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Fiesta Filipina
Photo by Mark Garvin Penn's Filipino community took to the stage -- and the dance floor -- April 10 for the campus' first-ever "Fiesta del Barrio," a celebration of Filipino culture. In addition to native dance performances, festival-goers were treated to fashion shows, musical performances, an array of Filipino foods and a dance party. The festival was held to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the end of Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines.
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Anita Hill addresses her appointment with history
The current state of sexual harassment -- with references to Paula Jones, et.al.-- was the first topic on Anita Hill's agenda when she spoke here April 15 as a guest of the Afro-American Studies Program. But she also spoke about the conversation on race in America and the pain of testifying at the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Hill, widely known for her testimony accusing Thomas of sexual harrassment, came here to promote and sign copies of her book, "Speaking Truth to Power."
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Prescriptions for recovering from finals
Sleeping works for some. Physical activity works for others. And then there are the screamers. Adam Maschado, College, Class of 1998 "Usually, I walk around yelling, screaming, and hooting." Jason Mayer, College, Class of 1998 "It takes me about a week to relax. I get sick and stressed, and then I just chill out. I try not to move or anything."
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Freelancing around the world led journalist to Wharton
Twice Paul Sherman found himself in the right place at the right time for an aspiring young journalist. He had just completed his junior year in college when Yugoslavia started to break up; he caught one of the last trains into Slovenia and was the one of the few journalists able to cover the beginning of the war there, working as a stringer for Associated Press radio. "It was my first big break," he said.
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"If you want your neighborhood back 'the way it used to be,' you have to take it back yourself."
Penn Police Officer Nickol Taylor is the first of what she and police officials hope is a long blue line of SpectaGuard patrol people who decide to get serious about fighting crime. Photo by Mark Louis
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Ten All-Ivies named
Sports was not enough for the five men and five women named to the 1997-98 Academic All-Ivy League list for the winter. To qualify, the 10 had to be starters or key reserves on their varsity teams, but they also needed a grade point average of 3.0 or better. Five of the 10 had grade point averages exceeding 3.5.
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Big fun for Philly film fans
From just around the corner to halfway around the globe, International House brings the best in contemporary and vintage film to Philadelphia during the 10-day Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema. This year's festival offers film-lovers 45 feature films, 41 short subjects and documentaries, seminars and special guests, capped off with a great big Cajun feast, concert and dance party on May 9.
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Why everyone's getting A's
Grade inflation at the nation's colleges and universities is a subject with remarkable resilience: Commentators are reluctant to forget about it, yet few people have taken the trouble to understand the breadth and depth of this phenomenon. Until we do so, solutions will be scarce.
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Penn undergraduate is in "Jeopardy!"
Photo by Steve Crise The clue is: Sebastian "Sub" Stockman (C'01). The answer is: Who is the only freshman competing in this year's "Jeopardy!" College Championships?
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GRASP Lab's latest kick: robot soccer
Get ready for the first sports craze of the 21st century: robot soccer.It's already sweeping robotics laboratories all over the world, and it's only a matter of time before it comes to an arena near you.Okay, make that a matter of a good long time. But it is a legitimate phenomenon among robotics researchers for a good reason, explains Andy Hicks (G'95), postdoctoral researcher in Penn's General Robotics and Active Sensory Perception Laboratory.