July/August 2012

Features

The Golden Path

Looking for serenity, beauty or a heart-thumping workout, devotees of the Dish area have made it one of the region's most visited recreational sites. But it wasn't always so. A short history and loving tribute to the Farm's backcountry beacon.

Man in the Middle

He shepherded Stanford through its most turbulent period, taking on protesters while also embracing progressive causes. First as provost, then as president, Richard Lyman, who died in May at age 88, was the right leader at the right time.

Hearing the Voice of God

Tanya Luhrmann spent years observing and interviewing evangelical Christians who profess personal encounters with God. What she learned sheds new light on what happens to the faithful during prayer.

Farm Report

Commencement: June 17, 2012

Graduation Day!

DISCOVERY

Beyond DNA

New insights on growing old

RESIDENCES

Negotiations Proceed on the Management of Chi Theta Chi

The future of a co-op residence

ON STAGE

Sam Shepard, All Summer Long

On stage this summer

DOMAINS

Growth Opportunity

Farming the Farm

PURSUITS

Musical Masala

Curried jazz

LECTURE CIRCUIT

How to Solve the Energy Problem

Plenty of energy to go around

TROVE

'I seem to be a verb...'

A Fuller picture of invention

TRANSITION

Athletics Director Departs

Bowlsby's parting words

TENNIS

A Unique Double-Header

Tennis triumphs

Planet Cardinal

BRIGHT IDEA

Vice Made Nice?

Nicotine buzz without the burn

SURVIVAL

Where There Is No Hospital

Wilderness medicine

KABOOM!

Scripting a Big Bang

A (ka)booming business

EATS

Flavor Rush

Tasting success

MESSAGE

A Trashy Story

If garbage could talk

Departments

1,000 WORDS

Frost Heats Up

Class Notes

Farewells

Legal Reformer

Bayless Manning

Ultimate Outsider

Roger Furst, '56

Driven to Serve

Jim Lloyd, '58

Online Exclusives

CARDINAL CONVERSATIONS

Uncompassionate Conservatism?