Table of Contents
FEATURES
40 For Love of the Game
Eight years ago private equity associate Kelcey Grimm '96 packed it all in and headed to South Africa to start a wildlife reserve. It's been a bittersweet adventure. BY JENNIFER WULFF '96
46 In Their Own Words
Excerpts from their admissions essays offer a glimpse into the lives and interests of eight incoming freshmen.
50 Fired Up
Kevin Ryan '80 is one of those eight U.S. attorneys notoriously ousted by Alberto Gonzalez. Still a conservative Bush loyalist, he's landed in an unlikely spot in one of the country's most liberal cities. BY DIRK OLIN '81
DEPARTMENTS
10 LETTERS
Notebook
22 CAMPUS
News and notes from around the Green.
26 OFF CAMPUS
A government professor reflects on a recent visit to troubled Myanmar. BY DIEDERIK VANDEWALLE
30 INTERVIEW
In April Jake Hooker '95 learned his reporting from China had won a Pulitzer. Then came the earthquake. BY DAVID MCKAY WILSON
32 CLASSROOM
In a world where the sexes often perceive events differently, a class addresses the issue head on. BY JUDITH HERTOG
34 SPORTS
Cross-country coach Barry Harwick '77 maps the best running routes around Hanover. BY LAUREN SMITH '08
36 BRACKETOLOGY
DAM presents the first-ever Tournament of Traditions.
Alumni News
58 SEEN & HEARD
63 SHELF LIFE
66 THE CLASSES
116 CLUBS
116 AFFILIATED GROUPS
117 OBITUARIES
Continuing Ed 128
Adam Nelson '97 on dreaming of gold in the shot put. BY LISA FURLONG
ON THE COVER Kelcey Grimm with her lion Madoda. Courtesy Kelcey Grimm
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Kevin Ryan '80 Lays down thelaw in San Francisco.
