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Thomas B. Howes

Tom Howes died peacefully at home on February 2, 2021. Tom was born in Williamsburg, Iowa, moving with his family to Chicago in 1928. He was a member of the National Honor Society each year at Fenger High School. Though active on the wrestling team, he was especially...
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Francis E. Fairman

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Student Support Text Line

Preethi Periyakoil (BS ’18) This pandemic has changed our lives and will likely leave scars. Our current inability to do the many small things that we used to take for granted, such as seeing our loved ones, going to class, or taking our friends out to dinner, is not...
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Dropping Pumpkins

by Wyna Liu Created by Wyna Liu Puzzlemaker Wyna Liu drew inspiration for this issue’s The Stack from Caltech’s annual Pumpkin Drop. Since 1972, Caltech students have celebrated Halloween with delightful destruction—smashing liquid-nitrogen-frozen pumpkins from the...
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Caltech Names Its Three Newest Distinguished Alumni

Caltech Names Its Three Newest Distinguished Alumni

The Distinguished Alumni Award (DAA) is Caltech’s highest honor, presented each year to a small number of alumni in recognition of personal and professional accomplishments that have made a noteworthy impact in a field, on the community, or in society more broadly.

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Rethinking the Building Block

Rethinking the Building Block

Toy companies Roominate and Crossbeams, both founded by Caltech alumni, challenge traditional ideas of what a toy is, whom it's made for, and how it can inspire. Sydney Fish, age 9, takes a break from the morning session at her summer camp to build a toy house. Using...

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