Table of Contents
FEATURES
32 Divided We Stand
A Washington Post reporter investigates the struggle for the soul of the College amid rumors of a hostile takeover of the board of trustees. BY MATTHEW MOSK '92
38 Healthy Choice
Jandel Allen-Davis 'BO, DMS'84, trades private practice for a more public role in Colorado's health care industry. BY LISA FURLONG
42 From the Halls of Dartmouth College to the Shores of Tripoli
How an eccentric alum led what might be called the country's first war on terrorism—more than two centuries ago. BY DAVID T. NUTT '44 AND ROBERT H. NUTT '49
ON THE COVER Illustration by Curtis Parker
DEPARTMENTS
8 LETTERS
Notebook
12 CAMPUS
What's happening around the Green.
18 OFF CAMPUS
Commencement speaker Henry Paulson '68 is right on the money. BY LEE MICHAELIDES
20 INTERVIEW
Retiring Dean of Admissions Karl Furstenberg looks back on 17 years as Dartmouth's gatekeeper. BY JACQUES STEINBERG '88
24 PERSONAL HISTORY
For one Hanover kid, Dartmouth was more than a school. It was home. BY JOHN W. NORTON '50
26 FACULTY OPINION
All the worlds a stage, literally, as a professor attempts to use drama for reconciliation in a war-torn land.
BY ANDREW GARROD
28 UNCOMMON KNOWLEDGE
Think you've heard it all when it comes to Robert Frost, class of 1896? Think again.
Alumni News
48 SEEN & HEARD
56 THE CLASSES
86 CLUBS
86 ALUMNI COUNCIL
87 OBITUARIES
Continuing Ed 96
Ted Baehr '69 on promoting Christian values in Hollywood. BY LISA FURLONG
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Special Delivery From operating room to boardroom, Dr. Jandel Allen-Davis '80 helps transform health care.
