2008 Woodie Awards
Music historian Irwin Chusid is an avid fan of The Shaggs, Judson Fountain and William "Shooby" Taylor.
And you thought Ben Kweller was obscure.
Chusid was on campus yesterday night to speak at the Kelly Writers House, an event co-sponsored by the Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing.
PennScience treated their editorial staff to a dinner and lecture from a celebrated ecologist, environmentalist, conservationist and Penn Biology professor Daniel Janzen.
PennScience, the University's undergraduate research journal, hosted the event last evening in Skirkanich Hall in an effort to publicize some of Penn's research and to encourage undergraduates to engage in their own research.
Last night, racy jokes and lewd skits weren't just about making people laugh.
Four of Penn's comedy groups - Bloomers, Simply Chaos, Without a Net and Mask & Wig - participated in the eighth annual Charitable Laughter show at the Irongate Theatre.
The proceeds of this year's event will go to the Village of Arts and Humanities.
Stetson Departure | Ex-Dean cancels speech at conference
Stetson still attends conference, but attendees say he looked haggard
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Former Dean of Admissions Lee Stetson canceled his scheduled speaking engagement at a national admissions conference last weekend, but the event still marked a public appearance from a figure who has otherwise maintained a low profile since his sudden resignation in August.
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Baseball players aren't the only ones inducted into the hall of fame: Engineers are too.
James West, the inventor of the electret microphone used in 90 percent of communication devices today, was the inaugural speaker for the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Rachleff lecture series yesterday afternoon.
Bringing back a little of the old school to broadcast media*
National news anchor offers perspective on media issues, encourages next generation of journalists
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Veteran journalist and ABC World News Tonight anchor Charles Gibson sat down with aspiring journalists yesterday to offer his two cents on media.
About 20 people congregated at Kelly Writer's House for a lunchtime question-and-answer session with the seasoned reporter - and no question was out of bounds.
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The School of Engineering and Applied Science is bending over backwards to recruit female professors, and thanks to several University hiring policies, it is having unprecedented success.
Signups for texting notification system show good progress*
DPS reports half of students have joined, despite lack of advertising
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About 50 percent of Penn students have entered their cell-phone numbers in the University's new emergency text-messaging system, a rate that is on par with or better than the sign-up rates at several other peer schools.
Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush said that, while she hopes to have 100 percent of all cell-phone numbers in the system, she is "very pleased" with the level of enrollment in PennAlert.
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Penn plans on building a park of its own
'Penn Park' developments to include new athletic, recreational fields
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With Fairmount Park to the north, Penn has always had reason to be jealous.
But now, the University is set to create a park of its own - a multi-acre piece of land set for development on campus.
The University finally secured possession of 24 acres of land formerly owned by the United States Postal Service to the east of campus.
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