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Is SAIS's Soul at Stake?
By Joanne P. Cavanaugh
The international scene today is all about money, and so, say critics, is SAIS. Some worry that the focus on finance could undermine the school's mission.
In Short - Better guidance for juvenile delinquents... TV's take on Kosovo... at the core of education... a race to document Freedmen's Town

O N       C A M P U S E S

The Match!
By Sue DePasquale
Four years of medical school have come down to this. Share the uncertainty and the joy as Hopkins's graduating docs tear open their envelopes on Match Day.
In Short - An evolving identity... seed money for academic innovation... paying a "living wage"... malpractice awards on the rise

H E A L T H    &    M E D I C I N E

Just Give Me Something for the Pain
By Melissa Hendricks
Opioids like morphine can safely ease the suffering of chronic pain patients, finds James Campbell. But many within the medical community remain deeply skeptical.
In Short - Vitamin A's dramatic impact on maternal health... predisposed toward alcholism... a nationwide nursing shortage... gene switches

H U M A N I T I E S    &    T H E    A R T S

Ringside Chronicles
By Dale Keiger
You name the big bouts in boxing and writer Phil Berger '64 has been there, to capture the "trickerations" and the spectacle of his favorite bloodsport.
In Short - On tour with Arlo... the latest from a prolific writer... rescuing America's "orphan" films... artistic endeavors... tracking down folk tunes

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

Cold-Blooded Compassion
By Gary Dorsey
Tim Hoen is the Dr. Doolittle of the reptile world--a lab tech who spends his free time wrangling with pythons, rescuing iguanas, and protecting rare turtles.
In Short - A riveting probe of Titanic's hull... looking at atoms with new resolution... the wheels on the bus go bumpety-bump

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