It Takes a Woman
A former first lady and current senator talks about leadership and change. [Elms]
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The Book Business
Administrators reject a proposal to let Barnes & Noble run the bookstore. [Elms]
Mr. Faulkner Comes to Class
William Faulkner cultivated a public image as a hard-drinking Southern gentleman impatient with intellectual discussion. But the Faulkner who visited students reading one of his greatest books forty years ago was a more thoughtful and complicated man. [Features]
The Ultimate Sport
They are superbly conditioned athletes who sleep on floors, pay their own expenses, and practice far from campus. They believe in games played with honor, not referees. They are national champions, coached by one of the best in the world. So why have you never heard of them? [Features]
Starting Over in the Gulf
So far only 40 percent of the people who fled New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina have returned. For them, and for others in Louisiana and Mississippi, rebuilding homes may be the easy part. Much harder is the struggle to rebuild their lives. [Cover Story]
The Trip From Hell
If you thought your summer vacation was hot and buggy, check out this journey. [Arts]
Art You Can Walk On
Painter Colette Crutcher started making mosaics when she was named artist-in-residence at the San Francisco dump. [Arts]
The Person He Wanted to Be
John Lloyd Young talks about Brando, his mom, and Brown. [Arts]
Big Man in Town
Belting out Frankie Valli’s falsetto in Jersey Boys, actor John Lloyd Young catapults to stardom. [Arts]
We’re Not in Leipzig Anymore, Toto
In the Broadway version of Spring Awakening, alt-rocker Duncan Sheik gives the classic a whole new sound. [Arts]
Fresh off the Boat Is One Thing She’s Not
Suzanne Whang’s alter egos include a Korean immigrant would-be comic and the sleek hostess of House Hunters. [Arts]
Party Animals
Campus Democrats and Republicans gather over pasta and salad to discuss Iraq, capitalism, and whether or not their fellow students really care. [Features]
How Life Works
The huge new life sciences building gives researchers the tools they need to explore fundamental biological mysteries. [Features]
The Healer
Every year millions of the world’s poorest people die unnecessarily from treatable diseases like AIDS and TB. Jim Yong Kim ’82 has dedicated his life to changing that. [Cover Story]
Meeting My Illness
A patient goes looking for the cause of her seizures. [Alumni POV]
Sports – The Big Chill
Summing up football and some winning fall teams. [Sports]
Constitutional Duty
Hate speech should be protected not banned, a professor argues. [Elms]
Rock On
Found: the Western Hemisphere’s oldest known writing sample. [Elms]
Use of Force
Two police incidents prompt campus demonstrations and charges of racial profiling. [Elms]
Storm Watchers
Two New Orleans–based journalists visit campus to accept public-service awards. [Elms]
A New Kind of Fun
Dean to new students: enjoy learning, even when it’s really really hard. [Elms]
My Pal, Alexander Calder
How an adman persuaded a great sculptor to create an unusual form of art. [Brief Profile]
The Gambler’s Friend
Making the world a better place for poker players. [Brief Profile]
God’s Creation
A rabbi advocates more fully including gays into the religious practice of Conservative Judaism. [Brief Profile]