Alumni Notes
May|Jun 2006
Obituaries
May|Jun 2006
Ode to Spring
Window, May|Jun 2006
May|Jun 2006
Volume 104, No. 5
Intelligent Demise
As the lead attorney for the plaintiffs in the Dover school-board case, law alumnus Eric Rothschild demolished the arguments of intelligent design’s proponents—including one fellow Penn grad.
Feet and Faith
A century before intelligent design’s claims to science status wilted under close scrutiny, a Penn commission debunked another popular—and fraudulent—religious movement.
Failing Grades
Two Penn sociologists say higher education is not what it appears, or promises.
The Passion of Paul
The writer once known as Brother Garrett brings a compassionate fervor to his creative-writing classes.
Letters
Advice for the undergrad, and more.
Pocket Change
How a parent lost his wallet—but found something worth much more—at Penn.
One Faith, Many Fragments
A scholar pursues harmony—and gender justice—in Islam.
Anapra
You go far away to see things you’ve never seen before.
The Golden Age of the Obituary
It’s a great time to die—or, at least, to read about it.
Nursing Building To Be Renamed for Fagin
Nursing building named to honor Claire Fagin
First Cartoon Character Admitted?
Dreaming big in Doonesbury
Ben’s Big Day
Franklin turns 300
Holding the Media and its Audience Accountable
Media and social justice focus of MLK Day symposium
Kashmir, Mindanao, Aceh, and Home
Mabry III: “I just hope I won’t always travel alone”
Rapid Response: Conference and Book Address Preparing for the Next Katrina
Learning Katrina’s lessons
Lights, Cameras, Cops
New $5 million program for public safety
A Milestone for Dunphy
Basketball: Dunphy’s 300th Win
Sports Highlights
Sports highlights
The Original Stylistics
The Sun King’s real legacy.
Briefly Noted
Mar|Apr 2006