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A full-time poet and part-time lecturer at the Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing, Kenneth Goldsmith is also a self-professed “institutional critic.” So when he was named the first “poet laureate” of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in January, Goldsmith was naturally “suspicious.”

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By Jeffrey Nadel · April 4, 2013

In an era of unprecedented government debt, if anyone should be begging the federal government to take some people’s money by way of taxation in the name of research, surely it should not be us.




	Museum of Modern Art poet laureate and part-time Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing lecturer Kenneth Goldsmith believes it is “useless to tell people not to plagiarize.” Instead, he says to become “the best plagiarist you can be.”

A full-time poet and part-time lecturer at the Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing, Kenneth Goldsmith is also a self-professed “institutional critic.” So when he was named the first “poet laureate” of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in January, Goldsmith was naturally “suspicious.”


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Organized by Wharton sophomore Andrew Hudis and David Feinman, a childhood friend who currently attends Bucks County Community College, this unorthodox 5K race will test the runners’ abilities to survive a zombie apocalypse.


Women Lacrosse v. Harvard

In basketball, since the advent of the free throw, the term “free” has been associated with the idea of a guarantee. That’s why, when watching women’s lacrosse for the first time, it’s easy to get confused about what free means.


American History Professor Kathy Peiss speaks with Provost Robert Barchi after her talk.  The talk was entitled "Zoot Suits Revisited: Meditations on the Politics of Style"  and was part of the Provost's lecture series. 

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Penn has many connections to the coaching scandal, which broke when ESPN aired video footage of Rutgers men’s basketball coach Mike Rice hitting and taunting players, at times yelling homophobic slurs.



Men's Lacrosse vs. Yale

No. 17 Penn (5-3, 1-2 Ivy) has lost to Brown (5-3, 1-1) each of the last three years, so history may not necessarily be on the Quakers’ side for those 60 minutes when they hit the road to take on the Bears on Saturday at 3 p.m.




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After the Penn women’s lacrosse team was able to keep up with the No.1 team in the country against Maryland and dominated Lehigh, the Quakers are eager to maintain their rightful spot at the top of the conference standings as they return to Ivy play.


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In a community as vibrant as Penn’s, there’s always more to do than minutes in a day. More coffee to drink, more pancakes to eat, more food trucks to visit, more naps to take … and with so many choices, it helps to know the best of them all.






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I found the DP’s fawning interview with Adrian Raine disturbing and free of the skepticism that one would think ought automatically accompany broad claims about brain chemistry and criminal behavior. It read more like a PR release than an interview from an otherwise excellent newspaper.