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Pulitzer Prize-winner Steve Stecklow C’76.
A Long Day’s Journey into Knighthood
Norwegian knight Olaf Halvorssen W’66 WG’68.
Alumni Notes
July|Aug 2007
Obituaries
July|Aug 2007
July|Aug 2007
Volume 105, No. 6
Mr. Meyerson Comes to Town
Martin Meyerson Hon’70’s low-key first day as president of the University.
Beginnings and Endings
From the Editor: July|Aug 2007
Mr. Olin’s Neighborhood
One of the most acclaimed landscape architects of his generation, the School of Design’s Laurie Olin has helped remake Penn’s campus, reclaim New York’s Bryant Park, and resurrect Independence Mall. Now he has joined forces with architect Frank Gehry to boldly reinvent the heart of Brooklyn. No urban development project in American history compares to their $4 billion vision. No wonder the locals are restless.
Biscuits Rising
The Disco Biscuits—Penn’s own jam band of the 1990s—have a new sound (some call it Bisco), a different (and non-alumnus) drummer, and a growing fan-base (“this whole, like, people-following-us-around-the-country, circus type of thing”). Their headlining performance at this summer’s Jam on the River at Penn’s Landing may have been their most memorable ever—even if it was shut down after only 30 minutes.
Alumni Weekend 2007
Slideshow. Plus: "Food for Thought."
Letters
July|Aug 2007
Report from Blacksburg
“Our campus, you know, this is our home.”