Vol. 101, No. 5
Features
The Immeasurable Curiosity of Edward Peters
A colleague calls Peters, the Henry Charles Lea Professor of History, “one of the great medievalists of his generation.” His own assessment: “I’m like cheap paint—I cover a lot, but not very well.”
By John Shea
An Unexpected Unity
Cret Professor of Architecture Daniel Libeskind’s winning design for the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site is an act of remembrance and restoration.
By Virginia Fairweather
The Guilt Project
Former federal prosecutor Alan Vinegrad W’80 has taken on some of New York’s most high-profile cases, and he has the thick skin and thin stomach lining to prove it.
By David Porter
New Space, Ancient Worlds
The curators for the University Museum’s new exhibit, “Worlds Intertwined: Etruscans, Greeks, Romans,” pick some of their favorite artifacts.
Sheldon Hackney’s “Spring-From-Hell”
Penn’s former president recalls the “water buffalo incident” and its role in his stormy confirmation as chair of the NEH.
By Sheldon Hackney
Departments
Notes From the Undergrad
Picture this.
From College Hall
The case for increasing endowment for financial aid.
Alumni Voices
The Alexander-O’Hara correspondence.
Gazetteer
Brendan O’Leary on constructing democracy in post-war Iraq
Students “wage peace” in Houston Hall
TV show on Blackbeard leads to Marshall Scholarship
Gelles named School of Social Work’s dean
$10 million from GlaxoSmithKline for medical research
Salman Rushdie on books, life, and the “hoo-hah” surrounding The Satanic Verses
Andy Wolk C’70 on writing, directing, and Hollywood success
No trial for students accused in assault case
Connection found between TV watching and self-image
Results of union vote sealed pending appeal
Show on the Qur’an assembles a rich trove of texts
Crafting a plan for Penn’s Landing
Off the Shelf
Frank Furness. A biography of the Fisher Fine Arts Library’s architect.
Plus: An interview with the author.
Sports
Consistency counts.
THE ALUMNI
Alumni Profiles
Larry Dark C’81 | Uncommon Reader
Joseph Friedberg EAS’81 | Shedding Light—and Shining Lasers—on Cancer
Diane Antonelli Herr CW’67 GEd’68 | Breaking in the Bard
Mark Pett C’92 | Happy Meal, Funny Papers
Jack Kohler C’82 | Hooked on Glaciers
George Weiss W’65 | Humble Athlete, Fierce Competition
Elizabeth Myers Castonguay FA’78 | Pie From the Sky
Window
Cricket fever.