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New from the University Press "Unbowed: An Algerian Woman Confronts Islamic Fundamentalism" by Khalida Messaoudi with Elisabeth Schemla, $14.95 paper; 184 pages One of the most courageous, viligant and eloquent women's rights activists in Algeria, Khalida Messaoudi has lived under a fatwa, or death sentence issued by Islamic fundamentalists, since 1993. Messaoudi did not flee this threat by seeking refuge outside her country.
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Color it summer
Staffers and students on campus for the summer got a chance to let their creative and artistic juices flow during the "Chalk the Walk" contest sponsored by Penn's Summer Sessions program June 9. Prizes were awarded for most aesthetically pleasing design, best school spirit, best tag or inspiring quote, and most original design. Photo by Dwight Luckey
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In your face
University Comptroller Kenneth Campbell prepares to receive his "just desserts" courtesy of his Franklin Building colleagues at a "Pie Your Boss" fundraiser this summer. Members of the Franklin Flyers softball team raised $850 for Easter Seals by selling whipped-cream pies for staffers to throw. Nine Franklin Building administrators, including Vice President for Finance Kathryn J.
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Fall into fitness with Penn Recreation
If you've been thinking about learning a new sport, pastime or lifesaving skill, now is the time to act. Registration is now under way for the Penn Recreation Department's fall instructional programs, with classes available in the following areas:
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Help for families
A new program offers faculty, staff and their immediate families confidential assistance with family and dependent care issues, announced Jack Heuer, vice president of Human Resources. The free service, LifeBalance®, offers telephone consultation, information, resources and community referrals. Help is offered for parenting concerns, education concerns and helping older relatives. The service addresses issues from adopting a child to dealing with teenagers, from selecting a school to improving study skills, from dealing with disabilities to understanding Medicare.
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'I've found that in every class I'm the youngest one.'
Photo by Candace diCarlo MARQUITA WILLIAMS Position: Administrative Assistant, Graduate Division, School of Arts and Sciences Length of service: 6 years Other stuff: Who has time for other stuff?
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Peruvian treasure recovered by FBI
An FBI sting that led to the recovery of a rare artifact from ancient Peru came to a successful conclusion July 15, when FBI officials formally returned the object to the Peruvian ambassador to the United States, Ricardo Luna, in a ceremony at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
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Ready for the rush
The new Penn Bookstore at Sansom Common, 36th and Walnut streets, opened July 15th and is rolling out its red carpets. "We are ready for the rush," said bookstore General Manager Dwyane Carter. "It has certainly been a challenge making this move, but it has been two years in the works and we have done a lot of planning."
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Ahead of the curve for 35 years
©1998 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts/ARS, New York
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Remembering real books
Forty years ago, when I was in college in Brooklyn, there was only one Barnes & Noble, a barn-like shop in Manhattan on lower Broadway near Union Square, a wonderful shambles of books both new and used. Not far away, on Fourth Avenue, was a row of used-book stores, including the incomparable Strand Book Store that featured what seemed like miles of books piled on floor-to-ceiling shelves.