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Becoming who we are - My friend is a beautiful woman. Simply sitting across the table from her, male and female friends agree, adds pleasure to a meal. She is also in her late 40s and confesses that recently, when stopped at traffic lights, she finds herself taking a quick look in the rear-view mirror, smoothing out her laugh lines with her index finger, and wondering about getting a face-lift.
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From the President
"The mind can be a passionate organ, too" - It is hard to resist the temptation simply to gush-about the University and its people, about the city and its people, about the excitement of being a member of both groups. At a recent and magnificently warm welcoming event on Navy Pier, I poached on an essay by Nicholson Baker to describe Chicago as a city of tall thoughts.
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Life after a tenured position       Daylily bouquets       Uncivilized definition       Bloom in bloom       Saving I-House may save GSB       Losing (weight) argument       Flirtation with rationality       Don't blame the cartoonist       Doctor's gown up for grabs