Table of Contents

WINTER 1987

VOL. 80, No. 4

FEATURES

Lee Michaelides

22 Dean Shanahan: Five Concerns

"The more controversial changes are behind us."

Tim Burger '88

26 If I Could Do It Over

A few successful alumni tell what they would change.

Elise Miller '85

32 How to Buy a Mattress in India

An alumna wins a good night's sleep in Delhi.

Jack Aley '66

34 How I Overcame Lingering Thoughts About The Immorality Of Computers, Edited A Newsletter And Changed My Life In One Week.

Or, a ungsroman called "The Mouse Trap."

Peter Dorsen '66

40 The Loss of Jacob

One man moves on after the death of his son.

DEPARTMENTS

4 Letters

6 Dartmouth Authors

Lee Michaelides

8 The College

Jay Fogarty '88

11 Undergraduate Chair

Potato Head

12 Sports

44 Report from the Council

45 Class Notes

82 Obituaries

COVER Does this photo, taken in February 1966, show the perfect moment in a student's life? That depends on when you ask him. For a look at what some alumni would alter in their own Dartmouth experiences see the article beginning on page 26.