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JULY / AUGUST 2004
  Party house; a true role model; mutant mice
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  Cardinal Numbers
   
 
  Gravity Probe B takes off
  Commencement ’04
  Alumni of color gather
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  Coach Montgomery heads for the Warriors
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Rachael Sage
Peter Stember
   
  Literature Making your story
  Art Stanford's folktale
  Dance Swing your partner
  Short Takes
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New Age Thinking
We're living longer than ever, but Stanford researchers say our approach to aging is stuck in a time warp. BY kevin cool

 

On to Athens
They hail from sun-drenched California towns and Iowa farms. Some inspire fanatical followings while others toil in obscurity. Stanford athletes at this summer's Olympics are a varied lot, but have one thing in common: dreams of gold. BY Brian Eule

So You Wanna Be a Rock Star
Meet some pop musicians whose version of success might not include groupies and tabloid covers. They give away their music, promote their own careers and revel in the thing that major-label artists have lost: independence. BY summer batte

Bloomingdale's Across the Street . . . Priceless
Fifty years ago, Stanford broke ground on a development project unheard of in higher education: a campus shopping center. It became one of the world's most profitable retail spaces, and contributed hundreds of millions to Stanford's bottom line. BY jesse oxfeld

  Student Voice Fraternity cop  
  Bright Ideas Homegrown healers  
  Century at Stanford  
  Letters to the Editor  
  1,000 Words  
  The dish on alumni near and far  
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illustration Scott Bakkal
Illustration by Scott Bakal
 
     
  First Impressions This is getting old  
  President's Column Keeping an avenue open  
  End Note Brave hearts in tough times  
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