September 1, 2004 Voting into Vapor From The September-October 2004 Issue Published in the September-October 2004 print issue in the Right Now section. Most popular In her memoir All That's Unseen, Emilee Hackney explores religion, friendship, and home. Both Sides Now Tomiko Brown-Nagin’s bifocal view of the civil-rights movement A new federal rule sparks uncertainty for graduate students. Explore More From Current Issue University News With a grade inflation vote and in the courts, the University argued that it’s taking steps to change. Arts & Culture Singer Elisa Smith’s whiskey-soaked voice and subversive feminism is part of the genre’s urban shift. Museums & Collections Science and art capture the microscopic natural world.