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Black Panther no dinosaur
Bobby Seale, cofounder with Huey P. Newton of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense and one of the Chicago Eight (defendants in a conspiracy trial after the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago), is preaching to the people. In his trademark black beret and dapper mustache, he gesticulates animatedly to make a point; he curses, he recites an antigovernment poem, he jokes, he tells stories of police confrontations and vilifies conservatives. His gruff voice booms over the mike. The audience of perhaps 200 is rapt.
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Put me in, coach
Shortstop Glenn Ambrosius (C’99) tries out the new grass on the field — Murphy Field — during the home opener March 23, which also inaugurated the new baseball stadium. Ambrosius capped off a six-run eighth inning by batting in the winning run on a one-out, bases-loaded single. That run gave the Quakers a 13-12 lead when the game was called on account of darkness, thus giving Penn its first win in its new home.
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“It’s hard to achieve solidarity when the workers can just walk across the street and get another job.”
Peter Cappelli, George W. Taylor Professor of Management and director of the Center for Human Resources, on the difficulty of getting support for a strike (St. Petersburg Times, March 26)
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“I don’t have the sad story of the 50 rejection letters.”
At last, the guys have a Terry McMillan of their own. Brian Peterson (EAS’93,GEd’97) noted as he read his way through Penn that no contemporary black author was writing about relationships from an intelligent male perspective the way McMillan was for women. So, as is typical for him, he decided to fill the void himself. The result was his first novel, “Move Over, Girl,” which has just been published by Random House.
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Two Alfred P. Sloan Fellows from Penn
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded two of its 2000 Sloan Research Fellowships to Penn faculty members. The new Sloan Fellows from Penn are:
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Rabbit of Elsinore Castle
John Updike has established himself as the great literary chronicler of the American middle class and its problems, most notably through the series of novels that featured Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom as the central character. Now, he’s taken all his observations about dysfunctional families and applied them to Shakespeare.
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Traber in for real
The temporary CEO of the Penn Health System has been made permanent. President Judith Rodin appointed Peter G. Traber, M.D., as CEO of Penn Health System March 16. “I am very pleased to have this opportunity from both a personal standpoint and also from adding stability to the health system,” Traber said. “It is a difficult time and permanency is important for everyone.”
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Dog's day
Dr. Tracey Gillespie (left), Kahlua and Officer David Rey of the Glassboro, N.J., K-9 Unit prepare for Kahlua’s release from the Veterinary Hospital March 21 after surgery to remove a melon-size obstruction in his intestines. Kahlua, who has diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease, gained fame when a TV news program reported that an 11-year-old Mantua, N.J., girl, Erika Collins, heard about Kahlua’s case and raised money at her school to help pay for his medical costs. A grateful Rey had only words of praise for the Penn team.
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Fruit of the month
The banana — Winston Pear (C’02, left rear) — was busy helping other customers. So it was left up to the bunch of grapes — Ryan Crocetto (C’99, center) — to turn diners Julie Bookbinder (EAS’02) and Mark Kurish (C’01) on to the delights of the banana and its kin. The two fruits, student employees of Dining Services, along with Lucky the Leprechaun — a.k.a.
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Unrequired reading
Reading for pleasure has fallen by the wayside, with the mad dash for completing course requirements and the rush toward professionalism. But we found a few intrepid dawdlers who found the time to wander through the byways of unrequired reading. So take an exit off your express highway to your professional degree and check out what they’re reading.