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January/February 2019
Business & Entrepreneurship
Dyed in the Wool
Jennifer Knight ’89 has returned manufacturing jobs to an American town.
History
Unfrozen
Professor Bathsheba Demuth on the environment and dog-mushing in the Yukon.
Arts & Culture
The Arts
Fresh Ink
New books by William Powers '93, Shelley Jackson '94 MFA and Ann Ducille '91 PhD.
The Arts
Hardwired Wonderland
An audiovisual art installation explores synesthesia.
Under the Elms
Education
Perspectives on 1968
Nineteen professors and experts co-taught a class on the seminal year.
Politics & Law
Across the Aisle
Republican and Democratic party leaders find common ground
University News
Wheel House
A historic home gets roller skates to make way for new construction
Student Life
Valentine Wars
Dueling Facebook pages help students connect
Sports
Sports & Recreation
Winning Streak
Coach Estes steps down
Obituaries
Education
Tom Eastler ’66
He showed anyone, anywhere, how to racewalk
The Big Search
Science & Tech
The Skinny on Big Data
It may allow corporations to know more about you than you’d like—but it can also be a force for good.
From the Editor
University News
Seeking Stories
Got a good tale for the BAM to tell?
From the President
University News
The Case for Diversity
It confers unmatched educational benefits.
The Classes
Ever True
Neither Snow Nor Gloom of Night
Papa’s Lunch Truck served students in all kinds of weather.
Beyond the Gates
Business & Entrepreneurship
Makeup for Everyone
Lipstick and more for all genders and skin tones
Sports & Recreation
Gridiron Girl
Fantasy football’s only female analyst is shaking up the field
Business & Entrepreneurship
Lead Driver
The challenges of steering Uber into the future
Business & Entrepreneurship
Dream On
Casper transforms the mattress industry
First Person
Different Normal
“Autism in Heels” is a new memoir about life on the spectrum
Science & Tech
The Ideal Robot
Beyond functional to “part of the family”
The Arts
Into the Abyss
Dark stories from author Ben Marcus ’91 MFA
Humanities & Culture
The Glass Jackpot
Curating one of the biggest collections in a tiny field
The Arts
Mammoth Accomplishment
Maria Manuela Goyanes ’01 is the Woolly Mammoth’s new artistic director
The Arts
Frontier Tales
Actor Tim Blake Nelson ’86 turns singing gunslinger
Current Obsession
Student Life
Louie’s Time
Peter Deegan ’21 loves those 5 a.m. breakfasts
