Of Things Evil
A century ago, the brutal killing of Law School favorite Roy Wilson White in Powelton Village horrified Philadelphia. But what happened after his death was even crueler.
The Vision Thing
As the National Science Foundation's new director of Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Dr. Ruzena Bacsjy—a Penn computer-science professor noted for her work on robotic perception—must get Congress to see its way to creating greater support for basic research in information technology.
July|Aug 1999
Vol. 97, No. 6
Alumni Weekend 1999
Slideshow
In the Valley of the Shadow of Death 101
Two instructors and 14 students took a literary tour of duty through our bloody century.
Letters
July|Aug 1999: Family preservation defended, circus no life for animals, DuBois and change.
My Lunch With Dr. Vagelos
One of the best teachers at Penn isn’t on the faculty.
Ranking Cars and Colleges
The process is similar, but car comparisons make more sense.
Culture Change Needed on Alcohol
From College Hall | Recommendations on curbing alcohol abuse.
Rubin Advises Acting on the Certainty of Uncertainty
Commencement 1999
Staving Off STDs and … Cavities?
Common ingredient yields major advance.
Freshmen to Visit Copenhagen
Freshmen will read the play Copenhagen this summer
Fathoming the Mysteries of the Black Sea
Unearthing treasures from the Black Sea.
Sophisticated Kid Stuff
Theater for kids at Annenberg Center.
Women’s Studies: Breaking the Silence, Shaping the Future
Gerda Lerner on why women's studies matters.
Penn’s Health System Lays Off 450
Health System to cut 450 employees.
An Angler’s Autobiography
Simple pleasures, minor tragedies, lessons for living.
Champions and Other Winners
Selected highlights from the past year in sports.
Alumni Notes
July|Aug 1999
Garden of Hedon
Ted Werth C/W’94
A Surprise Musical Prize
Melinda Wagner Gr’86
Murder, She Writ: A Conversation with Lisa Scottoline
Lisa Scottoline C’77 L’81
Paris is for Pooches
Michael Malyszko C’73 and Judith Hughes CW’73
Former Quaker Football Star Still Tough as Concrete
Chuck Bednarik Ed’49