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Take better aim with anti-crime dollars
Excerpts from testimony before the Subcommittee on Crime of the Committee on the Juidiciary of the U.S. House of Representatives Oct. 28
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Civil rights was on the air
World War II was a two-front battle of a different sort for African Americans. Like the rest of the country, they fought Nazism and fascism abroad, but at home, they also fought for the basic privileges of citizenship that were still denied them decades after emancipation.
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An audience with the King
The “King of the Blues,” B.B. King, still rules the roost after five decades of recording, and today on “The World Cafe,” he drops by to give host David Dye — and you, if you tune in — a sampling of the songs on his most recent album. Other special guests these next three weeks include composer Jonathan Elias and alt-rockers Ben Folds Five. Thursday, Nov. 11 B.B. King talks with Dye and performs, featuring music from his latest album, “Let the Good Times Roll”
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Eduardo Glandt Named Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA --- Eduardo D. Glandt, a distinguished member of the faculty of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania for more than two decades, has been named dean of the school, according to an announcement today (Nov. 8) by University President Judith Rodin. The appointment will become effective upon confirmation by the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.
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University of Pennsylvania Acquires Christian Association Property
PHILADELPHIA --- The University of Pennsylvania has acquired the Christian Association property at 3601 Locust Walk, according to a joint announcement today (Nov. 4) by University President Judith Rodin and Christian Association Executive Director, the Rev. Dr. Beverly Dale. Closing on the property occurred on Nov. 1, 1999. The purchase price of the property and the terms and conditions of the sale were not disclosed.
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Good work rewarded
Put on another pot of coffee, take a deep breath of the autumn air and get your nose to the grindstone. If you think no one’s going to notice whether you work through your lunch hour to meet that deadline or that you strive for that extra yard, think again. A new program, Models of Excellence, supported by Human Resources’ Quality of Worklife Programs, will give cash rewards to individual employees and teams of employees who inspire others with their hard work, their ability to get things done and their ability to increase efficiency where they work.
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Nobel for alum
The Royal Swedish Academy of the Sciences has chosen Penn alumnus Ahmed Zewail (Gr’74) as recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Zewail, a native of Egypt who maintains both American and Egyptian citizenship, is being recognized for his studies of the step-by-step processes of chemical reactions. Chemistry Professor Robin Hochstrasser, under whom Zewail studied at Penn, said that Zewail’s work gives an “understanding of how these reactions work.”
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First lessons
They came full of anticipation and excitement, not knowing what to expect from college life. But our respondents from the Class of 2003 have already learned plenty in the two months they’ve been on campus. Most of it, though, isn’t what their professors have told them. Some have found the local cuisine difficult to swallow. Others had to adjust to the climate and the demands of course work. And then there were those who seized the opportunity to meet new friends and expand their horizons.
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Roller girl: A champion takes on the world — again
“I can do anything in a car,” proclaimed Patricia Houle (SEAS’01) with an air of complete confidence. “I’ve done so much homework on the road. It’s all about time management. And I refuse to get less than eight hours of sleep a night.” An impressive feat for the average student? Of course. And an even more impressive feat for someone who spends a great deal of time practicing for national and international roller skating competitions.
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A headline-grabbing architect comes to Penn
To an overflowing auditorium in Meyerson Hall, controversial architect Daniel Libeskind, the new Paul Philipe Cret Professor of Architecture, delivered a lecture Oct. 12 about two new museum projects he has in the works.