Wesleyan University Magazine

2018 Issue 3December 4, 2018September 29, 2019

Game On!

Raise the Bar Senior quarterback Mark Piccirillo ’19 (left) led Wesleyan to four straight winning seasons and became the program’s all-time leader in touchdowns, points, passing yards, and total yards. Volleyball (right) earned its second consecutive NCAA Tournament berth for the first time in scho…

2018 Issue 3December 4, 2018May 21, 2019

The Troll Under the Bridge

The Fremont Troll is 28 years old, 18 feet tall, and lurks beneath the Aurora Bridge in Seattle. It was Steve Badanes ’6…

2018 Issue 3December 4, 2018December 7, 2018

What’s the Story on the Cover?

The Design & Ideas theme inspired the magazine staff to reconsider their own. They say not to judge a book by its cover. Magazines are a different story. On the front of this issue, for instance, …

2018 Issue 3December 4, 2018December 6, 2018

A University Citizen Retires: Barbara-Jan Wilson

“For so many of us, Barbara-Jan represents the heart and soul of Wesleyan,” said Donna Morea ’76, P’06, chair of Wesleya…

2018 Issue 3December 4, 2018December 7, 2018

Educational Innovation, City by City: Ilene Rosenthal ’74

Ilene Rosenthal ’74 is reimagining early literacy education and charting her own course in the tech world. …

2018 Issue 3December 4, 2018May 20, 2019

IDEAS: The Next Generation of Makers

Professor Francis Starr says the IDEAS minor prepares students for a modern workforce that rewards interdisciplinary thi…

2018 Issue 3December 4, 2018February 2, 2020

Letters: Reflecting on an Interview with Muhammad Ali

Dear Editors: Congratulations on the “Journalism's Brave New World” issue of the magazine. It reminded me of my earli…

2018 Issue 3December 3, 2018December 7, 2018

Annual Legacy Photo Highlights Generational Wesleyan Connections

On September 29, Legacy families filled four rows of Denison Terrace with smiles at the annual photo-op for Wesleyan alu…

2018 Issue 3December 3, 2018May 21, 2019

Editor’s Note: Ideas on Design: Dualities

As this magazine has come together, I’ve realized that this issue has been all about dualities—holding in one’s mind two separate, sometimes contrasting things as part of a whole, while still moving forward. Since Sep…

2018 Issue 2September 7, 2018November 18, 2022

WESLEYAN MAGAZINE, ISSUE 2, 2018

This issue of the Wesleyan magazine explores the issues surrounding journalism in the current culture—and the journalist…