September/October 2008

Features

COVER STORY

The Big Thaw

Trapped in permafrost for thousands of years, the remains of woolly mammoths and other now-extinct species present a massive carbon bank that could wreck the climate. How can scientists keep them locked in the ground?

Back to the Future

In the midst of the most ambitious capital-improvement program in Stanford's history, planners have returned to Frederick Law Olmsted's original campus vision to craft a blueprint for the Farm of the future.

Ready for Some Football

During his NFL playing career, Jim Harbaugh was known as "Captain Comeback." The second-year head coach of the Cardinal has brought the same intensity and competitiveness to his latest beat-the-odds challenge: making Stanford a winner again.

Let Me Introduce Myself

How do you make a lasting first impression? Write an attention-grabbing opening sentence in your admission essay. One like these from the Class of '12.

Departments

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Cold Reality

PRESIDENT'S COLUMN

100 Years of Breakthroughs

1,000 WORDS

Drawn Together

END NOTE

Sadder but Wiser

Red All Over

Farm Report

Planet Cardinal

FIELD WORK

Extra Innings

Persistence in pinstripes

LOST IN TRANSLATION

How the French Do School

The ABCs of French education

ON THE JOB

An Iraq Diary

Dodging bombs to get the story

Showcase

Helping the Stars Shine

She makes singing sensations

BOOKS

Terror Then, Stories Now

The true adventures of Howard Blum

Class Notes

Profiles

TIME CAPSULE: CARL HEINTZE, '47

The Rough Life

SPOTLIGHT: JOHN GALGIANI, '68

Working for a Cure

SPOTLIGHT: RANDALL STROSSEN, PHD '79

The Strongman

SPOTLIGHT: MAE O'MALLEY, '94

Life of a Legal Mom

SPOTLIGHT: TED MCGUIRE, '01

He Has Chemistry

Farewells

The Godfather

Robert Mondavi

Always a Doctor

Theodore M. Myers

The Physicist

Willis Lamb