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“No one avoided the unneccessay expenditures such as the occasional trip to the Dairy Queen, or a pair of stylish new sneakers for the son who might otherwise sell drugs to get them.”
Kathryn Edin, assistant professor of sociology, on her study of single mothers forced to spend more than their acknowledged incomes (The New York Times, Oct. 18)
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Clay Armstrong
When Clay Armstrong was in medical school at Washington University in the late 50s, he quickly grew bored. He failed to see nice reasoning chains, that one thing was connected to the other. His search for elegant scientific models eventually led him to research in electrophysiology and an intense interest in the work of 1963 Nobelists A.L. Hodgkin and A.F. Huxley.
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Virtual book club launched
Book discussions by e-mail are the latest way that Kelly Writers House will be linking alumni and the parents of Alumni students with the academic ferment of the University. The discussions are a spin-off of Alumverse, a poetry discussion group conducted entirely via e-mail, which attracted more than 150 alumni. Alumverse operated from January to June 1996.
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Nielsen rates as Darrow
Veteran actor Leslie Nielsen, known more recently for his comedic talent, gets a chance to show his dramatic side again as legendary defense lawyer Clarence Darrow. Elliott Marks Those of you who know Clarence Darrow only as a history book entry should go see Clarence Darrow.
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Mitchell kicks off Fox series
BY LAURA SPADANUTA Having a background in liberal arts is a good thing. Thats what NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell (CW67) told an audience of roughly 90 College students in a speech given in Logan Hall on September 30.
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Penn p.m. picks
What sorts of events would pack the house for Penn p.m., the campus alternative to tying one on? It seems that bright lights, big city scored well with the people we talked to. So did outdoor movies, but as the weathers getting colder, ice skating may be more appropriate. In the meantime, let us note that our respondents subscribe to much the same axiom as we do: Serve free food, and we will come.
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"People who are doing frontline customer service - you’ve got to have the patience of a saint."
Williams (right) at PennCard Center Photo by Mark Garvin JOY WILLIAMS Position: Manager of Campus Card Services
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Wharton builds a better mousetrap
Its the perfect course. Its taught by the perfect faculty member. Youve got to have it. But its got 12 seats in it, and 160 other MBA students would kill -- or sell their 401(k) --to get in. Hey. The situation is no worse than the competition to register for any popular course. But Wharton has developed what may be a better way.
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"Indus Age: The Writing System"
Gregory Possehl $49.95 Cloth, 265 pages With the announcement earlier this decade that Mayan hieroglyphics had been finally deciphered, the script of the ancient Indus Valley civilization became the most significant remaining undeciphered writing system in the world.
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Vouchers for parochial school no sin
BY MATTHEW MILLER For fifth-graders at San Raphael school in South Central Los Angeles, the topic was biology. The teacher looked out at 30 eager black and Latino faces. Who remembers what natural selection is? she asked. A sea of hands flew up. Its, like, a trait passed on in the genes that helps them survive, answered one boy. Good. And who remembers the name of that guy who came up with this theory? she continued.