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Sigma Chi windows go green
Since 1928, the Sigma Chi fraternity has resided in the striking red brick house at 3809 Locust Walk, the home originally built for the Drexel family in 1892. But the years have taken a toll on the building. Single-pane windows that were sufficient when the house was constructed, today allow cold winter air to seep inside. Layers of paint added over decades are chipping from the window sashes.
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Carnegie Award will fund student research and travel
Penn President Amy Gutmann was awarded the prestigious Carnegie Corporation’s Academic Leadership Award last fall, and she has now announced that the $500,000 in funds will go toward new student research, travel and educational opportunities
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Barbara Berger
Photo credit: University Archives Up until the 1960s, Penn had gender-separate student government organizations—a male Undergraduate Council and a Women’s Student Government Association (WSGA).
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Witch hazel in winter
This is the time of year that seems the darkest, when it feels like the warmer days of spring will never, ever come. But some bright spots do exist amidst the bare branches of winter. On Sunday, Feb. 28, the Morris Arboretum is hosting a day of fun and exploration centered on the vibrantly colored witch hazel shrub that blooms from fall through winter.
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The Monuments Men
Not only was Adolph Hitler a diabolical, genocidal despot, he was also a thief. As he and the Nazis made their way across Europe, they stole tens of thousands of pieces of priceless artwork from their European conquests and Jewish prisoners, including renowned works by Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci and Jan van Eyck.
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2010 Thouron Award Winners Announced
PHILADELPHIA – A pair of University of Pennsylvania seniors and a recent Penn grad have received Thouron Awards to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom. The award winners are:
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University Club
WHAT: Some people still call it the Faculty Club, but in 2005, the name of the dining facility inside the Inn at Penn was officially changed to the University Club to encompass all eligible members—faculty, staff, graduate students and alumni, as well as emeritus and retired faculty and staff.
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Pop culture meets ancient history
Pop culture today is filled with tales of older women seducing younger men, men who seemingly hop from woman to woman and unwed parents quarreling over their children (and everything else under the sun). In 2005, former “Brat Packer” Demi Moore was labeled a “cougar” for marrying actor Ashton Kutcher, who is 16 years her junior. In his book, journalist Peter Biskind alleges that Warren Beatty, an actor and one-time notorious “playa,” slept with nearly 13,000 women before settling down in the early 1990s.
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How the Earth works
Photo credit: Candace diCarlo Geology to most Philadelphians probably amounts to the study of the depths of a SEPTA tunnel, digging into the earth to reach busted water pipes or scaling mountain-like steps to the summit of the Comcast Center.
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Vice or virtue? Variety affects the choice
Jonah Berger looks at the world around him and sees an avalanche of choices for consumers.