Obituaries
Nov|Dec 2000
The Education of Pedro Ramos
As a college activist, Pedro Ramos C’87 learned the importance of tenacity. Now he's using it in his drive as Philadelphia's school board president to improve education opportunities for 213,000 children.
Resistance Fighter
Medical School alumnus and bacteria researcher Dr. Stuart Levy warns against the overuse of antibiotics, a potential public health nightmare for the 21st century.
East West Marriage Test
Pop Tarts in Hong Kong, dim sum in New York.
On This Farm, Corpses Are Cultivated
William Bass III Gr’61
Taking a Stand — On Screen
Wayne Goldner M’78
Craving Catfish in the Land of Cassoulet
Monique Wells C’81 V’85
Dream Ticket
Dave Lieber C’79
Double Play
David Jordan L’59 and Dr. John Rossi Gr’65
Spreading the Message of Ubuntu
Jacob Lief C’99
The Penn Blackout
Nationwide party reacquaints black alumni with each other and Penn.
Alumni Notes
Sept|Oct 2000
Obituaries
Sept|Oct 2000
Class Acts
With volunteerism on the rise nationally, Penn's alumni programming has expanded beyond highball toasts and traveling lectures to include cleaning up parks and driving nails, creating new ways to engage with the old alma mater.
Wideman on Campus
The writer John Edgar Wideman—a star athlete and Rhodes Scholar at Penn in the early sixties—was back on campus last spring. In a wide-ranging interview at Kelly Writers House, he talked about the construction of reality, the joys of basketball, the writer’s search for a subject and the mysterious power of faith.
Alumni Weekend 2000
Alumni Weekend 2002
When Were the Days?
What a diary reveals.
Itching to Perform
Adam Gertsacov C’86
He’s Got the Meter Running On Crime
Jason Diaz W’95
Something to Grin About
Kathleen Harris Nu’98
When Culture and a Community Church Intersect, the Spire’s the Limit
Lorene Cary C’78 G’78
Shapiro Succeeds Howard as Alumni Society President
Elsie Sterling Howard CW'68 and Leonard Shapiro W'64
Alumni Notes
Jul|Aug 2000
Obituaries
Jul|Aug 2000