Alumni Voices: The Deluxe Edition
Alumni—writers, artists, and others—recall their days at Penn, from the Class of 1930 to the Class of 2001.
… And Many More
From The Editor: Nov|Dec 2002
Safe Places
Alumni talk about the struggles to establish resources for African Americans, women, and sexual minorities on campus.
Ad It Up!
From flour bags to four-wheel drives, one hundred years of advertising in the Gazette reflects a changing world and a changing University alumni relationship.
Back to the Future
Throughout the 21st century, Penn continues to make waves and reinvent itself—in surprising ways, as a bicentennial timeline from a 2102 Gazette shows.
Building Penn’s Brand
How the architecture of the campus—and the coverage it received in the Gazette—has reflected the University's changing image of itself.
Unbuilt Penn
From the ICA’s geodesic dome to Furness's Alumni Hall to the skyscraper on Locust Walk, Penn has had some fascinating unbuilt visions.
Yesterday’s News
Timeline | In the decades leading up to the new millennium, the University finds itself embroiled in the culture wars, celebrates its 250th anniversary, elects its first woman president, and rises in the rankings.
Leaving and Coming Back
For a century the Gazette has been reporting on the annual rite of spring —Alumni Weekend and Commencement —in which alumni renew their ties with Penn and each other and the latest set of graduates says goodbye to their student days.
“Yea-a-a … Who?”
Ever wondered where “Rowbottoms” came from, why they call it “Hey Day,” or what flings in the spring? Here are attempts at explanations—with illustrative excerpts—of some Penn traditions past and present.
Changing Times
Our fourth Centennial timeline: 1961-1981.
The Student View
From freshman “dinks” to women’s “streaks”—and beyond. Some glimpses of campus life over the decades, as seen by the Gazette’s student columnists.
The Century in Sports
Whether the cry from Quaker fans has been "Hurrah!" or "Help!" the Gazette has been there to record the wins, the losses, and the would/could/should have beens.
World War and Cold War: 1941-1960
Our third Centennial timeline: 1941-1960.
Penn Between the Wars: 1919-1940
Boom, bust, and the University’s bicentennial.
A Selective (Old) Penn Chronology 1902-1918
Our first Centennial timeline covers 1902 to 1918, when Old Penn becomes the Gazette (and World War I ended).
Tweaking History … and Everything Else
Looking back at one of the Gazette's favorite illustrators
Happy Hundredth
From the Editor: Jan|Feb 2002
100 Years of the Gazette
The first century of Penn's alumni magazine
Decade by Decade
Summaries of Gazette issues at 10-year intervals during our 100 years of publication, from the first eight-page issue, in November 1902, to October 1992.
Centennial Celebration
Alumni, University staff, and friends of the magazine gathered to celebrate The Pennsylvania Gazette’s 100th year of publication at the Inn at Penn on February 13. Gazette editors and guest readers performed excerpts from the magazine—from turn-of-the-century praise for the “new” Franklin Field to a personal account of escape from the World Trade Center on 9/11—followed by a reception attended by about 100 people.