Wesleyan University Magazine

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 interstate flight from Love Field in Dallas, but Congressman James Wright of For…

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.”…

2008 Issue 1January 20, 2008May 16, 2014

President’s Letter

My first year as president has been an eventful one. We have a number of bold initiatives underway, but we still have much to do to realize the enormous potential of this great university. In addition to getting to know …

2008 Issue 1January 20, 2008February 28, 2014

A Death in Vietnam

FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, JILL HUNTING had never dared to hope that this moment would come. But now she had a map in her hand, an interpreter at her side, and thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, the coordinates where…

2008 Issue 1January 20, 2008April 28, 2014

Images of India

Sam Allison ’06 spent the year following his graduation documenting the changing face of North Indian holy sites. His images capture the incongruities of modern life in an ancient culture. Young monks strut in leather ja…