When
Students Fought Fires
Their history spanned more than eight decades, from horse-drawn water
carts of the 19th century to antiwar arson fires of the 1970s. Student
firefighters, who lived and worked alongside professionals, battled spectacular
blazes and established bonds that persisted long after they left the Farm.
Suddenly Smarter
Somewhere on the East African savanna about 45,000 years ago, Stone Age
humans exploded with creativity. What caused the great leap that made
us capable of language, art and engineering? Archaeologist Richard Klein
proposes an answer.
PLUS: The Human Ascent
A time line
Modern Living Progress
in many forms
Different
Strokes
Thanks to a University policy that allows students to paint murals in
their dorms, residences around campus have become canvases for expression.
A reporter takes a colorful tour of the paintings and brushes up on their
history.
A
Season in Savannah
Former Stanford star Paul Carey briefly made it to the majors, but now
he spends his summers as a manager in the South Atlantic League, home
of Wacky Wednesdays, mascot races and the Sand Gnats, Carey's team of
big-league wannabes.
PLUS: A Different
Kind of Farm Team In the minors
The Truth About Liberalism
Political
liberalism, symbolized by Lyndon Johnson's Great Society initiatives of
the 1960s, is dead, asserts historian H.W. Brands. The cause of death:
the mistrust of government that began with the Vietnam War.
Comedy
Student
Voice