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December 1995
Table of Contents

Features

The Fall and (Rise?) of the Ave: How the U District's Main Street Fell Apart and How It Might Come Back.
Playing with History: The Revival of a Controversial 1936 Black Drama Fulfills the Dream of One Determined Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Director.
Plugged In: Giving 65 Freshmen a Laptop Computer Was a Gamble, But the Results are Producing a Jackpot in Undergraduate Learning.
Of Mice and Men: When Scientists at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and Penn Found a Way to Make "Super Mice," They Advanced the Genetic Engineering of Animals--and Humans.

Briefings: News about the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ

President McCormick's First Weeks Cover Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and the State
Huskies Head for the Sun Bowl
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Seeks Matching Funds from Lawmakers
Research Funds Reach All-Time High Close to 1/2 Billion
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Physicist Hans Dehmelt Receives National Medal of Science
Study Ranks Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ 16th Nationally in Quality of Doctoral Programs
Higher Graduation Rate Frees Up Space for New Freshmen
Gift Aids Bid to Hire Top Scientist

Departments

Our Back Pages: History Columns Looks at 1950 Flap Over Photos of Nude Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Coeds
On and Off the Ave: A Lighter Look at the U. Includes the Ignobel Prize, Library Usage Stats
Vistas: Research Briefs on Self-Esteem, Folic Acid and the World Wide Web
Passages: Appointments<and Retirements/A>
Letters to the Editor: Greeks, Questionable Cartoons, Law or Geology?
Prelude: Editor's Personal Look at the Ave.

Alumni News

Depression and Dictators: Professor Bridgman to Lecture on 1930s
Names Sought for Top Teachers, Alumni, Volunteers
New Member Benefits Include Book, Alumni Directory
Career Services for Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAA Members Begins with Seminar, Web Page
Odegaard, Four Alumni Honored by Multicultural Group
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAA Travel Program for 1996
Annual Report: Kraft Says It's a World-Class Association
Annual Report: Executive Director Warns of Wolves at the Door
Annual Report: Consolidated Statement of Revenue and Expenses
Local Events Calendar: Dec. to March
Geographic Events and Club Contacts

News of the Classes

Alum of the Month: Don Pierce
Class Notes 1930-1994
In Memory: Kathy Niccols 1948-1995
Obituaries of Alumni and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Faculty and Friends