The Lost Kafoozalum

This story was published in 1960 in the magazine Analog Science Fact And Fiction. It was nominated for that year\'s Hugo Award For Short Story. Problem: A planet has been observed on the brink of war between the two hemispheres. How can this be prevented? Are you willing to participate in the solution? Is this a test for you Russett University students or is this real? Are you only pawns in an already planned scenario, with no real voice? Or will you all become heroes? What is going to happen here?! Lizzie (short for Lysistrata) was sent to school on Earth four years ago. Now, while waiting for results of their final exams,Liz and a diverse group of her classmates have become part of the solution to that problem, responsible for devising the many details that will make everything feel legitimate. When volunteers are called for to act as crew on a hopper during a delicate and dangerous part of the mission, who will go?