TRUTH

features16: Truth in TranslationA new theater project examines SouthAfrica’s Truth and ReconciliationCommission through the work ofits translators.By Elizabeth Redden ’0524: A Soldier’s TaleA veteran of the Iraq War tells why heenlisted in the Marine Reserve and howhe was shot on the streets of Fallujah.By Sean Barney ’9830: The Writer’s WriterLiterary fame has brought acclaim—butnot fame—to Norman Rush ’56.By Paul Wachter ’9734: 100 Watts ofCommunity PowerRural radio rocks Mongolia, says anNPR producer who spent a year there.By Charlie Mayer ’98departments3: LettersReaders react.4: CollectionCampus buzz38: ConnectionsComing to a city near you: Swarthmore40: Class NotesAlumni news exchange45: DeathsRemembering departed friends andclassmates62: Books + ArtsThe Theory of Almost Everythingby Robert Oerter ’83Reviewed by John Boccio70: In My LifeSilent No MoreBy Michele Curay Cramer ’9380: Q + AWhy Is Helen North Anything But Retiring?By Alisa Giardinelliprofiles47: All About the KidneyThe contributions of retired physiologistHeinz Valtin ’49 have impacted renalscience worldwide.By Carol Brévart-Demm57: The Public’s Rightto KnowKentucky attorney Jon Fleischaker ’67 fightsfor open government and a free press.By Robyn Davis Sekula59: Tweaking CapitalismJulie Eades ’75 helps low-income earnerslevel the economic playing field throughcommunity loan funding.By Audree Penner67: Nobody’s PawnWriter Will Saletan ’87 faces a fresh slate.By Elizabeth Redden ’05ON THE COVERTruth in Translation, a project of director Michael Lessac ’61, is more than a play. The projectexplores the process of healing after violent civil conflict has torn a society. Here, Robert Koenand Thembi Mtshali act in a production at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg. Photographby Jeff Barbee/Black Star. Story on page 16.OPPOSITESwarthmore students have to keep a lot of balls in the air—particularly student athletes.Members of the men’s soccer team warm up before a night game in October. For more on astrong soccer season for Swarthmore, see page 14. Photograph by Eleftherios Kostans.