Communities Get Serviced, Realize MLK Jr.'s Dream

Usually Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is devoted to classic American pastimes. Free (like Lincoln always wanted us to be!) from work and school, we sleep in, slack off, and possibly summon up the energy to trek to the nearest mall in a selfless attempt to save the economy. But there's this new guy in the White House who thinks we should maybe do something more meaningful to recognize one of the great heroes of the Civil Rights Movement (WTF?) If you're interested in this outrageous idea, check out the Penn Commemorative Symposium on Social Change for a calendar packed with all kinds of service activities on campus. The more daring among you might want to brave the world beyond the Penn Bubble; USAservice.org has information about opportunities to help out within a five mile radius of Philly.