Wesleyan University Magazine

2006 Issue 3September 20, 2006May 2, 2014

Crime After Katrina

A MINIVAN TOUR OF NEIGHBORHOODS IN ST. BERNARD PARISH, immediately east of New Orleans, reveals the cruel mirage of recovery from Hurricane Katrina. Neighborhoods once occupied by middle-class homeowners are now the site of endless destruction, mile upon mile of houses that will never be lived in a…

2006 Issue 3September 20, 2006May 2, 2014

A Fix For Insurance Maladies

IF ONE BUSINESS MODEL DOESN’T SUCCEED, throw it out and try another. That’s how Jonathan Bush ’93 and a fellow healthcare consultant, Todd Park, handled their first foray into healthcare. They intended to use their mana…

2006 Issue 3September 20, 2006May 2, 2014

How To Succeed in Business By Napping

WHEN THE FOUNDERS OF METRONAPS SET UP SHOP IN THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, they were hoping to be noticed. They succeeded beyond any reasonable expectation. MetroNaps has been featured on NBC Nightly News, CNN, in major n…

2006 Issue 3September 20, 2006May 2, 2014

Rainforest Classroom

NORA CONNER ’07 KNEW that “Tropical Ecology” would be wildly different from any other class she’d taken at Wesleyan. Still, she hadn’t expected to wake up and find a tarantula the size of her hand above her bed. “An eve…

2006 Issue 2July 2, 2006March 23, 2015

PICK OF THE SYLLABUS: Civil War in Lebanon

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2006 Issue 2July 2, 2006March 23, 2015

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2006 Issue 2June 30, 2006September 30, 2014

New Career Service Fellows Reflect on Their Opportunities

David Skaggs '64, executive director, Center for Democracy & Citizenship, and a former congressman from Colorado, met with the Fellows during a special dinner just prior to his panel discussion, open to all students,…

2006 Issue 2June 20, 2006May 16, 2014

Volunteering: Forget About Cancun

Jane Maxson ’06 spent her spring break on the Gulf Coast, but not sporting a sun hat and flip–flops on the beach. Equipped with a hammer, nails, and tool belt, she volunteered for hurricane relief efforts—one of about 10…

2006 Issue 2June 20, 2006May 16, 2014

Primary Sources

Suzy Taraba ’77, a COL major, remembers making her way only once as an undergraduate into the Special Collections of Olin Library. Now, as University Archivist, Taraba tries to ensure that students don’t miss this opport…

2006 Issue 2June 20, 2006May 16, 2014

Bennet Enters Final Year As President

Under a warm spring sky on May 4, President Douglas Bennet ’59 informed a crowd of several hundred faculty, staff, and students that the upcoming academic year will be his last in his South College office. Benne…