Contents for April 2-8, 1999

• For the first time in at least two decades, the University is conducting a comprehensive survey of all four undergraduate classes to evaluate programs and services on campus.

• Assistant Professor Ruth Iris Bahar is an engineer who puts her energy into 'power-conscious' computing.

• RESEARCH NOTES: When teenage worries are more than skin deep; powerful magnetic field forces cells to change

• Where do you go when home is a continent or more away? Two Brown administrators are working on a proposal they hope will match students from afar with host homes during breaks and holidays.

• The Renn Mentoring Program pairs gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered students with gay and lesbian faculty and staff mentors who provide counsel, support and a sounding board within a framework that is relevant to the students.

• For nearly a year, Darren Jorgensen lived illegally in the Baghdad offices of the United Nations Special Commission, having abandoned a hotel room and the emotional ordeal of the twice-daily trips past throngs of destitute children living on the streets. When he finally left Baghdad, Jorgensen vowed to get a college education. His promise led him to Brown's RUE program.

• THE LAST WORD: Denis Dutton, who runs an annual Bad Writing Contest, comments on language crimes courtesy of professors.

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