Elaine Wong

Inside Penn's Cereality, first-year graduate student Erica Chapman orders a quick dinner fix: a mixture of Life cereal, fresh bananas, almonds and honey, dubbed a "Life Experience." The concept of a cereal-based restaurant has made Cereality something of a hit on Penn's campus, and it's a concept that the restaurant is taking to airports across the country, with its latest endeavor named "Cereality Express.

Politicians, take note: Incumbents need not apply. PA Clean Sweep boldly proclaims this message on its Web site, and means it. No exceptions.

Jannie Blackwell never thought she'd end up in city government. "I always wanted to be a schoolteacher," said Blackwell, who quit teaching in 1976 and has represented Penn's district on City Council for the past 15 years. "Had I not met my husband, I would never have gone into politics.