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Reporters examine endless postelection
The nation may have waited 36 days in the fall for results of the presidential election, but the crowd eager to hear two New York Times reporters reflect on postelection coverage waited not at all for the event, which began promptly at 4 p.m. Feb. 28 in Houston Hall. Times Metro Reporter Somini Sengupta told about life as low woman on the totem pole for the Times team in Florida, speaking to the 250 people packed into Bodek Lounge for the event sponsored by the Times and the Provost’s Spotlight Series.
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Tuskegee Airmen flew in the face of bigotry
For most white Americans, World War II was a battle against Nazism and fascism. But for pilot Eugene J. Richardson Jr., maintenance crew chief Eddie Moore and their comrades in the all-black 99th Fighter Squadron — the Tuskegee Airmen — it was also a bitter fight against racism. So it was perhaps no surprise that Richardson and Moore drew a racially mixed crowd — about 50 in all — of both civilians and fellow veterans when they brought their living tribute to the 99th and its legacy to campus Feb. 28.
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The envelope, please
We’re trying to get over our depression that “Ghost Dog” didn’t get an Oscar nomination for anything. Here’s what the campus crowd picked as winners. Jennifer Landsidle, College ’01 “I thought ‘Traffic’ was a very accurate portrayal of the drug world, and I’m obsessed with Benicio Del Toro as the supporting actor.”
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“We try to utilize every moment we have to the max, because everything is Rush! Go! Fast!”
The speed demons of emergency medical transport are in a funk. The PennSTAR 2 medevac flight crew has rushed to Lakewood, N.J., to transfer a critically ill patient to Presbyterian Medical Center, only to find that the attending physician insisted the man have dialysis first. So now the three crew members have to cool their heels for 2 1/2 hours, keeping them from responding to an accident in Lower Merion. Since I’m following them around on this day, I’m stuck there too.
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Nine undergrads selected for study overseas
Thouron awards Eight outstanding students from this side of the Atlantic will be studying in England, come the fall, as Thouron Fellows. The prestigious exchange program allows exceptional U.S. and British students to immerse themselves in the culture and the thinking of another country. The students were selected for qualities — academic excellence, leadership and personal abilities — that would lead them and their home countries to benefit from the exchange. This year’s winners from the University are:
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Cherry blossom time
No need to schlep all the way to Washington to catch the cherry trees in bloom when you can catch this rite of spring right here at the Morris Arboretum.
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Neighbors welcome school
Despite bitter cold, the neighbors were out in force for the groundbreaking for the new neighborhood school at 42nd and Spruce Streets March 1. The preK-8 school is a cooperative effort of the University, the School District of Philadelphia and the teachers union. “I think this school’s going to be an incredible resource,” said neighbor Kate Stover, 44, with her children Lydia Wood, 6, Henry Wood, 3, and husband Tim Wood.
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Election 2000: when the law doesn’t count
The Florida election law was clearly incomplete, and into the gaps jumped the political strategy of both the Bush and Gore camps, and also the politically motivated discretion of public officials charged with important but incompletely regulated functions under the law. Gore could challenge the vote tallies precisely in the places where he was most likely to pick up votes while ignoring counties that might have had more votes for Bush. But it was, apparently, not only a perfectly legal challenge under the statute as written but the only sort of legal challenge envisioned in the law.
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U.S. Senator John S. McCain To Speak At University of Pennsylvania Commencement
PHILADELPHIA -- John S. McCain, U.S. Senator from Arizona and recent presidential candidate, will deliver the Commencement address at the 245th Commencement ceremony of the University of Pennsylvania on Monday, May 21. The ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Franklin Field, 33rd and South streets. Approximately 6,000 degrees will be conferred.
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Time to think about summer camp
Yes, it’s still cool out, and the flowers have yet to bloom. But now is the time to get your junior athlete enrolled in one of the many summer sports camps offered at Penn. Day and overnight camps offer kids a chance to learn new skills with Quaker coaches and players and participate in other stimulating activities. To get more information about the camps listed below, including registration fees and deadlines, call the contact person listed for each camp.