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July/August 2008  
  Surfing safari
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  The poetry of a garden
  An island field trip
  A new earthquake defense
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  Rookie of the year
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  Movies: PG-13 or R? Her team decides
  Museum: Where great design goes
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Cardinal Contenders
Meet five Stanford alumni who endured injuries, grueling training and personal setbacks in their quest to win a place on the U.S. Olympic team.

 

It's Who You Know (Or Don't)
The phenomenon of social networking has researchers exploring just how effective these webs are at connecting people and building communities. As it turns out, six degrees of separation is a few too many. BY MARINA KRAKOVSKY

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Exit Interview
What do seniors say on their way out of the Farm? We piggybacked on a yearbook survey with our own questions about love, life and what happens next.

iProd
We know we need it, but sticking to an exercise program is tough. New health research shows that with a helpful reminder from a PDA or the instant feedback from a pedometer, test subjects took steps in the right direction. Now, will it work for the rest of us? By Kara Platoni

  • Walk This Way
    With a PDA in hand, I made strides. But it needs to learn more about karate.
  Being There: Environmental musicians  
  On the Job: D.C. commuters, rejoice!  
  Department of Good Works: Egging kids to give  
  The dish on alumni near and far  
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