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Going Places

Chemical Healing

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26 GoingPlaces Formanystudents,SpringBreak2013wasmuchmore thanabreak

32 ChemicalHealing PsychologyprofessorScottKralyonthetrickytaskof tweakingthebrainformentalhealth

36 ThePhotoHunter Ottersandpenguinsandmoose—oh,my!Thescientific wildlifeadventuresofBrendanSmith’02yieldamazing imagesfromAlaskaandbeyond.

3 MessagefromPresidentJeffreyHerbst

4 Letters

6 Work&Play

12 Tableau:“Themakingofacrusade”

13 Thetorchmedal—anewtradition

14 LifeoftheMind

18 Arts&Culture

22 Go’gate

24 New,Noted&Quoted

42 TheBigPicture:The Threepenny Opera

44 StayConnected

45 ClassNews 54Alumniawards2013 74Marriages&Unions 74Births&Adoptions 74InMemoriam

76 Salmagundi:Puzzle,Slicescontest,Rewind

Onthecover:MasumWiese’14(left)andEwaProtasiuk’15checkouttraditional-stylemosaictilelampsatIstanbul’sGrandBazaar.SeemoreabouttheirspringbreakimmersionexperienceinTurkeyonpage28.PhotobyLindsayMackenzie’05Left:ChenangoValleyeveningglowoverCase-GeyerLibrary.PhotobyTommyBrown’79

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PsychologyprofessorScottKraly(“ChemicalHealing,”pg.32)hastaughtatColgatesince1978.Manystudentsinhislab,wherehestudiesneuroendocrinecontrolofingestivebehavior,havebecomeco-authorsonjournalarticles.Whennotworking,he’sthedrum-merforthealternative/popbandDangerboy,whichhasentertainedcrowdsoncampus,intown,andattheHouseofBluesinAtlanticCity.

IllustratorJamesSteinberg(“ChemicalHealing,”pg.32)createdaU.S.postagestampfordiabetesawareness.HisclientsalsoincludeReebok,PolygramRecords,PriceWater-house, Time,Business-week,Fortune,andthe Wall Street Journal,amongothers.HisworkoftenappearsinawardannualslikeCommuni-cation Arts,American Illustration,andSociety of Illustrators.

Self-taughtphotog-raphyentrepreneurandwebdesignerBrendanSmith’02(“ThePhotoHunter,”pg.36)sayshe’sreliedongritanddeterminationtoemergeonAlaska’sphotographyscene.Butdespitebeing5,000milesaway,hesayshewillalwaysbleedmaroonandwhite.

ShutterbugGabrielaBezerra’13begancollegeinhernativeBrasilia,Brazil,buttransferredtoColgateasajunior,attractedbythePeaceandConflictStudiesProgram.She’shadseveralimagespublishedintheScene (includingin“GoingPlaces,”pg.30)andoncolgate.eduthispastyear.Spendinghersec-ondsummerworkingasanUpstateInstituteFellow,shehopestoworkforanNGO.

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Althoughthiscanbeagreatforceforgood,asColgategraduatesknowfromtheirstudiesofmodernity,anydramaticrevolutionleadstorepercussionsthatwemustguardagainst.Itisoneoftheeffects—thepolarizationofinformation,ideas,andopinions—thatIammostconcernedabout. Majoreffortsaregoingintohelpingus(whetherornotweasked)tomanageourinteractionwithdigitalmedia.AuthorandactivistEliParisernotes,“ThenewgenerationofInternetfilterslooksatthethingsyouseemtolike—theactualthingsyou’vedone,orthethingspeoplelikeyoulike—andtriestoextrapolate.”Hecallsitthe“filterbubble:auniqueuniverseofinformationforeachofus.” Asconsumers,welikethenewmantraof“Whatyouwant,whenyouwantit.”Wefollowwhatweareinterestedin,andgowhereourtasteslead.Withunbundling,youdon’thavetobuythewholerecord,youcangetasinglesong.Anewsaggregatorcanpluckoutthearticleitthinksyou’relikelytoreadinsteadofyoursubscribingtoanentirenewspaper.

Butwhilewebenefitfromthispersonalizationinmanyways,therearelosses.Thismicrotargetingisoftenundetectable.Youmightlistentoaradiostationwithanexplicitbias,butyoudon’tknowhowyoursearchengine’salgorithmisnarrowingthescopeofinformationyoureceive.Italsofeedsournaturalproclivitytowardstayinginacomfortzone.Withoutovertlydecidingtodoso,wecanavoidencounterswithideasorinformationthatwearenotpredisposedtofavor.Thisisextremelyunfortunate,becausenoneofusknowsallthatweshouldknow. Ourabilitytoliveinthat“bubbleforone”hasledtothenarrowingofmanynationalconversationsandapalpabledrifttowardextremes.Toooften,thetemptationistoridiculeormockthosewemaydisagreewithratherthanarguewithfactsthatare,ironically,atourfingertips. Inmanyways,Colgate’sliberalartsapproachistheantidotetothefilterbubble.Iamalwaysstruckbythenumberofstudentswhoendedupmajoringorstudyingsomethingcompletelyunanticipated.Thisisnotonlybecauseweoffersubjectsnotfoundinhighschool—neuroscience,philosophy,andpeaceandconflictstudies,tonameonlythree.It’salsobecausetheintellectualclimateandveryhumaninteractionsthattakeplacehereforcestudentsoutoftheircomfortzones,allowingthemtodiscusscomplexanddifficultissuesinacommunitywheretheyknowandrecognizeeachother. IsharedthesethoughtswithourgraduatesatCommencement2013.Ialsoofferedafewstepstheycantaketocountertheforcesofparochial-ismwhiletakingadvantageoftherichesofthedigitalrevolution.First,determinecontext—takemeasurestoenterthewebanonymouslyandturnoffpreferences,exactinggreatercontrolovertheinformationyoureceiveand,instead,useyourColgateeducationtounderstandargu-mentsinhistorical,intellectual,andpoliticalcontexts. Second,systematicallyseekoutalternativeopinions.Myfamilysub-scribestoboththeNew York TimesandtheWall Street Journal,outstand-ingjournalisticenterpriseswhoseeditorialboardshave,byAmericanstandards,opposingperspectivesandwhosereportingcoverssomewhatdifferenttopics.Sometimes,afterreadingboth,IfeelthatIunderstandtheworldbetter.Otherdays,IwonderifIamstraddlingtwodifferentplanets.ButatleastI’vetriedtodiversifytheinformationIreceive,and,Ibelieve,Iamabettercitizenfortheeffort. Third,becausesomuchiswrittenwithoutattribution,thedigitallandscapeisfilledwithshrillvoicesthatbrooknoargumentornuanceandarefilledwithbigotry.Youcancounterthesepolarizingeffectsbyignoring,andrefrainingfrom,anonymouspostsorcommentary. Finally,somanyproblemscouldbeavoidedifwesimplytalkedtooneanother.Humanconversationwillmaintainitsplaceasthebestwaytoexpresscomplexideasandgainempathy.Whilesuchconversationsarenotalwayspossible,don’tassumethattheyareanachronisticsimplybecauseoftheshinymachineswenowpossess. Mymessagewasnotnostalgiaforthepast.Rather,asItoldthegradu-ates,aslongastheysurf,tweet,andpostwisely,withcare,andwithoutsacrificingrealhumaninteraction,wehaveaccesstoaworldofrichesunimaginabletoanyoneonlyadecadeago.Iwelcomethatworld.

There’s a famous New Yorker cartoon featuring a dog at a

keyboard. The caption reads, “On the Internet, no one knows you are a dog.” But that notion is no longer

true. Today, the digital revolution is about the customized shaping of information and opinions to our

preferences. As one Yahoo! vice president said, “Now the web is about ‘me’.”

Message from President Jeffrey Herbst

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SadnessbutalsohopeJust wanted to sayhowmuchIreallyen-joyedthespring2013Scene,especiallyProfessorDouglas’sstoryonhisbookOrderly and Humane(pg.28).ThiswasasordidtaleIwasnotfamiliarwithinanyway.ItsaddensmewhenIreadofAmericadoingtheverythingsitdenouncesinothers.Ilookforwardtoreadingtheentirebook. ThestorybyLindsayMackenzie’05onhertravelsthroughtheMiddleEastwasalsoeye-opening.Actuallygivesmesomehopeforthefuture. Thanks,andkeepupthegoodwork.

Steve Shapiro ’75Houston, Texas

Theunsungwarriorwhat a wonderful articlebyTiffanyCloudOlsoninthespringissueoftheScene(Tableau,pg.12).Pleaseconveytohermygrati-tiudeforhavingsharedsuchaheartfelt,touch-ing,anddown-rightstirringpiecewithallofus.IwasactuallyontenterhooksasIwasreadingit,dread-ingtheworstforherhusband. Iwishherandherfamilymuchjoy,love,andhappinessinthefuture.And,ofcourse,Iwouldalsoliketothankherhusband,Erik,forhisservicetoourcountry.

Howard M. Liebman ’74Brussels, Belgium

Thesongisyou!colgate will haveanewSongBookthisspecialyearof2013.Ourschoolsongsdon’tchangeovertime,buttheworldcertainlydoes.Foraddeddimensionandinterest,we’reincludingahistori-calreviewofmusicalColgateinwordsandpictures.Youcanbeamajoraidinmakingitspecialandsignificant. Sendusanymusicalstory,photo,orevenapertinentthoughtrelatingtoyou,music,andColgate.Perhapsyou’llrelatehearing“Fight,Fight,Fight”sunginGermanataMunichbeergarden,orsendusaphotoofyourkazoobandrehearsinginthedorm,orSimonandGarfunkelrelax-ingaftertheirColgateconcert.E-mailusatmalacarte@optonline.netorsendmailto116HunterLn.,Ossining,N.Y.,10562. We’llconsidereverysubmissioncarefully.Wealsomaygetintouchformoreinformation.Ifweusewhatyousend,you’llbelistedasacontributor.

Musichasbeenanimportantandcontinuedsourceofprideandenjoy-mentfornearly200yearsofColgatelife.Withyourhelp,thisbookwillengenderthosefeelingsinprint—forthisgenerationandthosetocome.

Tom Vincent ’53Doug Wilson ’57

ProtestsClintonasspeakerchoicei would like it to be knowntoallColgatestudentsandalumnithatIstronglyprotesttheappearanceofHillaryClin-tonatColgateonOctober25,2013.IamamemberoftheClassof1959andaformerUniversityTrustee. HillaryClintonisapersonofzerointegrity.Anypersonthatisinvitedtospeakattheuniversity,beheorshealiberalorconservative,mustbeapersonofintegrityandshouldbearolemodelforourstudentbody.ThisiscertainlynotHillaryClinton.

CallforNominations:ColgateBoardofTrustees

TheNominatingCommitteeoftheBoardofTrusteeswelcomesrecom-mendationsfornewmemberstobringguidanceandwisdomtotheuniversity’sgoverningboard. Theboardseeksenergeticandcommittedpeoplewithexpertiseinareasincluding,butnotlimitedto:highereducation,finance,thearts,technology,globallearning,legalaffairs,marketing,ormediarelations.Nomineesshoulddisplaytheabilitytoexerciseinformed,independentjudgmentandtoactinthebestinterestsofColgatetoproperlystewardtheuniversity’sacademicprogramandfiscalresources. Candidatesshouldbewillingtofullyimmersethemselvesintheworkoftheboard.TheyshouldplaceColgateasapriorityintermsoftimeandphilanthropy,andbecommittedtostayingabreastofthechanginglandscapeofhighereducation.Thefullboardmeetsatleastfourtimesayear,andtrusteesareexpectedtoparticipateinmeetingsatothertimes.Trusteesarealsooftenaskedtoattendand/orhostotheruniversityevents. Eachyear,theboardwelcomesthreetofivenewtrusteesforthree-yeartermsthatmaybefollowedbytwoadditionalthree-yearterms.Recommendationsmaybemadebymailto:TrusteeNominatingCom-mittee,c/oRobertL.Tyburski’74,Secretary,ColgateUniversity,13OakDrive,Hamilton,N.Y.,13346,[email protected].

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The Scene welcomes letters. We reserve the right to decide whether a letter is acceptable for publication and to edit for accuracy, clarity, and length. Letters deemed potentially libelous or that malign a person or group will not be published. Letters should not exceed 250 words. You can reach us by mail, or e-mail [email protected]. Please include your full name, class year if applicable, address, phone number, and/or e-mail address. If we receive many letters on a given topic, we will print a representative sample of the opinions expressed. On occasion, we may run additional letters online.


Unlessherinvitationiswithdrawnbytheuniversity,IcannolongerlendmysupporttoColgate.

Harry F. Mariani ’59Huntington, N.Y.

DecriesAmos’nAndyreferencedespite the Scene’S claimsaboutlegalities,editingletters,etc.,howcouldyouletsuchanexampleofunmitigatedracismendthe“Rewind”byBobHusselrath’47(pg.80,Autumn2012Scene)? Sinceyouobviouslymissedit,here’sHusselrath’slastsentence:“I’llendwithKingfish,aprincipalcharac-terintheAmos ’n Andyradioshow(afavoriteofmyera):“tempestshodofidget.’” Amos ’n Andyiswidelyregardedastheepitomeofracistcharacter-izationsofblackpeople:cartoonish,ignorant,illiterateclowns;degradingstereotypesplayedbywhiteactorsin“blackface.” TheshowwascondemnedbytheNAACPandmanyreligiousandcivilrightsgroups—aswellasbyanythinking,feelinghumanbeing—andfinallyCBSwasforcedtowithdrawitfromtheairwavesin1966. ThefactthattheScene editorsdidn’tevenblinkwhentheysawthissentencespeaksloudandclearofcontinuingracismattheuniversity,nomatterhowmanyfeel-goodstoriesthepublicationprintsaboutstudentsandalumniofcolor.Ifasentencelikethatdidn’tmaketheeditorialstaffsitupandholler,likeIdidwhenIreadit,thenyouallneedsomeseriousconsciousness-raising.YoualsooweahugeapologytoalotofColgatepeople,pastandpresent.

Kris DiLorenzo ’72Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.

Rememberingafriendin our fifth decadeoffriendshipwithourDekebrotherRonCarrigan’73(InMemoriam,spring2013),wehavemanycherishedmemories.Itcould

beoneonthehill,atStarrRinkorthebaseballdiamondorinthefraternityhouse;aftergraduationwatchinghisathleticandprofessionalcareersflourish;havingthehonorofseeingfirsthandRonandMary’schildrenandgrandchildrenastheygrewupandweremetwitheducational,athletic,andbusinesssuccess;oroutonthehighseasinoneofourmanyfishingtrips. Ronalwaystookprideinbeingamentor,wasmodestabouthisaccomplishmentsinsalestraining,lovedtoshareahumorousstorywithhisfriends,alwaysenjoyedaheartyrepast,andhadcomprehensiveknowledgeofsportsstatistics.Whilehispresencewillbesorelymissed,throughourmemories,Ronremainseverafriendatheart.

Mitch Umanoff ’73 on behalf of the Classes of 1973–1976Mu Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon

Whatthey’resayingonline

From Colgate’s Facebook page on February 28:

Have a favorite Colgate professor? Share with us who they are and why!

Mike Schön ’12Handsdown,KarenHarpp(geography),NancyRies(anthropology,peaceandconflictstudies),andDanielBertrandMonk(geography,peaceandconflictstud-ies).Notonlyabsolutelybrilliantandaccomplishedintheirfieldsandengaginginandoutoftheclassroom,theygenuinelycareaboutthesuccessoftheirstudentsbothinacademiaandinpersonallife.Theabovearen’treallysomuchprofessorstome,butfriendsandmentorsforlife.

Polly Peterson ’95Professor[Tony]AveniistheBEST.He’snotonlyarockstarofscience,butalsohadusmakeourownStonehenge(dubbed’gate-henge)atthetopoftheskihill.

Picturethis:stunningColgateUniversityphotography,justaclickaway

Visitourgalleriesatcolgate.photoshelter.comtoordercustomizedphotographicprintsinavarietyofsizes.Bringhomeimagesyou’veseenintheColgate SceneandotheruniversitypublicationsaswellasscenicviewsfromaroundoneofAmerica’smostbeautifulcampuses.

Mitch Geller ’86JohnKnecht(artandarthistory,filmandmediastudies)—hetaughtustothinkartisticallyandpoliticallyandmadeclassexcitingandfun.Ialsolearnedalotaboutbe-ingbothaprofessorandanartistfromhim!

Victoria Armellino Fine ’00ColemanBrown(philosophyandreligion)—hisloveforstudentsandteachingshinedthrough!Heinspiredhonestdiscussionsaboutmorality,values,[the]roleofreligion,andhumanity!Atrueleaderandagenuineperson!

Colin McNamara ’03ChrisVesceymadeAmericanhistorycomealivethroughthestudyofmusic—hisexpertiseinNativeAmericanstudieswasalsoinspiring.TravellingwithTonyAvenitoMexicoandhelpinghimworkonsiteatTeotihuacanatthePyramidoftheSunwasamazing.

Viral Keshwala ’02[FootballHeadCoach]DickBiddletaughtyoungmenvaluablelifelessonsthatnoclassroomorprofessorcouldeverteach—qualitiesthatwilllastaneternity.

Denitza Gintcheva ’02Itooknumbertheoryandrealanalysiswith[DanSaracino].Heneverusedatextbook,butusedhisownnotes[and]man-agedtomakethematerialcrystal

clear.Healwaysconveyedhisen-thusiasmformathandforteachingstudents.Hisdoorwasalwaysopen.Heisanamazingpersonwhocaresforusevenaftergraduation!ThanksforwritingmyPhDletterrecs10yearsaftergraduation.

Virginia Robbins ’80 MarilynThie(philosophyandreligion).Iusethecriticalthinkingskillsshehelpedmehonetothisday,notonlyinmycur-rentmaster’sprogram(35+yearslaterandI’mbackinschool—yikes!)butinmyprofessionalworklifeandevenasaparent.Shesimultaneouslyappreci-atedandacceptedherstudentsforwhatwewerewhilechallengingustobemore.Iamamuchbetterpersonforhavingknownher.

Devon Skerritt ’00RayDouglaswasagreatmentor,fellowNewEnglandPatriotsfan,andoneofthesmartestpeopleIhaveevermet.Hemadehistorysuchapowerfulstoryandalwayswovethefacts,analysis,andconclusionsinawaythatmadehislecturesinsightfulandenjoyable.

Angie Attardo ’08[Spencer]Kellyinthepsychology/neurosciencedepartment.Hemadecognitiveneuroscienceaccessibleandinterestingandwasagreatthesisadviser!

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A PresidentJeffreyHerbst(center,left)gotbackintheclass-roomthispastspringtoco-teachwithcomputerscienceprofessorVijayRamachandran(center,right).Theircourse,TechnologyandDisruption,exploredtheroleoftechnology

inoursocietyandtheeconomy.PhotobyAndrewDaddio

B AlumniheatupthenightatReunion2013.Photoby AndrewDaddio

C TheGooGooDollslightuptheSanfordFieldHousestageduringSpringPartyWeekend.PhotobyAshleeEve’14

D Rugbyteamalumniprovethey’vestillgottheirskillsas theybeatoutthecurrentplayersintheOldBoysGameon

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E Gettingalegup.StudentgroupsshowofftheirtalentedmovesatDancefest.PhotobyAshleeEve’14

F Hatsofftoyou!ManymembersoftheClassof2013deco-ratedtheircommencementcapswiththeluckynumber13.PhotobyAndrewDaddio

G RowerRyanKelliher’15showsaHamiltonresidenttheropesonarowingmachineatthethirdannualtown-gowneventonWhitnallField.PhotobyAshleeEve’14

H ChristelleBoursiquot’15turnedrecycledmaterialslikenewspapers,pizzaboxes,tape,andawaterbottleinto“highfashion”attheWearableArtRunwayShow,aneventstartedbyJuliaWon’15topromoteenvironmentalismandsustain-ability.PhotobyGabrielaBezerra’13

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y Facebook COO headlines Entrepreneur WeekendStandinginfrontofseveralthousandatCotterellCourt,FacebookCOOSherylSandbergputforthachallenge:Standupifyou’veevertoldsomeoneyouwouldbecomepresidentorCEO.Whenthevastmajorityremainedseated,sheexclaimed,“Whydidyounotstandup?Ambitioniscomplicat-ed…butambitionisimportant.” TheNew York TimesbestsellingauthorofLean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Leadwentontoexplainherphilosophythatwomenneedtoassertthemselvesintheworkplaceandtochallengecommonstereotypes,suchasyounggirlsbeingconsidered“bossy,”awordshewouldliketoseebanished. “WiththeopportunityColgategivesyou,youcancreateamorejustworld,”Sandbergsaidinherkeynoteaddressforthisyear’sEntrepreneurWeekend,heldinApril.ShealsometwiththeColgateWomeninBusinessstudentgroupwhileoncampus. NicoleBrookman’16saidshecanrelatetobeinglookeddownuponattimesforbeingambitious.But,shethinksSandberg“isgoingtocontinuetobreakdownthosestereotypesforwomen.”ThomasWobby’15saiditwaseasytoagreewithSandberg.“Ithinkeveryoneshouldbeafeminist.Ithinktherearealotofinequalitiesandit’sgoodtohearaboutit.”

Alsoontheweekend’sprogram,HamdiUlukaya,CEOandpresidentofChobani,toldhisownstoryofentrepreneurshipincreatingthemanufactureroftherichGreek-styleyogurtthatAmericansarenowbuy-ingatarateof1.8millioncasesperweek.Takingcarenottobeslowedbytheweightofhissuccess,hesaid,“Weneversitandwonderwhatwe’regoingtodonext.Beingintheactionofdoing,itcomes.”

Little Talks, Big IdeasAnewfeatureofColgate’sspringEntrepreneurWeekendcalledLittleTalks,BigIdeasresultedinabig-timefundingcommitmenttoonestudentandthepromiseofaninvaluablecon-nectionforanother. MaggieDunne’13madeanimpas-sionedpresentationaboutLakotaChil-dren’sEnrichment,Inc.,hernonprofitthataddressesissuesfacingthePineRidgeReservationinSouthDakota.(Dunne,whowouldgoontoreceiveColgate’sprestigious1819Awardattheendoftheyear,hasraisedmorethan$100,000andcollected$150,000innewandsalvagedgoodsforhercause.Readmoreonpg.31.).Shetoldtheaudienceabouttheneedtoinvestinhumancapitalandaddressruralpoverty. “Wedon’twanttofacetheinjus-ticeshappeningrighthereinourowncountry,toNativeAmericansandothers,”shesaid. UpsteppedDavidFialkow’81,co-founderofGeneralCatalystPartners,andMikeEllenbogen’86,anentrepre-neurinresidencethere.Inaflash,theyhadcommitted$22,000toDunne’snonprofitandsolicitedatleast$3,000morefromtheaudience. “Let’sdothis,”saidFialkow.“Let’smakethishappen.”HethenpulledJackHenley’12ontothestageandhadhimpitchRealAbroad,whichheco-foundedwithSteveCarey’12.Theirwebsiteisgearedtowardcollegestu-dentsinterestedininformationaboutstudy-abroadandtravelexperiences. AfterHenleyfieldedquestions,FialkowandEllenbogenpromisedhimanintroductiontopeopletheyknowatRoughDraftVentures,aBoston-areapartnershipthatprovidesseedmoneyforstartups. HenleyandDunnebothparticipateinThoughtIntoAction(TIA),whichpairsalumnimentorswithstudentsstartinguptheirownbusinessesornonprofits.Nowinitsfourthyear,TIA

Views from the hillWhat is something odd, funny, or memorable that you brought with you to Colgate?

“MybrotheristhreeyearsoldandIhavehisfin-gerpaintingsanddrawingshanginginmyroom.”— Michelle Sagal-chik ’15, history and education double major from Brooklyn, N.Y.

“AnumberofpeoplefrommyextendedfamilywerebringingmebiblessoIhadfivebythetimeIgothere.Peopleaskedme,‘Whydoyouhavesomanybibles?’”— Robera Geleta ’14, computer science/mathematics major from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

“Iaccidentallybroughtthisweirdpuzzlethathaspicturesofbabiesonit.It’sreallycreepyandmyroommateandIgobackandforthhidingitineachother’sstuffbecausewebothhateit.”— Monica Murphy ’16, neuroscience and religion double major from Des Moines, Iowa

“IbroughtmyukuleleandIgotalotbetteratplayingit.”— Quincy Pierce ’16, undeclared major from Greenville, S.C.

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wasco-foundedbyveteranentrepre-neurAndyGreenfield’74,P’12;WillsHapworth’07,president,DarkHorseInvestors;andBobGold’80,P’15,presi-dentandCEO,RidgewoodCapital. GreenfieldintroducedtheLittleTalks,BigIdeasspeakers,whopro-videdadviceandsnippetsfromtheirsuccessesandfailuresasentrepre-neurs,including:Amy Jurkowitz ’85,co-founderofMilkshake,amediacompanydevotedtodiscoveringcompanies,causes,products,people,andplacesmakingapositiveimpact;Sarah Stewart ’04,co-founderofThePopNation,whichmanufacturesandsellsgourmet,vegan,andgluten-freepopsicles;Katie Finnegan ’05,whoseHukksteronlineplatformallowsshop-perstotrackdesiredproductsastheygoonsale;andBrian Haghighi ’09,co-founderandchiefmarketingofficerofCaliforniaFruitWineCo.

From one woman to anotherThispastspring,anewfixtureinCaseLibrary’sHieberCafésettledinamongthecrazedstudygroups,casualprocrastinators,andlineofstudentswaitingforanotherdoseofcaffeine.Studentswalkinginweregreetedwithasmilingfaceandaneonposteradvertising“Womentoring,”apro-gramthatfacilitatesopendiscussionamongwomenabouttheirdailylives,challenges,andtriumphs. TheWomentors—fourseniorsandonejunior—wouldbewaitingforanyonetostopbyandtalk,noap-pointmentnecessary.Theideaisforwomentoshareinformation,com-miserate,andencourageeachother.FounderChristinaLiu’13wantedto

enableyoungerwomentobenefitfromolderpeers’adviceonnavigat-ingthesocialenvironmentatColgateandbeyond. “It’saspaceforwomenofallages,backgrounds,andexperiencestotalk,andwherebarriersbetweenclassyearsarebrokendown,”explainedLouisaJelaco’13.“Asyoungadults,weareconstantlylearningaboutour-selves,andit’swonderfultobeabletosharethatprocesswithsomeone.” Sofar,theprogramhassparkedconversationsaboutsororitylife,spirituality,soulsearching,lifeout-sideofColgate,andanxietyaboutfuturejobprospects. “It’slikeaninstantfriendfor10,30,or60minutes,”saidWomentorAprilBailey’14.“Evenforthosewhodon’thavespecificquestionsorconcerns,itgivesthemaspacetorelax,thinkaboutthingsoutloud,andregroup.” TheprogramdovetailedwithLiu’seducationinwomen’sstudies.Sheuseditasthe“praxis”sectionofherseniorseminar—putting“theoryintopracticeandactivism,”Liuexplained.Shehadfoundthatmanywomenarehesitanttosharetheirstories,whichsheattributestostigma.“Thisprojectisaboutnormalizingtheactofhavingthesemeaningfulconversationsandtotalkabouttheseissues.” “Womentoringisastepintherightdirectioninpromotingcon-versation,”said“womentee”LizzieBlanchett’14.“Youarenotabnormalforwantingtoshare,vent,orjusttalkaboutthesesubjects.” Overtime,Liuwantstoseementoring-basedconversations

becomecommonplace.Shehopeswomenwillrealizethattheyshouldnotbeafraidtoopenup.—EmmaBarge’14

ENY Fund fosters startups locallySixfledglingbusinesseslaunchedbyColgatestudentsandalumnispentsixweekssharingdowntownofficespace,receivinginvaluablementor-shipfromtheThoughtIntoActionInstitute(TIA),andutilizing$15,000eachindevelopmentfunding,thankstotheEntrepreneursofNewYorkFund(ENY). TheworkbeingdonebyENYwinnersintheincubatorspaceencouragesdevelopmentinHamil-ton,andbringstogetherinnovativeandenergeticentrepreneurstoshareideas,saidTIAco-founderWillsHapworth’07. “Thesewerenotjustgoodpitchesthatimpressedthejudges…theseareteamsthathavealreadystumbledandlearnedwhatbeinganentrepreneurisreallyabout.Bythetimetheycametopitchforthefund,theyalreadyhad

clearideasabouttheircapitalneeds,resourceneeds,andbusinessstrate-gies,soitwasexplicitlyclearwhatthefundingwasgoingtoward.” ForYuniSameshima’13andJoeyPetracca’13,ENYfundingandguid-ancehasmeanttheirbusiness,RecipeintoReality,hasgonefromconceptandprototypetolaunchingafull-featuredservice.ResidentsofHamil-toncanorderingredientsfromrecipesfoundonline,andhavethemdeliveredthesameday. “Thebiggestthingisthatwegotexposureandwereabletosecurean-other$15,000inangelfunding,”saidPetracca.Thecompanyhiredamar-ketinginternandcomputerprogram-merforthedurationofthesix-weekprogram,whichendedJune28. ForHarryRaymond’11,ENYhashelpedpropelhisiPhoneapp,Shindig–DrinkExplorersClub,ontoalistofthetop300foodanddrinkappsintheiTunesstore. “Itwasn’taboutthemoneyforus.Thereasonweweresoexcitedtocomeuphereisbecauseofthe

Back on campusMorethan2,000peoplereturnedtocampusinearlyJuneforareunionweekendoffun,friends,andlearning.Amidstcatchingupandhangingout,severalalumnialsoheldlecturesandclassesaspartofReunionCollege.Herearejustafew! Participantsgainedanewper-spectiveonchurch-stateseparationandwhatitmeansfordemocracytobesecularatalecturebyRobertAudi’63,JohnA.O’BrienProfessorofphilosophyandprofessorofmanage-mentatNotreDame.Audidiscussedthecorrelationbetweentheneutralityofdemocraticgovernmentsandthehealthcaresystem.AskingquestionssuchaswhetheritislibertytorequireCatholicinstitutionstoprovidecontraceptionintheirhealthcarepoli-cies,Audithenturnedthefloorovertoattendeestovoicetheirownopinionsinadynamicgroupdiscussion. TheHon.TimStanceu’83alsogothisaudienceinvolvedinarelevantnationalissue:thefinancialcrisisof2008.Stanceuofferedhisuniqueperspectiveonitsaftermathasa

judgeservingontheU.S.CourtofInternationalTradebeforeturningtodiscussionwithotheralumni,friends,andfamily. BobDewey’88providedabitofsportseducationinhislecturetitled“RugbyFootballinthePacificIslands:History,Hits,andHakas.”Anassoci-ateprofessorofhistoryatDePauwUniversity,DeweydiscussedthehistoryandgrowthofrugbyinthePacificIslandcountriesofFiji,Tonga,andSamoasinceBritishimperialism.Hislecture,basedonresearchheiscurrentlyconductingforabookonthehistoryofrugbyfootballintheFijiIslands,includedtopicssuchastheindigenousembraceofrugbyandthemarginalizationofPacificrugbybythesport’smajorpowers. Atreunion,Colgatealsocom-memoratedthe40thanniversaryofwomen’sathleticsoncampus,withapresentationdiscussingthegrowthoftheprogramsince1972,atourofathleticfacilities,andabanquetforalumnaeathletes.—KellyannHayes’16

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mentorshipandtheaccesstoalumni.They’vebeeninvaluableingivingusadviceandsteeringusintherightdirection,”Raymondsaid. Havingteamshuddledtogetherforlonghoursofworkinasharedlocationalsoleadstoinnovationandcollaboration. “It’sacoolenvironment.We’vebeenabletotalkandbounceideasoffeachother,”saidGabeZetter’15.WithRobCarroll’15,heco-foundedGateSwap,awaytobuyandsellgoodsandservicesoncollegecampuses.TheotherENYwinnersincludedProtoEx-

change,amanufacturerofprototypesusing3Dprintingco-foundedbyJim-myPlaca’07;RealAbroad(mentionedonpg.8);andGoodNatureBrewing,co-foundedbyCarrieBlackmore’08.Thefundwasco-conceivedandstartedwithfinancialassistancefromDanRosensweigP’15,’17.

Tournament honors young bombing victimTheJ.W.AbrahamsonMemorialCourtswereabuzzasbrightgreentennisballsshotovernetsandspecta-torswatchednearby.Livemusic,fair

games,andmixeddoublesmatcheskepteveryoneentertained.Butamidsttheexcitementandcompetitiononthatsunnyafternoon,thememoryofan8-year-oldwhoselifewasrippedawayremainedwithall. LexiLazares’16,anativeofMilton,Mass.,heldthefundraisertournamentinmemoryofBostonMarathonbombingvictimMartinRichard.Whileinhighschool,shewashistutorandmentorinhissecond-gradeclassroomattheNeighborhoodHouseCharterSchoolinDorchester,Mass.Shehelpedhimwithreadingcomprehensionandspeech.“Weworkedreallyhardtogethersoundingoutwordsandsen-tences,”Lazaressaid.SheevenhelpedRichardwithhis“Nomorehurtingpeople.Peace”posterthatwasseenworldwide.RichardcreateditforaclassprojectaboutGandhi’sprincipleofahimsa(nonviolence). LazaresdescribedRichardasacar-ingboywhoalwayswantedtolearn,andwhowouldcalmhisclassmatesdownwhentheywererowdy.AndsometimesitwasRichardwhowasburstingwithenergy.“Hewasaveryrespectfulstudent,buthewasveryenthusiasticandIsometimeshadtoreelhimin,”Lazaresremembered. That’swhatledLazares,amemberofthetennisteam,totheideathatasportstournamentwastheperfectwaytohonorhim.“HealwaysworeaRedSoxjerseywithoneofthosemagneticnecklacesthatsomeofthepitcherswear.Hewouldrunaroundduringrecessandplaytag,football,andbasketball.”

Twoowls,ahawk,afalcon,andaravenwereseenswoopingamongthebookshelvesattheColgateBook-storeduringTalons!ABirdofPreyExperience.Thisfreeevent,withanoptionaldonationtotheHamiltonFoodCupboard,broughtthebirdsforanafternoonoflearningforchildrenandadultsalike.FalconerLorrieSchumacherdem-onstratedaerialflightswhileteachingaboutthehabits,behaviors,andanatomyofthebirdsofprey.Themorethan40peopleinattendancewitnessedflyingdemonstrations,playedproblem-solvinggameswitharaven,heardfunpersonalstoriesaboutthebirdsfromtheirtrainer,andevengotthechancetopettheeagleowlBigMama. TheHamiltonPublicLibraryandColgateBookstoreteameduptoencouragekidstopickuptheirpencils

andcrayonsforthefourth-annualChenangoValleyScribesYoungWriters&IllustratorsContest.Childreninkindergartenthroughgradefivesubmittedtheiroriginalworksofwritingandarttobejudgedbyapaneloflocalchildren’sauthorsandartists.Thestudentsreceivedrecognitionforwhattheyhaddoneparticu-larlywellintheirsubmissions,andapublicreadingandawardsreceptionwasheldforthewinningcontestantsatthebookstoreonMay17. FamiliesgatheredattheEatonStreetballfieldonJune1forthefourthannualTouchaTruckDay,wherevariousvehicles,fromanambulance,schoolbus,armyjeep,firetruck,andgreensmowerfromtheSevenOaksGolfCoursetolocaltrucks,tractors,andantiquecarswereondisplay.Children’sactivitiesincludedartsandcrafts,asandtruckplayarea,andapettingzoofeatur-ingallama—theoriginal“truck”oftheAndesMountains!ProceedsweredonatedtoChenangoNurserySchool.—KellyannHayes’16

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“Iwasnervousthatpeoplewouldbetoobusystudyingforexams,”saidLazaresoftheMay2event,whichwashostedbywomen’stennis.But,morethan150students,professors,andHamiltonresidentsattended,includ-ingthe40teamswhocompeted.Theeventraisedapproximately$5,000forafundinRichard’snameathisschool.Variouslocalbusinessesdonatedrefreshments,andonegenerouscorporatedonorofferedtomatchthemoneyraisedandprovidedfourRedSoxticketsforaraffle. Lazareshopesthatthetournamentcanbecomeanannualwaytoremem-bersuchaspecialboy.“Attheendoftheday,”shesaid,“myfriendsandIwrotemessagestoMartinonballoonsandreleasedthemintothesunset.Iknowhewaslookingdownonus.”—KellyannHayes’16

Niederauer helps Class of 2013 bask in glow of No. 13Astheseniorclasswascelebratedforitsachievements,itsuniquelinktoColgate’sluckynumberwasattheforefrontofCommencement2013.SpeakerDuncanL.Niederauer’81,CEOofNYSEEuronext,sharedhis“13for13”—piecesofadviceforpersonalandprofessionalsuccess. Inadditiontoencouragingstudentstoembracechange,standbehindtheirconvictions,playtotheirstrengths,takethehighroad,andapproachsituationswithoptimism,NiederauersharedastoryabouttherapperSnoopDoggringingtheopen-ingbellatNYSE.WhenaskedifhehadeverdreamedofbeinginvitedtoWallStreetforsuchanoccasion,Snoop

Doggreplied,“Whynot?”—amomentepitomizingtheAmericanDream. “Thisisthelandofopportunity,”Niederauersaid.“Youfindmeanothercountrywherethesonofanimmi-grantcanhavethejobofCEOoftheNewYorkStockExchangethree-quartersofacenturylater.” Niederauer’s13thpointadvisedstudentstoleaveeverysituation—inboththeirpersonallivesandcareers—betterthantheyfoundit.WhileattheNYSE,andpreviouslyatGoldmanSachsfor22years,hehascreatedjobsandhelpedveteranstransitionfrommilitarylifetocivilianlife.Anadvo-cateforautismawareness,heandhiswife,Alison,arebuildingaschoolinNewJerseyforstudentswithautism.Theopeningoftheschoolwillbeheldon,ofalldays,Friday,Sept.13,2013. Hesummarizedwith:“Paymoreattentiontoyourselfworththanyournetworth;spendtimewithpeoplewhotellyouwhatyoucandoandnotwhatyoucan’tdo;daretodogreatthingsandholdyourselfac-countabletomakeadifferenceinthelivesofothers;participate,don’tspectate;andhavethefeelingsofvictoryanddefeat.” Attheceremony,Niederauerreceivedanhonorarydegree,alongwithJeffFager’77,P’06,chairmanofCBSNewsandexecutiveproducerof60 Minutes;baccalaureatespeakerTheVeryReverendDr.JaneShaw,deanofSanFrancisco’sGraceCathedral;JillLepore,DavidWoodsKemperProfes-sorofAmericanhistoryatHarvardUniversityandstaffwriterforThe New Yorker;andHamdiUlukaya,founder,CEO,andpresidentofChobani.

Hail and farewell to HaleInJune,DaveHale’84,vicepresidentforfinanceandadministrationandtreasurer—andnotoriousBuffaloBillsfan—departedColgateafter20yearsofservice,movingontovicepresidentforbusinessandfinanceandtreasurerattheUniversityofRichmond. Ahighlyrespectedadministratorandgiftedfiscalmanager,he’sbeenresponsibleforColgate’sfinancesandinvestmentsaswellasfacilities,hu-manresources,auxiliaryservices,andcommunityaffairs.Heover-sawsignificantrestructuringoftheoperatingbudgetduringtheeconomicdownturnof2008–2010,maintainingtheuniversity’scom-mitmenttoacademicexcellenceandaccessthroughfinancialaid. “Davehasmadeanenormousimpactonthiscampus.Hisworkandwisdomhavetouchedeverythingandeveryoneinimmeasurableways,”saidPresidentJeffreyHerbst.“Thankstohisprofessionalism,Colgateisonfirmfinancialfootingandthecampusisinwonderfulphysicalcondition.” HalehasalsoledColgate’sen-gagementwiththelocalcommunitythroughboththeHamiltonInitiativeandthePartnershipforCommunityDevelopment.Aswell,heandhiswife,

IngridMillerHale’89,andtheirthreechildrenhavebeenhighlyinvolvedinthecommunity.Ingrid,formerlyanadmissionstafferanddirectorofCol-gate’sCOVE,wasathree-timeHam-iltonSchoolBoardmember,amongothercontributions.AmemberoftheboardofdirectorsandchairoftheFinanceCommitteeatCommunityMemorialHospital,DavehasbeenanareaLittleLeaguebaseballandsoftballcoachformorethanadecade.Anationalsearchforhisreplacementisunderway.

Cutting backKeepingColgate’svastlawnstrimmedisnosmallfeat.Butthetaskisalittlesmallernow. Theoldnine-acregolfcourseabovethecampusisnowbeingmowedonlytwiceayear,ratherthaneveryweek.Thereductionwillsave100hoursoflabor,reducefuelconsumptionby600gallons,eliminatemorethantwotonsofcarbonemissions—andsavetheuniversity$2,200infuelcosts.And,ofcourse,therearetheecologicalbenefits,frommeadowrestorationthatwillattractmorebirdsandpolli-natinginsects,toreducingrunoffintoTaylorLakeandPayneCreek. ThegroundscrewhadalreadycutbackmowingtheoldSkiHillandtwoacresnearthewatertowerabovethecemetery.Thereductioninmowing,whichwilleventuallyincludemoreacreage,ispartoftheplantoachieveclimateneutralitybytheuniversity’sbicentennialin2019.

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Former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón appeared in April as part of the Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at Colgate. Detailing the “perfect storm” of floods, droughts, a global economic crisis, a surge in violent crime, and an outbreak of swine flu that confronted his government, the Harvard-trained economist discussed his efforts to pull Mexico back from the brink of violence and international recession; U.S.-Mexico relations; and the precept of “defending ideas, principles, and dreams.”


The Making of a CrusadeBy Jennifer (Badenoch) Schwartz ’97

Myoldestfriendiscoveredintattoos.Ionceaskedwhattheyallmeanttoher.Shesaideachmarkedaplace,time,ortransition.Whensheisold,shewantstobeabletoreadherbodylikeajournal. AlthoughIamnotinterestedinfillingallthepagesofmyownbodilyjournal,markingoneparticularexperiencewasimportanttome.Solastyear,Igotatattoo.It’safamousquotebyRabbiNachmanofBreslav:The whole world is a very narrow bridge. The most important part is to not be afraid. Iwascrossingmybridge.IwasstartingtheCrusadeforCollecting. InMarch2009,Ihadopenedafineartphotographygallery,showcasingtheworkofemergingphotographers.Becausetheseartistsdonotalreadyhaveanestablishedreputationandcollectorbase,Irecognizedthatmyrolewasnotjustsellingtheirwork—mychallengewastofindanaudienceforthem. Withblue-chipwork,thepurchasingaudienceisalreadyeducatedabouttheartandhasboughtintothevalueofowningit.ButbecauseIwasshow-ingemergingartists,Irealizedthatmytargetcollectorswouldalsobeemerging—membersoftheyoungergenerations(collegeagethroughearly40s)whomightneverhavethoughtaboutbuyingart,butwouldifcertainperceivedbarrierswerelower. Buthowdoyoufindsomeonewhoisn’tlookingforyou?Andwhyweren’ttheylookingforme?Whyaretheyoungergenerationsasawholenotbuyingartnorplacingahighvalueonowningoriginalwork? Culturally,weareinourprime.Wehavesophisticatedtastesandcraveuniqueexperiences.Weareon-trend,wearecurious,weareseekers.Wecarewhereourfoodcomesfromandhowourcoffeeisroasted.Butourspendingprioritiesdonotincludeart.Wespendtheequivalentofanoriginalfineartphotographonanightoutoranewpairofjeanswithoutbattinganeye,yetwedonotbuyart,patronizegalleriesandmuseums,orsupportartists.Ab-stractly,wethinkartisinterestingandtobevalued,butwearenotcollectors. ThisiswhatsetmeonmyCrusadeforCollecting.Tocultivateanewcropofartcollectors.Tomakecollectingcool.Becauseitiscool.Fallinginlovewithanoriginalpieceofartandbuyingit—thatiscollecting.Itdoesn’thavetomakeahugedentinyourpaycheck.It’saboutlookingatsomethingandhav-

inganemotionalresponse.Andthenpurchasingthatpiece,hangingitonyourwall,andlivingwithit.Yourwallsstarttodescribeyou,andeverywhereyoulook,youseesomethingyoulovethatmakesyourlifebeautiful.Youdon’tneedtohaveanarthistorydegreeoruse“artspeak”;youjustneedtolook.Theartwilldotherest. IstartedtheCrusadeforCollectingtobeginadialogueaboutconnectingtooriginalartandaboutsupportingtheartistswhomakeit.Butartisn’tmeanttojustbetalkedabout—itismeanttobeexperienced.SoIdecidedtobringarttopeopleandpeopletoart.An art revival. IfeltthatifIcouldgivepeopleanopportunitytomeetartists,learnabouttheirwork,andconnecttoanoriginalpiecethatbecametheirstokeep,itmightputthemonapathtoloving,supporting,andcollectingoriginalart.Andwhatcouldbemorefunthanwalkingbyaturquoise1977VWbuswithphotographersstandinginfrontgivingawayoriginal,signedphotographstosomeonewhowantedtochataboutthem? Sothisspring/summer,we’vebeentouringthecoun-try,pullingupinLadyBlue(asweaffectionatelycalltheVW)inhigh–foot-trafficareasofcities.Westagetwo-hourpop-upeventstogiveaway50original,signedphotographs.Fivelocalphotographersarechosenfortheprojectineachcity.Theyeachgiveaway10copiesofasingleimage,developing10newcollectorsintheirowntownbytheendoftheevent.Thehopeisthatengagingwithaphotographerandmakingapersonalconnectiontoanimagewillbetransformativeinsomeway.Andmaybethenexttimethesefledglingcollectorswanttohangsomethingovertheircouchestomatchtheirthrowpillows,theywillthinktwicebeforeheadingtoIKEAorTargettopurchaseamass-producedpieceofwalldécor. AfterourSeattleevent,oneofthephotographerstoldmehewasskeptical.Hefounditfrustratingtryingtostrikeupconversationsonthestreet,anddidnotthinkhewouldbenefitpersonallyfromhisparticipation.Butthen,nottwodayslater,hee-mailedme.Oneofthepeoplewhocollectedhisimagehadcalledtothankhimandtellhimhowmuchheenjoyedmeetinghimandhearingthestorybehindthephotograph.Itwasaneye-openerforbothofthem. Learningfirsthandaboutthestorybehindapieceofartisnotintimidat-ing—it’sinteresting.Incityaftercity,thesamelessonhasemerged:peoplevalueconnection.Whiletheartworldasweknowitisdrivenbytrendsandpricetags,thestatusquoisnotcultivatingnewaudiencesforart.Weneedtoprovideopportunitiestofacilitateapersonalconnectionbetweenartist,collector,andimage. The whole world is a very narrow bridge. The most important part is to not be afraid. Artisawesome.There’snothingtobeafraidof.

CrusadeforCollectingfounderJenniferSchwartz’97livesinAtlantawithherhusband,classmateMichaelSchwartz’97,andtheirchildrenJonah(8),Lila(7),andSabine(3).Checkoutphotos,videos,andmoreaboutthetourat crusadeforart.com.

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“IseeSteveonaregularweekdaybasis;wealwaysgreeteachotherwithasmile,andalittlehumor,and[I]alwayswishhimwellonhisdayonthemountain(classes).Iwastrulyshockedandhonoredtoreceivethemedal.”—LarryCrandall,Custodian

Student:StephenXu’13Relationship:CrandallworksintheDeltaUpsilonfraternity,whereXulived.

“Ialwaystrytobeabrightspotinthemorningforthestudents.Theyareawonderfulgroupofpeopleandthefactthatabusdrivershouldbesohonoredspeakswellof[theuniversity’s]instructionandoverallacceptanceofanyonenomatter[her]stationinlife.”—ReenieDelacy

Student:SarahHenderson’13Relationship:HendersonwasafrequentrideronCruiserB,whichDelacydroveeverymorning.

“ShehasbeeninstrumentalinmodelingthelivingofherJewishfaithtomyson,Colby.Icouldnotbemoreproudofher.”—PattiVanVoorhis,SodexoemployeeinCaseLibrary’sHieberCafé

“IloveseeingherandherfamilyaroundcampusandknowIwillalwayshaveaconnectiontothisregionbecauseofthem.”—BeccaFriedland’13

Relationship:AftertutoringVanVoorhis’ssonforhisBarMitzvahandinHebrew,Friedlanddevelopedalastingconnectionwiththeentirefamily.

“Personallyspeaking,itis,handsdown,thehighestdistinctionIhavereceivedtodate.Iwilltreasureitforyearstocome.”—MilanBabik,VisitingAssistantProfessorofPoliticalScience

Student:ShilpaAhlawat’13Relationship:AhlawattooktwoofBabik’supper-levelpoliticalsciencecourses.

“Kristahasshownmepatience,support,andkindnessunceasinglysincethedayIemailedheroutofthebluetojoinherlabforsummerresearchaftermyfirstyear.IimaginethatIwouldbeaverydifferentpersonrightnowwereitnotforKrista’ssupport.”—AndrewHoadley’13

“Asprofessors,weteachbecausewewanttotouchsomeone’slife,tomakeadifference.Themedalsymbolizesthisinatangibleway.Theironyisthatoftenthestudentswhohavepassedonthetorchmedalhaveactuallyinspiredmetobecomeabetterteacher.”—KristaIngram,AssistantProfessorofBiology

Relationship:HoadleyalsotookanimalbehaviorclassesandanindependentstudywithIngram.

“Everyoneofthestudentswhogavemeamedaltookthetimetohaveaseriousconversationwithmeabouthowtheywereinfluencedbyme,andthisconversationwasagifttomeandIthinkperhapstothemaswell.Inmyexperience,itcanbedifficultforstudentstoarticulatetheirfeelingsfortheirprofessors,andthismedalseemedtometogivethemaspecificopeningfordoingthis.”—JennaReinbold,AssistantProfessorofReligion

Students:FranHodgins’13,AliciaScully’13,MeeganSmith’13,NileWilliams’13

Fromthesymbolictorchlightceremonytoourembraceofthenumber13tothetwobeloved(andsometimesadventurous)swans,AdamandEve,lifeatColgateisenrichedbydistinctivetraditions.Thispastyear,theKonosioniHonorSocietyaddedanewonetothelist—thetorchmedal.ThemedalisengravedwithColgate’ssealwhoseflamingtorchservesasaguideaswellasasourceoflightandinspiration.SeniorscanawardamedaltoamemberoftheColgatecommunitywhohadthemostsignificantimpactontheircollegecareers.Withmorethan110medalsconferred—andsomepeoplereceivingmorethanone—thisyear,thenewtraditionhonorsthecloseconnectionbetweenstudentsandtheirmentors.FromstaffmembersintheadmissionofficeandbuildingsandgroundstoprofessorsinRussianstudiesandgeology,thediverserangeofrecipientsreflectedthestudents’profoundgratitudefortheColgatecommunity.—LauraD’Angelo’14

Toseethestudentswiththeirmentorsandmedals,checkoutColgate’sFacebookpage.

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SyllabusInApril,studentsshowcasedtheirthought-provokingresearch—andtheirexpositoryspeakingskills—bypresentingpapersoriginallywrittenforclassattheColgateSpeakingUnion’sStevensonUnder-graduateResearchConference.ApanelofjudgesincludingDeanScottBrownandhis-toryprofessorJyotiBalachandranselectedthewinnersbasedontheirorganization,adaptation,development,delivery,style,purpose,andresponsestoquestions.MattLevitsky’13,whopresentedresearchfromhisneurosciencehonorsthesis,tooktophonors:theStevensonPrizeforExpositorySpeaking.Allthewinningpapers,publishedinthespring2013Colgate Academic Review,werewrittenforcoursesrangingfromGlobalEnvironmentalHealthIssuestoCore152:ChallengesofModernity.

“PerformancePerception:HowOthers’ActionsInfluenceOurOwn”byMattLevitsky’13“SailingthroughLoopholes:GreatBritain’sBurdenofNeutralityduringtheAmericanCivilWar”bySamBerman’13“VforVendetta:ModernityandMasks”byLeeTremblay’16“ExploringtheFactorsBehindLowMalariaPrevalencebutHighHIV/AIDSPrevalenceinSwaziland”byColinShipley’15

“Howtheydidit:SpanishSuccessintheNewWorld”byDylanCrouse’15

“GlobalizationandCarnival:ThenandNow”byAsabiRawlins’16“EncodingInformationOntoLight:AnUndergraduateExperimentalApproach”byXinruCheng’14“APound,aPistolandaPurse:AnAnalysisoftheImpactsoftheMexicanDrugWaronWomen”byJimmyJuarez’15

Gotcha coveredThefindingsofaColgateresearchteamrecentlyraisedquestionsabouttheoriessurroundingforestchange.InapaperpublishedinthejournalArea,co-authorsPeterKlepeisandPeterScull(geography),TaraLaLonde’06,andNicoleSvajlenka’08,andAustra-lianprofessorNicholasGillunearthedtwonewtrends. AccordingtoKlepeis,thenewsmediaoftenfocusesondeforestationanditsnegativeconsequences.Lossofbiodiversity,carbondioxideemis-sions,andthreatstolocalinhabitantsareveryimportantissues.But,hesaid,globaltrendshideregionaldifferences. Whilemostclearingoccursinthetropics,manytemperateandrich-countrycontextshavebeenexperi-encingforestrecoveryfordecades.IntheeasternUnitedStates,therehasbeenwidespreadnaturalforestregen-erationsincethe1800s. TheColgateteamanalyzedaerialphotographsandland-usehistoryinthenearbytownofEatontoevaluatechangingforestcoverbetween1936and2008.Adeclineinthefarmingsectorandchanginglivelihoodgoalswithinfarmingfamiliesledto25.8percentofthetown’sreforesting—ananticipatedfinding. Butbefore1994,reforestationonhigh-qualitysoilswasrare,Klepeissaid.Histeamfound“apronouncedincreaseinthepercentageofforestrecoveringonprimeagriculturalsoils,whichcandiversifyhabitatsandincreasebiodiversity.Also,alternativelandusesandinvasivespecies,suchas

theemeraldashborer,representpos-siblenewformsofforestdisturbance,”hesaid.“Landownersarestartingtodevelopwindpowerandnaturalgas,andpracticesilviculture[develop-mentandcareofforests].Thereissteadygrowthinamenity-orientedlanduseandruralresidentialdevelop-ment.Thesenewdynamicschallengetheoriesofforestchange,andraisequestionsabouttheprospectsofsustainablelandandforestuseintheregion.”

Maurer wins Balmuth Teaching AwardMargaretMaurer,whosince1974hasurgedgenerationsofColgateunder-graduatestostudy“thingsthatresistthecoherencethatwetrytoimposeonthemthroughinterpretation,”receivedthe2013BalmuthTeachingAwardinApril. Ataneventtomarktheoccasion,theShakespearescholarandWil-liamHenryCrawshawProfessorofliteraturecitedparticularlyimportantmomentsinhercareer:astudentperformanceofLove’s Labours Lostthatsheledin1979,experienceswhileleadingtheLondonStudyGroup,andteachingCore151,LegaciesoftheAncientWorld. “WhenIfoundmyselfteachingPlato’sdialoguesinaclassperiodrightbeforeteachingShakespeare’sTwelfth Night,IunderstoodFeste’scatechismandMalvolioforthefirsttime,”shesaid.“Asmyfirst-yearsinCore151struggledwithSocrates’argu-ments,premisedonthePythagoreanunderstandingofthesoul’simmortal-

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A “classical” path to law: seven alumni from the classics department returned to campus to discuss how their majors — ranging from Latin to Greek to classical studies — helped them achieve success in both law school and their legal careers. “It sets you apart from almost everyone in law school,” said Carl Ruggiero ’10, who majored in Latin and is now a first-year student at Stanford Law. “Everyone knows it’s difficult, interesting, and intrinsically connected to law.”

ity,theywereawholeclassoflittleMalvolios.” Maurer’simpacthasspannedgenerationsoflittleMalvolios,withformerstudentsnowwatchingtheirownchildrenregisterforhercourses. “Margaret’scoursesaredesignedtodevelopaeureka-likeunderstand-ingoftheusesoflanguagetorevealthought,motive,andaction,”saidtheaward’snamesake,JerryBalmuth,HarryEmersonFosdickProfessorofphilosophyandreligion,emeritus.“Thesearerealizedthroughtheimagi-nativeteachingofamasterteacher.” Themasterteacherrevealedhowshespurredherimaginationthroughouttheyears:“IrememberveryvividlythedaywhenIdecidedtodestroyallmynotesfromthematerialIteachandstartafresheachtime,”shesaid.“Imayormaynotbeanin-spirationalteacher,butI’mdefinitelyateacherwhohasbeeninspiredbytheprivilegeofengagingwithyoungpeopleintheenvironmentofthiskindofschool.”

From meters to mapsLastsummer,EmmaleeDolfi’13foundherselfwanderingthestreetsof

Hamiltoncountingelectricalmeters,driveways,andporches.Hermission? Dolfi’sassignment,whichwaspartofherUpstateInstituteFieldSchoolFellowship,wasidentifiedbyHam-ilton’sZoningReviewCommitteeasanelementofaprojecttogatherdataaboutresidentialproperties. TheUpstateInstitutematchesfieldschoolfellowswithcommunityorga-nizationstobolstertheircapacitywhilegivingstudentsreal-worldexperi-encesandskills.Dolfi,adoublemajorinmathandgeography,workedontheprojectwithJesseChang’12,RitaVanKirk’13,andCharlotteAldrich’13,allofwhomwerechosenfortheirGIS(GeographicInformationSystems)skills. Theteamdidvisualinspectionsfromthesidewalktoidentifythenumberofsingle-familyversusmulti-residentdwellings.Inadditiontogatheringthedata,DolfiregularlymetwithmembersoftheZoningReviewCommitteeduringher10-weekfel-lowship.Bytheendofthesummer,

Dolfisaid,“Ithinktheywereprettyhappywithit[thecollecteddata].Theymightliketocovermoreofthevillage.” Followingthedatacollectionproj-ect,theUpstateInstitutehiredDolfitobuildonherworkbycreatinguser-friendlymapsthat,thankstoProfes-sorAdamBurnett’sCartographyclass,werealso“pleasingtotheeye,”Dolfinoted.Themaps,whichshepresentedtomembersoftheUpstateInstituteandthePartnershipforCommunityDevelopment’sHousingTaskForce,indicaterentalpropertylocationsaswellasavailablelandforfuturedevel-opmentinboththevillageandtown. “Emmie’sworkhasbeenextreme-lyusefultotheHousingTaskForceasweworktobetterunderstandthesupplyanddemandforhous-ing,includingrentalproperty,intheHamiltonarea,”saidJoanneBorfitz,associatevicepresidentforcommu-nityaffairsandauxiliaryservicesatColgate. Thisfall,Dolfiwillcontinuework-ingwithdigitalelevationmodelsandfurtherrefineherGISskillswhensheattendsGeorgeWashingtonUniver-sity’smaster’singeographyprogram,

withaconcentrationinappliedgeospatialtechniques. Reflectingonherexperiences,Dolfinoted,“Thisprojecttaughtmetoappreciatemysurroundings.IbegantoconsidermyselfaresidentofHam-ilton,N.Y.,notjustlivingonColgate’scampus.”—AliciaKlepeis

An oratory tradition lives onKarlMarxreportedlydidit,asdidGeorgeOrwell—orsothestorygoes.Butit’sdefinitelytruethatAnthonyTamburro’14,CarolineKraeutler’14,andthreeothermembersofColgate’sLondonStudyGroupmadetheirvoicesheardattheSpeakers’CornerinHydePark. Thespectaclewasasexpected:fourorfiveoratorsspeakingatonetime—someperchedatopladdersorwavingplacards—allwithinafewhundredsquareyardsofeachother.Passersbyheckledorcheered,orjustambledpast,inoneofLondon’soldesttraditionsthatcelebratesfreespeech. Tamburro,whoadmittedthat“thepressureofthevenuecanbringoutthehyperbole,”tookhisturninthespotlightandtalkedto50peopleabout“howdemocracydoesnotwork,andhowthemobruleofourcurrentpoliticalsystemisruiningeverything.” “Publicdiscussionisveryim-portanttothehistoricalprocess:somanymovements,fromabolition-ismtocommunism,havestartedonsoapboxes,”Tamburrosaid.“Simplychangingthemeaningofawordinthepopularusagecanhavegreathistoricalconsequences,ascandocu-mentingwhatsomebodymayormaynothavesaidoverthecourseof[hisorher]life.” Kraeutler,anoviceatpublicspeak-ing,condemnedthenotoriousPage3dailyfeaturewithalargepho-tographofatoplessfemaleintheBritishtabloidThe Sun.Shebecameinterestedinthewaythemediapor-trayswomeninherIntroductiontoWomen’sStudiesclasswithProfessorMeikaLoe. “Thefeatureexploitsandsexual-izeswomenandunderminestheprogressthefemalegenderhasmadeinBritain.Page3perpetuatestheoutdatedsexistnormsofthe1970sandcontributestoacultureofsexualviolenceagainstwomen,”shesaid. AlanCooper,professorofhistory,whoofferedcredittoanystudent

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New findings from the ancient pastMurder,thegodJupiter,andPlatoinChina.ColgatestudentsjoinedtheirpeersfromUnion,Hamilton,andSkid-moretosharetheirnewestresearchintheclassicsattheeighth-annualPariliaundergraduateconference. AlanDowling’15discussedtheworkthatwentintoproducingMur-der on the Ides,are-enactmentoftheassassinationofJuliusCaesarthatfea-turedthecometthatappearedintheskyaboveRomefourmonthsaftertheemperor’sdeath.Heexaminedhowtheproject,producedforColgate’sHoTungVisualizationLab,marriedtech-nologywithhistoryandliterature. In“RevisitingtheTempleofJupiteranditsNewPositionontheCapitolineHill,”ShitongKang’14discussedthereligiouscenterofRomeandhowenvironmentalarchaeologyhasim-provedourmodernunderstandingofthestructure. JialinLi’14wroteabouttheChi-nesetranslationofPlato’sdialogue“Euthyphro,”withalargergoaloftestinghypothesesontherelation-shipbetweenlanguageandthought.LicomparedsevenChinesetransla-tions,datingbackto1932,totheGreektextanddiscussedhowthetextsuseparticiplesdifferently.

Snapshots leave tangible traceIt’seasytoforgetthepowerofasnapshot.ButtheStudentsofMukono

exhibitionattheHoScienceCenterinAprilwasatangiblereminder.Thecol-lectionofphotosofUgandanelemen-taryschoolstudentswithmatchingred-checkeduniformsandsheepishsmileswastakenbyColgateBentonScholarswhotraveledtherein2012. LedbygeographyprofessorPeterScull,biologyprofessorFrankFrey,andpoliticalscienceprofessorTimByrnes,thestudentsweretheretoconductwatertestsandhouseholdsanitationsurveyswithBwindiCommunityHos-pital.Intheiroffhours,theyexploredotherareasofthecommunity. VictorMak’15cameupwiththeideaforthephotographyproject.Hespentafternoonstakingpicturesandprintingthemoutforanyonewhowouldstandstill.Hetookpicturesofalocalsoccerteam,thestudentsatMukonoPrimarySchool,andnewmothersinthehospitalmaternityward.Manyofthechildrenhadneverbeenphotographedbefore. “Weliveinasocietywhereevery-thingisvisuallydocumented,butrampantpovertypreventsmostUgan-dansfromengagingwiththeirpastsintheformofphotographs,”Maksaid.“Withoutaccesstophotographs,memoriesfade.” ElmaHajric’15compiledtheworksfortheexhibition“tobringalittlepieceofUgandabacktoColgate,”shesaid.“Iinterviewedanumberofstu-dentstogetculturalinsightonwhattheirdailyliveswerelike,andtheirthoughtsandperspectivesontheU.S.andourculture.”

Theexhibitionalsoincludeddraw-ingscreatedbyMukonostudentsthatfeaturedgorillaswithbrightlycoloredtreesandpastelskies.Hajricsoldtheseworkstoraisefundsforthestu-dentsinUganda.“Just$100isenoughtocovertheschoolattendancefees,uniforms,books,andevenmedicalinsuranceforonestudentforafullyear,”Hajricsaid. PresidentJeffreyHerbst,whojoinedthegroupforpartofthetrip,saidglobalizationisoftenmiscon-struedonlyastheUnitedStateshav-inganimpactonsmallercountries,buttheoppositeisjustastrue. “Whenweinteractwithpeoplefromotherregionsoftheworld,espe-ciallyregionsthataremarkedlydiffer-entfromourown,weleaveatrace,ofcourse,buttheyalsoaffectusinmanydifferentways.”

Paul brings message of libertyFormerU.S.Rep.RonPaulmaynotbemakinganotherrunfortheWhiteHouse,butthatdidnotdissuadethethree-timepresidentialcandidatefromansweringstudentquestionsafterhisspeechatMemorialChapel. Asalibertarian,PaulcenteredhismessageontheideaofpersonallibertiesandhowanirresponsibleandoverlylargeU.S.governmentisendan-geringthem.PaulentreatedstudentsintheaudiencetotellWashington,D.C.,torespecttheirfreedoms,saying,“ThingsdowninWashingtonhaven’tbeengoingsowell,andI’mlookingforwardtoyourgenerationdoing

Ugandan elementary school students created this drawing on display at the Students of Mukono exhibition. It was later sold to raise funds for children living in poverty.

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Fourteacher-scholars—whoseservicetoColgatecollectivelytotals154years—wererecognizedatcommencementforachievingemeritusstatus. JohnRossCarter,whojoinedthefacultyin1972,chairedthephilosophyandreligiondepartment,wasinstrumentalinlaunchingColgate’sAsianStud-iesProgram,andledstudygroupstoSriLanka,India,Japan,andScotland.AleadingscholarofTheravadaandMahayanaBuddhisttraditions,hehaswrittenandeditednumerousbooksonBuddhistexpressionsoffaith,includ-inghistranslationoftheDhammapada.AsdirectorofChapelHouseandtheFundfortheStudyoftheGreatReligiousTraditionsoftheWorld,hemadeColgateacrossroadsforleadinginternationalscholars,practitioners,musicians,andspiritualseekers. ThemanycoursestaughtbyGeorgeHudsonsince1969includeLit-eratureofthe17thCentury,Milton,StudiesintheRenaissance,andthemuch-sought-afterLiteratureandMedicine.HedirectedtheLondonEnglishStudyGroupandtheKyotoStudyGroupandledseveralextended-studytripstoHiroshimaandNagasaki.Formanyyears,heheadedtheSmithson-ianInstitution’sKyotoSeminarandguidedhikersonSmithsoniantripsintheSwiss,Italian,andAustrianAlps.RecipientoftheAlumniCorporation’sDistinguishedTeachingAward,AAUPProfessoroftheYearAward,andSid-neyJ.andFlorenceFeltenFrenchAwardforInspirationalTeaching,HudsonhasservedasEnglishdepartmentchairandAsianstudiesdirector,andwasuniversitymarshalforthepast16years. JudithOliver,aninternationallyknownmedievalscholar,joinedthefac-ultyin1984.Shepublishedthreebooksandnumerousarticlesonthemanu-scriptcultureoftheLowCountries.HerdeepcommitmenttoartobjectsismanifestinnumerousscholarlycuratorialprojectsaswellasheractiveintegrationofthePickerArtGallerycollectionintotheartandarthistorycurriculum.Achampionofscholarshipthroughouttheuniversity,shehelpedestablishColgate’sMedievalandRenaissanceStudiesProgram,twiceservedaschairoftheResearchCouncilandofartandarthistory,andwasappointedaPresidentialResearchScholar. TomTucker,CharlesG.HetheringtonProfessorofmathematics,atColgatesince1973,servedasdepartmentchair,divisiondirector,andactingdeanofthecollege.HetaughtseveralcorecoursesandreceivedtheAlumniCorporation’sDistinguishedTeachingAward.Authorofmorethan50articlesandtwobooksandrecipientofseveralNSFresearchgrants,heisprominentnationallyinsecondaryandundergraduateeducation.HeservedaschairoftheCollegeBoard’sMathematicsAdvancedPlacementCommittee,firstvicepresidentoftheMathematicsAssociationofAmerica,andconsultanttoETS,theNewYorkStateBoardofEducation,andtheNationalCouncilofTeachersofMathematics.Aleaderinthecalculusreformmovement,Tuckerisco-authorofacalculustextbooknowinitssixthedition.

somethingaboutit.” Paulspokeabouthisdesiretoabol-ishtheincometaxandFederalRe-serveSystem,andtochangeU.S.for-eignpolicybybecominglessinvolvedoverseas.HealsosaidtheproliferationoflawsdirectedatharnessingandmanipulatingpersonallibertiesisnotwhatAmericansdeservefromtheirdemocraticallyelectedgovernment.“Freedomwilltakecareofthepeoplealotbetterthanabunchofbureau-cratsandpoliticians,”hesaid. Inalengthyquestion-and-answerperiod,proponentsandopponentsofPaul’spoliticalbeliefstooktothemicrophone. JavedNarejo’14askedPaulwhetherAmericahasahumanitarianresponsibilitytointerveneinSyria.AsupporterofdecreasingtheU.S.pres-enceoverseas,Paulresponded,“Wedon’thaveamoralorconstitutionalauthoritytomeddle.” HoninginonPaul’sstanceonreformingthewelfaresystem,JannaMinehart’13detailedasystemwherea“lossoftalentwilloccurwhenhard-workingandintelligentbutpoorpeo-plearenotencouragedtosucceed.” “Thisisaperfectpointonhowwearegivingstuffawaythatwedon’thave,”Paulresponded.“Peoplehavetohave[theirown]incentive.Therearegoingtobeinequities.” AustinCollier’15askedaboutthedangersofmartiallawandthebur-geoningnationalprisonsystem.Paulrespondedthatthereare“toomanylawsandtoomanyunnecessarylaws,”especiallylawscriminalizingrecre-ationaldrugs.

TheeventwassponsoredbytheCollegeRepublicans,theCenterforFreedomandWesternCivilization,theInstituteforPhilosophy,Politics,andEconomics,theBudgetAllocationCommittee,StudentsforaSensibleDrugPolicy,andtheColgateEntrepre-neursClub.—NatalieSportelli’15

Barn raisingSandersinsteadofpencils,paintcans,notlaptops,andladdersratherthanrollingchairs—suchwerethehomeworktoolsusedbyfivestudentsinbiologyprofessorKristaIngram’sCommunity-basedStudyofEnviron-mentalIssuesclass. ConvertingabarnbehindtheChenangoNurserySchool(CNS)intoakid-friendlynaturecenter,SebastianSagramosoHaley’15,FareezaIslam’14,HugoFaustoTorres-Fetsco’15,SaraDiMassimo’14,andSalihaMoore’14spenttheirspringsemesterputtingupdrywall,spackling,painting,sanding,anddecoratingforthepreschoolers. Theservicelearningprojectal-lowedthestudentstobringtheirknowledgeandloveofsciencetolocalchildren,saidIngram.Shehadgivenherclassfourprojectoptionsinvolvingdifferentlearningages,frompreschooltohighschool. DiMassimosaidshechosetoworkonthenaturecenter“becauseitwasaveryopen-endedprojectthatofferedalotofcreativity.” Beforethetransformation,thebarnwasnakedanddark,withrustynailspokingthroughthethinwalls.Chris-

tinaBuyea,assistantdirectoratCNS,saidthatthestaffhadwantedtodosomethingwiththebuildingbutjustdidn’thavethetime,andthenIngramproposedthatherstudentsgivethemahand.“Whenshecametouswiththisoffer,wewerethrilled,notknow-ingwhattheoutcomewouldbe!”

CheckoutthestudentsgettingtheirhandsdirtyinthisdocumentarybyTorres-Fetsco’15atcolgate.edu/naturecenter.

Withyellowflowerspaintedonthewalls,interactivelearningtools

likesensorytables,stuffedanimals,andothereducationaltoysscatteredthroughoutthenow-colorfulroom,thenaturecenterissetuptosparkcuriosityinthepreschoolers.Ingram’sstudentshaddoneextensiveresearchonNewYorkstatestandardstogetabetterideaofwhatteachingaidsteacherswouldwant.AsIngramsaid,“There’sawayofusingwhatchildrenlovetohelpthemunderstandscience.” Andthemostrewardingpart?Thekids’reactionsatthegrandopen-ing.“Theyjustranintothatroom!”Ingramsaid.—KellyannHayes’16

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Duringthecoldestsundowns,whentheskyisfullofstillnessandthedayiscarvedaway,thousandsofstarlingsperchonwiresandcoatthesprawlingelmsandsod.There’sagreatwhooshand,lookup,seethesheetofbirds,curlingandripplingandweavingwithoutcollision.Beawareofwonder.Didthewindpluckthemupordidtheirwingscarrythecurrentpast,whereIimagineitlingeredbehindsomeone’searforamomentuntilshetuckedherhair?Thegrainsdiminishastheirsleekframesthrusttowardanotherplaceandthenswellastheirwingscatchthebreezeandspreadincollectiveforms.JohnUpdikecalledthem“agreatscarfofbirds,”andMaryOli-verwrotethatthey“floatlikeonestippledstar/thatopens,/becomesforamomentfragmented,/thenclosesagain.”Englishfarmerslikenthemto“aswarmoflocusts”thatdevoursanimalfeedandgraincrops,withoneflockplasteringseveninchesofdroppingsinsomespotsofasmallvillage.Forscientists,theyarethecommonstar-ling—Sturnus vulgaris.

—AmyBrown’13(originallypublishedinthespring2013Colgate Portfolio)

Noongar art finds its way homeInanexampleofinternational,cul-tural,andeducationalcollaboration,Colgatehasgiven119indigenousart-workstoCurtinUniversityinWesternAustralia.Theworks,asignificantpartoftheheritageandhistoryoftheregion,werecreatedbyNoongarchildrenwhowerepartofAustralia’s“StolenGenerations.” Thedrawingsandpaintings,producedbetween1945and1951attheCarrolupNativeSchoolandSettlementinthesouthwestregionofWesternAustralia,werethesubjectofinternationalnewscoveragein2005whentheywereexhibitedatColgate’sPickerArtGallery.Thecol-lectionrepresentsapainfultimeinWesternAustralianhistory.Between1910and1970,anestimated100,000Aboriginalchildrenwereforciblyremovedfromtheirparentsandsenttoinstitutionsorplacedwithwhitefosterfamilies—apolicydesignedto‘assimilate’indigenouspeople.FormerPrimeMinisterKevinRuddapologizedtotheaffectedfamiliesonbehalfoftheAustraliangovernmentinFebruary2008. HerbertMayer’29,awell-knownNewYorkCitycollector,gavetheartworkstoColgatein1966.HehadpurchasedthemfromFlorenceRutter,amajorbenefactoroftheCarrolupSchoolanditschildren. Theworks,whichfeaturenativelandscapeandbushscenesaswell

asanimals,hunting,andtraditionalNoongarculturalactivities,haveinfluencedtheworkofseveralpromi-nentcontemporaryAustralianartists. Thecollectionhasbeen,andwillcontinuetobe,thefocusofjointstudybetweenCurtinandColgate.Duringthepasteightyears,undertheguidanceofgeographyprofessorEllenKraly,manyColgatestudentshavetraveledtoWesternAustraliatovisittheMungartBoodjaArtCentreandtheJohnCurtinGalleryatCurtinUniversitytolearnaboutNoongarartandculture.KralyinitiatedthetalksamongColgate,Curtin,andNoongarleaders,whichincludedconsultationwiththerepresentativesfromtheMungartBoodjaorganization. “TherelocationoftheartwillallowboththeconservationandexhibitionoftheworkforfuturegenerationsofNoongarpeopleandothersinWesternAustralia,”shesaid.“Theworkhassomuchmeaningintheircountrythatitdeservestobewithinthehearts,souls,andeyesofthepeople.” JeanetteHacket,Curtin’svice-chancellor,andDouglasHicks,Col-gate’sprovostanddeanofthefaculty,signedamemorandumofagreementinMayduringaceremonyatCurtin’sCentreforAboriginalStudies.There,Hicksgavethepainting“Hunting”byReynoldHarttoCurtintosymbolizethefuturetransferofthefullcollec-tion,whichtookplaceinmidsum-

mer.HacketsaidthelongstandingacademicconnectionbetweenCurtinandColgateisexpectedtocontinueformanyyears.“WearegratefulthatColgateseesthedeepandenduringvalueinreturningthearttoNoongarcountry,”shesaid. HickssaidthatColgate’sgoalwastoprovideaccesstotheartforNoon-garpeople,particularlythoseinruralWesternAustralia.“Weholdthesetreasuresinhighregardandexpecttoextendthecooperativeeducationalandexhibitioneffortsaroundthem,”hesaid. “ItisatimeforcelebrationinNoongarcountryandinWesternAus-tralia,”EzzardFlowers,aspokespersonfortheMungartBoodjaorganization,

A Native Corroboree (1949) by Reynold Hart, one of 119 artworks by Noongar children of Australia’s “Stolen Generations” given to Curtin University by Colgate this summer. To see more of the art, visit colgate.edu/noongarart.


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Listen up! Asbirdschirpedcheerfulsongs,aChi-nesecharacterduplicatedandformedfractalshapes.Insharpcontrast,cityvibrationsservedasthesoundtrackforbustlingscenesfromShanghaiandHangzhou.WiththeRevolutionsperMinute(RPM)exhibition,visitorstraveledbeyondsightandsound. Presentingtheworksofmorethan30artists,RPMwastheworld-premieresurveyexhibitionofChinesesoundart,co-curatedbyWenhuaShi,assistantprofessorofartandarthis-toryatColgate,andDajuinYao,artistanddirectorofOpenMediaLabattheChinaAcademyofArt.Themonth-longspringexhibitionopenedwithfourdaysofevents,includingliveaudio-visualperformances,ashowattheHoTungVisualizationLab,adiscussionpanel,andworkshopsfeaturingYaoandfiveoftheartists. Themajorityofthe35pieceswerelocatedonthesecondfloorofLittleHall;otherswereinunexpectedplacesliketheundergroundtunnelbetweenOlinHallandtheHoScienceCenter,aswellasseveraloutdoorlocations. Lane of CicadasplayedspringtimesoundsfromaspeakerontheWillowPathbridge. Roars, Thunderings, Explo-sions…involvedmachineandwarsoundeffectsthatrumbledfromthestepsbelowPerssonHall.Hong Kong Pavilion andChina PavilionemittedChinesecitysoundsjuxtaposedinHamilton’sVillageGreen.

Certainpieceswereinteractive,likeShi’sWhat’s in Your Suitcase?Byscan-ningoneofthe30palm-sizedplasticsuitcasesacrossthetopofawoodenbox,avisitorheardafirst-persontraveltale. Thesurveywasa10-yearretro-spectiveofworksexchangedbetweensoundartistswhohaveknowneachotheranywherefromtwoto20years.“Wemadeaconsciouschoicetothinkaboutwhatpiecesrepresentsignifi-cantmomentsofChinesesoundart,”Shisaid. Intheworkshops,participantscreatedtheirownsoundart.DuringElectronicCircuitBendingandEffectBoxBuilding,XuChengdemonstratedhowtosolderwiresontoacircuitboardtomakesounds. “Musiccanbeanything,”saidCaitlinGrossjung’13,whoattendedseveralevents.“Theseinstallationsexpandedournotionsofwhatsoundcanbe,creatingadistinctlinkbe-tweenvisualsandaudio.” ChaseJackson’13signedontobuildinstallations,andhealsohadhisownwork,Selfexplanatory,featured.Jack-sonbuiltthegrowingpiece—whichplaysuniqueclipswhentheuserpressesoneormoreof360differentbuttons(therewillbe1,000whenit’sdone)—foranindependentstudyassignment.Shiwassoimpressedwiththeworkthatitwasaddedtotheexhibition. Theco-curatorsencouragedstudentsandcommunitymemberstosubmittheirownsoundartfortheclosingnightpresentationattheformerCrowe’sPharmacydowntown,

to“alloweveryonetolistentohowothersinterpretedthesoundart,howtheyexperiencedthisexhibit,andcreatedtheirownwork,”saidShi.

Giurgea explores new directionsThispastspring,AdrianGiurgea,directorofColgateUniversityTheater,becamethefirstAmericantodirectaplayatRussia’sMoscowArtTheatre. Circle Mirror Transformation,writ-tenbyAnnieBaker,revolvesaroundthedifferentpersonalitieswhoattendanadultcreativedramaclassinShirley,asmalltowninVermont.ThisfictionaltownisalsothesettingofBaker’sThe Aliens,whichGiurgeahaddirectedattheMoscowPushkinDramaTheatrelastfall. “Sheisthepreeminentplaywrightofhergeneration,soIwasinterestedinherplays,”Giurgeaexplained.“Shehasaverydistinctivevoice.” AlthoughborninRomania,Giur-geaisanambassadorforAmericantheatergivenhisworkatColgate.HewasaskedtodirectThe AliensthroughtheNewDirections–NewVoices:Russian/U.S.TheatreInitiative,andThe AliensmadeCircle Mirror Trans-formationpossible. BecausetheMoscowArtTheatreactorsarealsofamousmoviestarswithbusyschedules,Giurgeadouble-casttheplay.Thisresultedintwoindividualproductionsandtwicethework. Thehardworkpaidoff.“DirectorAdrianGiurgeagivestheplayalovely,colorful,andheartfeltreading…alloftheactorsturninwarm,affectingperformances,”wroteJohnFreedman

Dajuin Yao’s Garden of Buddhahood, part of the world premiere Chinese sound art survey exhibition, featured 45 lamps that changed hues and played recordings of Buddhist chanting.

intheMoscow Times. ForGiurgea,Circle Mirror Transfor-mation, whichopenedinmid-Aprilandwillrunindefinitely,isthemostimportantproductionofthesevenhe’sdoneinRussia.Andhe’sbroughttheexperiencebacktocampus.“I’mdrivenbyadesiretotouchthesoulsoftheyoung,”hesaid,“togivethemwhattheyneedwhilebeingimmenselyinspiredbytheirdesiretolearn.”

The art of absurdityWithmusic,wit,andalittleabsur-dity,UniversityTheatermountedThe Threepenny OperainBrehmerTheaterinApril.LedandchoreographedbyBroadwaydirectorEleanorReissa,theproductionwasofprofessionalcaliber,withexpertisealsolentbymusicaldirectorDianneAdamsMcDowell,setdesignerMarjorieBradleyKellogg,andcostumedesignerVickiDavis. The Threepenny Operaisthestoryofcriminal/heroMacHeath(JoshuaJackson’13)andhismarriagetoPollyPeachum(KatieSotos’15),thedaughterofgreedybusinessmanMr.Peachum(DennyGonzalez’13).Mr.PeachumandMrs.Peachum(ElyseMcGrath’15)arenothappywithMacHeathasason-in-lawandsetouttohavehimhanged.ThestorythatfollowsisfullofhumorandabsurdisttwistssuchasPeachum’sbusinessbuiltonthebestwaytobegformon-ey,thewhitetextthatappearsabovetheactors’headslikeaSparknotessummaryoftheplot,andtheleathercowboycostumeofbeggarCrook-FingerJake(CorinKinkhabwala’13).

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This Damarau sago storage jar with a spirit face from the Iatmul people in Aibom village of Papua New Guinea was on display at the Longyear Museum of Anthropology.

BertoldBrechtwrotethemusi-calinGermanyin1928,asaformofprotestforpoorGermanartists,askingquestionsaboutwhatisreallyrightandwrong.Thequestion“Whatisthekillingofamancomparedtothesubjectionofaman?”isrepeatedmultipletimesbydifferentcharacters.Thetongue-in-cheekhumorandquestionsofhowtomaintainmoral-ityinmodernsocietykeeptheplayrelevanttoday. “Workingwiththestudentswasextremelyrewarding,”saidReissa,whohadneverworkedonauniversityshowbefore.“Theywereopen,fun,andworkedhard.Ilovedwatchingthemgrowandblossom.Theytaughtmealot.” Thefeelingwasmutual.“WorkingwithEleanorhadmeleavingeachre-hearsaldrained,frustrated,exhausted,andwantingmore,”saidGonzalez.“Shewasagreatteacher.”—KatieRice’13

Rare pottery from Papua New GuineaSwirlingdesigns,amyriadoffaces,andearthtonesbakedintopottery—inadditiontobeingpleasingtotheeye,thesedetailsrepresentaculturalsignificance.MasteryinClay:IndigenousPotteryfromPapuaNewGuineaintheRichardW.ArnoldCol-lectionwasondisplayattheLongyearMuseumofAnthropologyfromMarchthroughMay. “Thevarietyinthisexhibitionisamazing,intermsofboththeshapesandthedecorations,”saidcuratorCarolAnnLorenz.“Withhighlyde-velopedskillsandcreativity,Papuanpottershaveproduced,inarelatively

smallcorneroftheworld,clayvesselsofextraordinaryrich-nessanddiversity.”

Nearly50selectionsfromthecollectionillustratedthebreadthofPapuanvesselsand

themasteryofthepotterswhomadethem.Included

werepotsfromthelate19thandearly20thcen-turiesusedinceremo-nialritesofpassageforyoungmen. Manyvesselshad

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peopleofEastSepikProvince,werecreated

throughthecollaborationofmenandwomenontheislands.Womenfirstmoldthebowlsusingacoilmethod,andthenthemensmoothandincisedesignsinthework.Themengivethebowlsbacktothewomenforfiring,andthenthemenpaintthemwithearthpigments. Today,Lorenzsaid,“Peoplestoretheirwaterinplastic,theycooktheirfoodinmetalpans.Thisisadyingtra-ditionthatexistsinveryfewplaces.”

Keep it movingAbodyinmotionstaysinmotion,atleastuntilitisgivenanewstagedirection.“Performersinmotion”wasoneofthethemesexploredby12visit-ingscholarswhoconvenedatColgateinAprilforaninterdisciplinarysym-posiumdedicatedto“ThePerformingBodyintheHollywoodFilmMusical.” “Wepaidparticularattentiontothewaysinwhichthefilmmusicalemploystheperformingbodiesofthecastandcrewtoreflectandshapepolitical,cultural,andartisticideolo-giesatvariousmoments,”saidMarySimonson,professorofwomen’sstudiesandfilmandmediastudies,whocoordinatedthisuniquegather-

ingfeaturingfilmscreenings,keynotespeeches,panels,androundtablediscussions. Scholarswithbackgroundsinfilmstudies,musicology,dancestudies,Englishandcompositionliterature,andtheatercamefromasfarawayastheUniversityofZurichandascloseasSyracuseUniversity.Thethreekeynotespeakers,AdrienneMcLeanofUniversityofTexas-Dallas,CarylFlinnoftheUniversityofMichigan,andStevenCohanofSyracuseUniversity,touchedonmasculinity,theroleoftechnologyandproductionpracticesinperformances,andtheimplicitandexplicitfunctionofrace. StudentsinSimonson’scapstoneseminarcourseTheFilmMusicalactedastheproducersandstagecrewforthethree-dayevent;theyalsotookpartinthediscussionsessions. “Theyweretrulyinvaluable,andmanycommentedthat,inadditiontogainingaclearersenseofhowthescholarlyprocessworks,theyalsogainedusefulevent-planningskills,”Simonsonexplained. Theclasshadstudiedarticlesandbookswrittenbythesymposiumscholarsanddiscussedthemovies

Tucker’s Group of Genus Two (steel, bronze, copper, aluminum, 84" x 60" x 42") represents a mathematical discovery by Tom Tucker, Charles G. Hetherington Professor of mathemat-ics. The two handles (“genus two”) physically express Tucker’s proof of a unique group of symmetries created through the dissection of a cube into a map of vertices, edges, and octagonal faces. The sculpture is the culmination of a collaboration between art profes-sor/sculptor DeWitt Godfrey, former visiting math professor Tomaž Pisanski, and Tucker, as well as Kellen Myers ’07, Gordon Higgins ’06, and local artist Duane Martinez. Funded by Colgate’s Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute, it was installed at the Ho Science Center shortly before Tucker’s retirement this past spring.

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—The Court JesterandThe Sound of Music—thatwerescreened.Asare-sult,“Duringthesessions,theyaskedsophisticatedquestionsandsharedinterestinginsights;duringmealsandbreaks,theyfreelychattedwiththespeakersabouttheirscholarship,andinsomecases,pickedourvisitors’brainsabouttheirfinalprojecttopics,”Simonsonremarked,notingalsothat,“Ourinvitedspeakerstoldmethatthe[symposium]wasinspiring,stimulat-ing,andcongenial.”—NatalieSportelli’15

Alumnus wins SXSW film prize DavidKaplan’sfirstfilmwasnamedagrandjurywinnerattheSouthbySouthwestFilmFestival(SXSW)inAustin,Texas,inMarch.Short Term 12wontheprizefornarrativefeature. Kaplan’07,whowasapoliticalsciencemajoratColgate,isaninde-

Peasants at a Doorway [Country Inn], Isaac van Ostade (Dutch, 1621–1649), part of Selected Old Masters From The Picker Art Gallery, the gallery’s first curated digital exhibi-tion. The project, led by art and art history professor Judith Oliver, features recent acquisi-tions of Old Master paintings donated to the university by Renate and Donald Schaefer ’46. The paintings are from the Max Oberlander collection, and include works by Pieter Brueghel the Younger, Adriaen Brouwer, David Ryckaert III, and van Ostade. The exhibi-tion, which also draws on the Picker’s permanent collection of works from the 15th to 17th centuries, seeks to place the new acquisitions in the broader context of how we understand art by the Old Masters, according to Oliver. View it at colgate.edu/pickeroldmasters.

pendentfilmproducerwhorecentlylaunchedAnimalKingdomFilms.Heisanexecutiveproducerofthefilm,whichwasdirectedbyDestonCretton. “Setinagrouphomefordamagedadolescentswherestaffmembersfacemanyofthesamechallengesastheiryoungcharges,thiscompellinghumandramafindsfreshenergyintheinspirational-teachergenre,”ravedVariety magazine.“[Short Term 12]isafilmaboutscars,somephysical,othersemotional,butallexaminedwithasensitivityandunderstandingthatcutsdeep.” Kaplan,whoalsoworksashiscompany’sfinancingconsultantandsalesagent,wastheexecutiveproducerforJoeSwanberg’sDrinking Buddies andputtogetherthefinanc-ingforJordanVogt-Roberts’Toy’s House,whichwasanofficialselectionatthe2013SundanceFilmFestival.

2013SeniorArtProjects:Selections

QuinceySpagnolettiIn the Spare Room (digitalprints)isaseriesofphotographsthatrevealthevulner-abilityandsexualityofwomen’sbodies.AfteryearsofplayingwithherBarbiedollasachild,Spagnolettiwantedtoexplorethesocietalimplicationsofthisfemaleicon.“Ibegantoriffonideasandsuggestionsabouthowfemalestrytofulfilltheirperceivedroles,”Spagnolettisaid.“Itismydesirethatasyourevisitthephotographsyouwilldevelopasenseoftheeffectsandexpectationsthatoursocietyimposesonourbodies.”

DanSaitaEscapades(cherry,maple,andash)reflectsSaita’scuriousnaturewhileroamingthroughtheforestasachild.Beyondevokingtheviewer’sdesiretoexplore,theseformsaremeanttoserveasmetaphorsforemptiness,discontent,desire,andneed.“Theprocessesofdeconstruction,manipulation,andreassemblyareanalogoustodifferentlayersofinteractionswitheachotherandtheworldaroundus,”Saitasaid.

RianaLumFewer Lifeboats(oiloncanvas)isoneoffivepaintingsexploringtheinteractionsbetweenshapesthroughtheuseofvariedcolorandsurface.“Throughgesturallayersofpaint,IsuggesttotheviewerthatIampartofthepaint-ingandapartofthenarrativethat’sevolving,”Lumexplained.“Tensionsbetweenshapesques-tionsystemsofflowinaworldwhereobjectsseemtofitto-gether,butaseasilyfloatapart.”

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Queen-tessential scholar-athleteForJamesQueeney’13,postingimpressivestatsisnotonlyreservedforhistimeonthelacrossefield.Acaptainanddefensemanonthelacrosseteam,Queeneywasalsothevaledictorianofhisclass.Finishinghisacademiccareerwitha4.17grade-pointaveragewhiledoublemajoringinmathematicsandmathematicaleconomics,hereceivedseveralaca-demicandathleticaccolades. Queeney,whohailsfromReading,Mass.,graduatedsumma cum laudeandwaselectedtoPhiBetaKappa.HeearnedtheJohnT.(Jack)MitchellAward,presentedtothestudent-athletewiththehighestGPA,twice.AmemberoftheRaiderAcademicHonorRollandDean’sListeverysemester,herecordedaGPAbelow4.0onlyonce.HealsoreceivedtheOsborneMathematicsPrizeandwasaCharlesA.DanaScholar. Mostrecently,theU.S.Intercol-legiateLacrosseAssociationhonoredQueeneyandteammatePeterBaum’13asScholarAll-Americansfortheirperformancesonthefieldandintheclassroom.QueeneyhasbeenselectedthreetimesfortheAcademicAll-PatriotLeaguehonor,andwasnamedtotheCapitalOneAcademicAll-DistrictIMen’sAt-LargeTeamforthesecondyearinarow. Asasenior,Queeneystartedinall15games.Hetallied32groundballs

andcausedseventurnovers.Through-outhiscareer,Queeneyplayedin56gameswith49starts,andfinishedwith88groundballsand30causedturnovers.HewillgoontoworkatBankofAmericaMerrillLynchintheInvestmentBankingDivisioninNewYorkCity. 2013 Hall of Honor ClassSixinducteesrepresentingsevensportsmakeupthelatestclassoftheAthleticsHallofHonor.Thisyear’shonoreeswillbeinductedduringHomecomingWeekendinSeptember. Afterletteringthreeseasonsinfootballandtwoinbasketball,Larry Cabrelli ’41 beganhisseven-yearpro-fessionalfootballcareerasastarterwiththePhiladelphiaEagles.Later,heservedasanassistantcoachfortheWashingtonRedskinsandCanada’sWinnipegBlueBombers.CabrellidiedJune6,1974,atage57. Dave Conte ’71,analternatecap-tain,wasnamedhockeyteamMVPduring1970–71.Thecentergradu-atedastheRaiders’secondall-timescorerwith66goalsand85assistsfor151pointsin73games.HeplayedprofessionallyinEuropeandhasbeentheNewJerseyDevils’executivevicepresidentforhockeyoperationsanddirectorofscoutingfor29years. Dr. Merrill Millerisinher32ndseasonasColgate’steamphysician.Thefirstandonlyfemaleheadphysi- cianontheNCAADivisionIlevel,she

hasreceivedtheJohnLeFevreAthleticAppreciationAward,MaroonCouncilAward,SeniorClassAward,andMa-roonCitation.AlsoservingasdirectorofhealthservicesforColgate,she’stheformerpresidentofCommunityMemorialHospital,andhostsandproducesWhat’s up, Doc?,acampusradioshowonhealth-relatedtopics. Asanattacker,Elizabeth Mon-taigne ’83letteredallfourseasonsinlacrosseandherfirsttwoyearsinfieldhockey.Nicknamed“Wiz,”shemade79goalsandadded33careerassistsfor112all-timelacrossepoints. Jane Savage Riley ’78,acaptainofbothfieldhockeyandlacrosse,earnedsevenvarsitylettersandla-crosseMVPhonors.ShealsoreceivedtheSandyBaurAwardasColgate’soutstandingfemalestudent-athlete.Aftergraduation,shewasinvitedtotheU.S.fieldhockeypre-Olympicteamtrials. Eli Zackheim ’01,anAll-Districtselectionandco-captain,graduatedwiththelowestscoringaveragein

James Queeney ’13 (#28) and Peter Baum ’13 were named Scholar All-Americans by the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association.

Alana Dyson ’13 ended her Colgate softball career on a high note after being named to the 2013 All-Patriot League First Team. While leading the Raiders with a .365 batting average this season, she broke the career record for at-bats and triples with 619 and 12, respectively. She is also a two-time All-Patriot League Second Team member. Overall, the team finished the season in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament.

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Colgategolfhistory,a75.60markthatstillrankssecondall-time.Hisseniorseasonaverageof73.26remainsnearlyonefullstrokelowerthanthenext-closest.ThePatriotLeague’sGolfScholar-AthleteoftheYearthreetimesandteamMVP,hewasanECACmedalistin1998and1999,theonlyrepeatwinnerin40years.

Smooth sailing at Dad VailThemen’sandwomen’srowingteamsheldtheirownatthe75th-annualAberdeenDadVailRegatta,thelargestcollegiateregattaintheUnitedStates.Bringingtogethermorethan100collegesfromtheUnitedStatesandCanada,theraceisheldonSchuylkillRiverinPhiladelphia.Themen’sVarsity8+competedtoanimpressivethird-placefinishintheSecondFinal,whilethewomen’sVar-sity8+andVarsity4+bothqualifiedforthePetiteFinal. Themen’sVarsity8+finishedtheSecondFinalinthirdplacewithatimeof5minutesand59.748seconds,behindJacksonvilleandPurdue,butaheadofTemple,Bucknell,andGeorgeMason.Themen’sVarsity4+finishedfifthintheirheatwithatimeof6:56.716. Afterfinishingthirdinitssemi-finalracetoadvancetothePetiteFinal,thewomen’sVarsity8+placed12thoutof30boatswithatimeof7:00.825.TheVarsity4+rowedtosecondplaceinthesemifinals,andfinishedfifthoutof35boatsinthePetiteFinalwithatimeof8:01.344.

Dodgeball: A Colgate underdog story Asportthatinvolveshurlingballsattheopposingteamandstrategizinghowtopickoffplayers—whosaysplayingdodgeballisn’tagoodwaytomakefriends?Well,severalmembersofthespringLondonEconomicsStudyGroupdidjustthat. “MystudentsliveandtakeclasseswithotherColgatestudentsinLondon,soitistemptingtostayintheproverbial‘Colgatebubble,’”saideconomicsprofessorChadSparber,wholedthestudygroup.“Thisyear,Iwantedtonudgestudentsoutofthatbubble.”So,herequiredthemtojoin

acluboractivitythatwouldgettheminvolvedinBritishstudentlife. Dodgeball,whichenjoyedaresur-genceinpopularityafterthe2004releaseofthefilmDodgeball: A True Underdog Story, maybeassumedintheUnitedStatestobeanAmericanpastime,butit’splayedontheothersideofthepondaswell.JoiningtheUniversityCollegeLondon(UCL)dodgeballteam,threeofSparber’sstudentsmadebothfriendswith,andanimpressionon,theirBritishcounterparts. PeteKoehler’14,BillyFloyd’14,andKevinSayles’14committedtotheUCLdodgeballteam’spracticeschedule,inpreparationforatournamentattheendofMarch.BradyPlastaras’14andBryantGordon’14,membersoftheLondonHistoryStudyGroup,alsojoined. Asthe45-teamtournamentdrewnear,confidencewaveredanduncer-taintyarose.ThecombinedColgateandUCLteamwasn’tsureifitshardworkwouldpayoffwhenfacingthefiercecompetition.Ontopofthat,whentheir30-membergroupwasdividedintoteamsoffiveforthetour-nament,theColgatestudentsweresplitintotheirownteamtocompetebythemselves.But,theAmericansputtheirgamefacesonandcommittedtomakingtheircountryproud. Ironically,Koehlersaid,theirsquadfoundthemselvespittedagainstalltheteams“youwouldn’twanttoface”—thosewiththemostskillinhand-eyecoordination,fromsportslikebaseball,cricket,handball,andbasketball—“butsomehow,wekeptpullingitoff.” “Westartedoffprettyshaky—wealmostlostinthefirstround,”saidSayles.“Butweplayedmuchbetterasthedaywenton,andbytheendofthetournament,wehadbecomethecrowd’sfavoriteteam,andallthestu-dentswerecheeringforus,”hesaid.“Therewereevenafew‘U.S.A’chants.” Bolsteredbythecrowd’ssupport,theColgateunderdogsendedupwin-ningthewholetournament. “Wewereallinabitofcollectiveshockwhenwewon,”saidKoehler.“OurBritishfriendswereproudthatweproperlyreppedtheUCLdodgeballteam.”—NatalieSportelli’15

After finishing fourth in its last show at Morrisville State this spring, the Equestrian Western team, led by co-captains Rebecca Silberman ’13 (pictured) and Ilona Haidvogel ’13, placed fourth overall in the competitive Region III, which consists of both club and varsity teams. Coach Val Logsdon, who works with the riders at nearby Saddleback Farm, remarked, “Some spend their whole four years [on the team], and graduate able to jump from having never ridden before.”

As a co-captain and midfielder, Amanda O’Sullivan ’13 (above) led the lacrosse team with a career-high 35 goals. She also set a personal record with 40 points, which was second on the squad behind fellow senior Kate Sheridan’s 41 points. O’Sullivan, along with teammate Jenna Frost ’15, earned a spot on the All-Patriot League First Team.

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Big Data for DummiesFernHalper’79,JudithHurwitz,AlanNugent,MarciaKaufman(Wiley)

Bigdatamanage-mentisoneofthemajorchallengesfacingbusiness,industry,andnonprofitorgani-zations.Datasetssuchascustomertransactionsforamega-retailer,weatherpatternsmonitoredbyme-teorologists,orsocialnetworkactivitycanquicklyoutpacethecapacityoftraditionaldatamanagementtools.Theauthors—whoareexpertsininformationmanagement,bigdata,andavarietyofsolutions—explainbigdataindetailanddiscusshowtoselectandimplementasolution,securityconcernstoconsider,datastorageandpresentationissues,ana-lytics,andmore.

EchoesLauraKlugherz(viola)andStevenHeyman(piano)(Centaur)

Echoesisanorigi-nalrecordingofcommissionsandpremieresforsoloviolaandpianofromSpain,LatinAmerica,Africa,andtheUnitedStatesperformedbyviolistLauraKlugherz,profes-sorofmusicandAfricanaandLatinAmericanstudies,andpianistStevenHeyman,aColgateartistinresidence.SeveralworksontherecordingwerewrittenforKlugherz,andseveralwerealsopremieredbyherinconcertsaroundtheworld.EchoeswonaSyracuseAreaMusicAward(SAMMY)—recognizingexcellenceinrecordedmusicincentralNewYork—asbestrecordinginthe“Other”categoryinMarch2013.

Princely Brothers and Sisters: The Sibling Bond in German Politics, 1100–1250JonathanR.Lyon’97(CornellUniversityPress)

InPrincely Broth-ers and Sisters,JonathanLyonlooksatsiblingnetworksandtheroletheyplayedinshapingtheprac-ticeofpoliticsintheMiddleAges.Lyon,anassistanthistoryprofessorattheUniversityofChicago,focusesonnineofthemostprominentaristocrat-icfamiliesintheGermankingdomduringtheStaufenperiod(1138–1250).He’sfoundthatnoblemen—and,toalesserextent,noblewomen—re-liedonthecooperationandsupportoftheirsiblingsastheysoughttomaintainorexpandtheirpowerandinfluencewithinacompetitivepoliticalenvironment.Consequently,siblingrelationshipsprovedcrucialatkeymomentsinshapingthepoliticalandterritorialinterestsofmanylordsofthekingdom.

On the Shoulders of Hobbits: The Road to Virtue with Tolkien and LewisLouisMarkos’86(MoodyPublishers)

On the Shoulders of HobbitsseekstoreviveamoretraditionalunderstandingofvirtueandviceandofhumanpurposeanddignitybyanalyzingJ.R.R.Tolkien’sThe Lord of the Rings.Eachchaptertakesupasingletheme(thenatureofpilgrimage,facingdeath,kingshipandhierarchy,thevirtueofhope,thelovethatforgives,forbiddenfruit)thathasbeenoverlookedordis-missedbyourage,andthenillustratesandembodiesthatthemebyrefer-encestoTolkien’sepicfantasy.TohelpclarifyTolkien’smessage,eachchapteralsoincludesanalysisofaparallelepi-sodefromC.S.Lewis’sTheChroniclesofNarnia.LouisMarkosisaprofessorofEnglishandscholarinresidenceatHoustonBaptistUniversity.

La Vida es Sueño: Edición Critica de las dos Versiones del Auto y de la loaFernandoPlataParga(EditionReichenberger)

Basedonhisfamousdramaofthesametitle,theSpanishplaywrightPedroCalderóndelaBarca(1600–1681)wroteanalle-goricalplayinwhichtheconflictbetweenhumanfreedomanddestinyisplayedoutwithintheparametersofCatholictheology.Calderóncom-posedtwoversionsofthesacramentalplay:onec.1636,andamorematureversionin1673.Thisbook,thefirst-evercriticaleditionofbothversions,alsoincludesaneditionoftheLoa,ashorttheatricalpiececomposedbyCalderónasaprefacetothe1673versionoftheplay.Theintroductionincludesahistoricalappraisalofthestagingoftheplay,particularlyoftheperformancesinMadridduringthe1673CorpusChristifestivities,aswellasofGarciaLorca’sinterestingstaginginthe1930swithhispopulartheatri-caltroupeLaBarraca,whichendedin1936withtheassassinationofthepoetattheonsetoftheSpanishCivilWar.FernandoPlataPargaisaprofes-sorofSpanishatColgate.

Ghosts & CompromiseWaitingForHenry(withDaveAshdown’90,MichaelChun’88,andDaveSlomin’87)(MightyHudsonMusic)

DescribedasanAmericanindierockbandwithalt-countryundertones,Wait-ingForHenryisledbyformerMr.Henryalt-rockerDaveSlomin’87onleadvocalsandguitar;DaveAshdown’90ondrums,guitar,andvocals;andveteranbassistMichaelChun’88.Althoughthebandformedin2010,themembers’historygoesbacktoColgate.SlominandAshdownweremembersofcampusbandTheRepercussions,whileChunplayedinarivalgroup.But,aftermovingtoNewYorkCity,SlominandChunfoundthemselvesrunningintoeachother


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“Igotuponstagewiththem,andthethreeofusjustkilled.”

— Actor and comedian Jim Belushi tells the Arizona Daily Star how, after headlining a comedy show during Colgate’s 2011 Family Weekend, he started an improv troupe with his son Rob and Jon Barinholtz ’05

“Manyenvironmentalgroupsbelievethattogiveupanythingtotheeconomicdevelopmentcommunityistolosesomething.Idon’tsharethatview.…Youcanhaveviableeconomicdevelopmentandstillmaintaintheenvi-ronmentalhealthofanarea.”

— Brian Houseal ’72 discusses his goals as executive director of the Adirondack Council with Strictly Business

“Shehasalltherightskillsandintellecttobeaninsightful,modest,andwell-respectedjudge.…Hersenseofpublicserviceand

loveofthelawhavemotivatedhertobringhertalentstothebench.”

— Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), in the Buffalo Law Journal on why he recommended Elizabeth Wolford ’89 to be the first woman appointed to the Western District Federal Court of New York

“I’dgottentoknowColgateprofessorEnriqueGalvezadecadeagoforhisstudiesoftheorbitalangularmomentumoflight.Iwentbacktohimbecauseofhisreputationasapioneerofquantumexperimentsthatcollegestudentscoulddoinalabcourse.”

— George Musser, a contributing editor at Scientific American, tapped physics professor Enrique Galvez for his expertise on quantum entanglement.

“WhathasoftenbeenmissingfromtheseconversationsisanappreciationoftheU.S.roleinthedestabilizationoftheregion.Mali,afterall,wasthecenterpieceofU.S.counterterrorismdoctrineintheSahara-SahelundertheObamaadministrationandhispredecessor.”

— Jacob Mundy, assistant professor of peace and conflict studies, analyzes the U.S. counterterrorism policy and the crisis in the Sahara-Sahel on AllAfrica.com

andrealizedtheysharedthesametasteforoverdrivenguitarsandgrittysongs.WhenAshdownmovedtoNewYorkin2010,thelineupwasset.TheresultingalbumGhosts & CompromisehasgarneredimmediatecriticalpraiseandAmericanaairplayinternation-ally.BobRiceofKYRSRadioinSpo-kane,Wash.,wrote,“Ilovethewholesound…REMmeetstheJayhawks.”

Adirondacks: A Great Destination AnnieStoltie’96(TheCountrymanPress)

Organizedgeo-graphicallyandinfullcolor,Explor-er’sGuides’ Ad-irondackseditionprovidesdetailsoftheAdirondackPark’shistoryandgeographyaswellasthecultural,lodging,dining,shopping,andrecre-ationalopportunitiesthataboundintheparkanditsgatewaycitiesofSara-togaSpringsandGlensFalls.MapsandphotoshelpwithplanningatriptotheAdirondackPark,6.1millionacresofpublicandprivatelandwhereactivitiesrangefromwhitewaterraft-ingtomountainbiking,asymphonyconcertorabluegrassfestival,arideonthescenicrailwayoravisittotheAdirondackMuseum,andmore.Au-thorAnnieStoltieiseditorofAdiron-dack Life magazine.

The Last TwoJimTarvin’60andTomFlynn(TheFriendsoftheGoshenPublicLibraryandHistoricalSociety)

JimTarvinandTomFlynnreleasedthisdocumentaryfilmaboutthelasttwodairyfarmsinthetownofGos-hen,N.Y.,atypicalupstatetownthatoncehaddozensofdairyfarms.ThestoryistoldthroughtheeyesofthreegenerationsoffarmerswhodescribefarmingduringtheGreatDepressionwhentheywerestillusinghorses,thechangeovertotractors,andallthelaterimprovementsuptotoday.ThefilmalsoincludesinterviewswithmembersoftheBaxterfamily,ownersofthelastdairyfarminthetownofNewWindsor,N.Y.,onthesaddaytheircowswenttoauction.ItisthestoryoftheheartofAmerica—smallfamilyfarms—incrisis.

Small Town SouthDavidWharton’69(GFTPublishing)

DavidWhartonhasbeenphoto-graphingthe12statesthatdefinetheAmericanSouthsince1999,whenhebecamedirectorofdocu-mentarystudiesattheUniversityofMississippi’sCenterfortheStudyofSouthernCulture.Small Town SouthisoneresultofWharton’sextensivetravelsthroughouttheregion.Theauthor’s116duotonephotographs,combinedwithhistext,conveyanoverallsenseofwhatsmallsoutherntownslookedlikeattheturnofthe21stcentury.Whartonorganizeshisstudyintothematicportfoliosthatvisuallyaddresssuchthemesasde-clineandrenewalonMainStreet,theintersectionoftraditionandmoderni-ty,localcommemorationsofthepast,theomnipresenceofthechurchintownlife,thedifficultiesofmakingalivingintheNewWorldeconomy,thedisplayofpublicmuralsandmemori-als,andtheiconographicunfoldingofcommunityvalues.

Also of note:AGift of Wit, Wisdom, and Modern Folklore(Yawn’sPublishing)byJackCashin’49isacollectionofhumor-ous,thought-provoking,andtouchingarticles,poems,andcartoonsthatCashinhasgatheredovertheyears.

Mapping the Line: Poets on Teaching(PenyeachPress)includes20class-room-testedexercises,writtenandusedbysomeofAmerica’sbestteachersandwritersofpoetry.Meantforthestudentandteacheralike,thebookisalsoforthosewhohavebeenwritingontheirown.ItiseditedbyBruceGuernsey’66,distinguishedprofessoremeritusatEasternIllinoisUniversity.

Entertainment Law: The Law Student’s Guide to Pursuing a Career in Enter-tainment Law (TheLawOfficeofJaiaThomas)byJaiaThomas’03equipslawstudentswiththetoolstosuc-ceedinthesportsandentertainmentindustry,fromnetworkingtipstojobsearchstrategiestocurriculumrecom-mendations.


BY REBECCA COSTELLO

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We’ve got all kinds of reasons to travel. A family event or business conference. Vacation. A school trip. Whatever the destination, it puts us out of our usual element. Sample-size instead of the full-size shampoo bottle. Exotic fruit and pastry instead of Cheerios on the breakfast table. Unfamiliar faces, intriguing smells, tentative exchanges in another language.

Travel has a way of letting you see things differently.

Experiencing “firsts.” Broaden-ing your perspective. Feeling a bit uncomfortable in your own skin, and then letting the new skin take. Spring Break 2013 became that kind of time for students traveling near and far.

Red Rock Canyon National Conservancy, NevadaOutdoor Education climbing trip

“ It’s kind of like being on the moon. There are these big formations that look like silly sand. My geology major side was so excited to be there. You could see where some uplift had happened where things had bent and buckled, but you could follow the layers around the landscape.”— Mikhaila Redovian ’15

Watch some of their climbing, exploring, and camaraderie at colgate.edu/oeredrock13.

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Only traditional Turkish cuisine was on the menu (McDonald’s forbidden!) for students immersing themselves in that country’s culture and traditions. Beyond ancient ruins, temples, mosques, and historic churches of Istanbul, the diverse group of students explored their own religious beliefs and perceptions. The trip was led by Rabbi Dena Bodian, associate university chaplain and director of Jewish life, and Noor Khan, history professor.

“ As an atheist, I was not sure I even belonged on this trip; however, I strongly believe that my atheism gives me an even greater responsibility to understand the belief systems of others.” — Colin Shipley ’15

Read their blog at blogs.colgate.edu/turkey-extended-study.

Photos by Lindsay MacKenzie '05 (3)

“ For the first time, I went to a mosque and prayed for Friday prayer (which I know my father will appreciate). Also, I held my first slightly intelligible Arabic conversation with a very shady shoe dealer.”

— Saeed Mouzaffar ‘15

Turkey Interfaith Immersion Experience

A visit to the Hagia Sophia — first a Christian church, later a mosque, and now a museum — revealed the architectural beauty of a monument significant in both the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires.

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Chamber Players Tunes and Tangos Tour

Cellist Chelsea Gottschalk ’13 took everything in stride — including a mid-concert earthquake — on tour in the American Southwest. She joined Professor Laura Klugherz (violin, viola), Professor Sarah Wider (piano), and Clare Pellerin (violin) in performing Latin American and Czech classical music based on folk themes. “I was definitely intimidated, considering I was the only student among three professional players. But we had put a lot of time and effort into rehearsing,” said Gottschalk. “During our first performance, I knew the music so well I just jumped off the page and connected with the music and started to have fun. That was the first time I had reached that level in a performance. It was really exciting.” Following their performance at the Keres Children’s Learning Center, a Montessori school based in the language of the Cochiti Pueblo people, the Chamber Players held an interactive workshop/demonstration with the children. Photo courtesy of Laura Klugherz.

Six pERfORMANCES, EighT dAYS

March 10 Alumni Club gathering at the home of Brian Dovey ’63, La Jolla

March 11 Borrego Springs Middle School Borrego Springs Performing Arts Series

March 12 Music on the Mountain Series, San Diego County Library, Julian, Calif.

March 14 Pueblo de Cochiti Reservation Senior Center Keres Children’s Learning Center

California and New Mexico

Climbing around the Fort of Rumeli on the Bosphorus. Sultan Mehmed II had it constructed in about six months in 1451 so that he could lay siege to Constantinople.

Transfixed at the Blue Mosque in Istanbul


Singing “My Girl” with a soon-to-be homeowner — and becoming handy with a screw gun — were just two memorable moments during the center’s first gender-focused alternative spring break. Working with Albany’s Habitat for Humanity affiliate, the group installed insulation and drywall in an area of new rowhouses that will serve a range of families living below the poverty line, including many single mothers. The trip, which also included touring and learning about Planned Parenthood’s work in the region, was led by Kimmie Garner, program assistant, and Meika Loe, director of women’s studies.

“There was a group of retired men who had volunteered there every day for the past 10 years. They proclaimed themselves the Gray Hairs. They showed us how to do everything, and by the second day, we were able to do an entire floor by ourselves. That was a great feeling. "You need to figure out visually how to make it happen. I feel like different types of knowledge are valued more than other types in our society, and that’s utterly ridiculous, because to be able to expose yourself to different things is the best type of knowledge you can have.” — Kristi Carey ’15 See more photos of the trip at facebook.com/colgatecenterforwomensstudies.

Kayaking through mangroves and hiking in tropical rainforests. The Mount Pelée Volcanological Museum. Local markets. The Anthropological Museum of Fort-de-France. The Aimé Césaire’s Cultural Center and Theater. English conversation sessions for law students. And then some. This panoramic study explored the island’s history, language, and environment. As Jimmy Juarez ’15 put it, “Martinique gave me a new way of understanding the French culture, not as a European manifestation on foreign soil, but the transformation of language that eventually makes a culture unique. I’ve been inspired to look beyond the superficial in hopes of finding something more complex, more beautiful.” Interactions with the people from the island, especially college students, added a personal level to the journey. “Despite the difference in opinions and lifestyles,” said Marvin Vilma ’14, “we were all able to relate to one another and participate in dialogue about disputed topics like gay marriage and education.” Professors Mahadevi Ramakrishnan and Patrick Riley of the Romance languages department led the trip, which was facilitated through the University of Antilles and Guyane’s International Research Center for Caribbean and American Exchanges.

12 hours Lectures

5 hours Creole lessons

16 hours Lecture excursions

Center for Women’s Studies Alternative Spring Break

Albany and Troy, N.Y.

8 hours Walking/kayaking excursions

4 hours Volunteer time

Martinique French and Africana and Latin American Studies Alternative Spring Break

Visiting an old prison cell in the city of St. Pierre that held one of the only survivors of the 1902 volcano eruption of Mt. Pelée. “The survivor had been thrown in that prison the day before the erup-tion, and because the cell lacked windows, it protected him from the lava and such,” said Lorva Prophete ’13 who took this photo.

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Anna Mae Aquash,where has the tall grass gone?

I think it left with you,yet there are traces of dry grass,withered weedssticking out of the groundin patches surrounded by dirt.

A ghost of what you used to be.Traces that can be seenonly when the dawnis purple and pinkas your ethereal bodyfollows the trailof broken treaties

along state road 73.

Trail of Broken TreaTiesBy Melissa Rain Hernandez, Grand Prize WinnerSenior, Little Wound School, Kyle, S.d.

LCE founder Maggie Dunne ’13 created a writing contest for middle- and high-schoolers on the reservation. The challenge: Write a poem about, or a letter to, an inspirational woman on the reservation, past or present. Dunne invited three other judges: Colgate English professor and poet Peter Balakian; activist, artist, and freelance writer Dana Lone Hill; and Susanne Pari, journal-ist and author of The Fortune Catcher. Dunne and Balakian traveled to the reservation for the awards ceremony. Colgate students also did an alternative spring break on the reservation, rebuilding and repairing homes while learning about Lakota culture through the Max Shacknai COVE. Meet all the winning writers at tinyurl.com/LCEWritingWinners.

Lakota Children’s Enrichment (LCE) Student Writing Challenge

Pine Ridge Reservation, S.D.

Melissa Rain Hernandez awed the judges with her inspirational poem about Anna Mae Aquash, an activist and member of the American Indian Movement who was murdered in 1975. “ It’s not just about

winning, but it’s about writing, and how you can use that as a force to tell stories of yourself and the community,” said Maggie Dunne ‘13.

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ThetrickytaskoftweakingthebrainformentalhealthBy Scott Kraly

One in four Americans over age 17 suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. That is approximately 60 million people! Of these, one in 17 suffers from a debilitating mental illness, and many suffer from more than one disorder at a time. The treatment most likely to be offered for psycho-pathology is drug therapy, and Charles A. Dana Professor of Psychology Scott Kraly has some strong ideas regarding the usage of these medications. He’s spent 35 years using drugs as research tools in his behavioral pharmacology experiments, and teaching students about the brain through discussion of psychotropic medicines in his popular Psychopharmacology course. Now Kraly is writing a book (W.W. Norton, forthcoming early 2014) that will offer useful guidelines for practitioners as well as patients and their families. The book takes a novel, more accessible approach compared to typical texts on psychopharmacology. The Scene asked Professor Kraly to share his knowledge and tips on things to keep in mind if you or someone close to you faces the prospect of using a psychotropic drug to treat a psychological or behavioral disorder.

“Yourmouthisgoingtogetyouintotroublesomeday,Scotty-Boy!”Thiswasthecautionmostrepeat-edlyofferedtomebyMomandDad.LittledidIrealizethatthetroublewaslesslikelytobeduetosomethingthatIhadsaid,thanpotentiallycausedbysomethingthatIcouldswallow—amedication. Wearebeingpushedtowardatippingpointfortheuseofpsychotropicdrugs—chemicalsub-stancesthatalterbrainfunctionsrelatedtomood,cognition,consciousness,andbehavior.Theperva-sivenessofpsychotropicdruguseforrecreationalor

casualpurposes(notonlyillegalsubstancessuchasmarijuanaorLSD,butalsoalcoholandstimulantssuchasnicotineandcaffeine)isastounding.Canyounameasmanyasthreepeopleyouknowwhodonotdrinkalcoholortakesomeotherpsychotropicdrugfornon-medicinalpurposes? Butequallyworrisomeistheincreasinglywide-spreaduseofantidepressants,antipsychotics,anx-iolytics(anti-anxiety),analgesics,andanti-obesitydrugs.Forexample,between2002and2011,useofpsychotropicmedicationtotreatmentalillnessinadultsincreasedbyonepercentintheUnitedStates,representingnearlyahalf-millionpeople.WhyamIsoconcernedaboutthis?Because,unlikerecreationaldrugs,psychotropicmedicationsaresanctioned—prescribedbytrusted,trainedprofessionals—andhavethemoreloftyintentionofimprovingone’shealth.So,wehavedevelopedgreatconfidenceintheirutility,effectiveness,andsafety. Thisconfidencehasresultedinpersistentincreas-esintheirusetotreatawidevarietyofdisordersinbothadultsandchildren,includingattentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder(ADHD),anxiety,anorexianervosa,bulimia,obesity,depression,bipolardisor-der,panicdisorder,post-traumaticstressdisorder,schizophrenia,andnumerousothers.Infact,itissafetopresumethateveryoneofyoureadingthis,oryourspouse,parents,orchildren,arelikelytohavetakenapsychotropicmedicationalready,orwillbeusingoneormoreinthenearfuture.Thatisaprob-lemworththinkingabout—becausepsychotropicmedicationscanhelp,buttheyalsocanharm. Thesechemicalsareintendedtopreventab-normalthinkingorimproveemotionsandchangebehavior.Butwhathappenswhenyoutakeachemi-calsynthesizedonaworkbenchandplaceitintoamouthorabloodvesseltogetaccesstoaperson’sbrain?ThatsubstancebecomesanintrudervisitingaplacethatMotherNaturehasnotpreparedforitsarrival.Thedrugisthatlong-lostchemicalcousinwho,withoutwarning,showsuponyourdoorstep,provokingyoutosaytoyourspouse,“Oh,Lord,I’veneveractuallymettheguy;whatarewegoingtodowithhim?Thekidsmightlovehim,orhemightbetoxic!” Isitprudenttoallowachemicaltoenterthebrain,andthenexpectonlygoodconsequences?Howdoweensureagoodvisit?Morespecifically,asconsumers,patients,andfamilymembers,whatdo

weneedtounderstandaboutpsychotropicmedica-tionsinordertomaximizethelikelihoodtheywillprovidehelpwithminimalharm?Generallyspeak-ing,weneedtorespectthemforwhattheyare.Apsychotropicdrugismerelyachemicaltool,and,likeanyusefultool,itshouldbeusedproperly.Todoso,wefirstshouldunderstandsomegeneralprinciplesabouttheirstrengths—andtheirlimitations.

AllmedicationshavelimitationsForstarters,nodrugcanhaveonlyoneeffect.Anypharmacologistwilltellyouthatthereisnoescap-ingthis.Youwishtouseapsychotropicmedicationtoobtainabenefit—inclinicalparlance,amaineffect.Butwhileyoumightgetthatdesiredmainef-fect,youwillalsoexperienceunwantedsideeffects.Youcanfindevidencetosupportthisprincipleinpublishedscientificliterature,butadvertisementstellthestorymuchmoreeasily.Aone-minutetelevi-sionadislikelytospend15secondstellingyouthegoodnews,andanother45secondswarningyouofthedrug’spotentialforharm.So,apatientmustacceptthatsideeffectsareapricetopay,orarisktotake,inordertogetthedesiredbenefitfromthemedication. Onewaytominimizetheriskistousethesmall-esteffectivedosage.Thiscanbeaccomplishedwithcarefulcommunicationbetweenanintrospectivepatientandanattentiveprescribingprofessional.Frequentmeetingstoassessthemagnitudeofados-age’smaineffect,andthepatient’sviewsregardingthetolerabilityofsideeffectsisthekeytoknowingwhetheradosageshouldbedecreasedorincreased.Infact,itisgenerallythecasethatapatientwillfindamedicationtobeacceptablebasednotuponthemagnitudeofthemaineffect,butuponthetolerabil-ityofthesideeffects.Forexample,variousantide-pressantmedicationsgenerallyoffersimilarlevelsofsymptomrelief,butthetolerabilityofthesideeffectscanvarygreatlyfrompatienttopatientandcandeterminethechoiceofmedication(asopposedtochoosingbaseduponthemaineffect). Adrug’seffectivenessisalsolimitedbythefactthateachpersonpresentsauniquecasefortreat-ment.ImaginethattwodifferentpatientsarediagnosedwithmajordepressionbecausetheyfitthesamecriteriafromtheDiagnostic and Statistical Manual(usedbypsychologists,psychiatrists,andphysicians).Thatfactdoesnotensurethatbothofthemhavepreciselythesameproblemandwouldbenefitfromthesametreatment. That’sbecauseevenadiagnosisbaseduponthemostthorough,conservative,professionalassess-mentismerelyahypothesis—aneducatedguessaboutwhattheproblemis.Thateducatedguessenablesasecondwager—thataspecificsetoftreat-menttoolsmightbeeffective.Moreover,diagnosesofpsychologicaldisordersarebasedprincipallyuponaperson’sbehavior,andnotuponthephysiologicalorneurochemicalcausesthatmayliebeneathchar-acteristicsofabnormalbehavior. Furtherchallengingtheultimateeffectivenessofadrugisthefactthatawiderangeofcharacteristics,includinganindividual’sage,sex,historyofpsycho-

Chemical healing


Judicious usage . . . of medication is threatened by overconfidence in the utility of medications, hasty decision making, and lack of knowledge.

tropicdrugusage,ethnicity,beliefs,andattitudestowardtreatmentarealsoimportantfactorsthatdeterminewhetherornotamethodoftherapy,includingpsychotropicmedication,willbeeffective.Goodclinicianswilltakeeachoftheseintoconsid-erationwhendecidinguponadrug,itsdosage,andwhethertocombinemedicationwithsomeformofbehavioraltherapyorpsychotherapy.Goodpatientswillinsistthattheirclinicianconstructatreatmentprogramthatfitstheirgoals,biases,attitudes,andrealisticfears.Takingsuchfactorsintoconsiderationisimportantbecauseitfacilitatesstructuringamultidimensionaltreatmentprogramthatfitsthispatient,whichmightincludetalkaswellasdrug.Whyisthisimportant?Whynotjustpopthepillintothemouth,andletthedrugfixtheproblem?

AdrugalonecannotfixthingsThetherapeuticroleforadrugislimited—becauseallpsychologicalandbehavioraldisordersarebiopsychosocialproblems.Theyarenotcausedsolelybydysfunctionalbrainchemistry.Takeaddictionasanexample.Apersonwhorepeatedlyusesadrugwithaddictivepotentialacquiresexperi-encethatformsanassociationbetweentakingitandfeelingeuphoria. Thisrecurringbehavioractsuponspecificneurochemicalsystemsofthebrain,andproducesenduringchangesinthebrainthatcanleadtocrav-ingandcompulsiveusage.Further,drug-seekinganddrug-takingbehaviorscanbeenabledordiminishedbysocialfactorsthatincreaseordecreaseaccesstoanaddictivedrug—factorssuchasencouragementbyfriendsorculturalexpectations. Consideringallthis,thedevelopmentofaddic-tiondependsuponthebehaviorofanindividual,inconcertwiththebrain’sneurochemicalprocesses,andaccompaniedbychangesinbrainneurochem-istryinducedbydruguse.And,allofthisoccurstoagreaterorlesserextentdependingupontheperson’srelationshipsandsocialsituation.Thesuccessfultreatmentofaddiction,therefore,willrequireat-tendingnotonlytotheabnormalneurochemistryoftheaddictedbrain(thebiologicalfacts),butalsotoimportantpsychologicalandsocialfactors. Itstandstoreason,then,thatthemosteffectivetherapeuticapproacheswillbemultifaceted—addressingthe“bio”aswellasthe“psycho”and“so-cial”aspectsofadisorder.Apsychotropicmedicationcannoteffectivelyaddressallthreecomponents;theverynatureofpsychopathologylimitsthetherapeuticpotentialofadrug.Forexample,anaddictcantakeSuboxone(buprenorphineplusnaloxone)todiminishhercravingforheroin,butthatwillnotkeepherdrugdealerfromshowinguponherdoorstep.Ontheotherhand,atherapistcouldcounselherabouteffectivewaystosendthatsinisterentrepreneuraway,oraboutthenumerousadvantagesofmovingtoanewtownwithoutleav-ingaforwardingaddress. Advice,counseling,andothernon-drugtherapieshavethepotentialtoenhancetheeffectivenessofpsychotropicmedication.Attheveryleast,counsel-ingemphasizingtheimportanceofadheringtothe

instructionsforusingthemedicationcanfacilitatethelikelihoodthatthedrugwillbeeffective.Thisisimportant,becausetheprincipalreasonforfailureofdrugtherapyisfailureofthepatienttocomplywithinstructions.Forexample,malesbeingtreatedwithantipsychoticmedicationsforschizophreniaaremorelikelythanfemalestoexperiencetrouble-somesideeffectsthatimpaircognitiveprocesses,increasingthelikelihoodthattheywillstoptakingtheirmedicationandsufferarelapse. Combinationsofdrugandtalktherapiescanalsobemoreeffectivethaneithermethodalonebecausemostdisordersaretreatedintwostages.Thegoalforthefirststageisreductionofsymp-tomstopartialorfullremission,andthesecondfocusesonmaintenanceofthatimprovement—orpreventionofarelapse.Generallyspeaking,whenpsychotropicmedicationissuccessfulinrelievingsymptoms,sustainedimprovementismorelikelytobeachievedwhenthepatienthaslearned,throughbehavioraltherapyorpsychotherapy,usefulstrate-giesforremainingsymptom-freeaftermedicationisdiscontinued.

Forexample,fortreatmentofobesity,Belviq(lorcaserin)canfacilitateamodestweightloss(i.e.,5to10percent)whencombined,overaperiodofsixmonths,withaprogramofdieting,exercise,andcounselingtoencouragebettereatinghabits.Theselifestylechangescanhelpmaintainweightlossaftertheuseofthedrugisdiscontinued.

BewareofcommonthreatsPowerfultoolsdemandproperusagetoensurethebestoutcome.Judicioususageofpsychotropicmedicationisthreatenedbyoverconfidenceintheutilityofmedications,hastydecisionmaking,andlackofknowledge.Onethreattojudicioususageispresentedbyso-calledoff-labelprescribing,whichhasbecomeincreasinglycommon,especiallyforthetreatmentofchildrenandadolescents.Howhasthishappened? Theresearchthatleadstoapprovalofmedica-tionsbytheFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)istypicallyconductedinadulthumansubjects.AdrugapprovedbytheFDAfortreatmentofaspecificdis-orderinadultscanbeprescribedoff-labelforuseinhumansofanyage,includingchildren,adolescents,andtheelderly.Aswell,anFDA-approveddrugforthetreatmentofonedisordercanbeprescribedoff-labelforthetreatmentofanydisorder.Thesetypesofoff-labelusageofdrugsarebaseduponanecdotalevidencefromaccumulatedclinicalexperience,andspeculationthatadrugthatiseffectiveinamatureadultshouldbeeffectiveandrelativelysafeinachild,adolescent,ortheelderly.Off-labelprescrib-

ingaffordsaphysiciantheflexibilitytoprovidetreatmenttopatientsinneed;yet,plainandsimple,off-labelusageisnotanevidence-basedpractice—evidencethatadrugiseffectiveandsafeinadultsisnotevidencethatthedrugwillbeeffectiveandsafeinchildren. Therearemanyexamplesofoff-labeluseofpsychotropicmedication—hereareseveral.TheFDA-approvedantipsychoticZyprexa(olanzapine)isusedoff-labeltotreatpanicdisorder(ananxietydisorder),andanapprovedanticonvulsantmedica-tion,Lyrica(pregabalin),hasbeenusedofflabelforgeneralizedanxietydisorder.Andnumerousantidepressantmedicationsapprovedfortreatmentofadultsareusedofflabeltotreatdepressioninchildrenandadolescents. Analarmingreasontoworryaboutoff-labelusageofpsychotropicmedicationinchildrenandadolescentsisthattheirbrainshavenotyetfullydeveloped.Adrug’schemicalintrusionintothebrainhasthepotentialtochangethenormalcourseofdevelopmentinwaysthatareunknown,unpredict-able,andquitepossiblynotinthebestlong-terminterestsofthechild.Theonlysatisfactorysolutiontothisdilemmaistheincreaseduseofchildrenandadolescentsassubjectsinclinicalresearch;suchresearchinchildrenisdifficult,butitisdoable. Anotherthreattojudicioususageisthecon-currentuseofmultipledrugstotreatcoexistingpsychiatricdisorders,calledpsychotropicpolyphar-macy,whichcontinuestobecomemorecommon.Predictably,thisismostproblematicfortheelderly,whoaremorelikelytoalsobeusingmedicationsforbelow-the-neckmedicalconditions. Forexample,elderlypatientstakingmedicationforaheartconditionshouldnotbeprescribedtheantidepressantElavil(amitriptyline)duetothepos-sibilityofdruginteractionsthatcanbefatal.Amongthemostcommoninappropriatelyprescribeddrugsintheelderlyareantianxietybenzodiazepinedrugs,suchasLibrium(chlordiazepoxide)andValium(diaz-epam),whichincreasethelikelihoodofcatastrophicinjuryduetofalling. Protectingthelong-andshort-terminterestsofchildrenandadultsusingpsychotropicmedica-tionsisonlypartiallytheresponsibilityoftheFDA.Althoughchargedwithregulatingtheavailabilityofmedicationsandmedicaldevicesofallkinds,theFDAsimplycannotensuretheeffectivenessorsafetyofeachapproveddrugineveryindividual.Thisisespeciallythecaseforpeopleusingamedicationofflabel,aswellasforthosewhohavebeenprescribedmultiplepsychoactivemedications. Moreover,althoughtheFDAdoesdemandthatclinicalresearchtrialsdemonstrateeffectivenessandrelativesafetyofpsychotropicdrugs,itdoesnotregulatetheavailabilityofthemanychemicalssoldcommerciallyasherbalremediesordietarysupple-ments.Themanufacturersandpeddlersoftheseproducts,someofwhichhavepsychoactiveproper-ties,arenotrequiredtoproveeithertheireffective-nessortheirsafety.Althoughsomeconsumersviewherbalremediesandsupplementsasbeingmore“natural”waysofusingchemistrytoenhanceone’s


HelpfulHintsIfapsychotropicmedicationisbeingrecom-mended,thereareimportantquestionstoaskyourprescribingprofessional.

WhenyouarethepatientGivenmydiagnosis,ispsychotropicmedi-cationnecessary,orwouldcounselingorpsychotherapybeas,ormore,effective?

Istherepublishedscientificevidencethatsupportstheuseofthismedicationformydiagnosis?Ifnot,whatisthejustificationforgoingofflabel?

Whatpercentageofpatientsusingthismedicationarelikelytobenefit?

Ifthismedicationdoesnotimprovemysymptoms,orifIfindthesideeffectsintolerable,whatisthealternativeplanformytreatment?

Whatarethemostlikelysideeffects?

WhencanIexpecttostopusingthemedication?Whenthatdaycomes,whatwillIbeadvisedtodotoavoidarelapse?

WhatcanIreadtobetterunderstandmysituation?

And, ask yourself these questions:

NowthatI’vebeenadvisedonexactlyhowtousethedrug,willIbecommittedtofollowthoseinstructionsfaithfully?(Ifnot,whyamIbeingabadpatient?)

DoesthedrugproduceasideeffectthatImightfindsointolerablethatIwouldquitusingit,oraskmydoctortoprescribeadifferentmedication?

WhenyourchildisthepatientGiventhediagnosis,isitabsolutelyneces-saryandinthebestinterestsofourchildtoexposehis/herbraintoadrug?Mightbehav-iortherapyorpsychotherapybeareasonablealternative?

Canthedurationoftimeourchildusesmedicationbeshortenedifwesupportthedrugtherapywithbehaviortherapyorpsychotherapy?

Istherepublishedscientificevidencefromclinicaltrialsinchildrenthatsupportstheuseofthismedicationforthisdiagnosis?Ifnot,whatisthejustificationfortheoff-labelprescription?

Whatpotentialdrug-inducedsideeffectsshouldwebevigilantaboutdetecting?

Whatquestionsshouldweaskourchildregardinghisorherfeelingsaboutthedrug’seffectivenessorsideeffects?

Keepinmindthefactorsandprinciplesofpharmacologythatcandeterminetheeffectivenessofdrugtherapy:

Nodrughasonlyoneeffect;sideeffectsareinevitable.

Compromiseonbenefitsandrisksisarealisticgoal.

Psychotropicmedicationisoftenbestusedtogetherwithpsychotherapy.

Themaineffectsandsideeffectsofadrugdependuponthedosage.

Age,sex,genetics,drughistory,andethnicitycanaffecteffectiveness.

Adrugcanhaveenduringeffectsuponthebrain.

Adrugcanalterthedevelopmentofayoung,maturingbrain.

TheFDAcannotensurethatadrugwillbeeffectiveandsafeforeveryindividual.

Herbalremediesanddietarysupplementsmaynotbeeffectiveorsafe.

Off-labelusageofadrugisnotbaseduponscientificevidence.

Avoidpolypharmacy,ifpossible,becausesomedruginteractionscanbepotent,unpredictable,andharmful.

health,consumerscanexpectlittleprotectionfromthewastingofgoodmoneyonchemicalsthatmaybeoflittleuse,orevenharmful.

Useyourbrain—andyourmouthWecandomorewithmedicationthanswallow:wecantalkaboutit.Onewaytomaximizethebenefitsandminimizetheriskassociatedwithtak-ingpsychotropicmedicationistohaveatrustingrelationshipbetweenpatientandclinician—withbothbeingcandidaboutthelimitsoftheirexpertise,abouttheirbiasesandtheirexpectations.Dialoguebetweenpatientandclinicianshouldidentifyrealis-ticgoals,whichinthecaseofpsychotropicmedica-tionshouldfocusonensuringthatthebenefitswilloutweightheadverseeffects.Ahealthyworkingrelationshipbetweenapatientandacliniciancanbetterensurethatatreatmentprogramwillbeeffective,becausethepatientwhoparticipatesinthedecisionmakingismoreinvestedandthereforemorelikelytocomplywithitsrequirements. Thatdialoguewillbemoreusefulwhenapatientcanactivelycontribute,whichcanbefacilitatedbyself-education.Patientsshouldaskfortrustworthysourcesofinformation,whetherinbooksoronline,sothatattheveryleast,theycanenrichtheirvocab-ulariesregardingtheirconditionsandpossibletreat-ments.Better-informedpatientsaremoreableandwillingtoaskquestions,andmaybemorewillingtochallengeanswers,allintheinterestsofhavingtheirtreatmentbesttailoredtotheirparticularsituationsandneeds. Yes,bewillingtochallengeyourprescribingphysician,psychiatrist,orpsychologist!Afterall,itisyourbrainthattheyarerecommendingtohaveavisitfromanintruderchemical,andyouhaveeveryrighttohelpdictatethetermsofthatstopover. Inconclusion,justasastickofdynamitecanbeausefultoolintheconstructionandtheminingindustries,adrughavingpsychotropicpropertiesisausefultoolforthetreatmentofpsychologicalandbehavioraldisorders—solongasoneknowshowtobestuseit.Whenusingapowerfultoolcapableofbothhelpingandharming,it’sbesttokeepimpor-tantprinciplesinmindtofacilitatejudicioususage. I’mwonderingwhatmymomanddadwouldsayiftheycouldreadthisadvice.Theysurelywouldsprinkleourconversationwithfamilystoriesofmentalhealthissues,storiesofrelativestreatedbyphysiciansandpsychiatrists.Theywouldtellofun-treatedalcoholism.Theywouldtelloffailedpsycho-therapeuticandfailedpharmacologicaltreatmentformajordepression.Theywouldtellofpsychotro-picmedicationforanxietyforsomeonewhorefusedtoengageinsupportivebehaviortherapyorpsycho-therapy.Theywouldtalkofthestigmaassociatedwithdiagnosisofamentalhealthproblem.Theywouldspeakoftheirownpsychotropicpolyphar-macy,whichwouldpromptmetoofferunsolicitedpointedadviceaboutwhattheyshouldbedoing. Thatwouldinevitablyprovokethemtotellmethatmymouthwasstillgettingmeintotrouble.SoIwouldremindthemthatprofessorsgetpaidtoread,listen,think,andthenturntheirmouthsloose!


Bleached,disjointed,anddisparate,abelugataillayseparatedfromtherestofitsskeleton.Ihadbeeninformedofaspotwheresandhillcraneswereknowntonest,butafterhoursofwalkingthroughthemud,Ihadgivenupfindingthem.Istumbledupontheremainsonmyreturntothecar.Mostlikely,thisbelugahadwashedashorein2009,whenseveralhadbeenfoundalongtheAnchorageshoreline.Althoughnotentirelydecomposed,itwasagentlereminderofthehardshipsofnaturebutanunwillingnesstoletgotooeasily:thiswastwoyearslater,whentheCookInletbelugapopulationwasreachingacriticalpoint.Biologists,resourcemanagers,andindustryareallweighinginontheirstatus,butoneneednotlookfarfromAnchoragetoseethesebleachedremindersofsomethinggoneawry.

South Anchorage, Alaska


ack in the summer of 2007, I was working in Russia with a marine mammal research crew as a researcher and photographer. A few days into the trip, one of the fishermen on the rusted vessel we used approached me. (Picture a rugged-looking guy like Mike Rowe, voice of Deadliest Catch.) “Okhotnik za fotografii,” he said, but frankly, because it wasn’t pivo (beer) or da (yes), I had no clue what he was saying. He pointed to the camera with its big lens slung over my shoulder, and in thickly accented English, repeated, “Photo-hunter.” I tried to correct him: “Photographer.” But he was very keen in his translation, and then it hit me. Ahhh! I was hunting photos. The rest of the trip I was “Photo-hunter,” met with a smile, a pat on the back, and the friendship of some tough Russian fishermen. It felt pretty cool being called that, so I decided that “Photo-hunter” could stay in my vernacular.

ANTICIPATION Vibrissae(whiskers)flared,thisfemaleStellersealioneagerlyawaitsarainbowtroutmeal.Littleisknownabouthowsealionsforagefortheirprey.ItisthoughtthatStellers,especiallyjuveniles,werehavingdifficultyfindingfood,whichmayhaveresultedintheirpopulationdecline.TheyweredesignatedanendangeredspeciesinWesternAlaskainthelate1990s.ScientistsattheAlaskaSeaLifeCenterequippedherwithaccelerometerstomeasurethespeedandresponseofcertainbodymovementswhileforaging.ResearchconductedunderNationalMarineFisheries(NMFS)Permit#14334.

FITFORSCIENCE MarinebiologistsfromtheAlaskaSeaLifeCenterattachshort-termmonitoringdevicesonafemaleStellersealionatarookeryinRussia’seasternKamchatkanregion.Thesedevicesmeasurehowwellsheforagesduringthebreedingseasonbydetermininghowfarandhowdeepsheswims.Theequipmentintheforegroundisaspeciallydesignedtravelinganesthesiakit.Eachanimalisplacedunderanesthesiaforonly30to45minutes,requiringtheresearcherstoworkdeftlyandefficiently.Duetotheirextremeterritorialnature,oursenseswereheightenedforfearofthese1,000-lb.animalschargingourway.


LivinginastateasbigastheentireAmericanMidwest,whereIruntwodistinctivephotographybusinesses—onefocusedonportraitureandthespecialmomentsinpeople’slives,andtheotherabit“wilder”innature—it’snowonderthatI’vefoundplentyofstoriestotellinAlaskathroughmyphotos.And,althoughmysubjectmattermaydifferbetweenthetwo(Ihaveyettoreceivearequestforaportraitsessionwithagrizzlybear),I’veappliedtechniquesfrombothfieldstodrawinspiration,imagination,andultimatelybuildbetterstories.Alaskatrulyisaplaceofnaturalandpersonaldiscovery,whereyoucanmakeitifyouhavethedrive,grit,motivation,andtheurgenottohibernatewiththeotherfurryomnivoresduringthelongwinter.IhavechosentogetthemostoutofAlaska,and,hopefully,viceversa.

Havingmovedtherepermanentlyin2004,IbeganapplyingmymarinesciencedegreefromColgatestraightawaywhenIsignedonastheresearcheducationcoordinatorfortheAlaskaSeaLifeCenter(ASLC),thestate’sonlymarineresearchfacilityandpublicaquarium.Whennotinthefieldassistingwithvariousresearchprojects,Ididoutreachandcommunicationfortheirresearchdepartment.Giventhecenter’sstate-of-the-artresearchonmarinelife,itwashardtogowrongindisseminatingtheirwork.Itsimplysolditself,yetIwantedtocontributeinmyownwaytobuildtheiridentity. Astemptingasitmightbetoonlyphotographthewildlifeandbeautifullandscapes,whatinterestedmeweretheresearcherswhoweretryingtobetterunderstandthespeciesinhabitingtheiruniqueenvironments.Wasthereawaytocaptureboth?Thesewereimpassionedpeoplededicatedtoimportantthingslikespeciesdiversity,ecosystem-basedapproaches,andbiogeography—nottomentionthattheyusesomeofthemostsophisticatedtechnologicalequipmenttohelpanswertheirquestions.Clearly,eachhadstoriestotellbecauseofthewildlifetheystudy,butitwasthehowandwhythatcapturedmyinterest. Itseemedtomethat,ifdirectedintherightway,scientistscouldmarkettheirresearchtootheravenuesoffundingbytellingtheirstoriesvisuallyanddramatically.Infact,somegrantproposalshavebuilt-ineducationalawardsforresearchtobetterdisseminatetheirwork.Itwasclearthatthenextstepwastoturnmylensontothescientiststhemselves.ThiswastheimpetustostartWildlifeResearchImagesin2009.

WhatemergedwasatechniquethatIliketocallresearchphotography—puttingthescientistsintheforeground,givingviewersanopportunitytounderstandandrelatetowhythesepeoplearedoingtheirworkinthefirstplace.Ialsotookthingsabitfurther,bypairingpersonalstorytellingwithmyphotos.Tellingthestoryofhowaphotographwastakenorresearchwasconductedprovidescontextandinsightandbettereducatespeopleaboutthesubjectmatter;thecouplingofthetwoillustratesacompletemoment.It’sanadditionalwaytoconnectwiththeaudienceandgivephotosavoice. AlaskahasaboutasmanyprofessionalsrunningaroundchasingmooseasNewYorkCityhaspretzelstands.Itcanbeachallengetodistinguishoneselfinasaturatedmarket(punintended)—nottomentionvisitorsfromallovertheworldwhocome

toexperienceournature,wildlife,history,geology,biology,andphotography.So,throughresearchphotography,IwasabletocarvesomethinguniqueintoAlaska’sphotographymarket. Beyondcapturingresearch,Ialsohaveapenchantfornaturephotographyingeneral.Alaska,Russia,andNewZealand—allplaceswhereIhaveshotprofessionallyoverthepast10years—offerspectacularscenery,butonemustthinkoutsidetheboxtocreateimagesthatappealtovariousaudiences.It’simportanttostayrelevantandconstantlypushtheenvelopewithnewphotographictechniquesbothincameraandinpost-processing.Myfavoritewildlifeshotsincludeweatherandlandscape.Theseanimalsendureextremeenvironments,soIlooktoillustratetheraw,visceralsideofnaturethatsometimesgoesunseen.Additionally,forlandscapes,Iliketousespecialfiltersthatenablelongerexposures,creatingmoredramaticlightingandsomethingthatnotevenPhotoshopcouldrecreate. I’vebenefitedfromincredibledirectionandguidancefromseveralprominentprofessionalsfromtheLower48.Recently,IconnectedwithRobertO’TooleandDavidFitzsimmonswhiletheywereonseparateassignmentsinAlaska.FellowColgatealumnusR.J.Kern’00,whoseportraitphotographyissomeofthebestintheStates,exposedmetohisfieldandtechniquesthathaveproveninvaluableforrecentassignments.Luckily,havingtraveledthemajorityofAlaska’scoastlineoverthepast10years,Ihadalittleinsighttohelpthemout,too.ReminiscentofmytourguidedutiesatColgate,partofthefunisthatI’mabletohelpothershutterbugslookingtowalkawaywithdigitalrecreationsofthe“landoftheMidnightSun.”

BULL-Y? Beforephotographingmoose,makesureyouknowyourexitstrategyandbesuretofindatreeyoucanrunbehind—itmightjustsaveyourlife.Moreinjuriesstemfrommooseencountersthanwithbrownorblackbearscombined.Duringautumnruttingseason,thestakesarehighforabullmoose,andevenatmy6'2"frame,IambutabirchsaplinginhiswayfromgreetingMrs.Right.Haremsareclaimedbybullsliketheonepictured,whileyoungermalestrytosneakin,whichoftenleadstoclamorous,breathtakingbattles.Whentwo1,000-lb.animalsclash,myfingerisshakyontheshutterrelease,withcondensationbuildingonthebackoftheLCDscreenfrommyheavybreath.Once,twobullsdecidedtotaketheirfighttowhereIwasphotographing.Idroppedmygearandjumpedintothebrushtomyright.Ifeltonemoose’sbreathonmyface,andyetsomehow,myonlyconcernwasmycameranotgettingtrampled.

Glen Alps region, Alaska

HUNGRYEYES Seekingrefugefromdismalweather,ourvesselandteamofbiologistshappeneduponastark,volcanicislandprovidingareprievefromthewindandelevatedseastate.Whenwecameashore,weweregreetedbythisArcticfoxsubspecies.Afteraninitialinquiryaboutushumanvisitors,itmarkeditsterritoryandquicklyranoff.Thinkingthatitwouldreturn,weslabbedsomepeanutbutterwhereithadbeen.Muchtoouramusement,itignoredourbaitingattemptsandreturnedofitsownvolition.AsIlookedintoitseyes,itwasclearthatthisanimalwasasurvivor,scavenger,andaboveall,hadacountenancethatmirroreditsownenvironment.IhavecomeacrossnumerousArcticfox,butnoneasmemorableasthisone.

Lovushki Island, Russia

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LANDINGZONE Haveyoueverbeenknockeddownbyabaldeagle?It’ssomethingthatcannotbescripted,butsev-eralyearsago,ithappenedtome,andIbecamethe“wing”ofeveryjokemycolleaguescouldthinkof.Fastforwardtothisyear.IthinkIfinallyunderstandwhereandwhentopositionmyselfforbettereagleshots.Thisadultisabouttolandonaperchatopasandybeach.Italwaysamazesmethatournationalbird,somajesticinflight,hasacallsounlikeitsregality.IfIweretosaythatit’sachirpingsound,manymightquestionthat—televisionhassensationalizedittosoundmorelikethatofared-tailedhawk.Luckily,theeaglepopulationinAlaskaisconsiderablyrobust—insomeplaceslikeDutchHarborandKodiakevenconsideredanuisance—sohearinganeagle’scallisascommonplaceasmoosecrossingthebusystreetsofAnchorage.

Western side of Cook Inlet, Alaska

Glen Alps region, Alaska

WISHFULTHINKING Yellow-eyedpenguinsareperhapstherarestspeciesofpenguinintheworld,withonlyabout1,500existingbreedingpairs.Visitorsarenotallowedtowalkonbeacheswheretheyareknowntonestduringdawnanddusk,whentheytypicallyreturnfromforagingatsea.Thisparticularpenguindidnotgetthememo.Athighnoon,itcameboundingoutofthewaterapproximately20feetfromme.Fortunately,withafainthopeofencounteringsuchaspecialmoment,I’dluggedmylonglenswithme.Asithoppedalongtowarditsnest,myeyewasgluedtotheviewfinder.Afterafewclicksoftheshutter,Irealizedthatonewrongstepcoulddevas-tatetheirdiminishednumbers,soIputmycameradownandwatchedoneofnature’smomentsjumponby.

Petrified Forest beach, South Island, New Zealand

Inrecentyears,therehavebeenreportsofgreatgrayowlswithintheAnchoragecitylimits,duetotheeffortsoftheBirdTLCrehabilitationcenter.Igotatipthatonewasregularlyperchinginafairlyaccessiblespotnorthoftown.Seeinghimonafeeblebranch,Iknewhewaslikelytoseekanewperch.LittledidIknowhewoulddecidetoflyrightovermyhead.Ifelttherushofairfromhiswings,andasItellthetale,Icanalmostfeelthetalonsgrazethebuttonontopofmyhat.Reviewingmyphotos,theowlwassoclosethatmylenscouldnotevenfocusonitatonepoint.

Palmer, Alaska

WithmudcakedonmycameragearandXtra-Tufs,thesolesilhouetteuponmilesofcoastline,Iwastheonlyonewhoheardapplauseasthemidnightsunbeganitsdescent.Completelyaloneinthisgreatexpanse,yetonlytwomilesfromacity,ItookthisphotographalongtheCookInletmudflats,whichhassomeofthelargesttidalfluxesintheworld.Themarsh-liketopographydrawsmanydifferentspeciesofseabirds,theoccasionalmoose,andbearlookingformarinetreasures.ThesemudflatsandIhavealove-haterelationship.EverytimeIventurethere,Ieitherdon’tfindwhatI’mlookingforbutenduppleasantlysurprised,orsomethinghappenstomeormygear.Fortunately,thisparticularphotofellintotheformerscenario.Hopingtophotographmigratingsandhillcranes,Iwasinsteadabletocapturethefluidmotionofthecirruscloudsinaneight-minuteexposure,aphotographictechniquethatrequiresspecialfiltersandcannotbereplicatedwithsoftwarelikePhotoshop.

Cook Inlet, Alaska

Lovushki Island, Russia

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FORTHEDUCKS Builtspecificallyforcaptiveseabirds,theAlaskaSeaLifeCenter(ASLC)holdingfacilitymaintainsflocksofSteller’sandspectacledeiders—bothontheendangeredspecieslistandsomeofAlaska’srarestbirds.ASLCscientistshavebeentryingtodeterminethecauseoftheirdeclineandmethodstoenhancewildpopulations.Unlikemanyaquaria,theystudycaptiveanimalstobetterunderstandthewildones.Theirresearchandconservationeffortssince2001,whichincludecollaborationsfromallovertheUnitedStatesandabroad,havebecomeoneofthecenter’smostsuccessfulprograms.Inmyyearsworkingthere,thiswastheonlytimeIwasallowedwiththecaptiveflocks.Imageslikethisoneand“AvianRegality”arerareglimpsesofenvironmentallysensitivespeciesthathavefederal,state,andotherorganizationsworking’roundtheclocktohelprestoretheirpopulations.

AVIANREGALITY Oneoffewbirdspeciestohaveblueeyes,spectacledeidermalesareacolorfulfixtureinthewesternAlaskawetlands—orusedtobe.In1993,spectacledeiderswerelistedasthreatenedinAlaska,andhavesuffereda96percentdeclinealongtheYukon-KuskokwimDelta.RecoveryplanshavebeenputinplacebytheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicetoprotectremainingwildpopulationsandtheirhabitat.

FeaturedinAudubonmagazine’sMarch–April2013“WhyBirdsMatter”issueandoneofitstop100photosof2012

FIRSTSWIM Onlyanhourorsoold,thiswalruscalfisbeingpersuadedbyitsmothertoenterthewater,perhapsforthefirsttime.IwaswithaU.S.GeologicalSurvey–ledteamofscientistsinanopenskiffoffthewesterncoastofAlaskawhenwehappeneduponthem.WhenIaskedchiefscientistDr.ChadJaywhatthered“stuff”ontheicewas,hesmiledandreplied,“That’stheplacenta.”Asourskiffidledby,wewereutterlysilentexceptformycamera’ssecondshuttercurtainclosing.Themothergentlycoaxedheryoungsterbytouchingvibrissae,givingaquickgutturalvocalization,andslidingslowlyintothewater.First,thecalfbalkedatenteringthefrigidBeringSea,butmomknowsbest,andsoon,itfollowedsuit.Thescenelastedallofthreeminutes,butwillresonatewithmeforyears.


THEPHOTOHUNTERBrendanSmith’02,founderofWildlifeResearchImagesandAlaskanPortraitsinAnchorage,hasassistedwithmarine-relatedresearchalongtheAlaskancoastline(includingtheBeaufort,Chukchi,andBeringSeas),theRussianFarEast,andBritishColumbia,Canada.He’sworkedwithseveralmarine-mammalresearchorganizations,theAlaskaSeaLifeCenter,NorsemanMaritimeCharters,U.S.GeologicalSurvey,andtheMarineMammalResearchUnitatUniversityofBritishColumbia,aswellasNational GeographicandtheAlaskaNativeTribalHealthConsortium.Hisaward-winningnaturephotographyhasbeenfeaturedintheJournal of Marine Mammal Science,books,newspapers,andtwogalleriesinAnchorageandbytheNationalWildlifeFederationandvariousmarineresearchorganizations.Twoofhisphotoswerenamedtothetop100for2012inAudubon Magazine. HerecentlyreturnedfromanassignmentintheNorthwestArcticphotographingremoteAlaskanNativecommunities.Alsoagraphicandwebdesigner,helivesinAnchoragewithhiswife,MelodieSharon.

SeemoreofSmith’sphotosatcolgate.edu/scenephotohunteroronhiswebsiteatwildliferesearchimages.com.

BOTTLEDRECOVERY Thistwo-week-oldseaotterpupwasfoundstrandedinKachemakBay.Withmorethan47,000milesofcoastline,Alaska’sstrandingnetworktendstobequitebusy.TheASLCRescueandRehabilitationProgrambringsinmarineanimalsandseabirds(whetherstrandedduetoweather,disease,abandonment,orothercauses)and,throughrehabilitationandresearch,attemptstoreturnthemtotheirnaturalenvironments.But,walruscalvesandseaotterpupscannotreturntothewild;oncestranded,theybecomeentirelydependentuponpeoplelikeStrandingCoordinatorTimLebling(oneofthemostrespectedinthecountry)forthedurationoftheirlives.SeaotterpupsatASLCreceive24-hourcare:feeding,bathing,andgroomingjustasthemotherwould.After12yearsofnursingcountlessanimalsbacktohealth,thisyear,Timisputtingdownthebottletopursueotherendeavors.Thisphotowasatributetohiscareerasamanofimpactandcharacter.ActivitiesconductedunderLetterofAuthorizationfromtheU.S.FishandWildlifeService.

PEBBLES Yakutat,Alaska,ishometooneoftherainiestclimatesintheUnitedStates,a$10gallonofmilk,and$12gallonofgas.ThetownissituatedacrossthebayfromAmerica’ssecond-largestpeak,Mt.St.Elias,whosebearpopulationprobablyrivalsthatoftheirhumanneighbors.Thisisaplacewhere,ifyouforgetsomethingfromhome,youareoutofluck.That’sexactlywhathappenedtomewiththisphotoop.Iwantedtouseatechniquethatdefiesmostconventionalphotography,atwo-minuteexposureinmid-dayusingaspecializedfilterakintoawelder’smaskglass.Luckily,I’dbroughtminewithme,butIforgotmytripodmount.ChannelingmyinnerMacGyver,IriggedsomethingwiththegearIhadandheldmybreath.TheresultisoneofmyfavoritelandscapeshotsIhavetakentodate.



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ConnectProject13Thisphotographiccelebrationofourluckynumbercontinues.Colgatepeoplehavesubmittedphotosofthenumber13fromallaroundtheworld—so,thealumniofficehascreatedasecondvolume.Sendyourpicturestoproject13@colgate.edu,andseeourgrowinggalleryatcolgate.edu/project13.

PicturethisStunningColgateUniversitypho-tographyisjustaclickaway.Visitcolgate.photoshelter.comtoviewourgalleriesandordercustomizedpho-tographicprintsinavarietyofsizes.Bringhomeimagesyou’veseenintheColgate SceneandotheruniversitypublicationsaswellasscenicviewsfromaroundoneofAmerica’smostbeautifulcampuses.

Careerservicesseeks…youHelpintroducestudentstopossiblecareersandtheworldofworkbyhost-ingaone-dayjobshadowoverwinterbreakduringADayintheLife—visitcolgate.edu/dayinthelifefordetails.Or,ifyou’dliketoconsidertop-tierColgateundergraduatesasinternsandfull-timeemployees,sendyourorganization’sjobpostingsandhiringmanagercontactinformation(atleastthreeweekspriortodeadlines)toKeithWatkins,recruitingcoordinator,[email protected].

JointheYearof’13MovieContestThepopcornisbuttered,thesodaisfizzing,andtheJuniorMintslookrefreshing.Now,JoeBerlinger’83,JayChandrasekhar’90,ZoeFriedman’89,andGrantSlater’90arereadytowatchyourmovie.Haveyoualwaysdreamedofputtingyourworkinfrontofapanelofentertainmentindus-tryinsiders?Tofindoutaboutthecontestthatcouldgiveyouthebreakyou’vebeenseeking,visitcolgate.edu/yearof13movie.

TheOfficeofAlumniRelationsispleasedtooffermanywaysforalumnitostayintouchwitheachother,andwithColgate!E-mailmewithques-tionsorconcernsattmansfield@colgate.edu.—TimMansfield,directorofalumnirelations

Questions?Contactalumnirelations:[email protected].

AlumniCouncil

CallfornominationsThenominationscommitteeoftheAlumniCouncilseeksrecommenda-tionsforthis55-membervolunteerboard.Eachyear,11to13positionsarefilled.Forafulllistofqualifications,visitcolgate.edu/acnominations. Theawardscommitteealsoseeksnominationsfromtheclassesend-ingin4and9forawardstobepresentedatReunion2014.Afulllistofcategoriescanbefoundatcolgate.edu/alumni-awards. SendnominationsbySept.1,2013,to:TimMansfield,executivesecretary,ColgateUniversity,13OakDrive,Hamilton,N.Y.,13346.Forguidelinesandmoreinformation,visitcolgate.edu/alumnicouncil.

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CelebrateComehomeHomecoming2013(Sept.19–22)willfeaturenotonlyabonfireandarowdyfootballgamevs.Yale,butalsoacon-cert,groupreuniontents,andmuchmore.It’saweekendfullofDivisionIColgatespirit,andyou’recordiallyin-vited.Visitcolgate.edu/homecomingformoredetailsandtoseeagrowinglistofactivities.

ColgateReadsWe’relookingfor2,013bookwormstojoinColgateReads,ournewliterarydiscus-siongroup!Tosignupandbecounted,gotocolgate.edu/colgatereads.You’llbeabletodownloadGeorgeSaunders’sshortstory“TenthofDecem-ber,”receiveaninvitationtoanonlinebookforum,andwatchaliveQ&AsessionwiththeauthoronSeptember9.You’llalsofindinformationonhowtojointheaudienceeitheronlineorinpersonwhenSaundersreadsatColgate’sMemorialChapelonSeptember10.Signuptoday,andtellyourfriends.


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SlicesA pictorial contest, in homage to the nickname of New York Pizzeria, the late-night Village of Hamilton hot spot serving the Colgate community for more than three decades — one plain slice at a time.

Makingasplash!What’sgoingonhere?Writeacaptionforthisphoto,correctlyidentifyingthisColgatetraditionofold.Bonuspointsifyoucannametheyear.Extrabonuspointsifyoucannamethestudentabouttotakeaswim!Sendinyouransweraboutthis“slice”[email protected]:ColgateScene,13OakDr.,Hamilton,N.Y.,13346.CorrectresponsesreceivedbySept.6,2013,willbeputintoadrawingforaSlicesT-shirt.

PuzzlebyPuzzability

Think Inside the BoxAsinsudoku,uselogictofilleachoftheeightsquaresineachrow,column,andtwo-by-fourboxofthisgridwithadifferentletterinTHINKERS.Whenyou’redone,abonuseight-letterwordwillbespelledoutinonerow,column,ordiagonalofthegrid.Seepage59fortheanswerkey.

Formanystudentsandalumni,theirfirstvisittoColgateseemslikeyesterday.Afterall,whocouldforgettheglowofthechapel’scupola,theclose-knitcommunityandcharmofHamilton,ormaybemorelikely,thenever-endingtrekupthehill.WeaskedonFacebookwhatalumniremembermostabouttheirfirstvisit.TheresponsesshowhowmanywaystherearetofallinlovewithColgateatfirstsight.—LauraD’Angelo’14

“WalkingupthehillwithmydufflebagandpillowasIwasspendingtheweekendoncampus,whenastudentpassedbyandsaid“WelcomeHome.”Iknewitwasmyschoolinthatmoment.”—Gail(Peck)Rauner’88

“AsIdroveintoHamiltonwithmyparentsonthewaytotheColgateInn,abunchofguysranoutofPhiTauandthrewaguyintoTaylorLake.”—EricaSchrader’00

“ThatitwassnowinginAprilandIstilllovedit.”—HillaryPhelps’03

“StudentsanddogsjumpinginthewindowsoftheColgateInn,whichwasunderrenovation.”—CathyMcCartan’77

“Firstvisitpost-acceptance(summerof1987)Imetthewomanwhowouldbecomemywife;shewasthetourguide.”—DerrickWilborn’91

“AllthecuteguyswiththeirshirtsoffplayingfootballonWhitnallFieldin1972.”—ValerieAvedonGardiner’76

“TollhousePie.AbigportionofthereasonwhyIchoseColgate!”—AthenaFeldshon’14

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