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2005:
Dec 21, 2005
STUDENTS: DUMP IS POTENTIAL FIELD OF NEW OPPORTUNITY
Middletown Press
Features Timothy Ku, assistant professor of earth and environmental sciences
"MIDDLETOWN -- A group of Wesleyan University students have spent the last semester traipsing through the city?s old dump, seeing just how much methane gas is leaking out, and whether that gas can be harnessed for productive use."
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Dec 13, 2005
SINGLE MOM TO GET NEW HOUSE FROM WESLEYAN AND HABITAT VOLUNTEERS
The New York
Jed Hoyer '96
"The six-week wait for the naming of Theo Epstein's successor as general manager of the Boston Red Sox ended yesterday when two of his former subordinates were appointed to succeed him. But Epstein loomed over the announcement because he is expected to return to the organization he spurned, joining the Red Sox in an advisory role next week. "
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Dec 11, 2005
SINGLE MOM TO GET NEW HOUSE FROM WESLEYAN AND HABITAT VOLUNTEERS
The Middletown Press
"MIDDLETOWN -- Cheryl Miller and her son, Aaron, poked through the bare rooms of a Huber Avenue duplex Saturday, imagining the details of their future home."
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Dec 08, 2005
'KING KONG' IS BACK, BUT THE GREAT APE NEVER REALLY WENT AWAY
WTOP Radio Network
Quotes Jeanine Basinger, Corwin-Fuller Professor of Film Studies
"When you sit down in the theater to watch 'King Kong,' you may think you're seeing a giant ape storm across the screen, gorgeous blonde in hand, the latest Hollywood retelling of 'Beauty and the Beast.'"
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Dec 08, 2005
CAN 'KING KONG' PULL OFF THE ULTIMATE COMEBACK?
USA Today
Quotes Lisa Dombrowski, assistant professor of film studies
"A few movie legends have been bigger or fallen harder than King Kong."
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Dec 05, 2005
AT TRADITIONAL PHONE COMPANIES, JOBS MAY NOT LAST A LIFETIME
The New York Times
Quotes Christiaan Hogendorn, assistant professor of economics
"Danny Mathis remembers his first years on the job building phone networks in northern Georgia in the 1970's. Then, Mr. Mathis and other technicians at Southern Bell, the predecessor to BellSouth, used to splice thick cables containing 3,600 pairs of wires, or 7,200 phone lines. He and his team would work all day to connect just two 500-foot sections of cable."
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Dec 01, 2005
SERIOUSLY TRAINED GROUP HAS LIGHTNESS OF TOUCH
Middletown Press
Daniel Raimi '04
"Guitarist, composer and Wesleyan University graduate Daniel Raimi has just completed a short New England tour with the group he founded, New American Wing. The trio includes fellow Wesleyan University graduate and cellist Erica Sattin, who plays with New York Repertory Orchestra, as well as working with the InterSchool Orchestra of New York, and Jacob Varmus on trumpet."
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Dec 01, 2005
COUNTY HAS HIGHEST INCOME IN STATE
Middletown Press
Quotes Joyce Jacobsen, Andrews Professor of Economics
"MIDDLETOWN -- Although Fairfield County may be the wealthiest in Connecticut, new data has revealed that Middlesex County now has the highest median income per household in the state."
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Nov 22, 2005
WESLEYAN PARTNERS WITH THE COMMUNITY
Middletown Press
Rob Rosenthal, professor of sociology
"MIDDLETOWN -- Wesleyan University student Tim White probably had no idea what he was starting when he asked Sociology Professor Rob Rosenthal help him find a way to learn through serving the Middletown community. The resulting sociology course, Community Research Seminar, became the first in a series that eventually led to the development of the Wesleyan University Service Learning Center. Rosenthal, who continues to teach sociology, is the center?s director."
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Nov 18, 2005
GROUP RECOGNIZES 'GREEN' PROJECTS
The Middletown Press
"MIDDLETOWN -- Wesleyan University, as well as the towns of Haddam and Westbrook, were honored in a reception held at the deKoven House on Thursday night. The Rockfall Foundation awarded certificates of appreciation to university and town representatives for environmentally significant projects. Haddam First Selectman Tony Bondi was on hand, along with selected other officials, as his town was recognized for its Streetscape Project to improve Higganum Village."
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Nov 11, 2005
IDS STUDENTS LEARN EXOTIC RHYTHMS
Middletown Press
"MIDDLEFIELD -- Students at the Independent Day School smiled and clapped along to an unusual treat on Thursday morning. A trio of musicians from Wesleyan University played a concert for the youngsters, highlighting the rhythms and chants of South India."
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Nov 08, 2005
CAN DEMOCRACY STOP TERRORISM?
VOANews
Quotes Martha Crenshaw, Colin and Nancy Campbell Professor in Global Issues and Democratic Thought
"Encouraging democracy alone is not likely to eliminate terrorism. But according to Joseph Nye, professor of international relations at Harvard University, a lack of democracy contributes to the spread of terrorism."
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Oct 28, 2005
CEREMONY MARKS BEGINNING OF A NEW FERRY STREET
Middletown Press
"MIDDLETOWN -- At a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday, politicians, developers and neighborhood enthusiasts stood on an empty parking lot on Ferry Street and voiced high hopes for what it will become. Developers hope to start demolition next week for a 96-unit housing complex that aims to bring high-density, affordable housing to the neighborhood."
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Oct 25, 2005
WESLEYAN STUDENT UNVEILS CAR THAT RUNS ON ALTERNATIVE FUEL
Middletown Press
"MIDDLETOWN -- At an environmental forum Wednesday, a Wesleyan student answered a city initiative with her own clean energy invention: a car that runs on vegetable oil."
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Oct 21, 2005
CLIMATE CHANGE: HEDGING YOUR CLIMATE-CHANGE BETS
Science Magazine
Quotes Gary Yohe, professor of economics
"The prospects for sudden shifts in climate are highly uncertain. For some, that's justification for further study. But some economists disagree. To them, uncertainty is itself a reason to take action, and right away."
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Oct 12, 2005
ON CANAL STREET, ALL THINGS TOMATO
The New York Times
Mentions Duncan Holaday, '68
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Oct 09, 2005
STRONG-STORM CYCLE COULD LAST DECADES
New Haven Register
Quotes Gary Yohe, professor of economics
"Katrina?s and Rita?s double-barreled blasts devastated the Gulf Coast with a ferocity that suggested planetary upheaval. Scientists were left wondering whether human pollution or natural fury was to blame for the shocking loss of life and property."
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Sep 13, 2005
LONG LANE MODEL OF SUCCESSFUL ORGANIC FARMING
The Middletown Press
"MIDDLETOWN -- Wesleyan University is growing more than great minds these days. Students returning to campus this month found a once-abandoned lot bursting with sweet tomatoes, Swiss chard, basil and more."
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Sep 11, 2005
STATE HAS NO REAL WAY TO HALT HURRICANE HAVOC
New Haven Register
Quotes Peter Patton, professor of earth and environmental science
"A few hours after the last hurricane warning, Connecticut?s coast is a ribbon of rubble, debris and sea-scoured foundations.
Rescue helicopters hover inland over a landscape of opaque water and gabled roofs."
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Sep 11, 2005
THEY KNOW ALL THE STUPID SITCOM WRITER TRICKS
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Sep 06, 2005
WHAT LED TO KATRINA? JURY STILL OUT ON GLOBAL WARMING
USA Today
Quotes Gary Yohe, John E. Andrus Professor of Economics
"Is global warming a culprit in the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina? Yes, no and perhaps are the answers climate scientists give."
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Sep 06, 2005
IN EUROPE, HIGH-TECH FLOOD CONTROL, WITH NATURE'S HELP
The New York Times
Quotes Jelle de Boer, professor of geology, emeritus
"On a cold winter night in 1953, the Netherlands suffered a terrifying blow as old dikes and seawalls gave way during a violent storm."
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Sep 06, 2005
WHAT LED TO KATRINA? JURY STILL OUT ON GLOBAL WARMING
USA Today
Quotes Gary Yohe, professor of economics
"Is global warming a culprit in the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina? Yes, no and perhaps are the answers climate scientists give."
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Sep 01, 2005
ART CENTER KICKS OFF AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM
Middletown Press
Features Green Street Arts Center
"MIDDLETOWN -- For approximately 50 children, Wednesday was not just the first day of school. It was the first day at the Green Street Arts Center after-school program, where they filled an echoing upper gym with laughter. The after-school program runs from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., five days a week, for kids 7 to 18. After a trial period last year, program now takes on its first full academic year in an expanded, revamped form. Attendance has already doubled."
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Sep 01, 2005
THE NEW COLLEGE MIXER
The New York Times
Mentions Fauver Residence
" Swarthmore, Pa.?WHETHER they know it or not, the 75 students moving this week into Alice Paul Hall, the sleek new dormitory alongside Parrish Lawn here at Swarthmore College, are being manipulated at nearly every turn into developing a social life."
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Aug 29, 2005
TIBETAN BUDDHISM: LEARNING TO LET GO
Newsweek Magazine
Features Jan Willis, Walter Crowell University Professor of Social Sciences
"Jan Willis never felt drawn to the Baptist church of her 1950s Alabama childhood?a place where the preacher hadn't done his job unless he whipped parishioners into a spiritual frenzy that left them fainting in the aisles."
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Aug 28, 2005
COLLEGES KEEP RAISING THE COMFORT LEVEL
New Haven Register
Mentions Fauver Residence and quotes Jeff Miller, associate director/student life facilities
"Keeping up with the Jones?s has come to campus in a big way. Colleges and universities in Connecticut and across the United States, locked in a high stakes struggle to attract the best and brightest, are turning to upscale dorm amenities and recreation facilities to tip the balance in their favor."
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Aug 22, 2005
LIBRARIANS RECOUNT ENLIGHTENING TRIP TO CUBA
Middletown Press
Feature on Suzy Taraba, University archivist and head of special collections
"MIDDLETOWN -- Wesleyan University librarian Suzy Taraba and retired librarian Marie Clark shared their personal accounts of Cuba at Broad Street Books recently. The women were among the last U.S. citizens permitted to visit Cuba."
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Aug 07, 2005
A SECRET OF THE STARS REVEALED
The New York Times
Features William Herbst, professor of astronomy
"Wesleyan University hardly seems the ideal place to be an astronomer. Compared with the large research institutions, the university's astronomy department operates on a modest budget. Its main telescope, smaller than those used by some amateurs, is 40 years old and liable to break down on cold winter nights. And more evenings than not, the Connecticut skies are so cloudy that peering into the cosmos is impossible."
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Aug 01, 2005
MIDDLETOWN'S ACCIDENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY THERAPIST
The Middletown Press
Features Roslyn Carrier-Brault, chemistry department adminstrative assistant
"MIDDLETOWN -- Sitting on the window ledge next to the toilet bowl is a book with a black-and-white yin-yang symbol, 'A Thousand Paths To Happiness.' The bathroom belongs to Roslyn Carrier-Brault. She is 48 years old. She wears khaki shorts and a white blouse with tiny embroidered sunflowers."
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Jul 27, 2005
CYCLISTS SET TO RIDE FOR A GOOD CAUSE
Middletown Press
Quotes Luis Henao '04 and mentions Marianne Calnen, director of board relations
"MIDDLETOWN -- It may not hold the grandeur and pageantry of downtown Paris and the Champs-Elysees and no, Lance Armstrong and his yellow jersey will most definitely not be in attendance on the heels of his record-setting seventh Tour de France victory. "
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Jul 27, 2005
WHY JIHADISTS TARGET THE WEST
USA Today
Quotes Martha Crenshaw, professor of government
"WASHINGTON ? A recent global upsurge in Islamist terrorism is rekindling a debate over the extremists' motivations that first spiked after the 9/11 attacks: Is the violence aimed at who we (the West) are ? or at what we do?"
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Jul 10, 2005
'AMERICAN GOTHIC': A MAN, A WOMAN AND A PITCHFORK
The New York Times
Book review written by Jeanine Basinger, professor of film studies
"WHEN Steven Biel followed Route 16 (the ''American Gothic Parkway'') out of Eldon, Iowa, onto American Gothic Street to visit the source of his subject -- Grant Wood's painting -- it 'didn't occur' to him at first to look at the house 'anywhere but straight on.' "
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Jul 06, 2005
WORKERS OF THE WORlD - DISUNITE!
The Christian Science Monitor
Op-ed co-authored by Jonathan Cutler, associate professor of sociology
"WEST HARTFORD, CONN. AND NEW YORK - The growing rift between insurgents in the AFL-CIO and the leadership of the labor federation looks increasingly like civil war. Those who care about the future of organized labor will now weigh the relative merits of the two factions. Important as these considerations may be, however, the real import of the battle within the house of labor is the battle itself."
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Jun 23, 2005
ARE COLLECTIBLES THE NEW REAL ESTATE?
The New York Times
Features Joyce Jacobsen, professor of economics
"EVERYDAY it seems that another collectible is sold for a record price. Consider three widely publicized sales in the last month. Babe Ruth's contract, which sent him from the Red Sox to the Yankees in 1919, went for nearly $1 million. A 1913 Liberty Head nickel went for $4.15 million, up from $3 million a year earlier. And a 1918 upside-down biplane stamp sold for $525,000, more than three times its pre-auction estimated price. "
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May 29, 2005
TREADING IN THE SHADOW OF BILL MOYERS
The New York Times
Feature on David Brancaccio '82
"David Brancaccio has inherited Bill Moyers's office, his job and his PBS program on Friday evening. It remains to be seen if he also will inherit Mr. Moyers's enemies."
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May 28, 2005
HELLO KITTY, HELLO CLONE
The New York Times
Quotes Lori B. Gruen, associate professor of philosophy
"Ordinarily it is hard to predict how a kitten will look when it is grown. But not for David Cheng, who plans to buy a clone of his much-loved short-haired black-and-white cat Shadow. After all, the cloning company guarantees that Shadow's successor will bear a close resemblance."
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May 20, 2005
VOLUNTEERS VITAL COMPONENT OF SENIOR CENTER
The Middletown Press
Wesleyan seniors helping seniors
"MIDDLETOWN - For Lois Carreirro, it's about giving while you're able and being ready to accept help when you?re not. I used to deliver the meals, I call bingo, I did the Talent Show,' said the 73-year old volunteer."
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May 11, 2005
REALISTIC IDEALISTS
The New York Times
Quotes Greg Pyke, senior associate dean of admissions
"LYNN GROSSMAN, a writer in Manhattan who is married to the actor Bob Balaban, comes from a long line of social activists. Her mother joined the civil rights movement, and she herself marched in protest of the Vietnam War. But she said that things had changed by the time her eldest daughter, Mariah, now 27, came of age."
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May 10, 2005
WESLEYAN, CITY CONSERVE ENERGY
The Middletown Press
"MIDDLETOWN -- Wesleyan University has been saving money while conserving the earth's resources. Although they began four years ago with initiatives to become more energy efficient, the effort gained momentum because of students who insisted a part of the strategic plan focus on the environment. 'In the process of developing it, we highlighted environmental stewardship as something very important,' said Marcia Bromberg, finance and administration vice president. 'The students caused us to be more thoughtful on what we were doing.'
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May 07, 2005
BLACK BEADS FOR PEACE
The Middletown Press
"MIDDLETOWN -- Wesleyan University students and faculty gathered at College Row on Friday to commemorate American and Iraqi lives lost in the war in Iraq. As music played, black beads that represented those who have died were dropped into a bin. Beaded-necklaces had been passed out on campus and throughout the city for the last two months by Wespeace, an anti-war student and faculty group. The bin will remain on the College Row lawn for people to drop in more beads."
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May 02, 2005
CLEANING UP ENERGY USE
The Middletown Press
Quotes Marci Bromberg, vice president of finance and administration
"MIDDLETOWN -- City officials are looking for the community as well as the municipality to turn away from fossil fuels and find other energy alternatives"
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Apr 30, 2005
MUSLIM CHAPLAIN OFFERS INSIGHT INTO AFGHANISTAN
The Middletown Press
Features Muslim chaplain, Imam Abdullah Antepli
"MIDDLETOWN -- "Hope is God and he works with miracles," said Imam Abdullah Antepli on Friday to a small group of Wesleyan University students. Antepli, the university's Muslim chaplain, was nearing the end of his discussion on the Muslim world and Afghanistan. He told the students that Afghanistan, once the leader of the Muslim world in culture and science, is now devastated. And he was hoping God would bring positive change."
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Apr 24, 2005
BRIGHT YEAR AHEAD FOR GRADS
The Middletown Press
Features Wesleyan's Career Resource Center and director, Mike Sciola
"This year's college graduates can be hopeful about job opportunities and salaries. 'There are areas--business and engineering, for example--that stand out with average salary increases nearly across the board,' reports Camille Luckenbaugh, research director of the Bethlehem, Pa.-based National Association of Colleges and Employers. 'Having additional areas such as liberal arts and computer science showing increases indicates positive momentum in the job market and is very encouraging news for this year's class of college graduates.' Luckenbaugh bases this optimism on NACE's spring salary survey released last week. The national survey of college and university career offices gave high marks to business disciplines.Accounting graduates posted a 3.9 percent increase to their starting salary offers since last spring, raising it to $43,809. Graduates with business administration/management degrees saw their average jump 3.2 percent, boosting it to $39,448.
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Mar 22, 2005
GIFTED CHILDREN PROBE ADVANCED TOPICS
The Middletown Press
Mentions Priscilla Meyer, professor of Russian language and literature
"MIDDLETOWN -- One of the many objectives of education is to provide equal opportunity for all students to develop to their fullest potential, and the vibrant Pupils Reaching Out for Broader Experiences Program is a shining example of how this objective is positively impacting gifted elementary school children in providing a centralized system of academic challenges."
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Mar 20, 2005
STAR KIDS, FAMILY STRESS
he New York Times
Quotes Jeanine Basinger, Corwin-Fuller Professor of Film Studies
"Susan Adkins reads tales about the headline-making antics of Michael Lohan, the father of the actress Lindsay Lohan, with a combination of sympathy and dismay. As the parent of a child actor herself - her son Seth, 15, has appeared in 'Titanic' and many television shows - she is aware of how show business can distort family life."
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Mar 16, 2005
WESLEYAN GETS $216,000 GRANT FROM NASA
The Middletown Press
"U.S. Rep. Rosa. L. DeLauro, D-3, announced on Tuesday that Wesleyan University has been awarded a $216,000 grant from NASA."
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Mar 07, 2005
WESLEYAN EXCEEDS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISING GOAL
The Middletown Press
"MIDDLETOWN -- Wesleyan University announced last week that the school has surpassed it?s goal for its five year capital campaign by $31 million."
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Feb 15, 2005
SCHOOL THRIVING AFTER COLLABORATING WITH WESLEYAN
"MIDDLETOWN --- Commodore Macdonough Elementary School's success is due in large part to the efforts of Ann Perzan, its principal for the past year, and Gina Langhout, a community psychologist and professor at Wesleyan University. Community psychology is a discipline that works with communities, taking a strength-based perspective and working toward things like empowerment."
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Jan 25, 2005
WESLEYAN PROF'S NOVEL PICKED AS NORWALK ONE-BOOK
The Middletown Press
Features Matthew Sharpe, assistant professor of English
"MIDDLETOWN -- Wesleyan University's assistant professor of English Matthew Sharpe's most recent novel, 'The Sleeping Father,' has been chosen by the town of Norwalk to kick off their first 'One Book, One Community' celebration. 'I'm really happy that there are these kinds of programs out there to get people reading and I'm honored that my book was chosen to be worthy enough,' said Sharpe."
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Jan 23, 2005
KIDS, PARENTS BRAVE SNOW FOR STEVESONGS
The Middletown Press
Feautres Steve Rolonek, '93
"MIDDLETOWN -- As people across the state were bracing for the blizzard to hit, children were dancing and following musical directions during a concert on Saturday. SteveSongs, consisting of Steve Roslonek and his band, performed two shows -- presented by Wesleyan University?s Alumni Relations -- at the university's Crowell Concert Hall. Roslonek, a 1993 Wesleyan graduate, is a multi-award winning children?s songwriter and performer."
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Jan 16, 2005
SCIENTISTS MAY HAVE TO RETHINK SENSE OF SMELL THEORIES
The Middletown Press
Features Robert Lane, assistant professor of molecular biology and biochemistry
"MIDDLETOWN -- A new study co-authored by Robert Lane, assistant professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Wesleyan University, suggests that scientists may have been completely wrong in looking at the advanced sense of smell in animals."
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Jan 11, 2005
DEADLY AND YET NECESSARY, QUAKES RENEW THE PLANET
The New York Times
Quotes Jelle Zeilinga de Boer, professor of Earth and evironmental studies
"They approach the topic gingerly, wary of sounding callous, aware that the geology they admire has just caused a staggering loss of life. Even so, scientists argue that in the very long view, the global process behind great earthquakes is quite advantageous for life on earth - especially human life."
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Jan 06, 2005
ART CENTER FINALLY HOSTS OPENING DAY
The Middletown Press
"MIDDLETOWN -- After years of planning and hard work, the Green Street Arts Center officially became a member of the city with a special ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday."
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