UpFront – Page 48 – Wesleyan University Magazine

2003 Issue 3May 4, 2003May 5, 2014

Q & A: Assessing the Campaign Impact

The Wesleyan Campaign is about to embark on its final year with $210 million in gifts and pledges raised toward the $250-million goal. Barbara-Jan Wilson, vice president for university relations, says the campaign has transformed the culture of giving in the greater Wesleyan community. Q: W…

2003 Issue 3May 4, 2003May 5, 2014

Student Voice

I started writing for the Wesleyan Argus about a year ago. Now I am a syndicated columnist. Well, one paper in Massachusetts has agreed to pay me $12 a week, but I’m ecstatic. Who knows where this will lead, but here’s…

2003 Issue 3May 4, 2003May 5, 2014

Star Power

When Roger Cohen ’03 first looked at the images, he thought there must be some mistake. The dates had to be wrong, or perhaps the images had been mislabeled. But after rechecking the data, the realization of what he was …

2003 Issue 3May 4, 2003May 5, 2014

HISTORICAL ROW: WHAT’S IN A NAME?

When you're chatting about alma mater, do you find yourself explaining which Wesleyan? Ever wish you had attended Middletown College, Winchester College, or even Wultuna? All three are names that alumni of past generatio…

2003 Issue 2March 30, 2003March 23, 2015

PICK OF THE SYLLABUS: A World Made New

Stephen Angle, Associate Professor of Philosophy, selects A World Made New: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by Mary Ann Glendon Thriller, biography, learned analysis, and polemic—A World …

2003 Issue 2March 30, 2003March 23, 2015

AUTHOR ESSAY: Tales of Rhinestone Cowgirls

In Rodeo Queens and the American Dream (Public Affairs/Perseus Books, 2002), Joan Burbick ’76 chronicles the lives of white and Native American women who worked in professional rodeos in the Pacific Northwest from the 19…

2003 Issue 2March 30, 2003March 23, 2015

JUST PUBLISHED

Our roundup of noteworthy publications by Wesleyan alumni, faculty members, and parents. AMANDA DAVIS ’93 Wonder When You’ll Miss Me (HarperCollins/William Morrow, 2003) In this heartbreaking coming-of-age debut nove…

2003 Issue 2March 4, 2003May 5, 2014

Q & A: One of Hollywood’s Top Agents

In Hollywood today, the most powerful talent agency is CAA and the most powerful person at CAA is Rick Nicita. (Rick would modestly duck that statement. He once said, “Agents don’t have power in themselves. Their power i…

2003 Issue 2March 4, 2003May 5, 2014

Cool Scoop on a Hot Student Enterpreneuer

When considering a new business opportunity, most entrepreneurs think about location, client base, access to supplies, demographics, and marketing. But Adam Lachman ’03 was thinking only about the taste of ice cream. &n…

2003 Issue 2March 4, 2003May 5, 2014

World Music’s 40th Anniversary

Nonesuch Records plans to release 92 CDs of world music during the next two years (including some by Wesleyan artists), but when Wesleyan began its World Music Program 40 years ago, non-Western music was a virtually unto…