Cornell Alumni Magazine - July / August 2008

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Fits Like A Glove20/20 VisionLooking AheadRadical Thinker Fits Like A Glove Cornell’s 140th commencement on Memorial Day Weekend included a joyous bunch of newly minted veterinarians. Read more... 20/20 Vision With commissions from the New Yorker, an exhibit at the New York Public Library, and a coveted spot in a hot summer show in France, photographer Ethan Levitas '93 is about to see his career get 'launched out of a… Read more... Looking Ahead (1 comments) Cornell's history has been one of expansion, renewal, removal, and adaptive reuse ever since the first building was put on Ezra Cornell's farm. Read more... Radical Thinker As controversy over China promises another politically charged Olympics, sociologist Harry Edwards, PhD '73, recalls how he tried to turn the 1968 Games into a referendum on racism—and inspired one of the most famous moments in sports history Read more...

FEATURE STORIES

Fits Like A Glove20/20 VisionLooking AheadRadical Thinker

Fits Like A Glove

Cornell’s 140th commencement on Memorial Day Weekend included a joyous bunch of newly minted veterinarians. Read more...

With commissions from the New Yorker, an exhibit at the New York Public Library, and a coveted spot in a hot summer show in France, photographer Ethan Levitas '93 is about to see his career get 'launched out of a… Read more...

Looking Ahead (1 comments)

Cornell's history has been one of expansion, renewal, removal, and adaptive reuse ever since the first building was put on Ezra Cornell's farm. Read more...

Radical Thinker

As controversy over China promises another politically charged Olympics, sociologist Harry Edwards, PhD '73, recalls how he tried to turn the 1968 Games into a referendum on racism—and inspired one of the most famous moments in sports history Read more...

July / August 2008 VOLUME 111 NUMBER 1

DEPARTMENTS

From David SkortonWhy the Arts and Humanities Remain the Heart of Our Research University (1 comment)

CorrespondenceStanding on Principle
Alumni applaud Faculty Senate vote on honorary degrees

Letter From IthacaDegrees of Separation
More than a century after a Cornell president lost his job over granting honorary doctorates, the issue remains controversial with faculty and alumni

From The HillExotic Medicine
Poetic Finish : Bidding Biddy Farewell : Stephen Weiss, 72 : Big Win on 'Big Give' : Strategic Thinking : 'Girls' Guide' Author to Teach : Back At It : Bill Ward, 90 : The Votes Are In : Tiny Tech

SportsMaking a Splash
National champ is first new diving coach in four decades

AuthorsNorth of the Border (1 comment)
Tex[t]-Mex by William Anthony Nericcio, PhD '89 (Texas)

CurrentsA Room of His Own
The Dalai Lama's new home away from home : Call of the Wild : Legal Matter : Unspeakable Acts : Winged Mystery : Fists of Fury : The Deadly Arts : Broadcasting for Beasts

Alma MattersFrank's Followers

Alumni DeathsJul./Aug. '08 Obituaries