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October 2000
Volume 64, Number 1

Feature stories:

A Matter of Life and Death
by Bruce Fellman

The award-winning writing of retired surgeon Sherwin Nuland mixes history, physiology, and mystery into explorations of how we live and die. In addition to accounts of house calls, close calls, and systems failures, Dr. Nuland offers something else: a prescription for healing the medical profession.

A Century of Drama at Yale

In the University’s Tercentennial year, the Dramat turns 100 and the School of Drama turns 75. The history of both organizations is revealed in a presentation of posters that highlight graphic design and amateur theater.

The Secret Source of That Silly Tune
by Philip Hirsh ’60
Cole Porter didn’t write “Boola Boola,“ Yale’s famous fight song. The author’s grandfather did. Here’s how—and why.

The Freshman Address
President Levin used lessons from science and literature to instruct the Class of 2004 in the best use of “Yale Time.”

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