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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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“I had some reports from people that pain had diminished. I’ve had people feel very energized.”
Growing up in Brooklyn as the son of a psychologist and a family therapist, Brian Abrams was always interested in music. “I always had a deep, intimate connection with music, with listening to music,” he said. “I would just go off into worlds of color and experience and fantasy.”
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Art fans
About 60 fourth- and fifth-graders from Harrity Elementary School in Southwest Philadelphia surprised artist Terry Adkins and clamored for his autograph as he stood in front of his work “Ezekiel” (1995) at the Institute of Contemporary Art earlier this month. The students’ visit to his critically acclaimed exhibit, “Relay Hymn,” is one of a series that is bringing public school children into the ICA to see and make art. “Relay Hymn” will be in the upstairs gallery at the ICA until Nov. 7
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Witold Rybczynski
For Witold Rybczynski, it all began with a walk in the park. It ended with a biography of the man who designed it that has won praise from coast to coast. And along the way, the Martin and Margy Meyerson Professor of Urbanism learned a lot about not only the man, but also the country and the times he lived in.
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Good work rewarded
Put on another pot of coffee, take a deep breath of the autumn air and get your nose to the grindstone. If you think no one’s going to notice whether you work through your lunch hour to meet that deadline or that you strive for that extra yard, think again. A new program, Models of Excellence, supported by Human Resources’ Quality of Worklife Programs, will give cash rewards to individual employees and teams of employees who inspire others with their hard work, their ability to get things done and their ability to increase efficiency where they work.
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Nobel for alum
The Royal Swedish Academy of the Sciences has chosen Penn alumnus Ahmed Zewail (Gr’74) as recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Zewail, a native of Egypt who maintains both American and Egyptian citizenship, is being recognized for his studies of the step-by-step processes of chemical reactions. Chemistry Professor Robin Hochstrasser, under whom Zewail studied at Penn, said that Zewail’s work gives an “understanding of how these reactions work.”
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First lessons
They came full of anticipation and excitement, not knowing what to expect from college life. But our respondents from the Class of 2003 have already learned plenty in the two months they’ve been on campus. Most of it, though, isn’t what their professors have told them. Some have found the local cuisine difficult to swallow. Others had to adjust to the climate and the demands of course work. And then there were those who seized the opportunity to meet new friends and expand their horizons.
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Roller girl: A champion takes on the world — again
“I can do anything in a car,” proclaimed Patricia Houle (SEAS’01) with an air of complete confidence. “I’ve done so much homework on the road. It’s all about time management. And I refuse to get less than eight hours of sleep a night.” An impressive feat for the average student? Of course. And an even more impressive feat for someone who spends a great deal of time practicing for national and international roller skating competitions.
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A headline-grabbing architect comes to Penn
To an overflowing auditorium in Meyerson Hall, controversial architect Daniel Libeskind, the new Paul Philipe Cret Professor of Architecture, delivered a lecture Oct. 12 about two new museum projects he has in the works.
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Shake, rattle and roll
Annenberg Professor of Music Emeritus George Crumb rehearsing for the moment when he shook the stage with his maracas, cymbals, gourd, washtub and other percussive surprises at the premiere of his newest work, ÒMundus Canis.Ó The concert was a celebration of his 70th birthday at the Curtis Institute of Music Oct. 12. ÒMundus CanisÓ featured distinguished guitarist David Starobin and Crumb himself on percussion.