Tyler R. Sutton, 18, pleaded guilty this morning in Tippecanoe Superior Court 2 to three counts of operating a vehicle with a controlled substance causing death and feticide, all Class C felonies.

If Judge Thomas Busch accepts Sutton’s plea with the Tippecanoe County prosecutor’s office, at least two of those counts would have to be served concurrently – meaning the former North Montgomery High School student could spend 16 or more years in prison. [Journal & Courier]

The Times Higher Education, a London-based higher-education magazine, recently ranked Penn the 11th-best university in the world, a three-place improvement over last year.

The rankings are based on peer and employee review as well as data on the school’s research output, teaching, and international orientation.

The survey ranked 200 schools in 32 countries.

[Daily Pennsylvanian]

Princeton University Professor Paul Krugman, known as much for his criticism of George W. Bush’s policies as for his academic work, won the Nobel Prize in economics for his theories on world trade.

Krugman, 55, was honored “for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity,” said the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which selects the winners. His work showed how economies of scale influence trade and urbanization. [Bloomberg]

If there’s one thing everybody on Planet Earth can agree on, it’s that lukewarm beer is the absolute worst. Sure, some beer is better when standing for a few minutes. But who wants a brew (or any carbonated drink for that matter) at room temperature?

Ice? Forget it. All ice leaves you with is a cool-but-severely-diluted beverage.

We need an alternative.

We need a hero to step forward.

Paging Kent Hodgson to the rescue. (more…)