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September/October 2006

That Guy in the Mac Ad? He's a Yalie.
Author/humorist/Daily Show "resident expert" John Hodgman '94 has brought a dry wit to the Internet, print, and now television: he plays an uptight "PC" contrasted with a cooler "Mac" in a series of commercials for Apple computers.

Ex-Taliban Spokesman Rejected for Degree Program
Sayed Rahmatullah Hashemi, whose presence on campus set off a heated controversy earlier this year, was rejected this summer by the university's Eli Whitney Program, which admits a small number of older students every year to pursue bachelor's degrees.

 

Water is Life
A boy wrapped in a brilliant blue turban, a child clowning as she rides on a burro's back, a woman in silhouette drinking from an earthen bowl: Ariane Kirtley '01, '04MPH, the daughter of two National Geographic photographers, has her own arresting portfolio of images taken far from home.

To Catch a Thief
A year after being arrested with five antique maps from the Beinecke Library in his briefcase, a once-eminent map dealer appeared in court in New Haven on June 22 to answer charges of theft.

Gay Rights in the Workplace: Two Views
The "Fair Employment" mark is discussed by Ian Ayres '81, '86JD, the William K. Townsend Professor of Law and a professor in the School of Management, and by David Frum '82, '82MA, a former speechwriter and special assistant to President George W. Bush '68.

 
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Eero Saarinen's Turn
The buildings of architect Eero Saarinen '34BFA embodied the optimism of post-World War II America. But his work was largely ignored after his death in 1961. Now, scholars are giving him another look -- with the help of newly available papers in the Yale archives.

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