2008 July / August
Volume 119 | No. 4
Gold rush
Cal Olympic hopefuls
Wolves in a dogfight
For the rugby champs, Cal's winningest team, the challenge is finding worthy opponents.
Passing the baton
Today's student athletes are better trained, fed, and educated than previous generations, but the competitive and academic pressures are worse than before. Don't believe it? Ask their parents, former Cal athletes.
Athletes as aesthetes
In Toe to Toe competition, dancers school the jocks.
Good news Bears?
Tedford's team is determined to make this season better than last year's.
Modified man
Gene therapy and tissue engineering promise improved health, enhanced performance, and a new set of ethical questions.
Planet of the hominids
Timothy White searches for human origins in Ethiopia.
Choosing to be Chosen
There are 14 million Jews in the world. Gary Tobin wants there to be 50 million.
