Features
Trained as a marine scientist, cleric Katharine Jefferts Schori didn’t give her first sermon until 1991. Fifteen years later, she became the first woman chosen to lead the Episcopal Church. Supporters say she’s well versed in bridging differences—and she’ll need to be.
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What We Tackled
Hammered by injuries and mounting defeats, members of the 1-11 football team encountered a question none of them expected to face: what’s the point? Senior lineman Josiah Vinson describes the purpose he found in a season of pain.
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The Arabian Adventure of Wallace Stegner
Virtually unknown and ignored by most scholars, novelist Stegner’s rarest book was a troubled nonfiction portrait of an oil company’s origins. What does it say about the famous environmentalist’s ethic of conservation?
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Photo: Glenn Matsumura
Master Stroke
Skip Kenney’s swimmers have won 25 straight Pac-10 titles, seven national championships and a passel of Olympic medals. Not bad for a coach who has never swum a race in his life.
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Back to the World of Ideas
White House appointee John Taylor spent the past four years rebuilding Iraq’s currency and cutting off terrorist funds. Now he’s back on the Farm with some real-life lessons for his economics students.
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10 Reasons to Like this Course
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Obituaries
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Books, Music, Etc.
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Where to Find Inspiration? Maybe at Your Feet.
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How Elephants Establish Who Is in Charge
