Reflections on a Shattered Glass
The adorable little weenie I knew was nothing but a con artist.
Visionary Art
A shaman-artist’s yarn paintings feature brilliant colors, dreamlike imagery, and rich cultural significance.
A Gift
Poems “dense with real living” from C.K. Williams.
Neither Rain Nor Sleet Nor a Touch of Madness
Novelist J. Robert Lennon delivers Mailman
What Happens to the Mail
“A reader of other people’s mail wants a challenge”
Alumni Notes
Jan|Feb 2004
Obituaries
Jan|Feb 2004
The Vastness of a Small, Small World
Window, Jan|Feb 2004
Jan|Feb 2004
Vol. 102, No. 3
The House That Joe Built
The new National Constitution Center is billed as a museum of ideas rather than artifacts—but it might have remained just an idea if not for alumnus Joe Torsella.
The University as Discourse Community
In this essay from the book, Public Discourse in America, Penn’s president lays out a vision of universities as “exemplars of a new kind of thoughtful civic engagement and robust public discourse.”
The Kindness of Strangers
Diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia, alumna Ruthie Spector faced long odds but was saved by an experimental drug treatment that made a bone marrow transplant possible. The donor drive organized in her behalf will save many more lives in the years to come.
Hurrah For … What Was That Again?
The Quaker spirit lives on, in Franklin Field’s upper tiers and the occasional freshman heart.
Who Was I and What Did I Want?
Different times bring different answers.
Promoting Healthy Choices in Teens: Forget Pamphlets, Push DVDs
Ivan Juzang WG’90
LEAP of Faith: Teaching and Mentoring at P.S. 132
Sara Shenkan C’00
Miss Match Weds Law and Matchmaking
Samantha Daniels C’89
Smart, Appropriate—and Fun
Scott Tornek C’87 WG’95 and Alexandra Martinez Tornek C’90
Alumni Notes
Nov|Dec 2003
Obituaries
Nov|Dec 2003
Poetry to Go
Window, Nov|Dec 2003
Nov|Dec 2003
Volume 102, No. 2
Shifting Waters
From flood to drought on the Upper Amazon.