July / August 2005 Out of Arkansas The ivory billed woodpecker, as Audobon saw it. Digging Up the Present Archaeologists have long studied past cultures and civilizations. Now a professor of antropology is sifting through contemporary disaster sites to learn how our culture works today. Season Smarts With a new athletic director in place, we offer a cheat sheet on the peaks and valleys of the past year in sports. An Addict’s Lament When your order''s too complex for Starbucks, it''s time to junk the Joe. Mail Room Hold still, lion! Robert Creeley, American Poet, 1926-2005 Chasing Dreams For members of the class of 2005, September 11 of freshman year forever changed the world they were preparing to enter. It also affirmed who they are and what they believe. Obituaries Data Points Images from Hell April marked the thirtieth anniversary of the fall of Saigon The New Organic Louella Hill '04 is determined to bring better-tasting food into campus dining halls - while also cleaning up the environment and saving the family farm. Can she pull it off? Hollywood Dreams Ruth Hussey Longenecker '33 Raised in Liberty The life and death of Robert "Dusty" Rhodes, who edited the BAM for twenty-two years. Cut the Frat Party Scenes Globalization comes to the annual Ivy League Film Festival. Clinton Comes to Campus The forty-second president discusses tax cuts, terrorism, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Meditation on a Marker The disappearance of a favorite highlighter sends a reader into a tailspin. Fresh Ink Cable Guy Critic’s Corner Orphanage Chic Adam Bock '89 MFA is writing stripped down plays for uncommon characters. The Middle Ages Go Electronic David Hahn '78 writes lyrical chamber music one day, postmodern political protest songs the next. Classic Style, On Camera and Off Interior designer Alexa Hampton '93 joins the boys on This Old House and Find!. Shrink Rapper Sally Satel '84 MD says America's obsession with feelings is creating a nation of wimps. Her critics say she''s a right-wing zealot. A Cowboy Crooner Returns Skip Gorman's fiddling and yodeling take city folk as close to a frontier campfire as most are likely to get.
