Duke University Alumni Magazine

IMAGINING INACCESSIBLE WORLDS by Robert J. Bliwise
Over thousands of years, the "impossible prayers" of political philosophers have been answered through visions of utopia

TRACKING THE BEIJING SCENE by Scott Savitt 8
"In 1985, I am the youngest member of the foreign press corps but have more experience in China than any other American journalist; I make the most of this advantage, obsessively documenting what is arguably the most dramatic transformation of a society in human history"

A COMMUNITY FINDS A HOME by Kim Koster
A new building that bridges traditions and history encourages Jewish students to become more visible and to enrich the campus culture

AN EMERGING PRESENCE by Kim Koster
"Before there was a center, there was an active Jewish life here"

JOINT VENTURE by Dennis Meredith
As Duke surgeons advance the art of replacing damaged hips, bioenengineers are learning to grow new living joints

HISTORY OF A SIMPLE ARTIFACT by Tom Patterson
The bookshelf is the latest in a long list of ordinary objects Henry Petroski has used to describe the imaginative underpinnings of technological systems

A NEW ERA FOR ENGINEERING by Monte Basgall
Sparked by a gift with a transforming impact, the engineering school asks how engineering education should adapt to the rapidly changing "post-industrial manufacturing era"

REGISTER
News of the Duke Alumni Association

UNDER THE GARGOYLE
The professor as advocate: Universities need to curb their excesses and demand more from their students

GAZETTE
Another Rhodes winner, a new dean for law, a professorship of the future

FORUM
Questioning evolution, upholding affirmative action, protecting clinical trials

BOOKS
Telling tales of small towns, finding adventure underwater

QUAD QUOTES
Editorial directions in reading, televised tributes to greed, speakers reflect on time

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January 31, 2000 | Jan - Feb 2000 issue

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