Dec 14, 2017
Sway Hearts, Win Minds: The Boomerang Effect
By Katie Neitz The experts Angelika von Wahl Professor and head of international affairs Angela Bell Assistant professor of psychology Society functions…
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Dec 13, 2017
Dancing with the Gods
By Bryan Hay Markus Dubischar thrives on exploring classicism in the modern world. He eagerly pulls volumes from his office bookcase that detail Greco-Roman…
Dec 12, 2017
The Great Cookie Caper
By Stephen Wilson Most people don’t think of the Sesame Street cast as shady characters, but one of them stole Cookie Monster’s cookies. The two mains…
Dec 11, 2017
I Bet You Didn’t Know…
By Ashli Truchon Alex McMillan ’19 “No one would expect that I am an immigrant. I look ‘American,’ white with blonde hair and no accent, but my parents…
Dec 9, 2017
Setting the Record Straight on Historic Failure
By Katie Neitz In-depth research and meticulous attention to detail are fundamental to successful historical narratives. But it takes engaging writing…
Dec 8, 2017
Maureen’s Music
By Bill Landauer On the third floor of Pardee Hall, piano music sometimes drifts from a storage room. During breaks from her work as English department…
Dec 7, 2017
Percussion Ensemble Wows Williams Center
The Percussion Ensemble, boasting a record 42 student musicians, gave its fall recital to an appreciative audience at the Williams Center for the Arts…
Dec 7, 2017
What Turtles Can Teach Us About the Winter Blues
By Katie Neitz If the dark days of winter make you feel blue, low-level signaling by melanopsin may be to blame. Melanopsin, a light-sensitive protein…
Dec 6, 2017
Outcasts of Empire
By Katie Neitz When it comes to the history of the Japanese Empire, one event—Pearl Harbor—overshadows all others. (A day that lives in infamy, indeed…
Dec 5, 2017
Futures for the Jet Set
By Bill Landauer Maybe your future job is thousands of miles away, working in education in a third-world nation or dealing with clients who don’t speak…