April
1999
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
H E A L T H
&
M E D I C I N E
Aiming High
By Melissa
Hendricks
The naysayers told him it was impossible--that a dwarf simply
could not make it as an orthopedic surgeon. Michael Ain has
proved them wrong.
In Short - Sleuthing to save
endangered elephants... a simple remedy for fatigue... the
wonders of American rat chow... driving matters
O N
C A M P U S E S
Morality Tales
By Michael
Rosenbloom '00
A pre-med spends his Saturdays tutoring female inmates at the
Baltimore Detention Center--and comes away with some painful
lessons.
In Short - Spring break in
Las Vegas... mergers and acquisitions... the fun of film... a
retiring remaker... satellite sushi... Division I debut
P U B L I C
P O L I C Y &
I N T E R N A T I O N A L A F F A I R S
Breadth of a Salesman
By Joanne P.
Cavanaugh
Garlic fruitcake. Beer shampoo. You name it and marketing guru
Bob McMath '54 probably has it in his showcase of fads, flops,
and forward-thinking products.
In Short - Why major war is
obsolete... Castro the athlete... faltering kin networks...
briefings that mean business
S C I E N C E
& T E C H N O L O G
Y
The ABC's of Birdsong
By Sue
DePasquale
There's more to birdsong than meets the ear, says researchers
Gregory Ball and Stewart Hulse. Their work gives a whole new
meaning to the term "birdbrain."
In Short - Detecting mines
through math... a solution that shines... help for Y2K
headache... airplane navigation via satellite
H U M A N I T I E S
& T H E A R T
S
Making Angels
By Dale
Keiger
Backstage, the singers are excited, exhausted, scared, and
confident, all at once. Welcome to the world premiére of
Peabody's new opera, Where Angels Fear to Tread.
In Short - A poet whose time has
come... music's complicated business... asserting authority
through anthropology... "18 Dances"
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