|   | 
         
          | Volume 90, Number 4, April 1998 |  |  
         
          | 
 The Omega Factor:Almost 
              70 years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble gave the universe a beginning. 
              Now U of C physicists are part of a vast conspiracy to end it. --William 
              Burton 
               
                |  | Culling 
                  the Shots: A former photo editor for LIFE shares images, 
                  from D-Day to Vietnam, that became part of the national psyche. 
                  --John G. Morris |   
                |  | Mourning in America: 
                    New works by Kerry James Marshall memorialize African-American 
                    leaders of the 1960's. --Kimberly Sweet |  
               
                | Editor's Notes: 
                  They were young and in love. And they met at the U of C. Or 
                  maybe they designed a t-shirt. |   
                | Letters: 
                  In defense of oil painting, winemaking, and other amateur pursuits. |   
                | Investigations: 
                  Anthropologist Manuela Carneiro da Cunha on indigenous rights; 
                  historical myths, Korean immigrants, and universal signs. |   
                | Chicago Journal: 
                  The votes are in for a new College curriculum; men's basketball 
                  travels to the Sweet 16. |   
                | Class News: 
                  Give birth. Get promoted. See the world. Then tell us all about 
                  it. |   
                | Campus Sketchbook: 
                  Illustrator Mark McMahon peers in on a rehearsal of Gilbert 
                  and Sullivan's Iolanthe. |  |  |  
        
          |  |  | 
         
          | Class 
            News |   
          | 
               
                | Check up on your classmates in our Class 
                  News section. Pick one: |   
                |  |     |   
          | A 
            New Look |   
          | What do you 
            think of our new design? We'd love to hear your thoughts! Send 
            us a message |  |