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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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Penn families get help with the college search
The students were eager. Tiffani Taylor was the youngest, just one day shy of 14. Her cousin Quiana Braxton, 17, was one of the oldest. And then there were the parents, aunts and friends. What they had in common was they were all about to face the college application ordeal with a little help from the Office of Admissions. Nearly 50 people came to a seminar last week at College Hall, open to all members of the University community, to hear some advice from Admissions about admissions.
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Sociology makes a splash
The American Sociological Association held its awards ceremony on Aug. 7. Douglas Massey, Ph.D., Chair of the Sociology Department and the newly elected president of the association, was chair of the awards committee and served as the master of ceremonies. Awards went to:
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“The Hundred Years War: Volume 1, Trial by Battle; Volume 2, Trial by Fire”
Jonathan Sumption Volume 1: $27.50 paper, 670 pages; Volume 2: $45 cloth, 630 pages A masterpiece, said Oscar-winning screenwriter (Darling, Eyes Wide Shut) Fredric Raphael of Jonathan Sumptions multi-volume history of the Hundred Years War. Sumption, former history fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, has just completed Volume 2, and complementing the publication of this second volume is a new paperback edition of the first volume.
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Y2K: How to fear the millennium
Just what we needed: something else to worry about. Weapons of mass destruction, global warming, collapsing currencies around the world -- all of that is old hat at the end of the century of the electronic mass media. So now we have the Y2K computer bug. In its most extreme form, this gets us nothing less than the collapse of civilization as we know it. A couple of things are important to remember:
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Classes advance deeper into cyberspace
You can now attend Penn without having to come to Philadelphia. Instead, thanks to the miracle of the Internet, Penn will come to you. The program that makes this possible is called PennAdvance, housed in the College of General Studies.
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“It’s an efficient way to get around - there’s no traffic, and the routes are so direct.”
The plans for the plane hes building are in front of Steve Semenuk, and a piece of the plane is behind him. Photo by Candace diCarlo
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University systems should beat the bug
Like all big organizations using computer technology to get their business done, the University has been preparing for the Y2K issues that could bug its systems. As part of Penns Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure effort, the man in charge of Y2K preparedness, Michael Kearney, has agreed to write a series of articles to answer any Y2K worries you may have. Heres the first one.