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REMEMBERING AN UNCOMMON PRESIDENT
Robert J. Bliwise
The Duke days of Terry Sanford

KNOCKING AT VICTORY'S DOOR by Shane Battier
Dubbed "the most sought-after high school player in the country," a Duke freshman reflects on a season of accomplishment

A SEARCH FOR GREEN TREASURE by Dennis Meredith
From Costa Rica to Australia, from Bolivia to China, Duke botanists travel the planet to gather and study strands of life's intricate web

FORGING FOREIGN FRIENDSHIPSby Robert J. Bliwise
Two American diplomats--ambassadors to the United Kingdom and Canada-- talk about their roles at a time of instant communications and economic integration

LONGING FOR HOMEby Bridget Booher
If she's managed physically to extricate herself from the palpable terrors of her childhood, a rising senior continues to be haunted by an ongoing ordeal she'll never completely escape

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE HEART by Stephen Klaidman
He once wanted to be a large-animal veterinarian; now John Simpson is fast becoming known as the godfather of Silicon Valley's medical-device industry

WHEN TECHNOLOGY MEETS ART
A student-curated exhibition celebrates the cyber-culture scene of San Francisco


Departments

UNDER THE GARGOYLE
A student discovers something about the life of a researcherĐand about himself

GAZETTE
Funding financial aid, boosting the business school, celebrating a summer of dance, modeling a mathematical achievement

BOOKS
Adventures in engineering

QUAD QUOTES
A Northern Ireland assessment, some freshman advice-giving


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