July/August 2008

Full Circle

On one of the most perfect Commencement and Reunion weekends in recent memory, College Hill teemed with some 2,200 graduates, 5,000 alumni, and untold family members and friends.

A Belief in the Possible

When Michael Bhatia ’99 was killed in Afghanistan in May, he was helping the U.S. military understand local hearts and minds. He died as he lived: devoted to making the world a more peaceful and just place.

Obituaries

Obituaries from the July/August 2008 issue.

Corrections

Judging People

Asking Questions

A Great Loss

Flying The Flag

Debating The Debate

Global Warming Heat

Performance & Art

Citizen Idarraga

After serving jail time for dealing drugs, Andrés Idarraga ’08 lost his right to vote. He got it back and is now heading for Yale Law School.

Since Last Time

Niche Marketers

Can a pair of undergrads invade Heinz’s territory with a gourmet ketchup? Time will tell.

Change Agent

The Traveler Rests

The departing dean of medicine and biology looks back at four prosperous years.

Fresh Ink

His Year of Dating Vicariously

After his mother dies, Bob Morris ’82 finds himself pimping for his eighty-year-old father.

Forget Dr. Spock

After the success of his erotic Web site, Nerve.com , Rufus Griscom ’91 starts an offbeat site for young parents.

Critic's Corner

Critic's Corner

Before The Rock

Dethroning the Pilgrims, Tony Horwitz ’80 tracks earlier New World explorers.

Happy To Defer To Him

In his feature debut, The Wackness, writer-director Jonathan Levine ’00 casts Ben Kingsley as a shrink who trades advice for pot.

Dharma Bums

The author of Turtle Feet talks about being a monk, falling under India’s spell, and re-learning how to live in the West.

Nirvana Can Wait

A funny, smart memoir about coming of age in Dharamsala.

Game Day

Twenty-Year Man

Assistant Coach Jesse Agel lands the top men’s basketball job.

Replay

They Raced Their Hearts Out—Again

The women’s crew brought in their sixth NCAA title, but they’re not taking anything for granted.

Double Trouble

The mysterious Nigerian cult of twins.

Fathers and Sons

Can baby boomers make the kinds of sacrifices their parents did?