Table of Contents
FEATURES
34 Cosmic Composition
Particle physics, quantum gravity, dark energy and all that jazz with professor and improv musician Stephon Alexander. BY BARBARA RUDOLPH
40 The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss
his little-seen private works and “midnight paintings” offer insights into the career origins of Dr. seuss, a.k.a. ted geisel ’25. BY CAROLINE SMITH
46 Innocence Lost
A star quits the Dartmouth baseball team for reasons he doesn’t understand. Years later he confronts his past, refusing to be a silent victim any longer. By Matthew Mosk ’92
on the cover Professor Stephon Alexander,photographed by John Sherman
DEPARTMENTS
10 LETTERS
Notebook
20 CAMPUS
Around the green in sixty seconds
22 INTERVIEW
talkin’ trash with rosi Kerr ’98, campus director of sustainability. BY SEAN PLOTTNER
24 ON THE JOB
Part politician, part executive, a.robert hirschfeld ’83 rises to a prominent post in the Episcopal Church. BY G. JEFFREY MACDONALD
26 OUTSIDE
A trip into the wild brings forth fiddleheads, burdockand the expertise of naturalist Mark Kutolowski ’99. By Sarah Scully ’12
28 CLASSROOM
Students immerse themselves in two giants of the enlightenment: hume and Kant. BY JUDITH HERTOG
30 PERSONAL HISTORY
A broken-hearted mess finds solace and support from an unusual cupid. By Steve Brosnihan ’83
Alumni News
54 SEEN & HEARD
55 SHELF LIFE
58 THE CLASSES
92 CLUBS
94 ALUMNI COUNCIL
94 DEATHS
Continuing Ed 96
Jean hanff Korelitz ’83 on her book, Admission, becoming a movie. BY LISA FURLONG
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The Cat Behind the Hat “My animals look the way they do because I never learned to draw,” said Dr. Seuss.
