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By Bernice Gordon FA’35
July|August 2013
Volume 111, No. 6
Good Returns
The dangers and rewards of giving more than you get. An excerpt from Give and Take by Wharton professor Adam Grant. Plus: Interview with the author.
Glen Berger’s Amazing Spider-Man Experience
What happens when a playwright best known for a one-man show about a seriously overdue library book gets involved in creating a blockbuster musical about an iconic superhero? In one word: Kapow!
Alumni Weekend 2013
Our annual photo essay.
Letters
July|Aug 2013: Spy, Captain, Pope
Uneasy Rider
Notes from the Undergrad | On the road (parents cautioned).
The Reluctant Reunion Goer
Alumni Voices | What happened at the reunion.
April in Iraq
Elsewhere | Measuring the distance since Saddam’s fall.
Resident Roulette
Expert Opinion | Helpful hints for the hospitalized.
Biden to Class of 2013: Time to “Bend History”
Biden calls on Class of 2013 to “show us what you can do.”
Honorary Degrees
2013 Honorands
Tom Friedman Predicts the Future(s) of Higher Education
Friedman on MOOCs: What happened to media will happen to education.
Democracy in the Age of Big Data
Annenberg conference examines data-mining in politics.
Gut-wrench and Glory in the Postseason
Great day for Penn women’s athletics.
Penn Rugby Continues Rise
Rugby team earns invitation to USA Sevens Collegiate Rugby Championship.
Scoreboard
From April 8 to June 9
Updating Tradition
Soulful, poetic, un-puzzling composer David Ludwig Gr’09.
Penobscot Farewell
“Night Journey” by Daniel Hoffman (1923-2013).
Briefly Noted
July|Aug 2013
Arts Calendar
July|Aug 2013
Restoring Justice and Some Peace
Sujatha Baliga L’99 is a leading expert on restorative justice.
Cooking Local in Paradise
Peter Merriman C’78 serves regional cuisine in “the best place on earth.”
Events
July|Aug 2013