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The unstoppable Dave Obelkevich ’65 prepares for his 45th consecutive New York Marathon.
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VOLUME 50 NUMBER 1 FALL 2022
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Alexis Boncy SOA’11
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Lisa Palladino
DEPUTY EDITOR
Jill C. Shomer
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Anne-Ryan Sirju JRN’09
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
James C. Katz ’72
Alex Sachare ’71
ART DIRECTOR
Eson Chan
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