Reversal of Misfortune

Once dubbed the "murder capital of the nation," East Palo Alto is bouncing back. The credit goes to city residents and neighbors.

• East of Eden

In Murphy's Kingdom

From hot tubs to meditation to the mysticism of golf, Michael Murphy is the force behind the human potential movement.

• My Weekend at Esalen
• Going Mainstream

Postcards From the Past

A chance visit to an exhibit of vintage photography turns up indelible images of Stanford at the turn of the century.

'This Is Not Happening'

A veteran worrier, the author still never imagined the sudden illness that struck her husband and changed their lives.

The Lost Art Of Teaching

With professors focusing so intently on research, a former president of Stanford argues that undergrads are being slighted.

Crimson in California

The Pun Panel

Campus Quote

Going Once, Going Twice -- Sold

Tour de Quad

The Go-Between

Bill Clinton's emissary to Washington interest groups.

Facts and Figures from around the Farm

What Whites Think

A political science professor unearths hidden attitudes on race and affirmative action.

• List Experiment
• Justification Experiment
• Mere Mention Experiment

In the Bowels of the Bodleian

Prime Study Spots

What was your favorite place on campus for studying?

From Briefcase to Backpack

'Uncommon Man'

Morris Doyle, '29, helped guide Stanford for half a century.

Creating a Virtual Frankenstein

• Excerpt from Exegesis

Stanford Bookstore Bestsellers

When Jews and Christians Wed

Book Blurbs

Four new books by Stanford authors.

Student Voices

Letters to the Editor

• Full Version of Professor Perloff's Letter

And Now, the Next Big Thing

The Pacific Agenda

Hong Kong alums pull off their own handover.

Time and Again

Visiting campus, an alum finds the past intruding on the present.

The Notes