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Thouron Award winner a true scholar-athlete
Cynics may snicker when they hear the phrase "scholar-athlete," but John Bishop (W'97), the All-Ivy safety and captain of Penn's 1997 football team, sees no contradiction at all in the term. C.W. Pack Sports photo
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Should you clone your dog?
A year after Dolly, the immaculately conceived sheep, burst upon the world's consciousness, scientists and ethicists gathered here to discuss the rights and wrongs of animal cloning. The conference, held March 2 and organized by the Center for the Interactions of Animals and Society in the School of Veterinary Medicine and by the Center for Bioethics, is one in a series examining peoples' relationships with animals.
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Ivy League presence in the pros
If some of the names on the rosters of professional baseball, soccer, football, basketball and hockey rosters sound familiar, it isn't your imagination. At last count, 31 former Ivy League student-athletes are under contract to professional sports teams, and 19 of those former Ivy League players are in the major leagues.
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And the winner is...
It's Oscar time and our reporter on Locust Walk asked a handful of student experts to predict the outcome, or at least take a wild guess. Ryan Orr, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Class of 1999 "Probably 'Titanic' will win, but it shouldn't; it's such a girlie movie. 'The Full Monty' should win. Why? Because fat guys who do stripteases are funny."
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New CGS scholarship honors successful adults
Thanks to a generous grant from the family of a College of General Studies alumnus, successful adults from all walks of life now have the opportunity to get a Penn degree tuition-free.
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Fry backs staff growth
Penn is interested in helping Penn staff advance their careers and cope with the demands of home, work and family, according to Executive Vice President John Fry. Fry and Office of Human Resources staff delivered the news in an information session Feb. 27 that attracted an overflow crowd to the Chemistry Building's main lecture hall. The A-3 and Penn Professional Staff assemblies jointly sponsored the session.
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Help for cancer patients and their loved ones
For cancer patients, their family and friends, and for those hoping to reduce their risk of cancer, the University of Pennsylvania Health System offers support and encouragement through workshops and educational programs.
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Hoppy days are here again
Fans of malt and hops rejoice: world-famous beer and Scotch whisky maven Michael Jackson returns to the University of Pennsylvania Museum for two special Food Network Book and the Cook events on March 27 and 28. Friday evening's "Old Casks, Old Scotch" dinner features a variety of single-malt scotches personally selected by Jackson, along with foods picked to complement them prepared by the Museum Catering Company.
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Penn acquires Zinman collection
Before book superstores-cum-coffee bars and before Web shopping and Oprah's book club, popular books were peddled door-to-door across the country in the form of hardcover sample books - sort of coming attractions for books, designed to hook customers into signing on for purchases. Penn's library recently acquired a collection of more than 2,000 such books from the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection, reportedly the largest of its kind, was purchased from Robert Seymour and Michael Zinman.
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"What you meditate on, what you read, what you see, even in a song what you take in -- it shapes what you are."
Reed, with sheet music, sports his Teamster's shirt on the job. Photo by Candace diCarlo MICHAEL REED Position: Housekeeping Staff, School of Nursing Length of service: 7 1/2 years. Other stuff: Likes to get in the car, turn on the music and drive. Plays video games with his son.