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On the cover:
Students at the Academy for
Math, Engineering & Science.
by Skip Schmiett

THE DOPE ON DRUGS
A low-profile U of U laboratory catches high-profile cheaters.
by Christopher Nelson

THE GEORGIE FACTOR
Biologist Gordon Lark makes studying Portuguese water dogs his “pet” project.
by Lena DeTar

A CONVERSATION WITH IBRAHIM KARAWAN
An expert on the Middle East provides some insight into the world’s most combustible hot spot.
by Linda Marion

YOUNG DOCTORS, SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS IN LOVE—WITH LEARNING
At an academy that blends high school and college, students are passionate about education.
by Paul Swenson, photos by Skip Schmiett

UP FRONT
Football and Fansmanship.
by Linda Marion

GAZETTE
News of the University.

SIDELINES
Creating Champions On and Off the Field.
by Marcia C. Dibble

UNDEFEATED AND UNBELIEVABLE
A tribute to the football team.

AND FINALLY…
Atrocities and Human Nature.
by Calvin R. Petersen

ASSOCIATION NEWS
The Utah-BYU Food Drive, Fiesta Frenzy, Founders Day Honorees, and Merit of Honor Recipients.

RADIO DAYS
A profile of alumnus A. Wally Sandack.
by Rick Sandack

BOOKSHELF
A prestigious prize pays homage to Kashmiri-American poet Agha Shahid Ali.
by Julie Paegle

THROUGH THE YEARS
Alumni updates, plus a preview of Rocco Siciliano’s Walking on Sand.