Special Report: Who Gets In? A look at the history of race and gender-based preference programs at Stanford and explore how they work today. Pro and con articles and a chart round out our report.

The Time That Binds Dreading his 20th reunion, a cynical alum is surprised to discover how much common ground he shares with his former classmates -- and how much he learns about himself.

Head of Steam In 1965, a son of the famous Maytag washer-dryer family bought an ailing beer company and found his calling.

Lifting the Veil After 17 years in the United States, an Iranian American returns home and, in conversations with taxi drivers, shopkeepers and students, finds disappointment with the Khomeini Revolution.

The Science of Sex
The Alchemy of Love and Lust , by Theresa L. Crenshaw, '64

Master of the Truly Stupid
Jeff Parietti, '77, and his new book, The Book of Truly Stupid Sports Quotes

Stanford Bookstore Best-Sellers

Book Blurbs
Four new books by Stanford authors:

• The New Military in Russia:
  Ten Myths That Shape the Image
• America Is Me
• The Naked Mole-Rat Mystery:
  Scientific Sleuths at Work
• Breathe at Every Other Stroke

First Impressions
Stanford's editor explains how a reader's letter sparked our special report on affirmative action

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

Student Voice
The dark side of the Internet

A Century at Stanford
A look at issues and events that shaped campus history.

Cardinal Numbers

On The Job with Joe Sachs
What's in a word? Apparently enough to cause a national uproar when the word is ebonics.

Poll
Name that Team.

E-Mail From Volgograd
Helping Russia to help itself

SAA Corner
On the stump with Gerhard Casper

Endnotes
A former student remembers Communication Professor Bill Rivers

The nitty-gritty on classmates

Class Notable:
Jean Eberhart Dubofsky, '64

Class Notable:
Lisa Truitt, '83

Obituaries

Balancing Act: The Quest For Architectural Harmony in the Second Hundred Years.

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