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Martin Luther King Community Involvement Awards
Martin Luther King Jr. Community Involvement Awards at the University of PennsylvaniaWHO:Judith Rodin, Penn presidentCheryl Townsend Gilkes, professor of African-American Studies, Colby CollegeWHAT:Community Involvement Awards and Interfaith Program,"Achieving Social Justice in Our Time"WHEN:Jan. 21, 2004, 7 p.m.WHERE:University of PennsylvaniaBodek Lounge, Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce St.
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Jesse Jackson to Speak at University of Pennsylvania
Jesse Jackson to Speak at University of Pennsylvania WHO:Jesse JacksonMichael Eric Dyson, Penn professor of Humanities and ReligiousStudiesTukufu Zuberi, director of Penn's Center for Africana Studies WHAT:A conversation about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. WHEN:Jan. 22, 2004, 5:30 p.m. WHERE:University of PennsylvaniaIrvine Auditorium34th and Spruce streets
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Student rites of passage: From organized mayhem to celebration
BY SANDY SMITH As each new class of Penn undergraduates arrives on campus, it is told about traditions that have been handed down through the generations. Some of these have been adapted to the times. Still others have—in some cases mercifully—been left behind. All of these have shaped student life at Penn. Class Fights
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Church is gone, but the windows survive
Illustration by Bo Brown Dear Benny, When I first came to the area I lived at 3327 Chestnut St., next to Asbury Methodist Church. I was wondering where the stained glass windows were that they removed from the church before it burnt down. — Longtime Neighbor
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UPM gets Civic Center treasures
When Ginny Greene and her colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology opened boxes from the Civic Center Museum, they found items as wildly diverse as coconuts, fibers and textiles nestled side by side. The variety was staggering. Now, months after hand-selecting which items from the Civic Center Museum collection to incorporate into the Museum’s own, Senior Conservator Greene is working with Registrar Xiuqin Zhou and keepers from different sections on an object-by-object inventory, cataloguing and organizing the newly acquired items.
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From minor towards major
The School of Arts and Sciences’ long dream of establishing a cinema studies major has taken one giant step forward with the addition of Timothy Corrigan, professor of English, to the faculty this past fall. As the new director of the Film Studies Program in the College, Corrigan will be the primary person responsible for the crafting of the major, which will draw on SAS faculty already engaged in the study of film. “There are a variety of faculty from other departments involved in film studies, and we’re all working to expand its presence at Penn,” he said.
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A look at campus legends, lore and traditions
Institutions that have been around as long as Penn has accumulate centuries of history, decades of traditions, and who knows how many lifetimes’ worth of legends. The traditions link past to present in a tangible way. The history takes both solid and impermanent form. And the legends often arise to explain why unfortunate things happen. In this special section, we look at the history, tradition and legends of Penn.
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How Penn lives the dream
The annual candlelight march and vigil celebrates Martin Luther King’s commitment to peace. “Penn’s Commitment to the Legacy: Achieving Social Justice in Our Time” is the theme for this year’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Symposium, which runs from Jan. 19 through Jan. 30.
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The faces behind the names on campus buildings
BY ELAINE WILNER There is more than one way to get your name on a building at Penn. Buildings honor significant figures in Pennsylvania history, distinguished faculty, University presidents, outstanding students, successful alumni, relatives of successful alumni, generous friends, complete strangers and our founding father, who has both the stadium and an administration building named after him. Here are a few of the people behind the buildings.
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The Jane Austen world of baboon society
Humans are hardly the only animals who can discern the nuances of rank and familial status. According to findings from Robert Seyfarth, chairman of the Department of Psychology, and Dorothy Cheney, professor of biology, baboons recognize each other through an intricate system of relationships that reflect rank and hierarchy between and within families. These findings were reported in the Nov. 14 issue of the journal Science.