Table of Contents

SOUND EITES

36 Bash Brothers

How in the world did Dartmouth become one of the best rugby schools in the nation? Brawn, brains and an indomitable spirit. BY BRAD PARKS '96

42 A Field Guide to Hanover Country Club and Pine Park

Merlins. Milk snakes. Antlions. Oh my! A look at some of the creatures that inhabit the greatest natural attraction on campus. BY TED LEVIN

46 Hat Couture

Fashion designer Eugenia Kim ’96 is daring, confident and offbeat—just like the hats and accessories she creates. BY HEATHER SALERNO

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DEPARTMENTS

10 YOUR TURN

Readers react.

Notebook

18 CAMPUS

News and notes from around the Green

27 PERSONAL HISTORY

Finding the right study spot can make all the difference. BY NAOMI HEINDEL ’07

28 ON THE JOB

Dartmouth may not pro- duce many professional football players, but the National Football League is loaded with alumni talent. BY SEAN PLOTTNER

32 FACULTY

Professor Roberta Stew- art deploys the classics to help veterans transition back to life at home. BY RIANNA P. STARHEIM ’14

34 RETROSPECTIVE

Not so long ago students found extracurricular excitement as volunteers for the Hanover Fire Department. BY MARLEY MARIUS ’17

Pursuits

VOICES IN THE WILDERNESS 51

Anna Stork ’08 designs an inflatable lantern to aid disaster relief. Also: Melissa Cook ’82, Andrenne and Angilique Coleman ’13, Gene Mackles ’68, Alison Crocker ’06 and Jason Dadakis ’99

Class Notes

60 THE CLASSES

93 CLUBS & GROUPS

93 DEATHS

96 CONTINUING ED

Dr. Susan Clark Ball ’80 on treating HIV and AIDS patients BY LISA FURLONG

ON THE COVER:

Madison Hughes ’15 Photograph by

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“Medicine’s response to HIV was not stellar in that first decade.” —SUSAN CLARK BALL ’80

“One tiny library gave me the space to write and research among like-minded giants.” —NAOMI HEINDEL ’07

“I do a lot of analytics.” —EDWARD KIM ’03

“For the veteran, Homer offers insight into the effects of war and the difficulties of homecoming.” —ROBERTA STEWART