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Nigerian Writer, Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka to Speak at Penn
Nigerian Writer, Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka to Speak at PennWHO: Nigerian Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka WHAT: "Human Rights and Cultural Alibis" TalkWHEN: 4 p.m., Monday, Nov. 29, 2004WHERE: Room 17, Logan Hall, on the University of Pennsylvania campus
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Social issues drive Bush win
When the exit poll numbers began leaking out over the Internet on Election Day, Nov. 2, it seemed as though Senator John Kerry would eek out a victory. As the long election night wore on, though, it became clear that the exit polls were unreliable, and George W. Bush was elected to a second term. A flawed exit polling process wasn’t the only reason for the misleading midday conclusion. Turns out other factors —so-called “sleeper” issues—motivated nearly a quarter of the electorate to go to the polls, presumably to vote Republican.
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Hip screening system offers at-risk dogs a better chance
After developing an effective new way to screen dogs for hip dysplasia in 1983, Dr. Gail Smith figured his colleagues in the veterinary world would accept what he believed was obvious: His method worked. Instead, Smith and his followers have for the past decade been forced to make the case that their screening method is, in fact, the best way to determine whether a dog is at risk for hip dysplasia. And, more than 20 years after his discovery, Smith is still working to sell an idea he believes should be selling itself.
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Penn Playbook: Penn wins nailbiters vs. Princeton
It had been more than a decade since Penn’s field hockey team had laid claim to the Ivy League championship when the team traveled north to Princeton early this month to take on the Tigers—a team that has owned Penn in recent years. Though the Quakers entered the game with a better record (12-4, vs. Princeton’s 7-9), the psychological edge probably went to the Tigers. Besides, they hadn’t lost to the Quakers since 1993, and have dominated the Ivy League in recent years, winning a share of the title for 10 straight years.
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Author Schwartz reveals life’s ‘underlying strangeness’
In one of Lynn Sharon Schwartz’s short stories, we meet Nick and Julia Willard, a typical pair of empty nesters whose dinnertime conversation revolves around the exploits of their grown children. We learn of Kevin’s possible work transfer to Paris and tests Joanne has undergone for a mysterious neurological ailment. We also learn, near the end of the story—which appears in “Referred Pain and Other Stories” (Counterpoint Press, 2004)—that the Willards in fact have no children.
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Invention Contest Offers Big Opportunities for Penn Students
PHILADELPHIA The University of Pennsylvania has announced an invention contest that offers something of which its founder, inveterate inventor Benjamin Franklin, could only dream: cash and free licensing representation. PennVention is a contest for Penn students looking to develop, patent and commercialize their inventions. The Weiss Tech House, a Penn gathering place that supports students in developing new technologies, is sponsoring the event and will offer mentoring opportunities for the contestants.
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Bobby Muller, Founder of Vietnam Veterans of America and Co-Founder of International Campaign to Ban Landmines, to Speak at Penn
WHO:Bobby Muller, founder, Vietnam Veterans of America, co-founder International Campaign to Ban LandminesWHAT:"Tour of Duty" public lectureWHEN: 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004 WHERE: Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut St., PhiladelphiaIn his "Tour of Duty" lecture, Bobby Muller will discuss American foreign policy, the prospect of a military draft and citizen engagement in foreign affairs.
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Suzan Harjo Will be Inaugural Speaker for "Dialogues Across Indian Country" Seminar Series at Penn Museum
PHILADELPHIA-- Suzan Shown Harjo, a leading Native American rights advocate, journalist, poet and president of The Morning Star Institute, a national Indian rights organization, will be the inaugural speaker in a year-long, four-part seminar series, "Dialogues Across Indian Country," sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania's Provost Seminar Fund. The "Dialogues" series is a collaborative project of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Penn's departments of Anthropology and History and Graduate School of Education.
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"Smiles, Laughter and Friends" Is the Theme for the Penn Museum's Annual Free Family Celebration
PHILADELPHIA-- The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology will hold "Smiles, Laughter and Friends," its ninth annual Peace Around the World Dec. 5 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. It's a free, multicultural, family-oriented afternoon with choir music plus international music and dancing, international cartoons, holiday card and craft making, magic, exotic face-painting, a treasure hunt, free treats for children and more. Attendees can get special reduced-rate parking in Penn Garage 7, Convention Avenue at South Street.
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U.S. Falls to 27th in Latest Report Card on World Social Progress; Chronic Poverty to Blame
PHILADELPHIA -- Cuts in social services and chronic poverty in U.S. cities and rural areas during the '90s have caused the U.S. to lag behind nearly all of Europe and several other countries in terms of overall social progress, according to the 2004 "Report Card on World Social Progress" by Richard Estes, a University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work professor.