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“Nordic Religions in the Viking Age”
Thomas A. DuBois $19.95 paper, 256 pages The popular image of the Viking as a horn-helmeted berserker plying the ocean in a dragon-headed long boat is firmly fixed in our historical imaginations. We have visions of Viking conquerors pillaging peaceful farming communities along the coasts of England and Western Europe.
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We are family
Photo by Tommy Leonardi Rain or shine, everyones sure to have a great time at the seventh annual Penn Family Day on Saturday, Oct. 9.
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Women’s field hockey team plays mind games
Womens field hockey coach Valerie Cloud decided that her team could use a little boost, so she brought in an expert: psychotherapist/sports counselor/performance-enhancement consultant Keith Waldman, a partner in the Marlton, N.J., firm Optimal Performance Associates.
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Samuel Preston
For the dean of SAS, keeping the faculty happy, the students engaged and the budget in balance is all part of the plan. Photo by Daniel R. Burke
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Silfen opens
College sophomore Bo Kim was sitting in the new Silfen Study Center one evening last week a day before the official ribbon-cutting ceremony. Its a nice, quiet place to study, she said. She and a few other friends have been studying there since the center opened about two weeks ago.
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Legends, flashbacks, folk-hop and more
One of the true legends of American folk music, Odetta, joins World Cafe host David Dye in the studio for a special visit on Tuesday, Oct. 5. Another legend, blues singer Taj Mahal, performs selections from a new collaboration with Malis Toumani Diabat on Thursday, Sept. 30. Other highlights over the next two weeks include: Thursday, Sept. 30 - Blues legend Taj Mahal pairs up with Malian kora player Toumani Diabat to perform music from their new collaboration, Kulanjan
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Not the Acme
Ramona Flightner (Nu/GNu03) and Susanne Kortz, a masters student in architecture, along with other residents of Sansom Place West and East (formerly known as Grad Towers A and B respectively), checked out the melons at Reading Terminal Market, one of the best places to shop for food in Philadelphia. Another trip took residents to its competition, the Italian Market in South Philly. The trips were part of a series to introduce the students to the wonders of the city.
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“I had some people think I was some sort of S&M dominatrix. I had to tell them no.”
MARY COLANGELO Position: Graphic design and Web development manager, Wharton Reprographics Length of service: 11 years
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Fels’ new head aims at government’s knowledge gap
By Sono Motoyama Sgt. Friday would have approved. The new director of the Fels Center of Government is a just the facts kind of guy. Criminologist Lawrence W. Sherman was named in June by School of Arts and Sciences Dean Samuel Preston to head the Fels Center of Government, ending a six-month search. The administration clearly hopes that Sherman, the sociology departments Albert M. Greenfield Professor of Human Relations, will usher in a new era for the Fels Center, which has had an uncertain future in recent years.
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Workshops help with home ownership
More help with home ownership is here, from the Office of Community Housing, in the form of workshops for the would-be and new homeowner. Heres a sampling of whats up. For the complete list and the registration form contact Bernadette Ramsey, outreach coordinator, at 215-573-9725.