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Learning from Experience
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Learning from Experience

As alternative schools gain traction, School of Education faculty and alumni are spreading their influence by showing how classroom practice meets teaching theory.

by Diane Rogers

They're Back!
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They're Back!

Sidelined last season for behavior deemed out-of-bounds, the Stanford Band returns to the football field this fall with increased administrative support and new marching orders: follow the rules.

by Kevin Cool

Mind Over Platter
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Mind Over Platter

That jumbo box at the theater concession isn’t just bad for your waistline, it’s playing with your mind, says food researcher Brian Wansink. And he has the five-day-old popcorn to prove it.

by Barrett Sheridan

Eureka!
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Eureka!

A medieval priest scrubbed the writing from an ancient Greek manuscript to reuse the pages as a prayer book. Now the long-buried words written by Archimedes have been magically restored, and have changed what we know about the origins of science.

by Theresa Johnston

Character Driven
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Character Driven

by Kevin Cool

The Players
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The Players

by Joshua Gorchov

Double Exposure
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Double Exposure

Talents who can choose whether to work on stage or on screen face conflicting loyalties and disparate rewards.

by Wendy Weisman

Is This For Real?
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Is This For Real?

Don't believe everything you see on TV, say alums who've been cast on reality shows. But they’d do it again—just ask them.

by Ramin Setoodeh

Line Man
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Line Man

Ron Bass, Screenwriter

by Ramin Setoodeh

Changing the Picture
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Changing the Picture

Tracey Edmonds, Executive

by Lenora Chu