PLAYING BY HEART
Singer-songwriter Sam Shaber remembers a friend in song (May/June 2008)

STRANGER THAN FICTION
A profile of fictional Cornellians in film and literature (Mar/Apr 2008)

THE FACTS OF LIFE
Sex educator Sari Locker aims to be the Gen X Dr. Ruth (Mar/Apr 2008)

BALANCING ACT
Le Reve physical therapist Andrea Avruskin (Mar/Apr 2008)

MOTHER COURAGE
An ode to the late civil rights icon Carolyn Goodman (Nov/Dec 2007)

FULL COURT PRESS
A profile of New York Times NBA beat writer Liz Robbins (Nov/Dec 2007)

JUSTICE FIRST
A profile of Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Sears (July/August 2007)

THE CRANIAC
Crane conservationist George Archibald (July/August 2007)

THE REAL THING
Infamous Howard Hughes hoaxster Clifford Irving (Mar/Apr 2007)

MANATEE MAN
SeaWorld research biologist Dan Odell (Mar/Apr 2007)

ULTRA MAN
World-class endurance athlete Mike Trevino (Jan/Feb 2007)

CHARACTER COUNTS
Profile of character actress Jane Lynch (Nov/Dec 2006)

THE PLAYERS CLUB
A veteran and rookie face life in the NFL (Sept/Oct 2006)

PRIME TIME
Profile of frat brothers-turned-TV executives Kevin Reilly and Steve McPherson (Sept/Oct 2006)

WHAT’S IN A NAME
A Big Red reassessment (Sept/Oct 2006)

FIRST AMONG EQUALS
The legacy of Cornell's first four-year class (March 2006)

YOUNG GUN
Twenty-eight year old Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels (March 2006)

DRAWING ROOM
Malcom Whyte and San Francisco's Cartoon Art Museum (January 2006)

URBAN LEGEND
Will WWII hero Matt Urban finally get his stamp of approval? (September 2005)

GOLDEN TICKET
The story of Peter Ostrum, the movies' original Charlie Bucket (July 2005)

DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH
Cornell's minor league dreamers (May 2005)

THE STRANGE CASE OF MICHAEL ROSS
A serial killer's pursuit of death becomes a case study in American justice (March 2005)

URBANE REBEL
The tale of former Hollywood leading man Franchot Tone (March 2005)

FAR AND WIDE
Our oft-borrowed alma mater (March 2005)

BORN TO BE MILD
The Mild One - How did Harley-Davidson boff Jeff Bluestein turn a foundering outlaw icon into a chrome-plated corporate success story? (Jan. 2005)

DON’T BE CRUEL
Folksinger Peter Yarrow battles bullies (May 2004)

THE FAN
Can a former comic book kingpin (CEO Terry Stewart) keep the beat at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? (May 2004)

DR. EPONYMOUS
The man, the Maneuver and the many battles of Henry Heimlich (March 2004)

A MAN OF HIS WORDS
For linguist Allan Metcalf, tracing the frontiers of English draws a portrait of a changing world (Jan. 2004)

CREATURE FEATURES
Attack of the Insect Fear Films (Jan. 2004)

NEARLY FIRST
Charles Manly and the Great Aerodrome of 1903 (Nov. 2003)

LATINO FOOTBALL PLAYER
Ignacio Molinet – the Latino football whose single pro season made history (Sept. 2003)

WHY IS THIS MAN SMIRKING
Comic political commentator Bill Maher and free speech in a post 9-11 world (July 2003)

CAVEAT EMPTOR
Confusion amid college guidebooks (Sept. 2002)

OLDER AND WISER
Centenarians are the fastest-growing segment of the population (March 2002)

DIRECT KICK
Bruce Arena, Dave Sarachan and the rise of U.S. soccer (Nov. 2001)

OLYMPIC, HOPEFUL
The People’s Olympics protest of 1936 (Sept. 2000)

MAD MONEY
How thirteen-one hundredths of a second made for 15 minutes of fame, plus a little fortune (July 2000)

THE MORE THINGS CHANGE
The Class of 2000 vs. the Class of 1900 (May 2000)

THE BEST CODE-CRACKER OF THEM ALL
From Japanese ciphers to Shakespearean tragedies, cryptologist William Friedman lived for a good puzzle (March 2000)

I WANT MY, I WANT MY ESPN
A look inside the 24-hour sports cable behemoth (Jan. 2000)

THE FICKLE FINGER OF FRESHMAN FATE
An examination of the freshman-year roommate phenomenon (Nov. 1999)

THE ICEMAN RETURNETH
The travels of the NHL’s Stanley Cup (Sept. 1999)

LES IS MORE
The guru behind Zen at work (Sept. 1999)

LOCKED IN
The story of one woman’s courage after a brain stem stroke left her only able to communicate by moving her eyes (July 1999)

CHEAP THREADS
Whatever happened to the letter sweater? (Cornell Alumni Magazine, July 1999)

THEIR BIG HEADACHE
Cornell College vs. Cornell University (May 1999)

OUR BACK PAGES
100 years of Cornell Alumni News (March 1999)

ICE FOLLIES
An evening at Lynah Rink (March 1999)

THE QUEST FOR THE 4.3
A search for the perfect, straight-A-plus student at Cornell University (Jan. 1999)

THE BALD TRUTH
A lament about hair loss (Jan. 1999)

HEY, ROOKIE
The story of two Ivy Leaguers’ first year in the NFL (Cornell Alumni Magazine, Nov. 1998)

A CERTAIN DRAGON WHO LIVED BY THE SEA
The creation of Puff the Magic Dragon (Nov. 1998)

DRIVING FORCE
Cameron Argetsinger and the origins of racing at Watkins Glen (Cornell Alumni Magazine, Sept. 1998)

A WIZ THERE WAS
Frank Morgan, the Wizard of Oz (Sept. 1998)

FOREVER GREEN
A profile of famed golf course architect Robert Trent Jones, accompanied by an 18-hole RTJ “Dream Course” (May 1998)

CHASING THE GAME
A road trip with the Cornell basketball team (March 1998)

THE FIVE BAERS
The story of the Baer quintuplets (March 1998)

ON THE COUCH WITH DR. JOYCE BROTHERS (AS HERSELF)
Profile of Dr. Joyce Brothers (Jan. 1998)

THE BRONZE STANDARD
The surprising appeal of bronze vs. silver medals (Jan. 1998)

CLUBBING IT
A self-described non-joiner spends a week roaming Cornell’s campus clubs (Nov. 1997)

ON THE UP & UP
Long distance balloonist Don Cameron (Nov. 1997)

HUYGHUE – REMEMBER THE NAME
African-American football executive Michael Huyghue (Sept. 1997)

A FOOTBALL, DEFINED
The day a football was defined as a ‘prolate spheroid’ (Sept. 1997)

ONE MOTLEY CREW
The famed 1957 Cornell crew (July 1997)

THE LEGEND OF 5-8-77
The story behind perhaps the Grateful Dead’s most beloved concert – on Mother’s Day at Cornell in 1977 (May 1997)

SAME OLD BILL
Bill Maher’s ‘Politically Incorrect’ moves to ABC (March 1997)

WHAT I LEARNED IN SCHOOL TODAY
One day, ten Cornell classes, 29 credits (Jan. 1997)

ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS
Profile of longtime civil rights activist Carolyn Goodman, mother of martyred Andy Goodman (Nov. 1996)

FACE OF A FOOTBALL SATURDAY
A college football photo essay (Oct. 1996)

BURIED SUNSHINE
Lightweight football and the annual Anthracite Bowl (Oct. 1996)

TREASURED ISLAND
The Shoals Marine Laboratory on Maine’s Appledore Island (July 1996)

THE CORNELL SPORTS 10
Ten Cornellians who had a lasting impact on American sports (April 1996)

I’M NOT OLD ENOUGH FOR REUNION!
Notes from a fifth college reunion (Sept. 1995)

THE ALL-EVERYTHING
All-league, straight-A student-athlete Jennifer Evans (Jan. 1995)

RESOLVED: THAT CORNELL’S DEBATE TEAM KICK SOME SERIOUS BUTT!
A road trip with the champion Cornell debaters (Nov. 1994)

THE SIDEWINDER
Soccer-style placekicker Pete Gogolak (Nov. 1994)

A LIFE, A BULLET AND THE DEATH OF A DREAM
The life and death of wrestler Willie James Jones (Oct. 1994)

COMING HOME
A journey through Cornell’s Reunion Weekend (Sept. 1994)

A CLEAN, WELL-LIGHTED LAUNDROMAT
An afternoon among the washing machines (July 1994)

A FAN’S NOTES
Profile of Ithaca (N.Y.) sports journalism legend Kenny Van Sickle (Dec. 1993)

A RIVALRY FORGED IN MUTUAL RESPECT
100 years of the Penn-Cornell football rivalry (Nov. 1993)

HOW TO TALK TO A REFEREE
Lessons in schmoozing a football official (Oct. 1993)

BILL MAHER WANTS TO MAKE YOU LAUGH
The life and lessons of a comedian (Sept. 1993)

THE RECRUITING GAUNTLET
An examination of a coach’s toughest task (April 1993)

LYNAH RINK – NO BETTER PLACE TO BE
An homage to Cornell’s musty old hockey rink (Jan. 1993)