Cover: Marc Mounicot, MSc'98, former captain of the national champion Redmen and recipient of this year's Forbes trophy for outstanding male athlete, has been named coach of the women's soccer team at McGill. Photo by Claudio Calligaris.
ALUMNI QUARTERLY
FALL 1998



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Reconstructive Surgery: The New Face of the MUHC
While the new superhospital is scheduled to open in 2004, the McGill University Health Centre is up and running. A look at health care in the new millennium.
BY ANDREW MULLINS
The Very Popular Scientist
Evolutionary psychologist, MIT whiz kid and McGill graduate Steven Pinker on olive pitters, naughty presidents and the way our minds evolved.
BY MARY SODERSTROM
Getting Up to Speed
A department rich in history, Athletics has taken a sharp turn to the future as outdated facilities are replaced by a spanking new, full-service sports complex.
BY DIANA GRIER AYTON
Under the Microscope: Researchers in the Media
What happens when you make a discovery so compelling the international media beat a path to your door? We put the question to some prominent McGill professors.
BY ELLYN KERR, BSc'94, MSc'98
Les Matchs de sa vie
Marc Mounicot, ancien capitaine des Redmen, gagnant du trophée D.S. Forbes accordé au meilleur athlète masculin, et récent diplômé, est nommé entraîneur de l'équipe de soccer feminin à McGill.
PAR HÉLÈNA KATZ, BA'87
Admission Accomplished
Forms, fees, essays, resumés, letters, interviews and a pound of flesh: gaining admission to McGill can be tough -- but offers significant rewards. A recent survivor tells his tale.
BY CHRISTOPHER KEENAN, BCL'02, LLB'02



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Volume 78 Number 2 Summer 1998

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