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A moviegoer's feast
Our town’s annual celluloid celebration, which begins today, has a new name—the Philadelphia Film Festival—and a bigger-than-ever schedule of cinematic treats from around the world, with a healthy serving of partying on the side. The largest film festival on the East Coast will feature nearly 300 feature, animated, documentary and short films from 38 countries over the next two weeks. And with the addition of The Bridge as a festival venue, University City joins Old City as a festival hot spot.
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Thanks for caring! Judging from the response to this year’s Penn’s Way charitable campaign, you’d never guess that these are tough times. Campaign co-chairs Maureen Rush and Lance Donaldson-Evans announced that the 2003 Penn’s Way campaign raised $452,630, $17,000 over its $435,000 goal and up 7.5 percent from 2002’s total. The campaign’s 152 coordinators and volunteers also increased participation by 42 percent over last year’s rate. If you gave this year, thank you. Your contribution goes a long way towards meeting urgent needs.
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Penn and Knight Foundation to Develop Center for Urban Redevelopment Excellence
PHILADELPHIA -- The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has approved a $2.4 million grant to the University of Pennsylvania to launch the Center for Urban Redevelopment Excellence. To help close the gap between supply and demand for practitioners with the skills needed to reverse neighborhood decline, CURExPenn will train at least 430 of the best potential urban-development managers and accelerate their growth into effective practitioners.
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“There is also the possibility that you humanize the soldiers and some of them come home in a body bag.”
—Kathleen Hall Jamieson, dean of the Annenberg School for Communication, on whether or not granting access to the media helps the military sell the war (Chicago Tribune, March 21)
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Dear graduates...
In its 247-year history, Penn has ushered many notables down its Ivy League red carpet. International scholars, businessmen, senators, First Ladies, and even Presidents have been invited to give Penn seniors departing words. (This year’s commencement speaker will be Archbishop Desmond Tutu.) We at the Current were wondering who you’d like to see at the podium, so we asked around… MIKE LIGHT Administrative Assistant, School of Arts and Sciences, Graduate Division “Maybe Ari Fleischer... Norah Jones. She’d be good.”
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Penn Hosts "Iraq: The End of the Beginning?" Symposium
WHO: Brendan O'Leary, professor of political science and director of the Solomon Asch Center at the University of Pennsylvania Ian Lustick, professor of political science and associate director of the Solomon Asch Center Arthur Waldron, professor of history and professor of international relations at Penn Bruce Kuklick, professor of American history at Penn Nubar Hovsepian, associate director of the Penn Middle East Center
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Scholars Convene to Bridge Academics and Community Service
WHO: Center for Community Partnerships at the University of PennsylvaniaWHAT: "Universities, Schools, and Communities: Partners for Effective Education, Community Building and Democracy: An International Conference" WHEN: April 7-8, 2003WHERE: Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce St., Philadelphia
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Penn Study: One in Four Philadelphia Households Faces Extreme Difficulty Finding Affordable Housing
PHILADELPHIA -- Fully one-quarter of households in Philadelphia are fighting a losing battle in their quest to find affordable housing. "Everyone thinks Philadelphia is an affordable city," said University of Pennsylvania researcher Amy Hillier, "but for households making less than $20,000 annually it is actually less affordable than many other cities. The housing crisis is a national problem, but it seems to be even more serious in Philadelphia."
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Multicultural Food, Entertainment, Artwork To Highlight Festival on 40th Street Saturday
PHILADELPHIA – The International Cultural Festival will celebrate the diversity that is University City from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 5, on 40th Street between Walnut and Locust. Visitors can take a gastronomical world tour at the food booths, shop the unique wares artists and crafters will display, and enjoy free musical and dance performances on an outdoor stage. The festival is open to the public and there will be free face painting for the children. Rain date is April 6.
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Penn to Host Chemistry Teachers as Part of National Science Teachers Association Meeting
WHO: Chemistry teachers from across the U.S. WHAT: Laboratory experiments that can be used in high school chemistry classes WHEN: Saturday, April 5, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Additional festivities will continue at other venues until 9 p.m. WHERE: Chemistry Building, 34th and Spruce streets on the Penn campus