Table of Contents
FEATURES
CHANGE AGENTS
44 Transforming the WorldOne Block at a Time
In 1967 an idealistic David Dawley '63 chose to live among Chicago's most notorious gang members. What the heck was he thinking? BY E.J. CRAWFORD
50 Accidental Activist
It all started with a long letter to friends about her mother coping with Alzheimer's. Next thing lawyer Ann McLane Kuster '78 knew, she was an advocate for families dealing with the disease. BY IRENE M. WIELAWSKI
54 FDR's Secret Weapon
Basil O'Connor, class of 1912, was not only an intimate of Roosevelt but also a driving force in the eradication of the disease that paralyzed the president. BY C.J. HUGHES '92
ON THE COVER Photograph by Molly Smith
DEPARTMENTS
12 LETTERS
Notebook
24 CAMPUS
News and notes from around the Green.
30 CLASSROOM
How "Antiquity Today" became the Colleges largest classics course in 25 years. BY JUDITH HERTOG
32 PERSONAL HISTORY
A young alum describes his hard-hitting and educational welcome to the film industry. BY ANDREW MULLIGAN '05
36 ARTIFACT
A large liturgical wonder graces Rauner Library. BY DEANNE BATTLE '03
38 TRIBUTE
While recovering from a tragic gym accident as a student James Boen '53 maintained a letter-perfect attitude with regular missives to his family. BY CAROLYN KYLSTRA '08
42 FACULTY OPINION
As China expands its economy and military, the United States must pay heed. BY DAVID KANG
Alumni News
62 SEEN & HEARD
66 THE CLASSES
103 CLUBS
103 AFFILIATED GROUPS
104 OBITUARIES
Continuing Ed 112
Rob Saltzman '76, L.A.'s newest police commissioner, on why diversity BY LISA FURLONG
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Second Generation Ann McLane Kuster '78, whose mother taught her "the importance of making a difference in the world."
