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World Class
With campuses in Russia, Japan and Chile, the University is putting (almost) the whole world in students' hands. A Bridge to Asia Stanford raises its profile on the Pacific Rim.


In the Kingdom of Klutz
All John Cassidy wanted to do was lead river trips and practice juggling. Now he runs a children's publishing empire.

Tilting at Tobacco
Stanton Glantz learned the art of raising hell two decades ago at Stanford. Now he is gleefully battering Big Tobacco.

Dalton's Final Gift
Thirty years after a classmate's death, a New York City preacher reflects on the mysteries of love and friendship.

The Parking Puzzle
Why, on a campus the size of Texas, is it so hard to find a space of one's own? And why does it bug us so much?



 

The Unhappy Homemaker
Peter Rock reviews Paper Wings , a new novel by Marly Swick, '71.

Cardinal Knowledge
Charlie Gofen, '87, reviews a collection of 30 essays on the life of a research university.

Stanford Bookstore Best-Sellers

Book Blurbs
Three new books by Stanford authors:

  • Lying on the Couch by Irvin D. Yalom
  • Four Corners: History, Land and People of the Desert Southwest by Kenneth A. Brown
  • In Black and White: Race and Sports in America by Kenneth L. Shropshire.


 

First Impressions
A graduate of Vietnam era activism can't kick the habit of pushing for social change.

Letters to the Editor
Comments, congrats and catcalls from you. Zap us a letter while you're here.

Student Voice
In an era of tight budgets, some interdisciplinary programs face an uncertain future.

SAA Corner
The Student Alumni Network lets undergrads glimpse life after Stanford.

Cardinal Numbers

On the Job With Bill Bammattre, '74
L.A.'s new fire chief takes on the unions and the old-boy culture.

Dialogue: Elizabeth Farnsworth, MA '66
Stanford talks with the correspondent and anchor for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer about politics, TV news and celebrity.

Endnotes
Confronting a bleak future without the Macintosh, a user recalls his first Apple on the Farm.

Poll
How to spend a cool $100 million.



 

Check out what former classmates are up to

Class Notable:
Lita-Nadine Quetnick, '73

Class Notable:
Dale Hu, '83

Obituaries

Feature Obituary:
Margaret Barnard, '42