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Staff Q&A: Parker Snowe
STAFF Q&A/Parker Snowe helps Wharton MBAs get immersed in global business. He also helps them park their bikes on campus. “It’s my way of saying, ‘This is the difference I can make.’” A year ago, after 15 years of bike commuting, Parker Snowe treated himself to a Brompton folding bicycle.
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Shelley Dillard
WHO SHE IS: Propagator, Morris Arboretum YEARS AT PENN: 20 WHAT SHE DOES: Dillard raises plants for the Arboretum’s ever-growing living collection. She takes the wild seeds collected by the Arboretum and helps bring them to life. And how many species does that include? “Oh my God, I knew you were going to ask me that,” Dillard says. “I don’t know the real number. You can safely say there are thousands.”
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The University celebrates King's legacy
“Penn’s Commitment to the Legacy: Making a Difference By Living the Dream” remembers and celebrates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through a series of University events. For a complete list of programs and the latest information on the MLK events visit: www.upenn.edu/aarc/mlk/calendar.htm. Sunday, Jan. 15
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A building reborn
Top Stories A building reborn Saying 'Yes' to inner-city youth
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Movable Feast: Sitar India
By THE CURRENT STAFF There’s no food better for these cold, nippy days than the cuisine of India. The vibrant colors of the sauces brighten a dark winter’s day, and the spicy hit of coriander, cardamom and turmeric is just the thing to give your taste buds a midwinter jolt. Lucky for us, University City is chock-full of Indian fare. There’s Tandoor at 106 S. 40th St. and New Delhi right around the corner at 4004 Chestnut St.
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Why flextime can backfire
RESEARCH/Giving workers access to onsite childcare and flextime may actually make them less satisfied with their jobs. A Wharton management prof explains why. Do work-family policies make workers happy? Not always
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Going, going, gone
What exactly is formalism now? A new exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art attempts to address that very question in “Gone Formalism,” which runs from Jan. 21 through March 26. This show features work by six artists interested in the idea of form, including painter Mark Grotjahn, papier-mâché and found-object sculptor Jessica Jackson Hutchins and Charles Long, whose work (at right) takes its inspiration and materials from the Los Angeles River.
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How many LOVE statues are there?
Illustration by Bo Brown Dear Benny, I’m writing about the LOVE sculpture that adorns the green space facing the castle [in Blanche Levy Park]. It’s been there ever since “We Lost” was removed for restoration about three years ago. My question is, how many LOVE statues are there? I know of one in NYC and two in Philadelphia. — Longtime Campus Denizen Dear Art Lover,
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Saying 'Yes' to inner-city youths
Top Stories A building reborn Saying 'Yes' to inner-city youth
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Frank Lindh to Discuss Case Against His Son "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh at Penn
WHO: Attorney Frank J. Lindh, father of John Walker LindhWHAT: Public lecture WHEN: Jan. 13, 2006, 10:30 a.m. to noonWHERE:Room 109 of the Annenberg School for Communication on Penn's campus Lindh, an attorney from San Francisco, will speak about the federal case against his son, John Walker Lindh, 20, captured in northern Afghanistan in December 2001 while fighting for the Taliban. The Annenberg School for Communication along with the Annenberg Scholars Program in Culture and Communication will sponsor the talk.