UpFront – Page 27 – Wesleyan University Magazine

2009 Issue 2June 20, 2009May 16, 2014

ENTREPRENEURS

Eric Dachs ’98 admits he doesn’t have a long attention span. In particular, he did not have much patience for all the paperwork that seems to smother the creative process in filmmaking. His frustration bubbled over when he was wading through e-mail and faxes as he worked on Panic Room, released in 2…

2009 Issue 2June 20, 2009May 16, 2014

FILM

Next to the Sundance Film Festival, the annual South By Southwest (a.k.a. SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas, may be the most prestigious forum for new independent films in the United States. So when Noah Hutton ’09 had his…

2009 Issue 2June 20, 2009April 16, 2014

ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME

Allegra Burton has the distinction of becoming the first Wesleyan woman to earn NCAA All-America honors in two sports during the same year. In 1986–87, Burton placed eighth in the NCAA Division III Cross Country Champion…

2009 Issue 2June 20, 2009April 16, 2014

ATHLETICS

The 2009 Wesleyan men’s lacrosse team did something that eluded each of the last eight Cardinals lax squads: winning a NESCAC tournament title and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament. &n…

2009 Issue 2June 20, 2009May 16, 2014

PRESIDENT’S LETTER

The 2008–09 year began with triumph and fanfare as we celebrated a Tony Award-winning production on Broadway. As the year ended, we were shaken by the tragedy of the murder of Johanna Justin-Jinich ’10. In these instance…

2009 Issue 2June 2, 2009March 23, 2015

JUST PUBLISHED

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2009 Issue 2May 2, 2009March 23, 2015

BETWEEN THE LINES: Private Acts, Public Meanings

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2009 Issue 1February 2, 2009March 23, 2015

BETWEEN THE LINES: A Forgotten Espionage Tale from the Cold War

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2009 Issue 1February 2, 2009March 23, 2015

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2009 Issue 1January 29, 2009September 29, 2014

SCHOLAR ATHLETE: A Wrestler’s Gift for Music

Greg Hurd ’10 is known around campus for his feats on the wrestling mat, but he also plays piano, guitar, bass, and cello?and sings. Both his father (Douglas ’76) and uncle (Michael ’72) were all–New England Wesleyan wre…