In memoriam Clay Felker No one mastered the push-and-pull intensity of editing better than Clay Felker, who died on July 1, at the age of 82. Together with artist Milton Glaser, he founded New York magazine in 1968, which under his leadership became the progenitor of an entire genre of writing that came to be known as the “New Journalism.” In 1977, Felker moved to California, first to create New West magazine, and then, to our great fortune, directing the Felker Magazine Center at Northgate Hall. In May 2005, as he left his post there, many of the writers whose careers he helped spawn, including Tom Wolfe, Gloria Steinem, and Ken Auletta, paid tribute in California magazine to the man whom Joan Didion said "always caught lightning in a bottle."
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The campus Newscenter offers an overview of Felker's lifeTimes Topics: Clay Felker Speed bump Sadly, Alysia Johnson's dreams of Olympic glory have ended prematurely. At the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon, the Cal track star finished ninth in the quarterfinals—a race she was expected to win easily—after apparently suffering an injury. Examinations showed no fractures, but Johnson left the stadium in a wheelchair. News and Updates: Cal Bears in the Olympics
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Today's student athletes are better trained, fed, and educated than previous generations, but the competitive and academic pressures are worse than before. Don't believe it? Ask their parents, former Cal athletes. Athletes as aesthetes
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Tedford's team is determined to make this season better than last year's. Modified man
Gene therapy and tissue engineering promise improved health, enhanced performance, and a new set of ethical questions. Planet of the hominids
Timothy White searches for human origins in Ethiopia. Choosing to be Chosen
There are 14 million Jews in the world. Gary Tobin wants there to be 50 million. Web exclusive
Conserving China
Robert Collier interviewed Chinese energy expert Zhou Dadi for California magazine at a clean energy conference on April 18, 2008.
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