The Geography of Now Autumn 2010

Editor’s note: Passing through
Features
The Lay of Our Land
This corner of America has been formed by the conflicting tides of wilderness, industry and agriculture. The tug-o’-war persists today, shaping an uneasy 21st-century world haunted by omens of vexing change.
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Troubled Waters
A spewing river of oil ravages Gulf Coast life and livelihoods. And no one knows how the epic struggle will go.
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Sludge in a Notre Dame viewfinder
Winds of Change
Howard, South Dakota, was threatening to disappear from the Miner County landscape — until a returning troublemaker and the county’s 2,800 residents transformed the dying community in a movement that just might be national in scope.
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Winter Keep
Helping a herd of mustangs survive the brutal season also meant preserving a vital element of the American spirit.
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Bringing Back the Big Bang
“The scientific goal of the Large Hadron Collider research program is no less than to understand the nature and origin of the universe itself.”
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Holy Week in Tequepexpan
When a priest heads to a remote Mexican village for Easter, he discovers a people whose embrace is warm and a world full of unexpected trouble and grace.
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University News
From lab to life
$1.7 million grant targets the ‘problem of evil’
What can we learn from Transylvania? Really!
Service + Leadership = New Game Plan
Echoes: Who knew? The new Lou
Seen and heard
Deaths in the family
Expeditions
The wide-eyed ID flaw
’Old’ gets older
Smart drugs target disease
How religion impacts the U.S.
Letters
Letter from campus, Football 101
Letters to the editor
Cafe Arts
Buy my book, please
Join us for more on the web
A call for the music of Notre Dame
Cafe choice
Alumni
Master scribe
Wedding bands
Alumni association launches new online experience
Domers in the news
Chuck Lennon to retire
Deaths of Notre Dame alumni