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Silfen opens
College sophomore Bo Kim was sitting in the new Silfen Study Center one evening last week a day before the official ribbon-cutting ceremony. Its a nice, quiet place to study, she said. She and a few other friends have been studying there since the center opened about two weeks ago.
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Legends, flashbacks, folk-hop and more
One of the true legends of American folk music, Odetta, joins World Cafe host David Dye in the studio for a special visit on Tuesday, Oct. 5. Another legend, blues singer Taj Mahal, performs selections from a new collaboration with Malis Toumani Diabat on Thursday, Sept. 30. Other highlights over the next two weeks include: Thursday, Sept. 30 - Blues legend Taj Mahal pairs up with Malian kora player Toumani Diabat to perform music from their new collaboration, Kulanjan
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Not the Acme
Ramona Flightner (Nu/GNu03) and Susanne Kortz, a masters student in architecture, along with other residents of Sansom Place West and East (formerly known as Grad Towers A and B respectively), checked out the melons at Reading Terminal Market, one of the best places to shop for food in Philadelphia. Another trip took residents to its competition, the Italian Market in South Philly. The trips were part of a series to introduce the students to the wonders of the city.
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“I had some people think I was some sort of S&M dominatrix. I had to tell them no.”
MARY COLANGELO Position: Graphic design and Web development manager, Wharton Reprographics Length of service: 11 years
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Fels’ new head aims at government’s knowledge gap
By Sono Motoyama Sgt. Friday would have approved. The new director of the Fels Center of Government is a just the facts kind of guy. Criminologist Lawrence W. Sherman was named in June by School of Arts and Sciences Dean Samuel Preston to head the Fels Center of Government, ending a six-month search. The administration clearly hopes that Sherman, the sociology departments Albert M. Greenfield Professor of Human Relations, will usher in a new era for the Fels Center, which has had an uncertain future in recent years.
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Workshops help with home ownership
More help with home ownership is here, from the Office of Community Housing, in the form of workshops for the would-be and new homeowner. Heres a sampling of whats up. For the complete list and the registration form contact Bernadette Ramsey, outreach coordinator, at 215-573-9725.
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Black music plays in academia
Growing up in a working-class neighborhood on Chicagos South Side, Guthrie Ramsey played the music, wrote the music, danced to the music, lived the music. Now here he is, an assistant professor of music at Penn, where he dissects the music, analyzes the music, explains the music, theorizes about the music. So, Dr. Ramsey: Do you ever ask yourself, How did I get here from there?
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STWing reading project
The Universitys oldest living-learning program has taken a page from the successful Penn Reading Project as part of an effort to strengthen the sense of community among its far-flung members. Incoming freshmen in the Science and Technology Wing (STWing) program this year are reading Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinleins late-1950s science-fiction classic tale of intergalactic battle that poses questions about the obligations of a citizen and the organization of society while satirizing Cold War paranoia.
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Patrons blow off steam at Xando
Ah, Xando! Its the place on campus to just hang out with your friends and relax as you wait for your cup o joe. Or the place to see and be seen at night -- by everyone but the wait staff. Or the place to grab a tasty sandwich, if they havent run out of food.
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New editor takes over Almanac
Marguerite Miller Photo by Andrew Miller