Table of Contents
SOUND BITES
30 “A Tremendous Exercise in the Spy Game”
CIA veteran Robert Grenier ’76 offers his take on his critical role in post-9/11 Afghanistan and explains what it was like to deal with Hamid Karzai, U.S. presidents and enhanced interrogation. BY S EAN PL O TTNER
36 To Build a Fire
Here’s how former smokejumper and Montana professor Carl Seielstad ’90 is helping to change fire policy forever. BY JIM COLLINS ’ 84
42 The Beat of Terror
For New York Times foreign correspondent and Pulitzer nominee Rukmini (Sichitiu) Callimachi ’95, digging for the truth sometimes means digging for bodies. BY STUART A . REID ’ 08
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DEPARTMENTS
10 YOUR TURN
Readers react.
Notebook
16 CAMPUS
News and notes from around the Green
24 PERSONAL HISTORY
Facing daunting chal- lenges, a wounded Vietnam War vet finds a support system through his College connections. BY PETER BARBER ’66
26 CLASSROOM
At the mustachioed DALI Lab, paid students delve into innovative projects in the realm of computer science and visual design. BY RIANNA STARHEIM ’14
28 HISTORY
The influence of Homer Hulbert, class of 1884, lives on in a country far from his home. BY KARL SCHUTZ ’14 AND JUN BUM SUN ’14
Pursuits
47 VOICES IN THE WILDERNESS
Forbes wealth editor Luisa Kroll ’91 sheds light on what makes the mega-rich tick. Also: Peter Kilmarx ’83, Christine Souffrant ’11, Mike Markaverich ’71, Lauren Indvik ’09 and Jeff Albright ’88, DMS’92
52 ALUMNI BOOKS
Class Notes
56 THE CLASSES
84 CLUBS & GROUPS
84 DEATHS
88 CONTINUING ED
Canon lawyer and priest Robert W. Oliver ’82 on the protection of children BY LISA FURLONG
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“Our projects are all about creating an emotional connection with data.” —LORIE LOEB
“If Dartmouth were located in Montana, the skiing part would still be there, but fire would be front and center in the outdoor culture.” —CARL SEIELSTAD ’90
“At every meal, people swallow small and large doses of lies.” —SONIA FARUQI ’07
“When you really listen to what [Pope] Francis is saying, he’s telling us to shape up.” —ROBERT W. OLIVER ’82
