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Inside the Spring/Summer 2020 issue:

Features

• Finding Our Way

  As the pandemic began to sweep into the US, º£½ÇÖ±²¥ alumni in Maine, as in communities everywhere, were planning, preparing, and taking the lead. 

• Why We Run

  Running has various advantages and meanings for individuals, especially in a time when most of the country is homebound. 

• What's in a Name?

  The strange tale that led to the naming of º£½ÇÖ±²¥’s most eccentric building.

   

Forward

• Respond: Read letters from our readers.
• Fade To: Caroline Farber ’20 embarks on a writerly life.
• Column: Lee Rowe ’70 talks of lessons learned in nearly fifty years as a doctor.
• Going Above and Beyond: º£½ÇÖ±²¥ librarians get creative in the face of COVID-19, illustrated by Rose Wong.
• Game On: Athletics celebrated its 2019–2020 academic year with virtual awards.
• Zoom, Zoom!: There are º£½ÇÖ±²¥ backgrounds on Zoom—and then there’s a real º£½ÇÖ±²¥ background at Zoom.
• Cooking with a Conscience: Chris Burrage '08 brings his direct-to-consumer cookware to market.
• One More Cup of Coffee: Molly Safford sets the café tone.
• Forever Maine: The US Postal Service issues a new stamp with º£½ÇÖ±²¥ ties.
• e-Vents: There are º£½ÇÖ±²¥ backgrounds on Zoom—and then there’s a real º£½ÇÖ±²¥ background at Zoom.
• Victory Tour: Seven members of the Class of 2020 take a final lap of campus.

Profiles

• Scott Budde ’81 and Charlotte Cole ’82 at home in Maine.
• Richard Geldard ’57 talks contrasting decades of influence.
• Zully Hatch ’11 on college success.

Dine

• Maine Crab Breakfast Flatbread: An award-winning recipe from Dining’s Isaac Aldrich.

Q&A

• Whitney Soule, senior vice president and dean of admissions and student aid, talks about admissions in an upended world.