Wesleyan University Magazine

2001 Issue 1January 4, 2001May 5, 2014

Q & A: The Thrill of the Chase

Not only did Scott Wiper ’92 write and direct this film, but he also stars in it, as Boomer, the young ex–cop and subject of the manhunt. It has a stellar cast: Andre Braugher, Joe Pantoliano, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Natasha Henstridge, along with Ben Parrillo ’92, and Professor of Film S…

2001 Issue 1January 4, 2001May 5, 2014

Elvis Rings from South College

It’s a late New England autumn noon along the Connecticut River, and from the steeple of an old brownstone building on a grassy hillside the bells begin to chime out the lilting, distinctive notes of...an Elvis Presley s…

2001 Issue 1January 4, 2001May 5, 2014

A Genius for Water

Even by the standards of rural northern Idaho, East Hope is barely a blip on the map. Home to Claudia Stearns, widow of Harold Stearns ’21, this village of 200 souls has little more than a tiny post office to mark its ex…

2001 Issue 1January 4, 2001May 5, 2014

CSS & COL: Looking Good at 40

The College of Letters celebrated its 40th anniversary September 22–23 with a gathering of faculty and alumni who reminisced about their past experiences in the program. William Blakemore ’65, a correspondent for ABC New…

2001 Issue 1January 4, 2001May 5, 2014

Moving Replay of a Grim History

THREE YOUNG WESLEYAN STUDENT ACTORS IN JEANS AND SNEAKERS STOOK STOCK–STILL on the Center for the Arts Theater stage, as renowned Israeli playwright Joshua Sobol instructed them how to face a firing squad. “Though I’ve …