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2002 Issue 1January 4, 2002May 5, 2014

Q & A: How Hollywood Adapts to War

The Office of War Information admonished WWII filmmakers not to mislead young people with propaganda. In the days immediately following September 11, the words “Like Pearl Harbor...” seemed to be on everyone’s lips, as last spring’s highly publicized film had brought that historical event t…

2002 Issue 1January 4, 2002May 5, 2014

Commitment to Humanity

“I was shocked when I found out,” says Kim-Marie Spence ’00. “I’m overwhelmed and overjoyed!” Her reaction is understandable. After all, being awarded a Rhodes Scholarship is the kind of honor most people only d…

2002 Issue 1January 4, 2002May 5, 2014

Oral History Project

Ron Jenkins, chair and artistic director of Wesleyan’s theater department, wrote the following story about the making of Over There, a play he directed at the CFA theater during Parents’ Weekend 2001. In the fal…

2002 Issue 1January 4, 2002May 5, 2014

Coast Guard Brass

A quiet academic collaboration between the Coast Guard Academy and Wesleyan during the ’60s and ’70s has a remarkable postscript. Three of the highest-ranking Coast Guard officers, including the commandant, hold graduat…

2002 Issue 2January 4, 2002May 5, 2014

Rays of Hope

Ellen’s moods and energy levels during her pregnancy weren’t bad at all. Maybe it was the hormonal changes, or just the joy of finally being pregnant. Whatever the case, Ellen didn’t miss the medication she had taken for…

2001 Issue 3October 30, 2001March 23, 2015

JUST PUBLISHED

Our roundup of noteworthy publications by Wesleyan alumni, faculty members, and parents. NONFICTION W. WOSINKA, R.B. CIALDINI, D. W. BARRETT ’86 and J. REYKOWSKI, editors The Practice of Social Influence in Multiple C…

2001 Issue 3October 6, 2001March 23, 2015

AUTHOR ESSAY: The Question She Dislikes

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2001 Issue 3October 4, 2001May 5, 2014

Something in the Water

It came down to hats: Fedoras, bowlers, stovepipes, fezzes, pillboxes, and dozens of other styles lost to time. Hat manufacturers, 50 miles up the Housatonic River and as much as 200 years back in time, are linked to che…

2001 Issue 3October 4, 2001May 5, 2014

Distinguished Alumni Honored

Wesleyan recognized the achievements of several alumni during Reunion weekend with Distinguished Alumni/ae Awards. They are: David Batdorf “51?an attorney for 46 years in Shillington, Pa., who has been active in…

2001 Issue 3October 4, 2001May 5, 2014

High on Documentaries!

Wesleyan alumni teamed to make Emmy Award-winning American High, a bold experiment in cin&eaigu;ma v&eaigu;rit&eaigu; that tells what it’s really like to be in high school. American High, the 13-part…