Alumni Weekend 2006
Alumni Weekend 2006
Something about Barbaro
After the Kentucky Derby winner’s shocking injury in the second leg of the Triple Crown, his owners—alumni Roy and Gretchen Jackson—turned to Penn’s New Bolton Center to save their beloved horse’s life.
Letters
Jul|Aug 2006: One little word, evolving debate, inapt comparison.
Eating Dirt for the Disc
Fools Fest is 72 hours of living, sleeping, and eating Ultimate Frisbee.
A Penn Romance
A news clipping, a crowded train,
and 65 adoring years.
Curry and Car Exhaust
Sri Lanka bombards the senses.
Hard to Die
What cases like Terry Schiavo’s can teach us.
Foster to Grads: “This is [your] story now.”
Inspiration from Ben and Emimem at 250th Commencement
First PIK
First Penn Integrates Knowledge professor appointed
GSE Dean to Head Columbia Teacher’s College
GSE Dean named president of Columbia Teachers College
Thanks, but No Thanks: HUP Nixes Pharma Gifts
No more gifts from pharma reps allowed at HUP
Tough Love for Junk Food Families
My Big Fat Reality Show: Penn nutritionist uses TV to fight obesity
Dorm Makeovers to Enhance Inner Beauty
High-rise infrastructure improvements to cost $106.5 million
Black, Brown, and Underpaid
Massey: Don’t blame illegals for African Americans’ plight
TV Room Tranquility, Revolutionary Robotics, Sweeter Swings
PennVention, Wharton competitions award cash for creativity
Research in Brief
Research in Brief
After Dunphy, It’s Miller’s Time
Brown’s Miller to succeed Dunphy
Portraits of a Time Behind Bars
What the bartender saw
Motherhood Is Not For Sissies
Mommy Wars. Reports from the front
Briefly Noted
Jul|Aug 2006
The Sage of Slang
Tom Dalzell C’71
Mitt Man
Albert “Doc” Bushong D1882
Three Generations at GSE
The Botels: Dr. Morton Botel Ed’46 GEd’48 Gr’53, Bonnie Botel-Sheppard CGS’74 GEd’76 GrEd’81 GEd’99, and Lara Botel-Sheppard GEd’06
The Healing Art of Soaringwords
Lisa Buksbaum C’82