October 1999
The
Forest and the Trees
Bruce Fellman
When the forestry
school went looking for a new dean last year, the hope was to find someone
with international experience. U.N. administrator and environmentalist
James Gustave Speth '64, '69LLB has truly global reach.
Countdown
to 300
Mark Alden Branch
Heard enough
about Y2K? Get ready for Y3C. The University is planning a year of celebration
and reflection to commemorate its Tercentennial -- and you're invited.
The
Path to the Great Stage
Bruce Fellman
George Pierson's
epic history of Yale ended in 1937. In honor of the Tercentennial, historian
Gaddis Smith '54, '61PhD is examining the University's evolution throughout
this century.
When
the Job's the Thing
Magaly Olivero
Despite a good
economy, the career services office has been a target of undergraduate
criticism. With a new director in place, the department is undergoing
a major reorganization.
Freshman
Address: The Spirit of Adventure
Richard C. Levin
"Ask questions, and don't
hesitate to accept surprising answers if your observations have been careful
and your reasoning has been rigorous," Yale's President told the
incoming Class of 2003.
Light & Vertity: A historic house
becomes a financial center; politics trumps theater; a charter school
with Yale ties; the Class of 2003; zeroing in on diabetes; preservationists
win and lose; younger women face heart attack risk; a new home for the
Child Study Center; Elis in bluegrass country.
Sporting
Life: the crew wins at New London.
Levi
Jackson: Hometown Hero
The first African American
to captain a Yale football team continued his leadership off the field.
In Print: Native Americans
were not-quite conservationists; A midlife father drops out to roam the
world with his wife and children; Coach Cozza tells his story. Also: Short Reviews,
and the October listing of Books Received.
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