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Nov. 9, 2000 NEWS BRIEFS Talking trash You’re walking down Locust Walk, an empty soda bottle in your hand. You drop it in the nearest can. Mistake. You should have recycled it. Now, the University is making that decision easier. New white-rimmed recycling containers — 19 for bottles and cans and three for paper only — were set out last week between Spruce and Walnut streets, from 34th to 38th streets, thanks to the efforts of the Undergraduate Assembly, the Penn Environmental Group and the Division of Facilities Services. “We’re trying to make recycling as convenient as trash disposal,” said the UA’s Jed Gross (C’02). Prince Hal Legendary writer/director Harold Prince (C’48) spoke last week on campus to students and faculty about his experiences at Penn, his eventual success, and lessons he learned along the way. In his Fox Leadership Program talk, he attributed his stage success to both hard work and luck. “I think you need to develop the gift of recognizing luck when it’s staring you in the face,” he said. Prince has received 20 Tony Awards for books, lyrics and music, has served on the National Council of the Arts and was a 1994 Kennedy Center Honoree whose numerous credits include “Evita,” “Phantom of the Opera” and “Sweeney Todd.” Asian style On the runway in Bodek Lounge, Vera Wangs, Natoris and Sandy Delals — designs by 15 Asian-Pacific American designers in all — along with garb from Asian-Pacific countries highlighted the Asian influence on American design. The annual Vis-à-Vis fashion show is part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Week, the largest annual Asian-American event on campus, drawing participation of Penn students from cultures and countries across Asia. The week included noodles, Asian-American pop music, talks and charitable events.