On the cover: One of the first goals in this classic board game is to get a job.  Many in the class of 2009 are working on that.  GAA members can read the complete digital edition online.

	Brutally Frank by Susan Hudson Houston '84 Frank Bruni '86 remembers thinking, "A couple of years from now, if the job goes well and I'm still wearing 34 pants and I'm not back up to 42, I may have a story to tell." That story, from The New York Times' restaurant critic who first experienced eating disorders as a toddler, is now on his newspaper's bestseller list.
	Dreams Deferred by Katherine Evans '09 The class of 2009 walked out of Kenan Stadium in May into the worst economy in decades. Some have been tenacious in applying for jobs; others have waited out their first postgrad months in states of "funemployment."
	Freshman Seminar by David E. Brown '75 Chancellor Holden Thorp's first year in South Building has been an extraordinary one for learning - much of it about delayed gratification.

Departments           

From the Hill

• UNC to Help Decode Cancer
• Campus Y Gets New Director
• DKE Faces Heavy Sanctions
• The Class of 2013, By the Numbers
• For the latest news about Carolina, check From the Hill Online

Sightings
Improv on Polk Place

Issues
After their last lectures, retired faculty offer encores

Extracurricular
Every character tells a story

Timelines
Fall of '63: Tragedy, victory and the first bowl trophy

Letters

GAA Today

• Even though it was no surprise, expected since early in his playing days, the day Michael Jordan '86 was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame was an emotional one for him and the many fans who followed his acts of wonder on the court since he first suited up as a Tar Heel.
• GAA Honors Three With Distinguished Young Alumni Awards
• Finding a home on the soccer field
• New book provides guide to start, honor UNC's True Blue Traditions

Alumni Today

• Cyrus King '47 is recognized for his work for social justice.
• Henry Ell Frye '59 (JD) is noted for a life of firsts.
• Frances Estes Likis '06 becomes a certified whippersnapper.
• Elias Roochvarg '71 has a way with words when it comes to his role as cantor.

Class Notes

• Online Class Notes
  Read the latest news about classmates and friends with the GAA's online Class Notes.

Faculty and Staff Obituaries

In Memoriam

• Edward Rondthaler '28 championed simplified "speling"
• Horace Carter '43 won Pulitzer Prize for his stand against the Klan
• Maxine Swalin '72 made sure N.C. didn't lose its symphony
• Mo Walker '08, former Covenant Scholar, killed in Afghanistan

Class Quotes
True blue traditions

DTH Crossword

Books

Around Town
Architect chosen to redesign University Square

Yours at Carolina
The GAA - true or false

"We're All Catchers in the Rye"

Chancellor Holden Thorp '86 wrote in his blog: "Oct. 1 was First Amendment Day, and - appropriately - we announced a $3.5 million gift for new innovations in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. In the Pit, there was a reading of banned books, which I was invited to kick off. I got to pick the book I was going to read. Naturally, I picked The Catcher in the Rye. I've always felt that all Holdens have a special bond." You can read more about the thoughts of Carolina's Holden, who's also a member of the class of '86, at holden.unc.edu. Read more about his first year as chancellor in this issue, starting on page 38.