Cover: Homer Runs
Are the classics doomed on our nation's campuses? A California professor fights back.

News: Labor Pains
Liberal nonprofit organizations love the idea of 'pro choice'--until it comes to union activity in their own back yards.

Cultivating Solidarity: Grad students, farm workers and maids find common cause.

Hot-Weather Happenings: A complete guide to this summer's cultural, recreational and phantasmagorical fun.

Notes From the Underground: Woodpecker's new album shows there's more to local music than poppy punk.

Cold Dish of Careerism: Lisa Cholodenko's icy High Art turns from chic comedy to humiliation.

Sailing Down to Rio: A seaside fixture facing Rio del Mar's palm-tree esplanade, Cafe Rio offers a lively port in any storm, plus some fine food to match.