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Week of 10 December 1999 Vol. III, No. 17 News & Features Boston University Books of 1999 In January, the Bridge will print a list of books published by BU faculty and staff during 1999. If you had a book published, please send its full title and publisher, together with your name, position, and department, to BU Bridge, 10 Lenox St., Brookline, MA 02446; e-mail bfitzger@bu.edu; or fax to 617/353-6488. If you are an alum, please indicate your school and year of graduation. We need this information by December 22. Bio experts counsel evolution filmmakers Program strikes chord in Boston public schools Techno-MBA grads in high demand Cautious faith as Panama takes helm in Canal Zone Share captures TLS Translation Prize The role of the Red Sox Sociology prof demolishes myth that American cities have had it Yankees in the attic Rare Civil War photos come to light in exhibition curated by grad student The Creative Writing Program's annual faculty reading, held December 6 in the SMG Auditorium, included performances by (clockwise from upper left) U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, Girl, Interrupted author Susanna Kaysen, Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott, and novelist and short story writer Ralph Lombreglia. The evening was dedicated to the late novelist and faculty member George V. Higgins. Photos by Morgan Segal