Table of Contents
FEATURES
44 The Numbers Game
As debate rages about class size and student-to-faculty ratio, the more pressing issue may be oversubscription of popular courses—a problem without a simple solution. BY LAUREN ZERANSKI '02
50 Great Britton
Starring in the hit TV series Friday Night Lights, Connie Britton '89 is basking in the glow of a successful acting career. BY JENNIFER WULFF '96
54 The Spoilsport
Rutgers English professor William Dowling '66 doesn't like cars, television or Imus, among other things. But he really hates big-time college athletic, and he's happy to tell you why. BY BRAD PARKS '96
DEPARTMENTS
12 LETTERS
Notebook
22 CAMPUS
News and notes from around the Green.
28 INTERVIEW
President Jim Wright explains his decision to step down in June 2009. BY JAKE TAPPER'91
32 HISTORY
An expert on the Colleges 19th-century alumni dispute puts todays discord in historical context. BY MARILYN TOBIAS
35 FACULTY OPINION
Genetic engineering—when properly controlled—can enhance and lengthen human life. BY RONALD M. GREEN
38 TRIBUTE
Thomas Vance ruled Dartmouth as its high priest of poetry from 1940 to 1973-MIKE O'CONNELL '65
40 PERSONAL HISTORY
For this mom, homeschooling proved educational for everyone in the family. BY JANE VARNER MALHOTRA '90
Alumni News
62 SEEN & HEARD
68 THE CLASSES
100 CLUBS
100 ALUMNI COUNCIL
101 OBITUARIES
Continuing Ed 112
Michele Hernandez '89, Americas best-paid college consultant, on getting in. BY LISA FURLONG
ON THE COVER Illustration by Dan Page
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Size Matters Are Dartmouth classes overcrowded? Page 44
