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A homecoming special
Penn will be celebrating more than the annual return of her far-flung alumni on Saturday, Nov. 11. The University Museum will have a day-long homecoming of its own as well.
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Nano bucks
A $10.5 million grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania aims to transform the Delaware Valley into a leading center for nanotechnology research and business. Nanotechnology manipulates atoms and molecules to create new and smaller products. The Nanotechnology Center will be co-directed by David E. Luzzi, associate professor of materials science and engineering at Penn’s Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter, and Kambiz Pourrezaei, professor of electrical and computer engineering at Drexel University.
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The man who smoked big tobacco
Jeffrey Wigand is still on a crusade to tell the truth about tobacco. And even after paying a heavy price for having done so, he said he would do it all again if he had to. Wigand, the former Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co. (B&W) executive whose story was told in the movie “The Insider,” brought his crusade to Penn Oct. 23 as the kickoff event for Academic Integrity Week. The University Honor Council, which organized Academic Integrity Week, brought Wigand to campus as an object lesson in the virtues inherent in following one’s own moral compass.
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Congress errs as 'Net censor
In February, residents of the predominantly Republican town of Holland, Mich., were faced with a local ballot measure that would have required Internet content filters (like Cyber Patrol and SurfControl) to be installed on the town library’s public computers to protect children from harmful material on the Internet. The proposed ordinance drew $42,000 in pro-filter campaign money contributed by two noted conservative groups, the American Family Association and the Family Research Council.
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"If you're gonna work for God, it doesn't mean you're gonna go into all these easy places, you know?"
Sister Ramona Cecille, Hospital chaplain, keeps an unusual altar in her office. Well, not an altar exactly. It’s more like a heating vent. But covered with a serape and dotted with knickknacks, it gives off an air of serenity and humor, much like Sister Ramona herself. There’s a wooden statue of a drummer some children gave her on the street when she was in Haiti a few years ago. And a rag doll made by a friend of hers, with one of Sister Ramona’s own dreadlocks pinned to the back of the doll’s head.
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“New Age Capitalism: Making Money East of Eden”
Kimberly Lau 192 pages, $19.95 paper The pursuit of health and wellness has become a fundamental and familiar part of everyday life in America. We are surrounded by an enticing world of products, practices, and promotions assuring health and happiness — cereal boxes claim that their contents can reduce the risk of heart disease, bars of aromatherapy soap seek to wash away our stresses, and newspapers celebrate the wonders of the latest superfoods and herbal remedies.
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Annenberg tracks the elusive voter
Armies of pollsters dip fingers in the onrushing stream of public opinion every four years to see what the country thinks about the candidates running for president — or at least what those who say they’ll vote think. This year, a team of researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) has joined the multitudes on the stream’s bank. But instead of dipping a finger in, they’re using a bucket to collect information not only on what people think about the candidates, but how they form their opinions and how those opinions change over time.
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Peace back on hold
It may take another generation before real peace is achieved between Israel and Palestine, Hanan Ashrawi said. If some of the responses to her Irvine Auditorium speech Oct. 25 serve as any guide, her sad prediction may be correct.
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Local biz whizzes share their know-how
The two young men looked like they stepped straight out of the club circuit on Delaware Avenue as they addressed the 30 or so high school students. Vijay Chattha (C’99) and Nihal Mehta (EAS’99), co-founders of the hip-hop-inspired UrbanGroove Networks, Inc. — which includes philly2nite.com, the Internet guide to Philadelphia nightlife — shared their insights and experiences on creating a successful business venture.
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Night moves
When a night at the library just doesn’t do it anymore, and sitting on the couch watching “Friends” has lost its sparkle, it’s time to hit the town. Whether searching for the hottest up-and-coming nightspot or returning to a timeless classic, Penn students do actually know that there is a vibrant city waiting on the other side of the Schuylkill. So where do they go? John Buchanan, College ’01 El Mariachi is fun — it’s a different kind of place, different than a typical nightclub, with its Latin flair.