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Officers of the 521st Cabinet

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Moderator

The Officers of the 521st Cabinet of the Philomathean Society (to serve for the Fall 2011 semester) are: Moderator: Emily Kern First Censor: Cris Willis Second Censor: Laura Lee Scriba: Jarred Spear Recorder: Jennie Shapira Treasurer: Yingnan Xu Librarian: Alex … Continue reading →

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Jared Diamond – 2011 Annual Oration

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Moderator

The Philomathean Society of the University of Pennsylvania and the Provost’s Year of Water are proud to announce a public lecture: A Talk by Dr. Jared Diamond Washed Up: The Role of Water in the Collapse of Civilizations Date:  April 6, … Continue reading →

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Pardon our Appearance!

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Moderator

The website has, like us, gone somewhat mad in the finals period. It will be restored in very short order. Our apologies!

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Israel and Palestine: The Search for Solutions

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Moderator

Tuesday 19 October 2010 7:00PM | Cohen Hall G 17 Join the Penn Israel Coalition (PIC), Penn for Palestine (PfP), and the Philomathean Society for a student panel discussion that seeks to present bold, innovative ideas to address the Israel-Palestine … Continue reading →

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Beer Class 2010 Registration Open!

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Moderator

The 2010 Beer Class, a four-session tour of the world’s finest beers, accompanied by insightful commentary from Peter Cherpack of Beer Appreciation LLC, is now accepting registrations! Full details can be found at the Beer Class Website. Please direct any … Continue reading →

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Visit us at the Fall Activities Fair!

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Moderator

10.00 AM, 6 September, 2010 | Locust Walk Come visit us on Locust Walk at the Student Activities Fair this Monday!

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Welcome to the new Philomathean Website!

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Moderator

Welcome to the new website of the Philomathean Society of the University of Pennsylvania! This website represents a comprehensive upgrade from our old MediaWiki platform to spanking-new WordPress 3.0. Bringing together the Society’s blog and more informative sites, removing extraneous … Continue reading →

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