Vol. 102, No. 3
Features
Who’s Minding the Brain?
From scanners that could detect “malevolent intent” to drug treatments that prevent crime to implants that might improve memory or the ability to learn French, Penn scientists are taking the lead in thinking through the implications of knowing more about how the brain works—and changing it. By Susan Frith
The Constant Reader
With his acclaimed 2002 documentary, Stone Reader, now available on DVD, Mark Moskowitz recorded his quest to track down the forgotten author of an out-of-print book—and crafted a loving tribute to the act of reading itself.
By Holly Love
Homecoming 2003
The Gala, the Game, and much, much more from this year’s Homecoming Weekend festivies. Photography by Stuart Watson, Jacques-Jean Tiziou, and Tommy Leonardi. Plus: Alumni Award of Merit Citations. And a report on this year’s special “Penn in Print” events.
By Katie Haegele
Departments
FIRST PERSON : Essays
Notes From the Undergrad: “I wish I had a cookie … ”
Alumni Voices: Petty protests are better than none
Elsewhere: Not your average cruise
Expert Opinion: What’s in a wardrobe?
GAZETTEER : News & Sports
Panel looks at women in academe
Police stop of faculty spouse under investigation
Penn women’s history chronicled in stone
Steinhardt Hall is Hillel’s new home on campus
$16.4 million approved for Bennett Hall renovations
Restoring a wetland at Morris Arboretum
GSE to design Head Start curriculum
Revitalization projects recognized
Champions in football and volleyball
ALL THINGS ORNAMENTAL : The Arts
Film My Architect. His son’s search for Louis Kahn
Film Shattered Glass. Why lie?
Art Vibrant visions at the University Museum
Books The Singing. New poems by C.K. Williams
Interview Novelist J. Robert Lennon delivers Mailman
Excerpt “A reader of other people’s mail wants a challenge”
Arts Calendar
ALUMNI : Profiles : Events : Notes : Obituaries
Phantom Tollbooth author Norton Juster
SEVS treats animals like people
PACE-setting solution to fast communication
Politically conscious theater-director Seth Rozin
