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The Road to the Rest of Their Lives

For some college athletes, games are all about teamwork and fun. For others, sports are a pressure cooker of high expectations and the promise of a big paycheck. Can both approaches lead to success and happiness?

Poet, Professor, Knight

A farewell to Edwin Honig.

Humanity and Humor

A farewell to Bruce Elliot Donovan '59.

Obituaries

Obituaries from the September/October 2011 issue.

My Mother, My Guide

Outside the spotlight, Geraldine Ferraro taught her daughter about courage.

The Prodigal Bear

A truant hat tree returns to the alumni center.

The Right to Self-Rule

Activist Ana Mascareñas '05 is fighting to allow East L.A. to have its own government.

The Watchdog

Ben Rosenfield '96 keeps his eye on San Francisco's city budget.

Portents of 9/11

Bonnie MacDonald McEneaney '76 says there were warning signs before her husband's death in the Twin Towers.

The Survivor

David Margolis '61 has worked at the Justice Department under both political parties.

Heavy Lifters

Bruno the bear gets a leg up from the cheerleading squad at the Parents' Weekend football game.

Murals of Hope

While vacant houses await renewal as low-income housing, two alums give them temporary life as public art.

Upgrading Education

Are the standardized tests shaping our public school curricula blunt, imprecise measuring tools that need a more nuanced approach? Shael Polakow-Suransky ’94, deputy chancellor of the New York City school system, thinks so, he is leading the drive to develop a better way of judging a school’s success while setting teachers free to teach.

The Doctor of Prejudice

After a long career as a groundbreaking physician and an activist quietly battling discrimination, Gus White ’57 argues that unconscious bias is keeping many of us sick.