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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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Kohl's President Jay Baker and his Wife, Patty, Make $11 Million Gift to the University of Pennsylvania for Wharton's New Academic Center and Undergraduate Scholarships
PHILADELPHIA -- Jay H. Baker, president of Kohl's Corporation, the Wisconsin-based specialty department store, and his wife, Patty, have made an $11 million gift to the University of Pennsylvania, according to an announcement today (Oct. 7) by University of Pennsylvania President Judith Rodin.Dr. Rodin said that "...in making this generous gift, the Bakers will greatly enhance the student experience at Penn and provide essential scholarship support."
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Black music plays in academia
Growing up in a working-class neighborhood on Chicagos South Side, Guthrie Ramsey played the music, wrote the music, danced to the music, lived the music. Now here he is, an assistant professor of music at Penn, where he dissects the music, analyzes the music, explains the music, theorizes about the music. So, Dr. Ramsey: Do you ever ask yourself, How did I get here from there?
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STWing reading project
The Universitys oldest living-learning program has taken a page from the successful Penn Reading Project as part of an effort to strengthen the sense of community among its far-flung members. Incoming freshmen in the Science and Technology Wing (STWing) program this year are reading Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinleins late-1950s science-fiction classic tale of intergalactic battle that poses questions about the obligations of a citizen and the organization of society while satirizing Cold War paranoia.
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Patrons blow off steam at Xando
Ah, Xando! Its the place on campus to just hang out with your friends and relax as you wait for your cup o joe. Or the place to see and be seen at night -- by everyone but the wait staff. Or the place to grab a tasty sandwich, if they havent run out of food.
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New editor takes over Almanac
Marguerite Miller Photo by Andrew Miller
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It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood
Attention, freshmen: Theres a whole wide world to explore west of 40th Street, and on Saturday, Oct. 2, the Welcome to the Neighborhood Festival gives you a chance to sample it all in one place.
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Build it at 30th Street - they’ll come
When Doug Glanville (EAS92) and I wrote our essay proposing that the Phillies build their new stadium in the 30th Street Station vicinity, we hoped that it would open up the debate over the new stadium and give better information to many people who do not understand the issues surrounding its location.