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Dear Benny, As an art lover, I’ve noticed many outdoor sculptures as I walk around campus, but know there must be more. Is there a way I can find out the location of all of the sculptures at Penn, as well as information about the artists who made them?—Sucker for Sculpture
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Douglas Brinkley—a renowned historian who has contributed to, written or edited more than 60 books—knows a thing or two about a good interview. “The first rule is to know your subject,” he said at a Feb. 15 talk at Kelly Writers House. “Always try to interview people in their homes, never in their place of business.”
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Show Marie Savard a woman, and she can instantly tell if they’re more susceptible to heart disease or osteoporosis and if they should take up cardio or strength training as the best way to lose weight. Savard Nu’70GrNu’72 M’76 is a successful and well regarded internist, women’s health expert and advocate for patient rights—but she’s hardly a clairvoyant. So, how does she know a woman’s health future just by looking at her?
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Surely you know where the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library is, even if you haven’t been inside. The massive brick building takes up more than a block along Walnut Street (between 34th and 36th), and faces College Green, the very heart of campus. Claes Oldenberg’s “Split Button,” one of the most recognizable sculptures on campus, sits right in front of the steps.
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Jeanne Arnold says affirmative action is no longer just about ensuring people access to opportunities. That much, she says, is now assured, thanks to laws recently upheld by the Supreme Court.
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“I have been a character in academic fiction at least twice,” Elaine Showalter writes, “once a voluptuous, promiscuous, drug-addicted bohemian, once a prudish, dumpy, judgmental frump. I hope I am not too easily identified in either of these guises . . . although I can tell you that I preferred being cast as the luscious Concord grape to my role as the withered prune.”
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Anytime you hear a score in a Spike Lee film, chances are, it’s the work of Terence Blanchard. The 41-year-old trumpeter began composing film scores in 1991, for Lee’s “Jungle Fever,” and has continued with last year’s “She Hate Me.” Along the way, Blanchard has snagged several Grammy-award nominations (most recently, for his song, “Lost in a Fog,” from his 2001 release, “Let’s Get Lost”) and has handily composed scores for a few films not directed by Lee, such as 2002’s “Barbershop” and “Love and Basketball” (2000).
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Stephen Cooper is in the business of saving businesses. From Polaroid to Enron, Cooper has made a career of rebuilding bankrupt or near-bankrupt companies done in by poor leadership and shoddy business practices. Looking into the future, he doesn’t think he’ll have any problem finding more work.