November
1999
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
S C I E N C E
& T E C H N O L O G
Y
Hangin' with the Blue Crabs
By Joanne
Cavanaugh Simpson
Take one boatload of lively 13-year-olds. Add a dash of sun,
three parts saltwater, an armful of marshgrass--and you've got a
summer of discovery.
Findings: Coral's salvation?... a
world of extremes... building better sniffers... two-wheeled
efficiency... relativity in action
A R T S
A N D H U M A N I T I E S
Divine Motives
By Dale
Keiger
Why did King Louis IX, by all accounts a wise man, commit his
nation to a crusade that was doomed to fail? Professor Dan Weiss
looked to art to find the answer.
Musings: Kicking off the
millennial revelry... artisan insights from a butler's tomb...
the Jubilee Year revisited
H E A L T H
&
M E D I C I N E
Serious Play
By Sue De
Pasquale
For children, medical experiences can leave emotional wounds that
linger long after the physical ones have healed. Child life
specialists aim to lessen such trauma.
Vital Signs: Seeing the light...
cocaine's lingering effects... stories from the slopes... he
says,
she says... a major takes off
P U B L I C
P O L I C Y A N D
I N T E R N A T I O N A L
A F F A I R S
The Story That Doesn't
Compute
By Dale
Keiger
Mention the name of alumnus John Mauchly and you're apt to be met
with a blank stare. Find out how one of the 20th centurys' great
inventors slipped into obscurity.
Briefings: Capitalism with
compassion... a fight that won't subside... collaborating on
educational reform... Mundell's Nobel
O N
C A M P U S E S
Great Coed-spectations
By Melissa
Hendricks
No one was prepared for what would happen when the first coeds
arrived at Homewood in the fall of 1970--least of all the women
themselves.
Updates: Ich bin ein
Berliner... a new front door on Mt. Vernon... Hopkins student
charged with rape... Major league prospects... De Angelis named
JAMA editor
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