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Mighty Mouse

Kevin Candland

They were young, hungry and oozing talent. And when this group of product designers from Stanford developed the first Apple mouse in 1980, they also became revolutionaries.

  • Glenn Matsumura

    Our Town

    Is Palo Alto a college town? Was it ever? Take a jaunt down University Avenue, past and present, and a look at students' ties to the town Leland Stanford built.

  • Barbara Ries

    The Company She Keeps

    Carey Perloff rebuilt San Francisco's Geary Theater and re-energized an actor's conservatory. Ten years after she began this dramatic turnaround, gutsy artistic choices and an innovative style are again bringing down the house.

  • Jason Grow

    Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

    Gone are the fat paychecks and dreams of early retirement, but so are the 80-hour work weeks. In the aftermath of the latest boom-to-bust cycle, some alumni learned that getting ahead wasn't worth leaving everything else behind.