COVER ARTICLE Understanding the biological basis of things that go bump in the night by Jonathan Leonard Continuing the magazine's centennial commemoration: selected readers' letters from a pivotal era, and a Harvard timeline, 1937-1953 Nefarious doings on the baseball diamond, revealed by Red Smith Brief life of an unheralded submarine inventor: 1851-1895 by Francisco Márque The crisis confronting the humanities by James Engell and Anthony Dangerfield Disputes about the art museums' acquisitions, how to manage Harvard Yard, financial aid holds fast, a private eye eyes tenure, openings to Asia, new buildings sprout, remaking the libraries for a new era, postcards and Picasso on-line, Harvard's good (and valuable) name, the agenda for Arts and Sciences, undergraduates' hurting hands, a golden moment for women's hockey stars, and a sports wrap-up Also, check out our current Classifieds, or browse our archives