Leaving and Coming Back
For a century the Gazette has been reporting on the annual rite of spring —Alumni Weekend and Commencement —in which alumni renew their ties with Penn and each other and the latest set of graduates says goodbye to their student days.
“Yea-a-a … Who?”
Ever wondered where “Rowbottoms” came from, why they call it “Hey Day,” or what flings in the spring? Here are attempts at explanations—with illustrative excerpts—of some Penn traditions past and present.
Alumni Weekend 2002
Alumni Weekend 2002
Changing Times
Our fourth Centennial timeline: 1961-1981.
The Student View
From freshman “dinks” to women’s “streaks”—and beyond. Some glimpses of campus life over the decades, as seen by the Gazette’s student columnists.
A Museum of One’s Own
Judy and Laurence Cutler were looking for an architectural masterpiece in which to set their immense collection of American illustration art. They found that at Vernon Court—along with a few disgruntled neighbors and a couple of missing doorknobs.
Youthland and Everything After
A cultural historian discusses the changing image of childhood in an interview and a new book.
Hit and misses, pyramids and plagiarism.
Jul|Aug 2002
Esperanza and the Americanas
Spring break in the Dominican Republic.
Flagging Down a Runaway Technology
Who’s minding the machines?
The Magic Pebble
Being the mother of an autistic child.
A Labor of Literacy
Ian Bennett CGS’89 GM’01
Life on Campus
From the Editor: Jul|Aug 2002