2008 Issue 4 – Wesleyan University Magazine

2008 Issue 4December 29, 2008September 29, 2014

Are We Even Yet?

Imagine parents trying to make ends meet to send their daughter to an expensive college. Imagine that they make every conceivable sacrifice to get their precious child a piece of the American dream. Imagine this all too common scenario— add a dash of hip–hop inspired Latin music—and you get the inco…

2008 Issue 4December 29, 2008September 29, 2014

CONVERSATIONS: The Anti-Intellectual Presidency

Elvin Lim, assistant professor of government, studies how U.S. presidents speak. He’s not impressed. By Corrina Balash Kerr Assistant Professor of Government Elvin Lim is the author of The Anti-intellectual Presidency:…

2008 Issue 4December 20, 2008May 5, 2014

HISTORICAL ROW: THE ONCE AND FUTURE PRESIDENT

One small aspect of Barack Obama’s rise to the White House is actually not groundbreaking: he is far from the first future president to find his way to Wesleyan. Middletown has played host to four sitting presidents and …

2008 Issue 4December 20, 2008May 16, 2014

ARCHITECTURE

The designers were presented with a considerable architectural challenge. Create a structure to fit a unique site —a former cranberry bog covered in three feet of water—on a modest budget, make it durable and use sustain…

2008 Issue 4December 20, 2008April 16, 2014

COMMISSIONED ART

Professor of Art Jeffrey Schiff was pleased to learn that people are touching his sculpture for good luck on their way into the Connecticut State Courthouse in New Britain. Although he didn’t foresee its use as …

2008 Issue 4December 20, 2008May 16, 2014

MUSIC

Cantonese Pop Songs of 1960s Hong Kong. Czech Bluegrass Gospel. Spectacle and Performance in the New York City Subway. The Function of Song in Egyptian Musical Film. These were four of more than 400 subjects presented, d…

2008 Issue 4December 20, 2008May 16, 2014

ALUMNI ESSAY

When I first met Lin-Manuel Miranda ’02 in 2006, he hadn’t won a single Tony. I was writing a story for the Wesleyan Argus about a theater industry panel at the Career Resource Center, and he was a presenter. He radiated…

2008 Issue 4December 20, 2008May 16, 2014

ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME

Born in Brest, France, before coming to the United States in 1940, Henri Salaun ‘49 graduated from Wesleyan as a two-time All-American on the soccer field while he also captured regional titles in tennis. But it was his …

2008 Issue 4December 20, 2008May 16, 2014

A WEB STARTUP

Chris Meade and Matt Wheeler are both members of the class of 2005. After graduation, Meade worked as an associate at Cushman & Wakefield in a group representing top financial clients, and Wheeler worked as a senior …

2008 Issue 4December 20, 2008May 16, 2014

TEN NEW COURSES

Political Theologies: Contemporary Christian Engagement In The Public Sphere (Mary-Jane Rubenstein, religion) The Past on Film (Michael Roth, president) Biomedicinal Chemistry (Erika Taylor, …