Storied Structures
From the Editor: Sep|Oct 2002
Building Penn’s Brand
How the architecture of the campus—and the coverage it received in the Gazette—has reflected the University's changing image of itself.
Brand Extensions
From fresh food to well-preserved artifacts: What’s building now.
Unbuilt Penn
From the ICA’s geodesic dome to Furness's Alumni Hall to the skyscraper on Locust Walk, Penn has had some fascinating unbuilt visions.
Yesterday’s News
Timeline | In the decades leading up to the new millennium, the University finds itself embroiled in the culture wars, celebrates its 250th anniversary, elects its first woman president, and rises in the rankings.
When the Search Is Over
The World Trade Center attacks prompted an intense search-and-rescue effort. How have the 9/11 dogs and their human handlers been faring? Two Penn professors, Dr. Cindy Otto and Dr. Melissa Hunt, are trying to find out.
Coming to Terms
During the High Holidays, a beloved rabbi nearing retirement and an author chronicling the search for his replacement mourn and remember their fathers.
Letters
Sep|Oct 2002
When Food Is the Enemy
There’s a very thin line between eating disorders and disordered eating.
Lessons in Leadership
From College Hall | Giving students the skills and ethical compass to prevent future Enrons.
Corporal Charity, Chaos Control
Working on the front lines of homelessness.
Charting the Next Course(s)
“Building on Excellence” charts the next five years.
Bigger Baby, Heavier Paycheck
Link found between birth weight and pay
Nintendo, Limp Bizkit, and … God
Losing their religion (Not!)
The Sweet Taste of (Socially Conscious) Success
“The community feeds us, and we feed the community.”
An Apple a Day Keeps the Writers Block Away
The Appling of Kelly Writers House
On the Dreaded Day, an Elusive Burd Visits the Electricity Room
Exam anxiety, in 1765
Finds on Film
Photos from a century of fieldwork at the University Museum
Off the Shelf
Why I’m Like This. Life is sometimes funny, and sometimes not.
The Man Who Made Wall Street. A biography of Anthony Drexel.
Plus: Briefly Noted
Another Opening
The football team is looking for some new stars.
Sept|Oct 2002
Vol. 101, No. 1
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Booda Velvets
Dan Cromie C’93
Painting By Numbers
Dr. Hitoshi Nakazato GFA’66
Annotations on Anaconda
Lt. Andrew Exum C’00