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From the Editor: Sep|Oct 2003
The Cult of DMD
The view from inside Penn’s digital-media-design major: “We are an annoying, fidgety, break-things-and-fix-it cult—who make horrible noises.” Others might say that the program attracts some of Penn’s brightest, most dedicated, and most creative students.
Nurturing Enterprise
In its first five years—which, as it happens, is longer than most small-business startups survive—the Wharton Business Plan Competition has given hundreds of would-be entrepreneurs the chance to “test their ideas against the reality of the market.”
The Most Amazing Cell
The greenish glow in the petri dish—a marker for the presence of germ cells—showed that veterinary-school researchers had succeeded in a decade-long quest to get male-mouse stem cells to develop into eggs.
Conquering Cancer
From College Hall | The tide is turning, and the war could be won here
Chauvinism, male and cultural … and more
Letters: Sep|Oct 2003
Hi, My Name is Josselyn
… and I’m pretending to be an alcoholic.
Breaking Camp
On giving up my office.
In the Land of the Bulls
“When they die well,” said the count, “it is the pride I feel.”
Pointing the Way to the Future
Where the “Influentials” go, the rest of us follow.
Full Speed Ahead
Leaders aim for smooth transition in College Hall.
Supreme Court Ruling Ensures a Class That’s Excellent and Diverse
Affirmative Action decision applauded.
The Perils of Positive Puffing
With smoking, even happiness harms
The Quiet(ly Reading) Student
The Quiet American chosen for Penn Reading Project
Wharton Professor on Iraq: When the Oil Flows, So Follow Jobs and Social Progress
Oil flows will lift Iraq (eventually).
Solitude and Sanctuary: John Brown’s 40 Days and Nights
Cell block turned art gallery.
HUP Makes the Grade
HUP makes honor roll and “most wired” list.
Learning from SARS
SARS panel: “Is it coming back? We don’t know.”
By Design, a “Big Umbrella”
Goodbye GSFA, hello School of Design.
Keeping the Flu At Bay—For Life
Nasal spray may replace annual flu shot.
Back-to-Back?
In football, Quakers look hard to beat.
Q & A with Steve Bilsky
Athletic Director Bilsky on Ivy reforms.
Paper Covers Rock
ICA show features Patti Smith’s drawings.
The Lure of Uniformity
What clothes reveal.