Leaving Home
“This was not a vacation but something else entirely.”
The Chickenpox Cure
Itching for home in a strange new land.
Right Foot, Left Foot
Dueling kickers on the other varsity football team.
Fickleness of Fame
Window, Mar|Apr 2008
Differential Diagnosis
Rethinking a medical career in Guatemala.
The Mississippi Project
Blogging the great American river.
Opening Doors
From College Hall | Penn’s College Houses let students choose their own adventure.
Everything’s in a Name
“All those years, I was only fooling myself.”
A Perfect Day
Commencement: Baker on beer—and leadership.
Reading More Than Menus
Incoming freshmen to read Omnivore’s Dilemma.
I, Robot Car
Bumpy ride for “Little Ben,” robot racer.
Report from Blacksburg
“Our campus, you know, this is our home.”
My Velvety Heaven
“The Green Couch is perfect.”
And the Winning Prototype Is …
Parachuting robot snares annual PennVention prize.
Fencing Lessons
“In the moment, it always feels like dying to lose.”
Smokeless Smoke’s?
Smokeless Joe’s
Civic Scholars: A “Galvanizing” Program
New four-year program combines service and scholarship
But Where Do They Go to Sleep?
No kitchen-sink studies? College Houses offer everything but
The Way In
Far from home, finding the confidence to be oneself.
Senior Moments
Remembering those first days in college while approaching the last.
Early Admissions: Whose Advantage?
Penn will maintain Early Decision program in admissions
Keeping Penn in the Family
Legacies program supplements alumni parents’ “antiquated” tales
A View for All Seasons
The passage of the seasons in the Upper Quad
Into the Woods
Retracing John McPhee’s steps in the Pine Barrens.