Volume 106, No. 4
Features
Explorer in a Hurry
In his brief and dramatic life, 19th-century medical alumnus Elisha Kent Kane broke new ground in exploring both the frozen North and the hothouse atmosphere of celebrity culture. | By Dennis Drabelle
Bistro Days
In an excerpt from her new book, Forklore, published to celebrate her Old City stalwart’s 10th anniversary, Fork founder Ellen Yin W’87 WG’93 tells the story of a Chinese Jersey girl in search of American cuisine. Plus: An interview with the author, recipes, and the stories of a couple of other pioneering Penn restaurateurs
My Dinner with Thor
As a Penn student, he helped free his wrongfully accused father from a Venezuelan prison and won an award for protecting free speech on campus. These days Thor Halvorssen C’96 G’96 is still “fighting for freedom”—with time out for an occasional nice meal. | By Julia M. Klein
All Business
David Teece G’73 Gr’75 describes himself as a “practicing business intellectual.” That’s not an oxymoron. | By Samuel Hughes
Departments
FIRST PERSON : Essays
Notes from the Undergrad Kick of competition
Alumni Voices Physician, freak-out thyself
Elsewhere “They hate wilderness therapy”
Expert Opinion Don’t clone
GAZETTEER : News & Sports
Penn expands undergraduate financial aid
Columbia’s Eric J. Furda C’87 named new admissions dean
Words carry weight (literally) at Common Press
PennDesign Dean Gary Hack to step down
Discuss: “Should we abolish departments?”
$10 million gift will endow Fox Leadership Program
Practicing with ping-pong-prodigy Barbara Wei
New Museum finds from the B.Z.—“before Zeus”—era
Family of meningitis victim suing HUP
Basketball hoping for a good bounce
Scoreboard
ALL THINGS ORNAMENTAL : The Arts
ART More than Muppets. The Puppet Show at ICA
BOOKS Dead men’s tales. This Republic of Suffering
BOOKS Dialogue on poverty. The Souls of Poor Folk
MUSIC A pair of premieres by Jennifer Higdon G’92 Gr’94
BOOKS Teenage wasteland?
Briefly Noted
Arts Calendar
ALUMNI : Profiles
John Jones WG’72 is rebuilding Iraq
Helen Gym C’93 GEd’96 advocates for education
Roy Vongtama C’96 is a doctor—and plays one, too
Siddhartha Khosla C’98 rocks Bollywood-style and beyond
Stephanie Sy C’99 covers China for ABC News
ALUMNI : Events : Notes : Obituaries