Vol. 99, No. 3
Features
This is Only a Test
Rather than wrangle over a hypothetical new curriculum, the College of Arts and Sciences has opted for an experimental approach—with help from some pioneering freshmen.
By Susan Lonkevich
Raising Caine
Uri Caine’s imaginative, genre-crossing musical projects—mixing influences from Bach to bebop and beyond—are sparking controversy and garnering international acclaim.
By Nate Chinen
Advi$ing Women
From paying off your credit card debt to helping your kids manage their allowance, these members of the Class of 1986 have the answers to all your financial questions.
By Leslie Whitaker
Homecoming 2000
Slideshow | Photography by Tommy Leonardi C’89
Departments
From the Editor
Adventures in Learning
Letters
Great teachers, “gullible” reporting, bad language … and more.
Alumni Voices
A daughter’s search for her father.
From College Hall
Penn has the capacity to lead the world.
Notes From the Undergrad
A caffeinated key to campus life.
Gazetteer
Computer maps create powerful tool for data-gathering
Nathanson named vice provost for research
Former inmates file suit over tests in 1960s-70s
Pan Asian-American Community House opens in former CA
Egyptian artifacts return from travels
$2 million for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center
Sundance partner bows out
In fashion, from Marie Antoinette to Madonna
Lawsuit settled in Gelsinger case
New initiative on rental properties
Susan Lindee sheds light on “Darkness in El Dorado”
Third class named to Athletic Hall of Fame
Nurses train on lifelike—but unfeeling—SimMan
A worldwide windfall of gift books
Off the Shelf
The cerebral nature of being human.
Altered Egos: How the Brain Creates the Self.
“The Wife of the Man Who Got Hit on the Head by a Boat.”
Where Is the Mango Princess?
Sports
Alone at the top in football.
Alumni Profiles
War Years Reunion | Bringing Together “The Greatest Generation” at Penn
Mark Maas C’73 | Heart and Sole
Stuart Siegel W’85 | He Puts the I in Information
Elizabeth Osborne FA’59 | Color-conscious
Charlie Szoradi GAr’93 | Creative Winds Still Blowing at Monsoon
Dr. Lois Kushner Cohen CW’60 | Extracting Data on Dentistry
Alumni Notes
Comings, goings, appointments, promotions, accolades and other personal news.