Letters
July|Aug 2001: Classroom discussion, rejected invitation, cutting remark, letters on letters.
I’m Sorry, Mr. Yappy
An animal-hater changes her ways, sort of.
Replant
A surgeon ponders the rewards of youthful risks.
McCain Speaks Plainly in the Rain
John McCain … and lots of rain.
A “Passionate” Alumnus Takes Over Alumni Relations
Bob Alig C’84 WG’87 named head of alumni relations
Adventures in Tele-Immersion
“You open a hole in the wall and see the other room”
Sailing Into the Semester’s End
Students sail the high seas (well, the Delaware)
Wolfe on Silicon Valley’s “Pelicans” and “Beachcombers”
Tom Wolfe on how to spot a Silicon Valley billionaire
Candide, Pangloss, and Cunegonde Join Class of 2005
Candide best of all possible choices for Penn Reading Project
Martin Becomes Health System’s Permanent CEO
Martin CEO appointment made permanent.
Ever Changing, Always Themselves
The Seduction of Place. Why we love the cities we do.
Misgivings. A poet’s memoir of family life.
Triumph in Tennis
Another women’s team earns its first-ever Ivy crown.
Bearing Witness in Blue
Harrison Tao C’74
On a Clear Day, You’re Not in Beijing
Robert Fox C’82
Advice on Life After College, Careers—and Dry-cleaning
Malkah Buchweitz W’96 and Eveie Wilpon C’97
A Starter Kit for Babies
Sandra Samberg Nu’94 GNu’95
At Home Abroad
Jacqueline Gilbertson WG’83
Alumni Notes
July|Aug 2001
Obituaries
July | Aug 2001
The Moral Classroom
Getting students to conform to a rigid list of virtues won’t transform them into thoughtful moral agents, say Dr. Joan Goodman and Dr Howard Lesnick, Penn professors who have co-written a new book i response to the growing “character-education” movement. They endorse a messier, but more meaningful approach to moral education.
Sam Maitin’s Sistine Chapel
When the Christian Association relocated this winter, it took the mural Sam Maitin created 15 years ago along—and commissioned him to do a new one, too.
Looking for God
Medical alumnus and faculty member Dr. Andrew Newberg probes deep inside the brain in a quest to understand faith.
Letters
Conflict over Jerusalem panel, answering Accurso, and more.
William and I
Teaching and learning in West Philadelphia.




















