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Expert Comment on Same-Sex Marriage in New Jersey
Expert Comment on Same-Sex Marriage in New Jerseyfrom the University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolFeb. 15, 2006Nathaniel Persily, professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania, researches, teaches and writes about constitutional law and contemporary issues in law and politics
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Harold Borders
WHO HE IS: Instrumentation specialist, Physics and Astronomy YEARS AT PENN: 29.5. “Not that I’m counting.”
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For The Record: Down and dirty
Long before Starbucks took over the , there was Cy’s Penn Luncheonette. In its day, we’re told, students affectionately referred to the diner as the “Dirty Drug.” The Penn Luncheonette was just one of many modest (and greasy) eateries and watering holes around campus during the 1960s, including Smoky Joe’s bar and Pagnano’s pizzeria.
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Katrina and race
There’s a difference between something being racial and it being racist, according to Michael Eric Dyson, Penn’s Avalon Professor of Humanities. The government’s sluggish and inadequate response to the stranded, hungry and scared flood victims of Hurricane Katrina, he says, was racial, but not overtly racist. “There is a difference between active malaise and passive indifference,” he told a crowd at the Penn Bookstore on Jan. 20. “This government believes that government is the enemy of the people.”
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Movable Feast: Pod
By THE CURRENT STAFF For all of West Philly’s food charms—from great hoagie shops to authentic corner taverns, superb ethnic dining to convenient food trucks—it was only when Pod arrived in 2001 that University City finally had a cutting-edge eatery to call its own. And Pod certainly fills that niche.
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Ask Benny: Is it a bus stop? No, it’s public art
Dear Benny: What’s up with that new piece of public art on 40th Street? It looks like an ill-conceived bus stop. Can you explain how Penn decides to spend the 1 percent for public art? — Curious Dear Perplexed by Public Art: The “ill-conceived bus stop” is actually a piece of public art by sculptor Andrea Blum entitled “Plateau.” Though we agree it looks a little bleak right now, by spring you should see plenty of Penn folk interacting with the concrete and steel “outdoor lounge.”
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Ahead of the Current
TALK/A GSE professor leads teacher training in a tsunami-devastated area of Indonesia.. Penn helping rebuild schools in Banda Aceh It’s been more than a year since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and earthquake leveled towns and communities in several countries, killing more than 280,000 people.
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Discovering Darwin
“The Origin of the Species” is one of the most famous books ever written. But how many of us have actually read Charles Darwin’s masterwork? Not enough, according to Penn Museum Director Richard Leventhal and his colleagues, who have put together a “Darwin Day” featuring short teach-in talks to familiarize us with the famous naturalist and his groundbreaking theory of evolution.
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The gagging of Google
For a few days last week, Penn’s School of Engineering and Applied Science was off limits to web-searchers in China. Government censors—and search powerhouse Google—were responsible. Even as Google rides a wave of support for its decision to fight the government and protect the privacy of its users here in the U.S., the company is drawing the ire of human rights activists, journalists and some of its longtime supporters for its recent decision to allow Chinese officials to control the content of the new Google.cn site in that country.
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Puppets on parade
Close to every inch of the Spiral Q Puppet Theater museum is covered in original art. Giant puppets—some several feet high—hang on the walls and dangle from the rafters. Some depict presidents or community heroes. Others assume the form of butterflies or vultures. A few puppets on display in the cool, dark room show the influence of African masks, while others are more abstract.