Table of Contents

FEATURES

24 Can This Man Save the Planet?

Environmental architect William McDonough '73 thinks he can. The revolutionary designer sees a world of abundance, not one of limits, pollution and waste. It's a visionary idea—and a burgeoning reality. BY BRIAN DUMAINE

32 The Club Scene

With more than 100 student-run clubs on campus, there's plenty of activity for the young and the restless. A unique peek at students in their extracurricular elements. PORTRAITS BY THOMAS AMES JR. '74

39 An Honor, to a Degree

In awarding honorary degrees, universities reveal their own essential values. An excerpt from a forthcoming book by a former president of Dartmouth. BY JAMES O. FREEDMAN

DEPARTMENTS

Letters

8 Raves and rants from readers.

Notebook

16 CAMPUS

Photographs and reports from June's alumni reunions and Dartmouth's 232nd Commencement ceremony.

20 PERSONAL HISTORY

Two buddies, a cool current on a summer day in 1970, and the unforgettable lightness of being. BY JONATHAN AGRONSKY '68

22 THE PRESIDENT

In building for the future, the College is dedicated to preserving the aesthetic qualities that make it unique. BY JAMES WRIGHT

Class Notes

44 NEWSMAKERS

48 THE CLASSES

89 CLUBS

89 OBITUARIES

Continuing Ed 96

Survivor survivor Linda Spencer '78 talks about thriving on adversity. BY LISA FURLONG

ON THE COWER William McDonough '73 at Monticello, the Virginia home of Thomas Jefferson. Photograph by David Deal

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Members of the Parliamentary Debate Team, one of more than 100 student clubs on campus, display gestures used in their British-style debates.