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Nov-Dec 2006 cover

A Crude Awakening
Reliance on imported oil threatens U.S. security in many ways. Easing that vulnerability requires a new way of thinking that doesn’t begin with “we got ours,” says a panel of faculty experts.

 

He’d Like to Build the World a Home
Jonathan Reckford might have chosen a simpler time to take over as CEO of Habitat for Humanity. Arriving soon after a scandal had roiled the organization,
he then faced burgeoning need created by Hurricane Katrina. But so far the world’s largest home-building charity seems like the perfect place to hang his hat. BY Stephanie Ramage

Pack Mentality
What makes rivalries so appealing? We asked faculty to analyze the nurturing arms of Us and the evil designs of Them. Imagine our surprise to learn that Bears are people, too. BY Ivan MaisEL

Roble Confidential
The diaries of Mary Freeman reveal daily life on the Farm from a 19th-century student’s point of view.
BY Theresa Johnston


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Now we are sixty
 
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