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Photonics: Growing at Light Speed

Harnessing the speed of light

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Want to Know History? Question the Numbers

Don't know much about history

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Despite Energy Crisis, Campus Has Power to Spare

Cardinal Cogen keeps campus humming

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University Takes Steps to Address Child-Care Crunch

Addressing the child-care crunch

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Taking Time Out to Avoid Burnout

Yearning for acceptance

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Cardinal Numbers

Linear thinking

The Island
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The Island

This year's winning fiction-contest story features a father, a son and a storm brewing in the distance. What can they say that hasn't been said, and what would it mean if they did?

by Robert Gardner

Everything but the Cardinal
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Everything but the Cardinal

You won’t find the redbird on campus, but more than 100 other species give birdwatchers plenty to chirp about. Former President Donald Kennedy wings through the possible sightings on a typical day at the Farm.

by Donald Kennedy