 newspapers around the globe.

Assault Sept. 30 - An assault at the McDonald's located 3935 Walnut St. resulted in one arrest after a fight between a customer and worker. The customer allegedly went behind the counter and punched the McDonald's employee in the face. Robbery Sept. 25 - Three men were arrested for allegedly attempting to take a cell phone from a person unaffiliated with the University at 3400 Market St.

The Ivy League-leading wide receiver from Week 1 may not be back in Penn's lineup for Saturday's game at Bucknell as originally expected. Penn wideout Dan Coleman sat out the Dartmouth game with a moderate ankle sprain, but afterward, head coach Al Bagnoli said he believed the junior would be ready to play the following week.

For certain AlliedBarton security guards, the stench of garbage and the sight of rats marked the start of every work day for the past several months.

Amira Fawcett is a Engineering sophomore from Houston. Her e-mail address is fawcett@dailypennsylvanian.com.

During warm-ups, the Penn volleyball team was all smiles and visibly loose heading into its match against La Salle. As it turned out, the Explorers couldn't wipe the smile off their opponent's faces, as Penn cruised to a 3-0 win last night at the Palestra.

A proposed federal database for tracking college students could ease the application process and make institutions more accountable - but some say it will come at the cost of student privacy. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings announced the creation of such a database as one of her priorities last week.

After three weeks of Ivy League football, the dust has begun to settle a little. The standings have become more orderly, and already there is some separation between the good teams and the not-so-good teams. The first intra-league games seemed to validate the non-conference records, especially with the luck of three teams with .