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COVER STORY
'I Want Her Inside the White House.'
Valerie Jarrett, '78, has been behind Barack Obama for nearly two decades—as a friend and adviser with special clout. Now the world is learning how this
soft-spoken former lawyer
became one of the most powerful women in the world. By Roy S. Johnson

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Students research the costs and benefits of solar panels, and how climate change will affect home values and insurance. Plus green cosmetics and the carbon cost of e-tail vs. retail.

More memorable professors, a photo gallery from Jane Austen's house, why crew coach Yasmin Farooq loves Brett Favre, and more.

STORYTELLER ALERT
Enter our annual fiction contest. The deadline is November 5.

Coming Through Cancer
Cancer often can be viewed as a chronic illness with a particular set of physical and mental challenges. Stanford health care providers have developed programs aimed at helping patients live not just longer but better. By Brian Eule

• A Better Prognosis
• Four Steps to Successful Survivorship

Teachable Moments
Rod Searcey, '84, found an unusual way to celebrate his 25-year reunion—photographing his former professors. His portraits, and anecdotes from the faculty members themselves, constitute a gallery of great teaching.