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Read all about it (somewhere)
As newspaper publishers hemorrhage cash, former Wall Street Journal executive Gordon Crovitz, AB’80, launches a new business plan for the industry. But will readers pay for online news?![](http://magazine.uchicago.edu/Images/toc_feature_2.jpg)
Honor bound
It took years for Janet Rowley’s 1970s research to win acceptance, but now she’s collecting accolades—including the Presidential Medal of Freedom—for finding leukemia’s genetic link.![](http://magazine.uchicago.edu/Images/toc_feature_3.jpg)
The big 5-0-0
The University celebrates a milestone convocation—and plans for pomp and circumstance on a grander scale.![](http://magazine.uchicago.edu/Images/toc_feature_4.jpg)
Legacy: J Harlen Bretz (1882–1981)
A scablands geologist whose theory finally won out.![](http://magazine.uchicago.edu/Images/toc_feature_5.jpg)
C. Vitae: Teaching hospitals
Elizabeth Bradley, MBA’86, pursues a truly universal health care.Features »
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Plot twist
The University needs its land at 61st and Dorchester, but the neighborhood gardeners hate pulling up their roots.![photo: -](http://magazine.uchicago.edu/Images/toc_sm-inv.jpg)
Happiness on the horizon
Old age really is golden, says sociologist Yang Yang, who finds that for most Americans, the best days are yet to come.
Literary agents
Three young-alumni authors have gotten big-time book deals, thanks to agent Stephen Barbara.
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