Volume 103, No. 4
Features
The Art of Life
Sam Maitin FA’51, the beloved Philadelphia artist and Gazette stalwart who died in December, left behind an extraordinary body of work (some of which is now on display on campus in a show planned before his death), a loving family, devoted friends, and many, many memories.
By Samuel Hughes
The Rebuilder
“Working with clients, even those with heart-rending stories, is deeply satisfying,” says Allen Keller C’81, who heads the Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture. “Worrying about whether we’ll be able to keep the lights on is truly stressful.”
By Margot Horwitz
Man in a Hurry
Former New Orleans mayor and current president and CEO of the National Urban League Marc Morial C’80 is on a mission to reclaim the organization’s role as the economic voice of black and urban America and of all those who are “weak, disadvantaged, and dispossessed.”
By David Porter
Departments
FIRST PERSON : Essays
Notes from the Undergrad: Not just for breakfast anymore
Alumni Voices | Elsewhere: The tsunami and after
Expert Opinion: Red state or Blue, it’s all about you
GAZETTEER : News & Sports
Facing the music on downloading?
Learning about Penn “shouldn’t be an accident”
Penn and government settle 1999 gene-therapy case
New guidelines allow gender-neutral housing
Therapy that restores dog’s sight could help children
Q&A with SAS Dean Rebecca Bushnell
Three new biomedical institutes at Penn Medicine
Two students win Marshall scholarships
Penn E-lert improves ICU oversight
MLK Symposium examines social justice and sexuality
Wharton student charged in murder
Basketball: Comeback Kids
Scoreboard
ALL THINGS ORNAMENTAL : The Arts
Books God’s Gym. Stories by John Edgar Wideman
Books Three alumnae offer the real goods on relationships
Music Carlos Carrillo at Carnegie Hall
Technology Odes and iPods
Briefly Noted
Arts Calendar
ALUMNI : Profiles
Rapid responder Richard Walden
Evocative architect Lyman Perry
DUMBO developer Jed Walentas
Rare collector Jay Kislak
Lawyer and activist Donyale Reavis
ALUMNI : Events : Notes : Obituaries
