The Making of 'Project M' They called it the Monster: a two-mile linear accelerator designed to study the basic building blocks of matter. Forty years later, physicist Wolfgang Panofsky recalls the drama surrounding the creation of SLAC.

Where the Wild Things Are From red foxes to redwoods, take a virtual tour of the amazing array of plants and animals that live on campus.

Crossing to Motherhood Should I have a baby? A writer wrestles with her decision--and then with the reality of infertility.

Pioneer in the Sky Adventurer Steve Fosset has a lofty ambition: to circle the globe by balloon. He'll try again next winter.

The Millionaires Next Door They started in a garage, of course. And the six young founders of Silicon Valley's Excite Inc. remain regular guys.

The Stegner Story
A major biography examines the late writer's place in American literature and the West.

The New California
What will it mean for the state--and the nation--when whites are no longer the majority?

Stanford Bookstore Best-Sellers

Book Blurbs
Four new books by Stanford authors:

• The Family Markowitz, by Allegra Goodman
• The Night in Question, by Tobias Wolff
• Are We Not Men? by Brent Spencer
• Jealous-Hearted Me, by Nancy Huddleston Packer

First Impressions
All these Stanford start-ups make us wonder: Is there something in the water here? Plus:Stanford magazine says Farewell to art director Paul Carstensen.

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

Student Voice
A trasfer student still finds herself explaining why she's here.

SAA Corner
A new program aimed at alums with children combines the best of Travel/Study and Sierra Camp.

Cardinal Numbers

Escape Through Art
A California prison administrator oversees a successfu--and controversial--arts program for inmates.

Virtual Stanford
The Web We Weave.

E-Mail From Chechnya
Grozny, the capital city, means "terrible" in Russian. How fitting.

Endnotes
As a temp worker, he made the coffee, answered phones and dreamed of escaping his Dilbert cubicle.

Poll
A Dorm of One's Own.

The lastest on classmates

Class Notable:
Sheldon Breiner, '59

Class Notable:
Donna Hanover, '72

Obituaries

Feature Obituary:
Dwight Locke Wilbur, '23

A Rank Affair A battle of wills is being waged over U.S. News' college rankings.

Beyond Blue and Pink What makes a boy and what makes a girl? Scholars and scientists at Stanford help unravel the secrets of sexual identity and gender roles.

The Trillion-Dollar Man Economics professor Michael Boskin wants to tinker with the Consumer Price Index. His ideas have created a firestorm.

. . . and more in the Stanford News Service's section.