Cover: Victorian cabinet of mounted birds. The case is the last of the original bird exhibits at the Redpath Museum, and legend has it that it was arranged by former principal William Dawson's own hand. Photo by Nicolas Morin
ALUMNI QUARTERLY
SUMMER 1999



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Home Improvement
The EcoResidence, a new ecologically friendly student dorm on the Macdonald Campus, will have you seeing green.
BY ANDREW MULLINS
Natural History Tour
Roll up for a fascinating field trip: a photo essay on the Redpath Museum showcases stones and bones and skeletons -- and much more.
PHOTOS BY NICOLAS MORIN
Calling the Shots
Tony Jebara, BEng'96, wants computers to smarten up. A visit with him inside the MIT Media Lab and a peek at the coming of intelligent gizmos.
BY TIM HORNYAK, BA'95
McGill français : 30 ans plus tard
McGill a récemment organisé une conférence sur une manifestation motivé par un dessein radical : la francisation de l'Université.
PAR JOHN PROVART, BA'97, MA'99
  Alumni Honours and Awards
A salute to this year's honorees from the McGill Alumni Association.
 



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Volume 79 Number 2 Summer 1999

Editor: Diana Grier Ayton [dianaga@martlet1.lan.mcgill.ca]

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Editorial Assistant: Olivia Collette, BA'01

Advisory Board

Joan Fraser, BA'65, Chairman

Paul Austin; Marcel Couture, Dip(Agr)'65, BSc'72; Richard Latendresse, BA'85; Judy Mappin, BSc'50; Paul Mayer, LLB/BCL'83; Ann McCall, BA'64; Ian McLachlin, BEng'60; Ratna Ghosh; John Scott, BA'53; Antoinette von Hahn, BA'87, MBA'96

(ex-officio)
Derek Drummond, BArch'62, Vice-Principal, Development and Alumni Relations; Honora Shaughnessy, MLS'73, Executive Director, Alumni Relations; James Robb, BA'51, BCL'54, President, McGill Alumni Association; Kate Williams, Executive Director, University Relations

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