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"Jerusalem Women Speak"
WHO: Mai Nassar, professor of English, Bethlehem UniversityYehudit Keshet, co-founder, CheckPoint WatchRawan Damen, children's-rights activistWHAT: "Jerusalem Women Speak" Tour WHEN: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003, 8 p.m. WHERE:Hall of Flags, Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce St. on the University of Pennsylvania campus, PhiladelphiaThree Jerusalem women of different faiths will speak on their shared vision for a just and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Steinhardt Hall, New Home for Jewish Student Life at the University of Pennsylvania, Dedicated
PHILADELPHIA -- The hanging of the mezuzah capped the dedication ceremony today for Steinhardt Hall, the new $12 million Hillel home at the University of Pennsylvania. Michael and Judy Steinhardt, whose generosity made the new building possible, shared the honor with project manager Ed Berkowitz and other significant donors.
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"The Islamic Theat: Myth or Reality?"
WHO: John Esposito, director, Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University WHAT: University of Pennsylvania Middle East Center Public Lecture and Janet Lee Stevens Memorial LectureWHEN: Monday, Nov. 3, 2003, 5 p.m. WHERE: Room B-26, Steitler Hall on the Penn campus
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SimTeeth, real training
Dental students know that one of the integral parts of their training is sharpening psychomotor skills. Now, a new computerized teaching method helps future dentists become proficient at two times the rate of students taught with conventional methods. This success rate brings a smile to Judith Buchanan’s face.
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Space-saving automobiles
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Out and About: The moral of his story: Movies can teach
Can amoral Hollywood really provide moral instruction to those of us sitting in the dark? Robert Cort C’68,G’70,WG’74, the producer of 52 films, including “Three Men and a Baby” and the soon-to-be-released “Against the Ropes” starring Meg Ryan, not only thinks so, he’s written a novel, titled “Action” (Random House, 2003), that proves it. “We who make movies have a role and a responsibility,” he explained in a telephone interview. “Today, we are in a fallow creative period. We are not making movies that provide emotional substance.”
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Campus Buzz
The media circus comes to campus: Campus early risers on Friday, Oct. 3, who made their way to College Green got to witness a bona fide Media Event—the live broadcast of “Fox & Friends,” the Fox News Channel’s morning show.
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The moral of his story: Movies can teach
Can amoral Hollywood really provide moral instruction to those of us sitting in the dark? Robert Cort C’68,G’70,WG’74, the producer of 52 films, including “Three Men and a Baby” and the soon-to-be-released “Against the Ropes” starring Meg Ryan, not only thinks so, he’s written a novel, titled “Action” (Random House, 2003), that proves it. “We who make movies have a role and a responsibility,” he explained in a telephone interview. “Today, we are in a fallow creative period. We are not making movies that provide emotional substance.”
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Corporate cash has up, down sides
Should universities tack on advertising logos to their sports teams’ shirts, just so they can make millions of dollars in revenue? Should schools accept all unrestricted donations from companies to benefit research? How many classes should universities offer online? These are tough questions, and as such, present tough choices for universities, said Derek Bok, president emeritus of Harvard University. Bok spoke at a Graduate School of Education-sponsored lecture Oct. 2 about “The Commercialization of Higher Education.”
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Street and Katz try to sway student voters
Adding to an already divisive campaign, Democratic Mayor John Street and Republican challenger Sam Katz squared off at Irvine Auditorium Oct. 1. Though the event was promoted as a nonpartisan, educational forum, the crowd appeared to be one-sided, vociferously cheering the challenger and raining disapproval on the incumbent. Street, slated to speak first, was 20 minutes late. Though each candidate was scheduled to deliver a speech for 15 minutes and then answer questions, Street spoke for less than 10 minutes.