of the student body, doubling the percentage of minority admissions from 12 to 24% between 2008 and 2010. . . . USS Olympia at the Independence Seaport Museum (ISM) in Philadelphia is remaining open to the public, at least for the immediate future. The ship will be open on a reduced schedule throug h March while interim repairs are being made. While this does not remove the need for a major hull repair, the immediate repairs w ill allow the museum to continue to keep the ship open to the public. In the meantime, ISM , along with the US Navy, National Park Service, and the Pennsylvania Historical Museum Commission is plan ning a summit to explore options for the ship. (ISM, Penn's Landing, 211 South Columbus Blvd. and Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106; www. phillyseaport.org)
OFF TO FIDDLER'S GREEN Thaddeus J. Koza (1940-2010) The call ship communi ty lost a good friend on 1 December 2010 when renowned marine photographer Thad Koza passed away in his hometown in Newport, Rhode Island after a brief battle with cancer. An English major from the University of Michigan (B.A. 1963) and Northwestern University (M.A. 1965), Koza began his career as an English teacher. In his 30s, he followed his passion for photography and adventure and started a new career as a professional photographer, specializing in tall ships. Over the next three decades, Thad's photographic portfolio wo uld include leading sailing and boating journals, including Sea History, and mainstream publications su ch as the New York Times and Boston Globe. In addition to periodicals, Koza published photos in books, calendars, OpSail guides, and travel publications. Over the course of his career, he became an authority on classic and tall ships and was often sought out as a speaker at venues both as hore and at sea and for television coverage of tall ship news and events. His photo of Boa Esperanca even made it onto an Irish postal stamp. H e was a long-time m ember and supporter of both the National Maritime Historical Society and the American Sail Training Association.
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