Table of Contents
FEATURES
24 The Opportunity Divide
Higher educations competitive rush toward selectivity hurts society as a whole by increasing the gap between the haves and the have-nots. President Bill Clintons former labor secretary explains why. By Robert Reich '68
30 Risky Business
A founding editor of The Street.com reports on how the dot-com shakeout is affecting alums in New York's Silicon Alley. By Jamie Heller '89
36 The Chemistry of Crime
Professor Roger Masters puts forth controversial theories that link drinking water to criminal behavior. Is he off the wall, or on to something big? By Christopher Kelly '96
DEPARTMENTS
Letters
6 Raves and rants from readers.
Notebook
14 CAMPUS
News from around the College, including a report on the revised campus master plan.
16 THE PRESIDENT
Remembering slain professors Half and Susanne Zantop. By James Wright
18 INTERVIEW
Stuart Lord, new dean of the Tucker Foundation, talks about his plans for creating student volunteer opportunities. By Henry Homeyer '68
20 HISTORY
A nostalgic look back at a unique Dartmouth tradition: senior canes.
22 PERSONAL HISTORY
He never knew it, but New York Times film critic Vincent Canby '45 was the mentor I never had. By Christopher Kelly '96
Class Notes
44 NEWSMAKERS
48 THE CLASSES
90 OBITUARIES
Continuing Ed 96
Meshing the cosmos and politics with former presidential hopeful John Hagelin '76.
ON THE COVER Illustration by Craig Frazier
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Tim Bixby '87, CFO of Live Person, is one of many alums learning to survive tough times in tech land.
