A Class of Compassion: Senior Assembly 2019
“When you are stripped down to your foundation, you cannot build yourself back up alone.” Those were among the words of wisdom offered by Lindsay Noelle Turner ’19 and other Senior Assembly speakers last week.
All That’s in a Name: Undergraduate Awards 2019
This annual ceremony—now with a new name—recognizes the outstanding work of first-years, sophomores and juniors, with prizes awarded in more than a dozen areas of study, as well as for scholarship, citizenship and public speaking. Most awards are named in honor of alumni and faculty.
On TV, Zumbyes Give It the Old College Try
The a cappella group looked good in the first round of PBS’s Sing That Thing!—but will they make it to the finale?
Graduating Artists Show Their Work
Haunting photos and text inspired by an African American servant from centuries back. Rugged handmade paper ethereally suspended by a mesh of threads. Evocative woodcut portraits of one artist’s family. Each was on display at the Studio Honors Exhibition, thanks to Jonathan Jackson ’19, Mika Obayashi ’19 and Joanna Booth ’19.
Remembering Richard Todd ’62
“As an editor and a man, Dick infused the works and lives of others around him to a rare degree,” writes Cullen Murphy ’74 in The Atlantic, in a remembrance of the late editor and author, who died last month.
A Lesson in How to Fail Well
A spring-semester course with Artist-in-Residence Macon Reed was an in-depth exploration of the imagination—and also, in part, a lesson in failure.
Art Appreciation, Via Chemistry
Juxtaposing art and science isn't so much about making either field more palatable to non-majors as it is about enriching the studies of both.
Graduating Senior Shadows Senior Staffer, and Vice Versa
What happened when Karu Kozuma, chief student affairs officer, and Megan Root ’19 followed each other for a week? Watch the video to find out.