2017 Issue 3
LETTERS
COULD THIS BE WHY?
Looking back at Wesleyan sports over half a century ago, among the NEICAA champions I remember were broad jumpers Ernie Dunn ’59, Jim Thomas ’61, and Dick Huddleston ’60, miler Steve Paranya ’61, wres…
STARBUCKS SELECTS SINGLE BY RHODES ’90
Next time you're seeking a caffeine fix in Starbucks, keep your ears open for a song by J.R. Rhodes ’90. Hers is a hau…
FACULTY-STUDENT TEAM DISCOVERS SUPER-EARTHS
A team of scientists from Wesleyan, led by Associate Professor of Astronomy Seth Redfield and graduate student Prajwal…
ORAL HISTORIES, BY CHRISTINE FOSTER
In the 1960s, Wesleyan began to grow from a small college into a somewhat bigger, more diverse university. Scores of you…
A TRIBUTE TO RICHARD P. WILBUR, FORMER PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, BY LARRY D. CARVER
Editor’s Note: The poet Richard Wilbur, a former professor of English at Wesleyan (1957-77), died in October at the age of 96. The following tribute was composed by Larry D. Carver ‘66 on the occasion of Mr. Carver’s 50t…
JAZZ MUSICIAN SOREY MA’11 WINS MACARTHUR FELLOWSHIP
Tyshawn Sorey MA ’11, who joined Wesleyan’s faculty this fall as assistant professor of music, has been awarded a fellow…
SPOTLIGHT ON ALUMNI: TALA GIVES CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE, BY JIM H. SMITH
No one has ever questioned Jenipher’s work ethic. For decades, the 65-year-old Kenyan woman has operated a food stall in the central business district of downtown Nairobi. It has given her the wherewithal to support a fa…
PRESIDENT’S LETTER
Across America, groups are enclosing themselves in bubbles that protect them from competing points of view, even from disturbing information. This has always happened to some extent; it’s easier to be with people who sha…