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King of hearts
The front room of the Kelly Writers House is set up like a nightclub — candles on little tables, dimly lit. A disembodied voice announces, “The man, the mystery, Jonathan London is here for you.” That’s not all that’s here for you. London (C’01) bounds up to the front. “For those of you who didn’t have a nice Valentine’s Day, this show is for you.” Turns out at the end, it’s also for his girlfriend. But more about that later. About 40 people stay for an hour-and-a-half comic monologue about Jonathan London’s love life. They laugh. They cry.
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President Clinton to Speak at The University of Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA --President Clinton will deliver an address on "The New Economy" at the inaugural program of the University of Pennsylvania's Granoff Forum on Thursday, February 24, 2000 at 3 p.m. in Irvine Auditorium, 34th & Spruce streets on Penn's campus.Admission to the event is by invitation only.
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Robert Barchi
Robert Barchi, M.D., Ph.D., hadn’t expected to hit the ground running when he became provost of the University one year ago this month. But that’s what happened when the issue of alcohol abuse on campus was thrust into his lap in the wake of the death of a Penn alumnus at a fraternity party.
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Gene therapy sparks sharp exchange
In what turned into a highly emotional debate involving audience members as well as scheduled speakers, the Penn Humanities Forum hosted Arthur Caplan, Ph.D., director of Penn’s Center for Bioethics, and Stephen Eck, M.D., Ph.D., of the Institute for Human Gene Therapy (IHGT) Feb. 8.
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The lion king
Harry Leong held his head high during the finale to the Chinese New Year Celebration in the University of Pennyslvania Museum’s Harrison Auditorium Feb. 5. Besides the traditional Lion Dance, the day offered other dance and music performances, a talk about feng shui and demonstrations of Chinese arts, crafts and various martial arts. Photo by Michael Branscom
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Community Housing offers advice
Whether you’re looking to purchase your first home or moving up to something better, the Office of Community Housing can make the process easier. OCH will be offering workshops on the following topics over the next six weeks. The workshops are free, but advance registration is required. To register, use the on-line form at the OCH Web site, www.upenn.edu/EVP/communityhousing/events.html. For more information about these workshops, call Bernadette Ramsey, outreach coordinator, at 215-573-9725.
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Lovers' lanes
Valentine’s Day is just the warm up for spring fever. To help you prepare, we researched the best smooching zones on campus, no easy task because so many were too shy to kiss and tell. For every attributable answer, we got three anonymous ones. So thanks to these bold Romeos and Juliets who, in the interest of promoting your love life, went public with where on campus to live out private lives.
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“Point of Light” delivers health in the jungle
Navigating Amazon rivers, evading snakes and pirhanas, and dining on alligator and monkey are not what one would normally consider part of a nurse’s everyday work. But for three years, Nursing School master’s student Kathleen Mahoney did just that. As part of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières, the largest nonprofit international medical relief organization, which sends more than 2,000 volunteers a year to more than 80 countries, Mahoney lived and worked in Boa Vista, Brazil, and the Javari Valley.
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New Leadership Team Named for The University of Pennsylvania Health System
PHILADELPHIA --- A new leadership team has been named for the University of Pennsylvania Health System, according to an announcement today (Feb. 17) by University President Judith Rodin. She said that Peter G. Traber, M.D., chair of the department of medicine, has agreed to become the interim dean of the School of Medicine and CEO of the Medical Center and the Health System until "...we undertake a thorough, formal search for permanent leadership."
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Around the world on the silver screen
Films about body art, Gypsies, technology and tradition, community spirit and identity and gender — once again, the Margaret Mead Traveling Film and Video Festival brings fascinating stories of people’s lives and experiences to the University of Pennsylvania Museum.