Volume 112, No. 5
FEATURES
And singing. And dancing. And joking. And cross-dressing. A century and a quarter after its first production in 1889, Mask & Wig—the “oldest all-male collegiate musical comedy troupe in the United States”—remains the one there’s only room for. By Dave Zeitlin
As president and CEO of the private foundation that owns, operates, and finances the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Joe Daniels L’98 has weathered political battles, emotional conflicts, economic challenges, construction headaches, and more to honor those who died that day and document the process of rebuilding and recovery at Ground Zero. By Kathryn Levy Feldman
A pair of prominent Penn alumni recently served on two presidential panels that probed some very sensitive national issues. Now they discuss the process, and their findings. By Stephen Marmon
After a century of astonishing advances, essential medicines still remain beyond the reach of an estimated one-third of the world’s population. Penn Dental’s Henry Daniell could be on the cusp of changing that. By Trey Popp
DEPARTMENTS
First Person: Essays
NOTES FROM THE UNDERGRAD Bonding over baseball
ALUMNI VOICES Rousing rendition
ELSEWHERE What catches the eye and what stirs the soul
Gazetteer: News & Sports
New deans in SP2, Wharton, Nursing, GSE, and (interim) Law
Surviving the Boston Marathon bombing, and thriving at Penn
Mary Ellen Mark FA’62 ASC’64 is not a fan of Photoshop
Campus mental-health services expanding in wake of student suicides
Nick Spitzer C’71 on the importance of “informal culture”
Solidarity and diversity mark the 40th anniversary of women’s studies
Counterparts competes in a cappella college championship
Musician and activist John Legend C’99 will speak at Commencement
M. Grace Calhoun named new athletic director
Basketball: women Ivy champs; “unacceptable season” for men
Arts
ART Strong Penn presence at Whitney Biennial
BOOKS Turning on the lights. How Paris Became Paris
MUSIC “Outsider” composer Joseph Hallman LPS’13 has arrived
MUSIC Tony Peebles C’03 plays sax in a Grammy-winning band
BOOKS Celebrating food and culture. Culinary Expeditions
Alumni: Profiles
Producer Vivek Tiwary C’96 W’96 wrote a book on the “fifth Beatle”
Baseball and military service shaped the life of Nick Francona W’08
Location scout Dan Gorman CGS’82 GEd’97 puts Philly on film
Judith Rodin CW’66 Hon’04 was a co-chair at Davos this year
Darlene Cavalier CGS’05 is a cheerleader for science