January/February 2005

Features

COVER STORY

What Lies Beneath

The priests of an ancient Peruvian civilization took their followers into an underground maze for a mind-blowing initiation rite. What happened down there, and why was it so important? Archaeologist John Rick brings to light a 3,000-year-old mystery.

Boy, Interrupted

One moment Joe Kay was on top of the world—a star athlete and gifted scholar with dreams of Stanford ahead. The next he was in the hospital, trying to get his life back.

Free to Learn

After decades of war, neglect and oppression, Afghanistan is emerging from a dark age. Educator Zaher Wahab made good on a promise and went back to help.

Green Acres

With its beautiful vistas and peculiar charms—an oak tree in the fairway!—Stanford Golf Course has been a beloved piece of Farm land for 75 years. Not to mention an early proving ground for some of the world's great golfers.

Columns

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Going Underground

Departments

1,000 WORDS

Room with a View

E-MAIL FROM ...

Baghdad: The War I Couldn't Cover

A reporter's challenge

STUDENT VOICE

Swoosh Worthy

Me and my swoosh

BRIGHT IDEAS

Everyday Things, Start to Finish

How things get made

Red All Over

Bard in 50 States

Why Shakespeare?

Ever Heard of Laptop Rap?

Hip-hop on a laptop

Farm Report

Showcase

Birds Do It, Bees Do It

Animal attractions

Trailing Steinbeck

The Steinbeck archive

Seriously Absurd

One man's show

SHORT TAKE

Beyond Oriental Art

Class Notes

Profiles

SPOTLIGHT: FRANK VAN SCHAICK, '35, MA '40

In His Nature to Teach

TIME CAPSULE : EMILY HOWARD HAFFNER, '44

Nice Work If You Can Get It

SPOTLIGHT: NANCY WHEELER JENKINS, '76, MA '78

Taking Her Act-and Her Daughters-on the Road

SPOTLIGHT: CHARLIE KNOWLES, '81, MS '85

Matchmaker for Threatened Wildlife

Farewells

REMEMBERING GEORGE YARDLEY, '50, 1928-2004

Hall of Famer

REMEMBERING KATHLEEN NAMPHY, PHD '78, 1935-2004

Compassionate Adventurer