Sept|Oct 2013
Volume 112, No. 1
My Toy Story
“Buzz Lightyear saved my life,” writes Alec Sokolow C’85, one of the screenwriters credited for Toy Story, the beloved 1995 film that put Pixar on the map.
Being There
As director of the Penn Program for Mindfulness, Michael Baime M’81 has helped hundreds of healthcare professionals acquire the skills to improve their interactions with patients, increase their job satisfaction, and reduce stress in their personal lives.
Civic Hacker
Josh Tauberer Gr’11 believed the government should just give him the data he needed to create GovTrack, his website to help people follow the progress of Congressional legislation. When the powers-that-be said No, he went out and got it anyway.
The Work of a Generation
Once hailed as a “landmark” achievement, alumnus and Penn English professor Robert Spiller’s Literary History of the United States now feels not just dated but fundamentally misguided. What happened?
The Penn Compact 2020
From College Hall | A guide to the University’s next great chapter.
Letters
Sept|Oct 2013: Kevin’s Courage, a Father’s Gifts, Educational Values.
New York, New York
Notes from the Undergrad | Hell of a town.
We’ll Always Have Paris
Alumni Voices | All choked up.
The Turtle Shell and the Eternal Womb
Elsewhere | Secrets of life.
Their Necessary Stories
Expert Opinion | Writing toward truth.
Professor—and Museum Curator—Tukufu Zuberi
Man-of-many-media Tukufu Zuberi curates a pair of museum exhibits.
The Perks and Perils of a Quick Twitter Finger
Anthea Butler’s battles in the blogosphere and twitterverse.
Return of the Seniors
Football’s strong senior class; field hockey’s new field of dreams.
Synthesizing Music and Science
Harry Mendell EE’76 GEE’76 invented digital sampling.
Trading Favors
Bad business. The Billionaire’s Apprentice and The Firm.
Adoption Adapts
Not another polemic. Adoption: A Brief Social and Cultural History
Arts Calendar
Sept|Oct 2013
Singing the Surface Electric
Isabel Lizardi C’05 “plays” with paint and light at Bare Conductive.
A New Look at Franklin in a Revamped Museum
Page Talbott G’76 Gr’80 is remodeling Franklin, and his museum.
Homeless Is Where the Heart Is
Farah Jimenez C’90 serves the homeless at the People’s Emergency Center.
Events
Sept|Oct 2013
Alumni Notes
Sept|Oct 2013
Obituaries
Sept|Oct 2013