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FROM
THE ARCHIVES

From the banks of the Schuylkill River out to 40th Street, a mix of
renovation projects is reshaping the University's academic, residential
and commercial spaces.
"Work in Progress"
From the Quad to the high-rises, Penn undergraduates
who live on campus have the opportunity to mingle with professors, get
help on math homework, attend concertsand even classeswithout
stepping outside their residences.
"The Dorm Transformed"
Two experts on Penn's architecture talk about the evolution
of its West Philadelphia campusthe delights, the dinosaurs and
the duds.
"Treasures & Travesties"
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Blood
Feuds
Jerusalem.
Kosovo. Kashmir. Rwanda. At last falls Merriam Symposium, experts gathered
on Penns campus to examine the causesand some possible curesfor ethnopolitical
conflict. By Samuel Hughes
Going
Where Science Leads
In
their quest to understand and defeat some of the worlds deadliest diseases,
researchers at the Wistar Institute follow the search for knowledge
wherever it takes them. By Joan P. Capuzzi Giresi
New
Faces
On
exhibit: Recent additions to the Graduate School of Fine Arts faculty
collection.
No
Other Life
How
come them dagoes like you so much? Growing up black in South
Philadelphias Little Italy. By Gerald Early


From the Editor
Differences
Letters
Curricular
criticism, Caine pro and con, ill-advised illustration, letters on letters.
Notes From the Undergrad
Flea
feast.
Alumni Voices
Wedding-bell
blues.
Gazetteer
Hospitals
not for sale
Talking
kids out of risky behavior
Rhodes
and Marshall scholarship winners
New
center helps students compete for fellowships
FDA
seeks to ban IHGTs Wilson from conducting drug trials
Pre-Hispanic
fishing weir discovered in Amazon basin
Wharton West
Trustee
George Weiss gives $20 million for scholarships and other needs
Returning
the Palestra to its prime
GSFA
Dean Gary Hack on chairing the city planning commission
DiIulio
to head White House office for faith-based programs
Deep-brain
stimulation relieves Parkinsons symptoms
Off the Shelf
Briefly
Noted.
Sports
Record
win-streaks in mens and womens basketball.
Plus: Scoreboard
Calendar
Events of
intereston campus and around the world.
Alumni Profiles
A more in-depth
look at some of Penn's outstanding alumni.
Alumni Notes
Comings,
goings, appointments, promotions, accolades
and other personal news
Obituaries
Classifieds
Pennsylmania
Double Acrostic.

Vol.99, No. 4
Cover: Illustration by David Hollenbach.
Copyright 2001 The Pennsylvania
Gazette
Last Modified 3/6/01
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