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A Q&A with Chad Dion Lassiter
Photo credit: Candace diCarlo Having grown up in Philadelphia and being a product of the black church, Chad D
Obama’s place in history of race, politics and culture in America
In his 2008 book, “Sweet Land of Liberty: The Forgotten Struggle for Civil Rights in the North,” released on the same day Barack Obama was elected the first African-American president of the United States, Thomas Sugrue says Obama appeared in only one sentence because he was not yet a central figure in civil rights.
Robert A. Fox Fitness Center in Weiss Pavilion
Opened since July, the Robert A.
‘Young sciences’ delve into the mysteries of the brain
Martha Farah says that in “young sciences” like psychology and neuroscience, “you can never be on intellectual autopilot.”
Staff Q&A / Sam Starks
Photo credit: Candace diCarlo
A link between asthma and violence?
Asthma morbidity is disproportionately high in low-income, inner-city communities. According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, African Americans are three times more likely to die from asthma, and African-American women have the highest asthma mortality rate of all groups.
Staff Q&A / J. Michael DeAngelis
Photo credit: Candace diCarlo By night, he is an accomplished playwright, actor and director.
Living on your own at Penn
Many Penn freshmen are getting what may be their first taste of independence, living miles or even oceans away from home.
Penn Spectrum celebrates diversity of University alumni
Since 1755, when two Mohawk Indian brothers became students at Penn, the University has opened its doors to people of every race, color, creed and sexual orientation.