FAR FROM HOME

2013 Issue 1September 18, 2013March 7, 2014

FAR FROM HOME

[caption id="attachment_587" align="alignleft" width="300"] Nandita Vijayaraghavan ’13.Photo: John Van Vlack.[/caption] For most of her childhood, Nandita Vijayaraghavan ’13 grew up in the conservative Southern Indian town of Chennai. But when it came time to choose a university, her father…

2012 Issue 3December 15, 2012September 18, 2014

Conversations: Music and Public Life

Spanning the 2012–2013 academic year, Music & Public Life is a series of events, lectures, exhibitions, and courses celebrating Wesleyan’s rich musical cul- ture and examining the role music plays in public life arou…

2012 Issue 3December 15, 2012April 28, 2014

Digging for Local History

ON A SUNNY SATURDAY AFTERNOON in April, about a dozen Wesleyan students and volunteers from the surrounding community kneel in the dirt behind the small, unassuming homes dotting Vine Street. Now housing Wesleyan student…

2012 Issue 2June 15, 2012April 28, 2014

Test Questions

By Lauren RubensteinPhotography by John Van Vlack SINCE THE ENACTMENT of the landmark No Child Left Behind Act a decade ago, “accountability” has been the buzzword in our nation’s education policy. Schools are held acco…