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State of the Union

CNN anchor Jake Tapper ’91 takes a break from covering the news to talk about the method of the media amid the madness of the election.

Peacemaker

Bringing people together has always been a skill of political operative Rev. Leah Daughtry ’84. Democratic power brokers never needed her more than at this summer’s contentious national convention.

The Party Crashers

As the two political parties met to choose their presidential candidates in 1976, student radio reporters embarked on the campaign trail for coverage that was completely unconventional.

Valediction

How does it feel to graduate at the top of your class—and give a speech at Commencement? Ten former valedictorians look back on making the grade.

Chateaux Faux?

A father-daughter alum team meticulously assesses expensive wine collections and determines if that $300,000 Bordeaux is real or not.

Unending Misperception

Former CIA analyst Paul Pillar ’69 examines Americans’ longstanding “uncorrected ignorance” regarding their nation’s role in the world.

Voices in the Wilderness

Margaret Spring ’82 • Darryll Lewis ’75 • Bryon Friedman ’02 • Steve Brosnihan ’83 • Chris Pandolfi ’01 • Chelsey Luger ’10

Deaths

Robert Paul Balgley ’34 • June 7 John Oliver Walker ’36 • April 17 John E. Johannessen ’37 • June 6, 2015 Samuel Charles Straus ’37 • Jan. 30, 2009 Lester Herbert Graves Jr. ’39 • Jan. 15…

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