SUMMER 2001 BULLETIN

Spotlight

To Build a Dream
Can an American make it in European football? Will Orben '92 gives it a try.
By Rick Lansdale

Steering the Course
An interview with Head of School William R. MacMullen '78
By Julie Reiff

The Odden Gala
A Night for Patsy and Lance was an evening to remember.
By Julie Reiff

Lessons from Life
On the eve of his retirement, the headmaster offers advice to the graduating class.
By Lance R. Odden

Alumni Weekend Album
Three heads of school side-by-side, multi-generational family gatherings, highlights on the playing fields, and other moments of the weekend captured in pictures.

Departments

From the Editor

Letters
From the Odden tribute to profiles in conservation, here's what you thought of recent issues.

Alumni in the News
Peabody Award for a school sleuth, the dark side of ballet, king of the dot.com domain, allergy alerts, stories from life, and more.

Taft 10
Questions for Jeffrey Baxter '67. Once a guitarist for the Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan, now an adviser to the Pentagon, the man called Skunk explains why a thumping bass is the nation's best defense. Reprinted from New York Times Magazine.

Around the Pond
Gallery and exhibit to honor Mark Potter '48, the AIDS story, icy ISP adventures, printing in clay, travel postcards, feats of engineering, alumni offspring, undefeated teams, and more.

Annual Fund Report

Endnote
Transformations. How does a school cope with the varying demands of tradition and change?
By Andrew Karas '01

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