Wesleyan University Magazine

2008 Issue 1January 29, 2008September 29, 2014

SCHOLAR ATHLETE: Stop That Puck!

Mike Palladino ’09 can stop a hockey puck before most of us can blink our eyes. As goalie, he led the NESCAC in save percentage (.920) last year, earning him a ranking of eighth nationally in Division III. For his accomplishments he was named first-team all-NESCAC. When he is not fending off pucks, …

2008 Issue 1January 29, 2008September 29, 2014

Red and Black (and Blue)

Chris Wink ’83, readying for his 25th Reunion, still recalls the panic and pressure of his senior year, when he was wondering how he could peddle his American studies major, a four-year concentration in pop culture and a…

2008 Issue 1January 20, 2008May 5, 2014

HISTORICAL ROW: TIME FOR A BREAK!

When you spend your life in a university community, the academic calendar can seem as inevitable as the change of seasons in New England. The new year starts in September, close to Labor Day. Frosh show up early for orie…

2008 Issue 1January 20, 2008May 16, 2014

EARLY DAYS AT SOUTHWEST

Under the leadership of Herb Kelleher ’53, Southwest Airlines became one of the great achievement stories of American business, but success wasn’t always assured. In 1978, Southwest was poised to make its first …

2008 Issue 1January 20, 2008May 16, 2014

A NEW LOOK AT SCHIZOPHRENIA

The colorful apartment has four rooms: a living room, bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen. Medications are stored in the bathroom’s medicine cabinet. A clock hangs above the television in the living room. A Post-it reminder n…

2008 Issue 1January 20, 2008May 16, 2014

DEBATED BY THE ANCIENT GREEKS

It takes a classics scholar to tell pet-loving Americans why Aristotle and his contemporaries would have said, “Your dog doesn’t love you.” This could be upsetting news to Americans who grew up watching Disney’s…

2008 Issue 1January 20, 2008February 28, 2014

Heyday of the Studio Stars

IN 1933, film producer Samuel Goldwyn brought to Hollywood the beautiful and talented European actress Anna Sten in hopes that she would rival Greta Garbo, one of the greatest stars of her time. Sten made two films in 19…

2008 Issue 1January 20, 2008May 16, 2014

ROBOT CHICKEN

The first thing you need to know about Robot Chicken is that this Emmy Award-winning animated show for adults bears the name of Matthew Senreich’s favorite dish at a Chinese restaurant in West Hollywood, Kung Pao Bistro.…

2008 Issue 1January 20, 2008April 28, 2014

Inside Mardis Gras

BY EVE ABRAMS ’93 · PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY STEVEN JACARUSO ASIDE FROM THE FOUR YEARS SHE SPENT AT WESLEYAN, Rebecca Snedeker has lived in New Orleans her entire life. Snedeker’s family lines in the city trace back to jus…

2008 Issue 1January 20, 2008May 16, 2014

STARTED AS UNDERGRADS

[Orpheus]: “So get rid of the gun in the first act. If you have a gun, it better go off, sure. But if you don’t need the gun, don’t show it.” [Thebusdriver]: “Instead of a gun, I wanted more of a realization by someone.”…