The Century in Sports

Whether the cry from Quaker fans has been "Hurrah!" or "Help!" the Gazette has been there to record the wins, the losses, and the would/could/should have beens.

Bob Bigelow’s Full Court Press

The former Penn men's basketball standout and NBA journeyman knows what's wrong with organized youth sports in this country and has made a career out of delivering the news to the perpetrators of the crime: Parents.

First Visit, Last Farewell

In this excerpt from her new memoir about her “multicultural marriage,” the author writes of her son’s first trip to his father’s country of El Salvador and the death of a family patriarch.

Zahi Hawass and the Secrets of the Pyramids

Archaeology’s answer to Carl Sagan has generated unprecedented interest in Egypt’s past and believes that science and history can “create love between countries.” In a world of increasing tensions, he says that mission is more important than ever.

Making the Most of the Material Past

A stint as a “trainee mortician” set Penn English Professor Peter Stallybrass on the path to scholarship. These days, he prowls old bookstores and library stacks in search of the objects that make the past come to life.

The Big Picture

Muralist Jane Golden brings her vision of art as a medium for social change to Penn—and to one wall in the Mantua neighborhood north of campus.

The Boy Chemist at 75

Well over a half-century and one Nobel Prize later, Penn Professor Alan G. MacDiarmid still possesses—and communicates to students—the energy and enthusiasm of a 10-year old with his first chemistry book.

Hello, Dr. Chips

An emeritus English professor and frequent Gazette contributor looks at how Penn's faculty has been portrayed in the magazine during its first century.