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September 1999
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H E A L T H    &    M E D I C I N E

Prone to Panic
By David Levine '73, MA '75
Life changed irrevocably for David Levine on a May morning in 1972. The terror that descended upon him would go undiagnosed for years.
Vital Signs: Ambassadors for relief... doling out dollars... capping vision loss... after prostate surgery... preventing HIV


S C I E N C E    &    T E C H N O L O G Y

A Daughter's Declaration
By Melissa Hendricks
From what materials should the tapestry of history be woven? Hairy threads of DNA? Stories told? Words written? The story of one woman's quest to proclaim her heritage.
Findings: FUSE blasts off... puzzling bubbles... wowing the RNA Club... listening like a sub... an alum's earthly pursuits


O N       C A M P U S E S

The Boys of '49
Excerpted from A Boy No More, By Paxton Davis '49
"College after the war, it became clear, was nothing like college before," writes Paxton Davis, in his moving account of life at Hopkins during the late '40s.
Also: A Golden Return to Campus: Checking in with the '49ers at their 50th reunion.
Updates: A select crop of freshmen... Internet access tightened... gifts toward better health... awarding creativity


H O P K I N S    A N D    T H E    W O R L D    E C O N O M Y
a    s p e c i a l    r e p o r t

"C" is for Capitalism
By Joanne P. Cavanaugh
Communism's last heavyweight holdout is increasingly about money--a reality that is having an important impact on students at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center.

The Celtic Tiger: Stalking Cork
By Lavinia Edmunds
Ireland's economy is booming, but some families remain mired in poverty. What are the lessons for Hopkins's international urban planners? They meet in Cork to find out.

The Way According to Hanke
By Dale Keiger
Currency boards are front and center in debates about collapsing economies, thanks to economist Steve Hanke. He's front and center as well--which is just fine with him.

Briefings: Camp Inspiration... endlessly fascinated by the Great War... a cultured entrepreneur... when aptitude goes unnurtured


D E P A R T M E N T S

Editor's Note
From the Archives
Letters
Essay: Millennium Bugs
Alumni Notes
Alumni News
Contributors to the September Issue


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