REAFFIRMATIVE ACTION
Against backlash and a backdrop of legal uncertainty, Northeastern officials consider the future of race-based admissions and scholarships. By Tim Sandler

MOST VALUABLE PROGRAM?
Northeastern's MVP program enlists athletes to combat violence against women. By Jeff Kantrowitz

GETTING A HANDLE ON EDDIE ANDLEMAN
Businessman, sportsman, family man. A profile of the inventor of spors talk radio. By Dan Kennedy

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: President-setting. E LINE: Champions Again TALK OF THE GOWN: A practical approach to a balanced education. FROM THE FIELD: A blanket approach to helping babies. SPORTS: Pitcher's return boosts baseball team's prospects. BOOKS: Fiction and fact in the national debt debate. PREVIEWS: Staging an American classic. CLASSES: Class notes, Alumni Association views, Husky Tracks, deaths.

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