A Season to Shout About
The men's basketball team capped an astounding year with a trip to the national semifinals.
Plus: Deep in the Heart of Texas: Cardinal fans dropped everything to be in San Antonio for the madness of the Final Four. The Spring of '42: The 'Tall Redwoods' won it all 56 years ago. Photo Album: Images of the players and coach who made it happen.

Doctors of Invention
Two firms with Stanford ties are pioneering minimally invasive heart surgery – and going after a billion-dollar market.

How the West Was Done
It was launched 100 years ago to promote a railroad. Sunset magazine grew up to become a blueprint for a lifestyle.

Seizing the Initiative
Ron Unz wants to scrap bilingual education for schoolchildren. In June, California voters will decide whether they agree.
Plus: The Bilingual Battlefield: Experts and activists debate the initiative.

The Drive to Win
Golfer Casey Martin's lawsuit against the PGA made international headlines. But his biggest trial took place out of court.

A Path of His Own
There were few maps and many detours on artist Richard Diebenkorn's journey to greatness.

The Playground Principle
As kids, boys and girls stay apart. That has profound effects in adulthood.

Stanford Bookstore Best-Sellers

Book Blurbs
Four new books by Stanford authors:

Sports, Jobs, & Taxes: The Economic Impact of Sports Teams and Stadiums, Roger G. Noll and Andrew Zimbalist, editors

Sign-off for the Old Met: The Metropolitan Opera Broadcasts, 1950-1966, Paul Jackson, PhD '67

The Right Mind: Making Sense of the Hemispheres, Robert Ornstein, PhD '68

Travels Along the Edge: 40 Ultimate Adventures for the Modern Nomad, David Noland, '68, MA '69

First Impressions
In Class Notes, you can shout your accomplishments and show your humanity.

On the Job
Fresh from the Farm, a group of young comics take to the stage in L.A. But they're keeping their day jobs.

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

Student Voice
For one senior, winning a place on TV's Jeopardy! is no trivial pursuit.

Bright Ideas
Inventive alums discover there's always room for a better mousetrap – or a better computer mouse.

Cardinal Numbers

Short Stuff
News and notes from campus and beyond.

• Talking About Sex
• Candyland
• Female Faculty
• Family Practice
• Silicon Envy

E-Mail from Havana
Isolated for 37 years, Cubans are ambivalent about America.

Follow-Up
A cover story sheds light on the tacit resentment between working moms and those who stay at home.

Endnotes
A young writer looks back at her college years and laments the lost opportunities.

Alumni Tidings from Around the World

Class Notable:
Jack Liebau, '60, JD '63

Class Notable:
Jane Luu, '84

Obituaries

Remembering:
James Nelson Algar, '33, MA '36, 1913-1998

No Trojan Horse Don't blame sneaky Greeks or civil wars. A Stanford geophysicist says earthquakes may have destroyed the ancient cities of Troy and Knossos.

Funding the Future With the economy booming, Stanford aims to increase its endowment.

Nature's Classroom It's been 25 years since the University closed Jasper Ridge to the public. Now the 1,200-acre preserve is an outdoor lab for researchers.

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