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October 20, 2005

Inflation looms as oil prices soar
Penn profs say oil prices may cause inflation—and conservation.

I want my DVR
Media experts talk about how the traditional TV business model is being turned on its head, and what will replace it.

Making it all add up
A new series of talks makes sense of applied math for a broader audience.

Also In This Issue

Living between the covers
A book reviewer and Penn alum reads from her memoir and talks about how books have changed her life.

A gem with rough edges
What is that tall chapel west of campus? Turns out it's a bit of an architectural landmark—with an uncertain future.

Ask Benny
What are they building next to Civic House?

For the Record
Imprisonment 101

Donald Kettl

The new director at the Fels Center for Government ponders lessons learned from Katrina and why more military isn't the answer.

What’s On
Your guide to what’s happening on campus

Features

Staff Q&A: Dan Reed
Counting down the 885 greatest albums of all time at WXPN.

Turning exercise into electricity
This Penn biolgist took just 30 seconds to invent a power-generating backpack.

Penn@Work brings you all the latest news from the Division of Human Resources.


Editor’s Pick: Man of letters Dana Gioia—executive, poet, translator, critic and chair of the National Endowment for the Arts—comes to Writers House.		Event listings