GUMPTION AND GAMES
Not many successful people describe themselves as being like Forrest Gump—the hapless main character of the eponymous movie—but Christopher Weaver says he’s been just as fortunate.
In the epic …
WEIL LEADS WORKSHOPS IN CHILE ON TRENDS IN AMERICAN ANIMAL STUDIES
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[caption id="attachment_5676" align="alignleft" width="300"] Kari Weil, University Professor of Lett…
REMEMBERING PROFESSOR OF ART JOHN FRAZER
I am saddened by the news that John Frazer has passed. He was undoubtedly the most profound influence on my career at Wesleyan. He helped me obtain a Fulbright Scholarship and recognized my potential. I actually feel he …
ARTISTS FOR WORLD PEACE CELEBRATES WESLEYAN TIES
All of us with Artists for World Peace (AFWP) were delighted that Associate Editor Cynthia Rockwell had the opportunity to write about her trip with us to Tanzania last summer. I’d also like to send a shout-out to other…
THE BRILLIANCE OF BELICHICK OR: “THE BUTLER COULD NEVER HAVE DONE IT ALONE”
Bill Belichick ’65 has always been a student of the game, constantly revising formations, analyzing each position and playing to the edge of the rulebook. But Superbowl XLIX has been the stage that has showcased his bril…
EDITOR’S NOTE: FORMATIVE YEARS
My 40th Wes reunion is fast approaching as of this writing. Perhaps because I work in South College, Wesleyan exists more in the present for me, though I certainly have fond memories of my undergraduate years. But lately…
SCHOLAR ATHLETE ALEXIS WALKER ’16
[caption id="attachment_5651" align="aligncenter" width="2100"] Alexis Walker ’16. Photo: John Van Vlack[/caption]
To…
JUST PUBLISHED
Stephen Alter ’77
Becoming a Mountain: Himalayan Journeys in Search of the Sacred and the Sublime
(Arcade, 2015)
Al…
THINKING ABOUT CAMPUS, 1997 AND 2015
The campus has changed significantly since 1997, though some of Parsons’s observations still apply. The Science Tower an…
FROM THE COLLECTIONS: TEACHING FROM THE BREADTH AND DEPTH OF THE DAVISON ART CENTER
[caption id="attachment_5647" align="aligncenter" width="3000"] Professor of Art David Schorr makes use of the Davison A…