A cantora maior de Bossa Nova em Tucson
October 12, 2007
We were kicking ourselves for missing all the celebrations of Brazil’s Independence Day back in September, and had reached the point of asking every person we met on the street if they might have a copy of Tristes Tropiques to…
Are you smarter than a 7th grader?
October 10, 2007
Now you can find out. No humiliation from Jeff Foxworthy required. Scoot over to the web page of Becki Norris (’95), where she has posted homework for her students in physical science, geometry, and drawing. We’ve already learned a bunch…
Conquering CCC, one department at a time
October 09, 2007
Tim (’97) and Esther (’98 ) Ellsworth Bowers are staying busy these days sustaining the science offerings at Coconino Community College in Flagstaff. Tim is teaching half of CCC’s physics sections this fall, while Esther is teaching a section of…
The Other Marshalls
October 09, 2007
We don’t intend for you to read this post, pack your bags, and catch the next flight to Heathrow. But that might be the consequence of reading any further. A couple of years ago, Becky Mosher (’94) was finishing her…
“Fie, fie, you counterfeit. You puppet, you!”
October 09, 2007
Wm. Shakespeare said that. Todd Murphey (’93) said this: This video is a (somewhat biased) comparison between simulations created with a variational integrator (left) and a continuous ODE (right). The variational integrator is a Mathematica implemenation that ran in about…
Spring break diary
October 08, 2007
According to reports emerging from our Cape Town bureau, NSEP scholar Nicole Rennell (’05) is putting her time in South Africa to excellent use, improving her command of Xhosa while she works in a public-health clinic. She isn’t just surfing…
From Alfred Hitchcock, a new motion picture: “The Sheep”
October 05, 2007
Lauren Giesecke (’01) was recently roaming the Slovakian countryside. These are the fearsome sheep that pursued her all the way to Croatia: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69CoEBMe17A]
