George Bush was intent on holding the G-8 Summit at a resort where security and amenities are first class. Sea Island is the place.

by Steve Eubanks (M ’84)

Cover art:Sea Island welcomes the world

Contents page photo: Images of people trying to survive in a war zone

In a class by itself

The New Georgia Encyclopedia is a hit with today’s wired generation, who can get an instant history lesson with a click of their computer mouse.

by Tracy Coley Curlee (ABJ ’90)

NAS members Cori Bargmann (BS ’81) and Cynthia Kenyon (BS ’76) are changing the way we think about thinking . . . and how long we have to think about it.

by Alex Crevar (AB ’93)

Mandi Wright (BFA ’97) has twice been sent to Iraq by the Detroit Free Press. The images she sent back tell a story of ordinary people whose lives have been forever changed by war.

by Tracy Coley Curlee (ABJ ’90)

Susy Dirr (ABJ ’99) was born with cystic fibrosis. In hopes that a lung transplant could extend her life, Susy’s parents moved the family from Athens to Chapel Hill, N.C., to be near an organ donor center. While they waited, Susy told this story.

by Josh Darnell