Challenging Cyber-hate
Howard P. Berkowitz
The Other Side of Aesop
Robert and Olivia Temple
Obituaries
March 1998
Feb 1998
Vol. 96, No. 4
Officer Down
Philadelphia Mayor Ed Rendell comforts the families of two police officers shot in the line of duty. And excerpt from "A Prayer For the City," by Buzz Bissinger.
Science Meets Society
Technophobia runs rampant, but what may be scarier is a system in which scientific truth is determined in the media and the courts, says Dr. Kenneth Foster.
High Above College Green, Close to the Stars
After five years in exile, the Philomathean Society -- the oldest continuous collegiate literary society in the nation -- has returned to its historic quarters on the top floor of College Hall. What now?
Letters
Feb 1998: Athletic department faulted, more on West Philly, Lieber's secret revealed.
House Proud
All Penn undergraduates can benefit from college houses.
Dropping the Ball
Football team forfeits five wins due to player ineligibility
Suspect Arrested
Man suspected of shooting a College senior has been arrested.
Remembering the Women Who Went to War
Architecture: Monument honors women in military
Heard on Campus
What it takes to be a defense lawyer.
A Big Gift to Cure Cancer
$100 million for cancer research.
Demographer Preston Takes the Helm at SAS
New SAS dean named. Plus: Q&A.
Saturation Bombing with Books
Philadelphia students take on 100 Book Challenge.
The Dangers and Lessons of Vicarious Thrills
This is your brain ... seeing others on crack
The Aye of the Tiger
In which Ivy League loyalty wins out in the end.
Briefly Noted
Feb 1998 | A selection of recent books by alumni and faculty, or otherwise of interest to the University community.
Alumni Notes
Feb 1998
Fulfilling Requests Large and Small For 20 Years
John Neary C'71
Former Cover Model Now Covers the News
Willow Bay C'85
Wharton on the Hudson
Residents of One Columbus Place need only walk into their lobby to see some three dozen members of Wharton's Class of '97.
Toying Around Got TB Patient Back on Track
Banker Marshal H. Larrabee II now makes toy trains.