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Future of 40th Street discussed
The buzz of speculation surrounding the fate of 40th Street retail and residential corridor should soon give way to details of development, thanks to a series of recent and upcoming planning discussions between Penn and community and local business representatives. "The University will have a clearer sense of what it wants to do by spring," said Tom Lussenhop, Penn's managing director for institutional real estate.
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Winners!
The Penn chess team had a spectacular finish in the Pan-Am Games. "Based on our performance, we can claim to have the top undergraduate chess team in North America," crowed team captain David Arnett (left), shown with fellow teammates (left to right) Anna Khan, Chernee Ooi and Jesse Liu. The group tied for 4th/5th place, competing against adults and scholarship-subsidized chess players from other schools. "To my knowledge, we were the highest finishing school of college-aged students," said Arnett.
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A biblical farce
The Mask & Wig Club's 110th annual production may do "justice to the stage and credit to the University," but what it does to the Good Book is another matter entirely. Upholding their illustrious tradition, the Mask & Wiggers drag "The Greatest Story Ever Told" kicking and screaming into parodyland, spoofing religious broadcasters, the Spice Girls (they're "The Christ Girls" in this photo), Schoolhouse Rock and current events along the way. And, of course, there's the famous chorus line.
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Abuses of power
Allegations that President Clinton had a sexual relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, and urged her to lie under oath, have become subjects of a criminal investigation and spurred talk of impeachment. This happened because two laws -- the Independent Counsel Act and the Constitution's impeachment clause -- confer extremely broad powers with few legal checks. When such power is used in ways not faithful to the purposes for which it was created, our constitutional structure is imperiled.
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"You'd get up and sing 'O sole mio,' and then people would ask you for their minestrone."
STUART JASPER Position: Assistant to the Business Administrator, Annenberg School for Communication Length of service: 2 years. Other stuff: Recenty viewed -- "Deconstructing Harry" and "Boogie Nights." Recently read -- "Coffee Will Make You Black: A Novel" by April Sinclair
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MLK award winner befriends local communities
What surprises Margaret Quern about the Dr. Martin Luther King Community Involvement Award presented to her Jan. 19 was not the praise and recognition, but the simple reward of being regarded as a "friend" by those with whom she works. "As the first European American to receive this award I was honored and humbled," Quern said. "But I strongly believe that you get more than you give."
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Moshe Safdie speaks
The rise of the automobile and "megascale" buildings have proven the greatest catalysts to changes in urban design, according to internationally renowned architect Moshe Safdie. Safdie, the first of several luminaries scheduled in a lecture series at the Graduate School of Fine Arts, addressed a crowd approaching 200 Jan. 26 in Meyerson Hall. Megascale buildings, like malls and hospitals, create interior "virtual environments" with no need for natural ventilation from windows or interaction with their surroundings, Safdie said.
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Administrative appointments
Landis Zimmerman, the new Managing Director for Investments at the University, effective Jan. 19, is the former associate director of investments for the Rockefeller Foundation. He will be responsible for directing the management of Penn's endowment. Zimmerman (W'81, WG'85) received his B.S.Econ. and his M.B.A. in finance. His financial career began in 1981 as an assistant treasurer at Chemical Bank. He went on to become a vice president at J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and then an associate director at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. before arriving at Penn.
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Police move west of 40th Street
Related story: Q&A with Director of Police Operations Maureen Rush In a move designed to upgrade safety in the University City area and create a stronger presence on the 40th Street corridor, the University police have relocated to state-of-the-art public safety headquarters on Chestnut Street near 40th.
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Seven things to know about El Niño
While El Niño may be one of the few bright spots in forecasting future states of the atmosphere and their impacts on societal activities, there will still be some misses. But scientists are increasingly developing a more complete understanding of this important natural phenomenon, which will surely enable governments and people worldwide to prepare for the weather associated with El Niño events.