Table of Contents
FEATURES
36 Welcome to the State of Virginia
Professor Ross Virginia started a new major, leads the Institute of Arctic Studies and conducts serious climate change research. Students love the guy who implores them to get out and find their “hero shot.” By Kristen Hinman ’98
42 Oh Behave!
What does it take these days to be a polite and wellmannered Dartmouth alum? To find out we asked the modern-day etiquette gurus at the Emily Post Institute. No matter what the social situation is, they’ve got you covered. By Julie Sloane ’99
46 The Actor Who Knew Too Much
Perennially underestimated, the work of Robert ryan ’32 is worth viewing all over again—or for the first time. By Ty Burr ’80
ON THE COVER Professor Ross Virginia in Norwich, Vermont. Photographed by John Sherman
DEPARTMENTS
10 LETTERS
Notebook
18 CAMPUS
around the green in sixty seconds.
22 INTERVIEW
As he departs for the World Bank, President Jim Kim looks back on three years in Parkhurst Hall. BY SEAN PLOTTNER
24 ALUMNI OPINION
To pledge, or not to pledge? By John Fanestil ’83
26 ON THE JOB
Jonathan Cedar ’03 is cooking with fire when it comes to his firm’s latest innovation. By Jonathan Mingle ’01
30 CLASSROOM
A course on free market economies continues to attract those interested in careers in finance. BY JUDITH HERTOG
34 ARTIFACT
Artist Marcel Duchamp was an out-of-the-box thinker, as a recent acquisition by the Hood Museum demonstrates. BY LEE MICHAELIDES
Alumni News
54 SEEN & HEARD
55 SHELF LIFE
60 THE CLASSES
93 CLUBS
93 DEATHS
Continuing Ed 96
Heidi Crebo-rediker ’90, state Department chief economist, on jobs diplomacy. By Lisa Furlong
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Back From Eternity Tall, handsome and conflicted, Robert Ryan ’32 was no ordinary movie star.
