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The problem with prisons
Nearly 2 million Americans - an unprecedented number - are incarcerated in prison or jail, so the way they are being treated is worth thinking about. This is not merely a humanitarian concern. While some of these people will be executed or spend the remainder of their lives behind bars, most will be back on the streets. Congress' only recent response to this issue has been the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996, which deprives the federal courts of jurisdiction over prisoner complaints in certain situations.
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Write with sounds of silence, Kingston says
In a small room in the Kelly Writers House, Maxine Hong Kingston led a dozen undergraduates through an exercise in listening. And talking. And just being silent. Maxine Hong Kingston Photo by Jane Scheer
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A casual pitch
In the Recreation Department's intramural softball league, all you really need to play is a bat and a ball, both of which are provided by Recreation. Uniforms and gloves are not part of the package. So the staff and students who participate in the league's 48 teams come as they are (and bring their gloves) to the games on Hill Field, which makes for a casual atmosphere that emphasizes the fun of team sports. Or at least most of them do; according to Murray Grant, assistant director of intramural sports, some of the league's teams do buy uniforms for their players.
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Economy aids welfare reform
Shrinking welfare rolls, rising wages for low-skilled workers and growing production rates - a visiting member of the President's Council of Economic Advisers did her share of grinning when she presented the Clinton administration's interpretation of the state of welfare reform Thursday, March 18, as part of the Wharton School's Gruss Public Policy Lecture Series.
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Five to study in Britain as Thouron Scholars
Five outstanding students from this side of the Atlantic will be studying in England, come the fall, as Thouron Scholars. The prestigious exchange program allows U.S. and British students of exceptional ability - academic excellence, leadership, and personal qualities that would lead them and their home countries to benefit from the exchange - to immerse themselves in the culture and the thinking of another country. This year's winners from the University are:
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Etzioni calls for limits on privacy
Do we need to rethink our approach to the right to privacy? Should the common good play a bigger role in our handling of privacy issues? Yes and yes, says noted social thinker Amitai Etzioni. Perhaps you should rethink the questions, said a panel of Penn professors. Etzioni, University Professor of Sociology at George Washington University, and his friendly critics from Penn met at a Wharton School forum March 17 to discuss his new book, "The Limits of Privacy."
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Thinking of living in U-City?
Students, faculty and staff who are thinking about living in University City can turn those thoughts into action at two housing fairs April 6 and 7. Tuesday's Renters' Housing Fair, sponsored by the Office of Off-Campus Living, puts potential renters in touch with area landlords, tenant-rights groups, utilities and other organizations that provide services for students living off-campus. The fair takes place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Locust Walk.
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On the river of life, there are rowers and spectators
Photo by Candace diCarlo While sitting in a barber shop in Cologne, Germany, in 1998, Garrett Miller was at first startled to see his face staring back at him on a large poster. He quickly recognized the poster as an advertisement for an upcoming world championship.
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Wendy Steiner
Across campus, at city locales like the Edgar Allan Poe House, and among the remnants of 19th-century industrial Philadelphia, academic writers joined the community of more than 60 local writers from beyond the ivory tower, March 26 and 27, to ponder what it means to be a writer in Philadelphia. "A Celebration of Philadelphia Writers" was the first program of the Penn Humanities Forum, under the leadership of Director Wendy Steiner, chair of the English Department and the Richard L. Fisher Professor of English.
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C'mon, big money!
Well, not yet. There weren't any cash prizes being given out when WPVI-TV held "Wheel of Fortune" tryouts at the University of Pennsylvania Museum's Harrison Auditorium March 18, but lucky would-be contestants such as Yasemin Saltuk (C'01) got the chance to spin the wheel for tickets to the show, a chance to audition as a contestant, photos of hosts Pat Sajak and Vanna White, and other surprises.