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I never look to the sky for advice, or thought that planetary alignment on my birthday July 5, 1989 helps explain why I struggle with anxiety and like wrestling and playing the drums. I don’t think those things aren’t preordained by the cosmos, but you might be led to believe if you were really into astrology.
I don’t knock astrology as a hobby it’s no more illusory than organised religion in a lot of ways but as far as science is concerned, it’s fairly straightforward: There’s no proof that the movements of celestial bodies can influence a set of traits that form the basis of a personality. Still, it’s actually a
Penn’s new Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies
The School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania announces the establishment of the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies (CLALS). The center will stimulate and support research and teaching on the Latin American region and the Latinx populations of the U.S. and provide an integrated academic base for scholars, students, and programs across Penn that focus on these topics. Tulia Falleti, director of Penn’s Latin American and Latino Studies program, the Class of 1965 Term Associate Professor of Political Science in the School of Arts and Sciences, and a Senior Fellow of the Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics. (Photo: Eric Sucar)