Nick T. Spark is everywhere
December 31, 2007
NPR had our fave multimedia documentarian, Nick T. Spark (’88 ) on Morning Edition a couple of weeks ago to discuss the sinking of the USS Panay, an American ship attacked by the Japanese in China in 1937. The good…
End-of-2007 Superlatives
December 31, 2007
Considering that 2008 has already begun for the farthest-flung Scholars and alums, we’d better hurry up with some year-end awards. Let’s get right to it: Most Likely to Catch You if You Start Spilling Trade Secrets: Keith Schon (’92). Keith…
What to do with an interdisciplinary degree
December 30, 2007
A couple of weeks ago, we were talking with some undergrads who were grumbling about being forced to think about the future and pick majors and file for graduation… as freshmen. Ah, the plight of over-educated 18 year-olds. It got…
What’s the score, Kenneth?
December 29, 2007
If you’re like us, your cell phone is still recharging, after almost burning out completely Thursday from all the text messages announcing Texas touchdowns in the Holiday Bowl. We really have no idea how Robb Modica (’92) keeps track of…
Dept. of Scary New Vocab
December 28, 2007
Anna Thanukos (’93) has a newish article in the new journal Evolution: Education and Outreach, where she dishes on “host-switching,” a frightening term we didn’t know; it sounds like part of the Wikipedia entry on zombie movies. Not so, of…
Meanwhile, back at The Farm
December 27, 2007
We don’t want to imply that other classes of Scholars are slacking, but there’s no denying: That Class of 1997 has it going on. While Jason Baer (’87) was asking in forlorn tones what happened to the mega-reunions of Scholars…
