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May 2008

"How to Choose a College"
Forbes
May 19, 2008
Richard Vedder
http://www.forbes.com/opinions/forbes/2008/0519/030.html

U.S. News and World Report produces the most prominent of the college rankings, selling an additional 9,000 copies of that issue on top of its usual circulation of 2 million. U.S. News evaluates educational quality by looking inside colleges at measures like faculty-student ratios, admissions selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving. The Center for College Affordability & Productivity also conducts college evaluations and finds U.S. News a poor indicator of quality education. Including factors such as graduation rates, fellowship awards and vocational success, CCAP reorganizes the best liberal arts schools with Williams College at the top, followed by Amherst, Wellesley and Swarthmore.

Baikal Challenges Global Warming Ideas
The Moscow Times
May 5, 2008
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/1009/42/362450.htm

Lake Baikal is warming faster than the atmosphere, challenging the idea that large bodies of water can withstand global warming, U.S. and Russian scientists said. Baikal, which holds 20% of the world's fresh water, has warmed by 1.21 degrees C. since 1946, said Marianne Moore, biology. Global temperatures have risen 0.76 degrees C. since industrialization, a United Nations panel on climate change said in March.

Short Takes
The Boston Globe
May 4, 2008
Amanda Heller
http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2008/05/04/short_takes_boston_globe/

In the early 1990s the acclaimed classicist Mary Lefkowitz, humanities emerita, has written a new book that asks and answers provocative questions about the limits of academic freedom and about what scholars owe their disciplines, their students and their colleagues.

“MIT-Wellesley Field Camp 2008”
The Lowell (Mass.) Observer
Spring 2008
Kathryn Neugent
http://www.lowell.edu/friends/content/observer/08spring.pdf

After participating in the MIT-Wellesley Field Camp at the Lowell Observatory, Wellesley student Kathryn Neugent reflected that her “experience of studying astronomy outside the confines of problem sets and final projects was deeply rewarding.” The Field Camp is led by  Stephen Slivan, astronomy.

“Top Colleges Admit Fewer Low Income Students”
The Chronicle of Higher Education
May 2, 2008
Karin Fischer
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v54/i34/34a00103.htm

A Chronicle analysis of federal Pell Grant data shows the proportion of financially need undergraduates dropped between 2004-05 and 2006-07 academic years. But some researchers say using Pell Grant data as a leading indicator of how well colleges are serving low-income students is problematic. For example, institutions with substantial numbers of foreign students, who are not eligible for Pell Grants, could have their numbers skewed downward. Wellesley ranked No. 22 among private institutions.

April 2008

“Cheers to a Liberal Arts Education”
The (Singapore) Straits Times
April 30, 2008
Sandra Davie
http://meltwaternews.com/prerobot/sph.asp?pub=ST&sphurl=www.straitstimes.com/Prime%2BNews/Story/STIStory_232423.html

The Singaporean government wants to start a liberal arts college, adopting the idea from the United States higher education system, in which a number of Singaporean youths study. Tan Shin Ban, a former Hwa Chong Junior College student, went to Wellesley College in Massachusetts, where almost all classes were discussions or seminars attended by between three and 15 students. “Because there were so few of us in a class, you are forced to participate. My education in Wellesley taught me to speak up and take a stand on issues,” says Tan.

“Lake With 20% of Earth’s Fresh Water Is Warming Faster Than Air”
Bloomberg News – Reuters - Público (Spain)
April 30, 2008
Jim Efstathiou Jr.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601124&sid=aZ4dLJ4xTeSQ&refer=home

The world's largest lake is warming faster than the atmosphere, challenging the idea that large bodies of water can withstand global warming, according to U.S. and Russian scientists. Siberia's Lake Baikal, which holds 20% of the world's fresh water, has warmed by 2.16 degrees Fahrenheit since 1946, said Marianne Moore, biological sciences. Global temperatures have risen 0.76 degrees Celsius since industrialization, a U.N. panel on climate change said in March.

“State May Tax College Endowment Money”
The MetroWest Daily News – WCVB-TV, Channel 5, Boston
April 30, 2008
Lindsey Parietti
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/state/x2124113777

Searching for new solutions to the state's budget woes, lawmakers are considering a tax that could boost state coffers with hundreds of millions of dollars from private university endowment funds. During budget debates Monday night, House members considered imposing a 2.5% tax on any endowment that exceeds $1 billion. They voted to have the state Department of Revenue study the proposal. "I think the amendment singles out higher education among all nonprofit and charitable organizations unfairly. ... Wellesley uses its endowment wisely to support students and learning here," said Mary Ann Hill, assistant vice president for public affairs at Wellesley.

“Wellesley Will Inaugurate H. Kim Bottomly as 13th President May 9”
Collegenews.org
April 28, 2008
http://www.collegenews.org/x8120.xml

The inauguration of H. Kim Bottomly as Wellesley College's 13th president will take place on Friday, May 9. The festivities begin on the evening of Thursday, May 8, and continue with special events throughout the day and evening on Friday. Inauguration itself takes place Friday, May 9, at 3 pm on Severance Green, on the Wellesley College campus, 106 Central St., Wellesley, Mass.

“Hooping It Up at Wellesley College”
The Wellesley Townsman
April 28, 2008
http://www.wickedlocal.com/wellesley/news/education/x828495158

On Saturday, about 200 Wellesley College seniors lined up for the 113th annual hoop rolling competition. This year, Rachel Goldstein of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., a political science and women’s study major, was first to the finish line.

“Somerville Poets Host Dylan Thomas; Daughter”
The Somerville (Mass.) News
April 28, 2008
Doug Holder
http://somervillenews.typepad.com/the_somerville_news/2008/04/somerville-poet.html

Aeronwy Thomas, a well-regarded educator and poet in her own right, is on a national tour talking about her father Dylan, who wrote some of the most revered verse in the 20th century, as well as a critically acclaimed play, Under Milk Wood. Somerville resident and owner of the famed Grolier Poetry Book Shop, Ifeanyi Menkiti, philosophy, hosted a reading with Aeronwy Thomas, her husband, Trevor Ellis, and Peter Thabit Jones, a respected Welsh poet. About Thomas’ work, Menkiti says, “Whether one reads his poems alone, by oneself, or hears them read aloud by him or others, or perhaps hears read aloud the captivating words of  “A Child's Christmas in Wales,” one always comes away with a sense of ineffable magic in the air-a sense that words are potent things.”

“Athletics Helps Protect Against Teen Pregnancy”
The Illinois Daily Journal
April 28, 2008
Rob Laird
http://daily-journal.com/archives/dj/display.php?id=419466

A 1998 Women's Sports Foundation report shows young women are less than half as likely to become pregnant than non-athletes. That survey also claimed girls in sports were more likely to use contraceptives and to abstain from sexual activity. Sumru Erkut, Wellesley Centers for Women, co-authored "Sports as Protective of Girls' High-Risk Sexual Behavior," a study to determine why sports seem so beneficial in regard to unwanted pregnancy. "Sports have a lot of positive effects," Erkut said. "The group support that can be found in sports, even in individual sports like gymnastics and tennis, provides a great opportunity for development. It tends to have protective factors."

“Cityline”
WCVB – Channel Five Boston
April 27, 2008
Karen Holmes Ward
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/station/282895/detail.html

This month, two Korean presidents visited the U.S. – two men with very different messages about dealing with North Korea. Professor Katharine Moon, political science, was featured on CityLine to re-cap President Lee Myung Bak's recent visit to Washington, D.C. as well as former President Kim Dae Jung's recent visit to Boston.

“Assessing Agricultural Science and Technology”
The Manila (Philippines) Times
April 27, 2008
Rony V. Diaz
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/apr/27/yehey/opinion/20080427opi2.html

The food summits at Clark and UP diverged in their conclusions and recommendations on key points. But they converged on genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Both chose to be silent about them. The question of whether enough food can be produced without GMOs, in the face of growing populations and shrinking farm lands, needs to be assessed scientifically. However, the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development, created by the World Bank and United Nations, is a “document that has much less scientific credibility,” according to Professor Robert Paarlberg, political science.

“Thinking Big: Monumental Prints”
The Boston Globe
April 27, 2008
Greg Cook
http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2008/04/27/thinking_big_monumental_prints/

The great exhibition Grand Scale: Monumental Prints in the Age of Durer and Titian at Wellesley College's Davis Museum shows that beginning in the late 15th century, artists stretched the technical boundaries of woodcuts, engravings and etchings with multipage prints that rival tapestries and easel paintings in size and drama. Such large-scale Renaissance prints are rarely seen or discussed because few remain. So the 48 prints, dating from 1486 to 1636, that curators Larry Silver of the University of Pennsylvania and Elizabeth Wyckoff of the Davis Museum have assembled in Grand Scale produce a rare sort of exhibition – one that rejiggers our sense of history.

“Hoopla: Wellesley Seniors Run Annual Hoop Race”
The Metrowest Daily News
April 26, 2008
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x883025663

Graduating Wellesley College seniors took to the road for the 113th annual hoop race. Rachel Goldstein of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., won the race. After crossing the finish line, Goldstein was presented with a bouquet of roses, and then thrown into Lake Waban by her classmates, another part of the tradition.

“Hoopla: Does Win Guarantee Success?”
WCVB-TV Boston
April 26, 2008
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/slideshow/news/16017230/detail.html?rss=bos&psp=news

The annual hoop roll was held at Wellesley College Saturday. It’s a 113-year-old tradition at Wellesley College.

“Reconciling the Races Must Be Shared by All of Us to be Effective”
The Jacksonville (Fla.) Times-Union
April 25, 2008
Bryant Rollins
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/042708/opl_272150524.shtml

Racism has been a defining issue in the United States from the beginning, woven into its fabric, structures and institutions. White privilege, as described by Peggy McIntosh, Wellesley Centers for Women, involves the advantage that whites have in remaining oblivious to, or denying, the depth and scope of racism. Because of the pervasiveness of prejudice throughout society, racial reconciliation is a shared responsibility among us all.

“Vernon Resident Awarded Fulbright Teaching Assistantship”
The Hartford Courant
April 24, 2008
http://www.courant.com/community/hc-community-articleresults,0,5942637,results.formprofile?SortBy=cdb_09_txt+desc&PageSize=10&Page=1&Query=&turbine_cdb_lib__cdb_06_txt=Vernon

Wellesley College senior Sarah H. Chung has been awarded a 2008-2009 Fulbright teaching assistantship. Chung, who has majored in biology and has minored in history, will teach secondary high school students in South Korea.

“Rockefeller Brothers Fund Names 2008 Teaching Fellows”
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
April 24, 2008
http://www.rbf.org/resources/resources_show.htm?cat_id=1668&doc_id=679475

Twenty-five college juniors from 15 participating institutions have been named recipients of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund's 2008 Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color. Each fellow receives up to $22,100 over a five-year period that begins this summer and ends after completion of three years of public school teaching. "The 2008 Fellows bring diverse experiences - both personally and academically - that will be assets one day in the classroom," said Miriam Aneses, director, Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color. Among this year’s winners are Wellesley College seniors Christina Tilghman and Yesenia Vargas.

“Toughened by Journey, Ready for Another”
The Boston Globe
April 24, 2008
Christine Judge
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/04/24/toughened_by_journey_ready_for_another/

Sanja Jagesic ’08 has just been awarded the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, which she will put toward earning her master's degree and doctorate in sociology. Jagesic’s interests in inequality and social class, along with her own experiences as a refugee, have led her to take an interest in helping other students from underprivileged backgrounds. "My career goal is to find the best ways in which persons from underprivileged backgrounds can survive the pitfalls and inequalities present in the American education system," she said. "She's the kind of student professors pray for," said Thomas Cushman, sociology, Jagesic's faculty adviser. "She has a real love for learning and she makes that very clear."

“Wellesley College Grad on ‘Big Break’”
The Boston Globe
April 24, 2008
Marvin Parve
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/04/24/wellesley_college_grad_on_big_break/

Susan Choi ’06 never played competitive golf until she was a senior in high school. Now, as a 23-year-old, the former Wellesley College star is appearing on the Golf Channel's "Big Break: Ka'anapali," has turned professional, and is competing on the LPGA's Futures Tour. "I'm a string bean at 115 pounds and I usually get outdriven, so I'm working on strength and conditioning," said Choi, who is spending time in Orlando, Fla., working with Bill McInerney Jr., her instructor for the past four years. McInerney was also the head coach at Wellesley for Choi's final three seasons.

“Enrolling Needy Students: How the Wealthiest Colleges Rate”
The Chronicle of Higher Education
April 24, 2008
http://chronicle.com/free/v54/i34/5434pell_table.htm

New figures were released ranking the proportion of undergraduates who received Pell Grants at the wealthiest public and private colleges in 2006-2007. Topping the rankings were UCLA, Florida State University and Rutgers University. Wellesley College was 22nd on the list, followed by MIT.

“Local Runners Fare Well at Boston Marathon”
The Galveston County (Texas) Daily News
April 23, 2008
Bernice Torregrossa
http://www.galvnews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=b3c193597b754ddb&-session=TheDailyNews:42F946750a54400B5FQRI339E4C9

Runners from Galveston County, Texas, took advantage of the good weather and enthusiastic crowds in the Boston Marathon. Tonya Arnold especially enjoyed the cheering throngs near Wellesley College, where she spotted a Wellesley student, Ball High graduate Beth Schaaf  ’10, cheering on Galveston runners. “It was fun seeing her out there,” she said. “The crowds and the noise were incredible.”

“It’s Not the Price That Causes Hunger”
The International Herald Tribune
April 22, 2008
Robert Paarlberg
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/22/opinion/edpaarlberg.php

In an op-ed, Robert Paarlberg, political science, writes, “International prices of rice, wheat and corn have risen sharply, setting off violent urban protests in roughly a dozen countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. But is this a ‘world food crisis’? It is certainly a troubling instance of price instability in international commodity markets, leading to social unrest among urban food-buyers. But we must be careful not to equate high crop prices with hunger around the world. Most of the world's hungry people do not use international food markets, and most of those who use these markets are not hungry.”

“The Doctor Can’t See You Now”
National Public Radio - WBUR-FM
April 2008
Rachel Gotbaum
http://www.insideout.org/documentaries/primarycare/

Patients are finding it harder and harder to see a primary care physician, according to a new series on WBUR. Rachel Gotbaum, with the help of Susan Reverby, women’s studies, analyzes the complexity of the modern healthcare environment, the aging population and new attitudes towards practicing medicine that have transformed the doctor’s role.

“Grant Aims to Spark Science Education in Liberal Arts Colleges”
The Boston Globe
April 22, 2008
Elizabeth Cooney
http://www.boston.com/news/health/blog/2008/04/grants_aim_to_h.html

Four dozen liberal arts colleges have won $60 million to stimulate undergraduate science education, with plans that range from marrying genetics and dance to getting freshmen through "gateway" courses in biology, chemistry and mathematics. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute selected 48 winners from 192 colleges that submitted plans to create more inviting classes, offer research experience and increase diversity among science students. Wellesley College was awarded $1.2 million.

“Dad, Daughter Run Their Dream Race”
The San Diego Union-Tribune
April 22, 2008
Don Norcross
http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/20080422-9999-1s22locmara.html

Carl Johnson, who ran the 100th Boston Marathon in 1996, told his daughter, Tami Threet, about some of the race's memorable landmarks: the screaming Wellesley College co-eds, Heartbreak Hill and the downtown Citgo sign off in the distance that serves as a welcoming beacon just past Heartbreak Hill. About the raucous Wellesley students, Threet said, “You could hear them before you could see them.” Yesterday, Johnson shared these experiences with his daughter, and 25,000 other runners, in the 112th edition of the world’s oldest marathon.

“Dire Tune, Robert Cheruiyot Win Boston Marathon”
The Boston Herald
April 21, 2008
Joe Dwinell and Ben Bell
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1088649&srvc=home&position=0

From Hopkinton to Boston, marathon fans packed the streets as perfect race-cheering conditions turned today’s 112th running of the Boston Marathon into a spectator’s dream. As usual, Wellesley College was a pocket of packed fans with cowbells clanging and coeds screaming. The elite women and men marathoners raced through the half-way mark of today’s race in tight packs. “This is the best day of the entire year,” said Emilie Papageorgiou, 22, as she took it all in outside Wellesley College.

“As More Take a Year Off, Colleges Often Don’t Mind the Gap”
The Washington Post
April 21, 2008
Valerie Strauss
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/20/AR2008042002112.html?hpid=topnews

Gap years between high school and college have become more mainstream in the United States during the past decade as "students consider jumping off the hamster wheel of high school for a bit," said Jennifer Desjarlais, dean of admission. In recent years the number of students taking a gap year at Wellesley College has gone from about 10 to 20 out of a class of less than 600.

“Give Young Women the Confidence to Tackle the 21st Century”
Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch
April 20, 2008
Nancy Oliver Gray
http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/opinion/commentary.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-04-20-0082.html

A recent poll published by the Scholastic News revealed that 81% of girls in first through eighth grade have no interest in becoming president of the United States. Meredith Reid Sarkees, president of the Global Women's Leadership in International Security, has said, "If we want to have a society in which there is equity for women, then we have to nurture and support transformational leaders who have both a vision of a better world for women and who are willing to take actions and risks to benefit others." She added that women's colleges can be the catalyst with which we can accomplish this vitally important endeavor. After her graduation, Sen. Hillary Clinton said that attending single-sex Wellesley College taught her "to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible."    

“Philanthropist Helps Students Give Peace a Chance”
The Christian Science Monitor
April 18, 2008
Stacy Teicher Khadaroo
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0418/p01s05-ussc.html

On her 100th birthday, Kathryn Davis gave $1 million to support college students' pursuit of peace around the world. About 15 percent of the peace projects took place in the U.S., with the rest spanning the globe from Zimbabwe to Brazil. Solo or in teams, students made their mark on everything from health to sustainable development, including Wellesley senior Dafna Ashkenazi, who, with her twin sister, set up weekend Arabic courses in Arara, a small Arab village in Israel about 50 miles outside their hometown of Tel Aviv. Alumna Kathryn Davis will celebrate her own 80th reunion in May at Wellesley, one of about 80 U.S. colleges chosen to run the peace grant competitions because of their affiliation with the Davis United World College (UWC) Scholars Program, a group that fosters cross-cultural understanding and is funded by Davis's son, Shelby Davis.

“It’s Colleges’ Turn for Nail-Biting”
The Boston Globe
April 18, 2008
Peter Schworm
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/04/18/its_colleges_turn_for_nail_biting/?page=full

To attract accepted students to attend their colleges, admissions offices are employing a range of methods. Wellesley College's admission office recently sent personalized postcards of a newspaper cartoon depicting a young girl wanting to dress up as a National Aeronautics and Space Administration mission commander for Halloween, rather than the typical princess, noting that a 1983 graduate commanded a space shuttle voyage last year. Wellesley students also mailed handwritten notes describing their college experience and often strike up friendships with accepted high school seniors. "In the past year or so, the things that have resonated the most with admitted students is what we might consider the old-fashioned personal touches," said Jennifer Desjarlais, dean of admission. "We're almost taking a step back.”

“Childhood Cancer Survivor Rallies College to Help Others”
The Wellesley Townsman
April 17, 2008
Elana Zak
http://www.wickedlocal.com/wellesley/news/x1041572498

Having overcome cancer at a very young age, Wellesley College first-year student Eleanor Crummé decided to give back to the cancer community. She organized and started Wellesley College’s Relay for Life team, which participated in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life All University event April 11. The 12-hour overnight walkathon is the ACS’ largest fundraising event that includes area schools, such as Harvard University, Boston College and Boston University.

"Road Warriors Ready for Monday"
The Hudson (Mass.) Sun
April 17, 2008
Catherine Buday
http://www.wickedlocal.com/hudson/news/x883016471

On Monday, April 21, more than two dozen runners from Marlborough and Hudson will be part of the 112th Boston Marathon from Hopkinton to Boston. Some are running for charity; others for the thrill of completing the world's most revered race.~All have interesting stories and hopes for the Big Day. One runner interviewed, Daniel Milton of Hudson, says his motivation for running is "all the people along the route, especially Wellesley College. It's something I do every year."

"Tired of Looking on the Bright Side? Me Too, I Think"
CBC News
April 17, 2008
Richard Handler
http://www.cbc.ca/news/viewpoint/vp_handler/20080417.html

In recent years, many authors have attacked the therapeutic culture of American society and the prevalence of books that proclaim new strategies for greater happiness, success and love. However, some books are still worth reading. Among them is The Positive Power of Negative Thinking: Using Defensive Pessimism to Harness Anxiety and Perform at Your Peak by Julie Norem, psychology, who writes for the book jacket, "Are you tired of always being told to 'look on the bright side?' If the answer is yes, it may be time to discover the hidden benefits of defensive pessimism."

"Globe West Arts: Can You Hear Them Now"
The Boston Globe
April 17, 2008
Denise Taylor
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/04/17/globe_west_arts/?page=full

In her production of Spoon River Anthology, director Nora Hussey, theatre studies, is using theater in the round and a jug band to accompany the play’s characters, from lovers, preachers and teachers to a Jewish man buried in the wrong cemetery. Their tales of the view from the afterlife are based on the poems of Edgar Lee Masters.

"Inter-faith Housing Planned for Fall"
The Dartmouth News
April 15, 2008
Emily Goodell
http://thedartmouth.com/2008/04/15/news/interfaith/

At Dartmouth College, a new inter-faith community residence option will allow 11 students to explore issues of faith and religion within their residence halls beginning next fall. The school's multi-faith intern, Kurt Nelson, conceived of the program when he attended a religious pluralism conference at Tufts. At the conference, Nelson learned about similar programs at other schools, like Wellesley College, which has had an inter-faith living community for the past three years.

"The Hazards of Telling the Truth"
The Wall Street Journal
April 15, 2008
John Leo
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120821739801814533.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

The rise of Afrocentrism, a movement that began in the 1980s and gained astonishing momentum with the publication of Martin Bernal's Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization, held among its beliefs that Western civilization had been founded on materials and discoveries borrowed or stolen from black Egyptians. During the development of this scholarship, the academic world did not often question the claims. The scholar who did the most to break this silence was Mary Lefkowitz, classics, when she accepted an assignment in the fall of 1991 to write a review of the second volume of Black Athena for the New Republic magazine. Now Lefkowitz has published History Lessons, which recounts her experiences resulting from questioning the veracity of Afrocentrism.

"What Your Workspace Says About You"
ThomasNet
April 15, 2008
David R. Butcher
http://news.thomasnet.com/IMT/archives/2008/04/what-your-workspace-says-about-you-personality-factors-psychology.html?t=recent

Much can be learned about a person by the way they decorate the places they inhabit. The Researchers at the University of Texas determined that offices reveal key aspects of a worker's personality. Given how much time workers spend in their offices, it comes as little surprise that 70 to 90% of Americans personalize their workspaces. "People decorate their offices because it makes them feel more comfortable and satisfied, and that can make them more productive," said Steven Schiavo, psychology. Some research even shows that people who are more territorial about their offices have more influence within them, and feel surer of themselves when presenting ideas there, Schiavo said.

"Runner's High Highest in Boston"
The Rocky Mountain News
April 14, 2008
Brian Metzler
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/apr/14/metzler-runners-high-highest-in-boston/

There are a lot of great races out there, but for recreational runners the Boston Marathon stands alone. New York, Chicago and other big cities' marathons boast big curbside crowds, but none has the fervor of the passionate folks in Boston. Near the halfway point, just about the time you start to feel fatigued, you hear a chorus of cheers that crescendos to an almost-deafening roar as you approach Wellesley College. The Wellesley girls are famous for their nonstop cheering and "Kiss Me" and "Marry Me" signs, each of which have been motivating runners for decades.

The Athens (Ohio) Post
April 14, 2008
Ashley Luthern
http://www.thepost.ohiou.edu/Articles/Culture/2008/04/14/23734/

Peggy McIntosh, Wellesley Centers for Women, will speak for Diversity Awareness Month in Athens, Ohio. Her speech will focus on how she came to see her white privilege and what she did about it. She began to see white privilege in a systemic way, not just concerning individuals but the circumstances that surround our lives.

“At Our Best: Corvallis Native Leads Relay for Life”
Corvallis (Ore.) Gazette Times
April 14, 2008
http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2008/04/14/news/community/7loc03_aob.txt

Wellesley College first-year student Eleanor Crummé has brought Wellesley College into the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life All-University event for the first time. On April 11 at Harvard University’s Gordon Track, 83 Wellesley students on 11 teams participated, after raising more than $6,000 in donations, the third highest total for participating colleges.

“Parents Weigh Day-Care Options Online”
The Washington Post
April 14, 2008
Donna St. George
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/13/AR2008041302741.html

At a time when many parents worry about safety in child care, a growing number of states have launched online record systems that bring a new layer of accountability into day-care decision making. A study by researchers at Wellesley College that focused on Broward County, Fla., found that the Internet system alone improved the quality of child care at centers serving low-income children. The study also found that inspectors produced more detailed critiques, in greater number.

“Faculty Salaries and Priorities”
Inside Higher Ed
April 14, 2008
Scott Jaschik
http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/04/14/aaup

The American Association of University Professors is reporting an increase in average faculty salaries of 3.8 percent — the same as last year. But because inflation is up this year to 4.1 percent from 2.5 percent, the association says that this year’s increases point to a real decline in faculty standards of living. However, in the average salary for a full professor at a liberal arts college, Wellesley College retained the top spot while — in a sign it may pay to work at women’s colleges — Barnard moved up two slots to claim second place.

“When Strings Are Attached, Quirky Gifts Can Limit Universities”
The New York Times
April 13, 2008
Karen W. Arenson
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/13/education/13endow.html?_r=2&ref=education&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

As the nation's wealthiest colleges and universities report on their finances to Congress, seeking to head off federal requirements that they spend at least 5 percent of their ever-growing endowment income, new attention is being paid to how endowments are structured, and on the restrictions imposed by donors. At Wellesley College, Leonie Faroll, a 1949 graduate, asked the college to use her gifts for the college’s power plant. When she died in 2003, those gifts totaled $860,000. “It was about giving for something that makes the place run,” said Lynn C. Miles, acting vice president for resources. Ms. Faroll later left the college more than $27 million in her will, the largest bequest the college ever received. Some could be used for the science center; the rest was for the power plant.

“Washington Takes On the Mortgage Mess”
The Wall Street Journal
April 13, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120805134086510643.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

What started as a slump in home building and rising delinquencies on dodgy mortgages has evolved into a financial crisis and a likely recession. U.S. authorities are scrambling to respond, proposing a number of measures designed to address the situation. "Taken together, they all likely will have some effect," says Karl Case, economics. "They're not designed to make prices go up, but to make them stop going down and bring some volume back into the market."

“Potomac Fever”
Des Moines (Iowa) Register
April 13, 2008
Jane Norman
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080413/NEWS09/804130327/1001/NEWS

Aides to Rep. Steve King say The Toledo(Ohio) Blade may not have given him any love in trashing his comment that terrorists would be "dancing in the streets" if Barack Obama were elected, but other publications have. Thomas Cushman, sociology, wrote that King's remark was "infelicitous in the extreme, at least in a world where politicians always have to watch their words." But Cushman also wondered who the Islamic world would want to win. "It is reasonable to think that it would be the man who wants to surrender Iraq, make peace with and appease dictators who wish harm to the United States, and work within the United Nations and the illiberal blocs who dominate that institution," he wrote in the Journal of Human Rights.

“Researcher to Speak About ‘Invisible Knapsack’ of Racial Privilege”“Parents Look for Things for Kids to Do This Summer”
Muskogee (Okla.) Phoenix
April 13, 2008
Cathy Spaulding
http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/features/local_story_104222203.html?keyword=secondarystory

With the end of school six weeks away, many parents have yet to find constructive summer activities for their children. And now is the time to start looking, area child and health specialists say. A 2003 report by Wellesley College said that young people with nothing constructive to do when they’re not in school are more likely to find activities that negatively influence their development.

“African Artists in New England Create Art in Response to the Violence in their Homelands”
The Quincy (Mass.) Patriot Ledger
April 12, 2008
Jody Feinberg
http://www.patriotledger.com/entertainment/x681525564

Salem Mekuria, art, presents ``Ruptures: A Many Sided Story'' as a triptych, a reference to the Ethiopian Orthodox religion, in the exhibit Reflections in Exile: Five Contemporary African Artists Respond to Social Injustice, which runs  through May 11 at South Shore Art Center in Cohasset.

“Choi Chosen to Compete in Golf Reality Show”
The Natick Bulletin and Tab
April 11, 2008
http://www.wickedlocal.com/natick/sports/x681526714

Susan Choi of Natick was one of 12 women chosen to compete in the ninth season of "The Big Break," a golf reality show. More than 25,000 professional women golfers from all over the world auditioned to compete on the show, which allows its contestants to compete for an exemption into LPGA Tour events, cash, a car and other prizes.

“Going the distance”
Martha’s Vineyard Times
April 10, 2008
Pat Waring
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/09/dining/09campus.html?ex=1208404800&en=90974ff41fd8526f&ei=5070&emc=eta1

Marylee Schroeder runs along the coast of Martha’s Vineyard in training for the Boston Marathon, now only a few days away. Among the things that she looks forward to is seeing the Wellesley College students lining the route – "You can hear them from miles away!"

“The Happy Economist”
Metrowest Magazine
April 2008
Steve Maas

The gloomy real estate market has vaulted Karl “Chip” Case, economics, into the media spotlight. Metrowest Magazine gives a more personal profile of the man who developed the S & P/Case-Schiller Index, one of the most cited indices in recent economic news.

"The Fight to Feed Africa"
The New York Post
April 6, 2008
Robert Paarlberg
http://www.nypost.com/seven/04062008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/the_fight_to_feed_africa_105148.htm

In the view of Robert Paarlberg, political science, so many people in African nations are poor because more than 60% of them work with unimproved agricultural crops and grazing animals. Their farming techniques lack the aid of modern science that could improve productivity, and many Western charities are working to keep it this way.

“African-American Institute Celebrated”
The Boston Globe
April 6, 2008
John S. Forrester
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/04/06/african_american_institute_celebrated/

Rhythmic steps and cadences of claps filled Northeastern University's Matthews Arena as part of Step Fest 2008, one of a weeklong series of events being held to celebrate the John D. O'Bryant African-American Institute's 40th anniversary. The event drew about 2,500 people and step-dance teams from several schools, including Boston University, Tufts University, Wellesley College, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and Simmons College.

“Symposium: The Unknown Obama”
FrontPage Magazine
April 4, 2008
Jamie Glazov
http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=C753AD1A-9481-43B1-AB96-3121A49B10F0

Thomas Cushman, sociology, Fred Siegel of Cooper Union and Jeff Herf of the University of Maryland discuss the topic of the “Unknown Obama.” Acknowledging the many talents and strengths of the Democratic presidential candidate, these academics look at “some particular points about what is known about him, but which few people have dared to bring up for fear of political correctness,” says Cushman.

“College Deans Talk Internationalization”
The Yale Daily News
April 4, 2008
Zachary Abrahamson
http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/24208

The New England Deans’ Meeting, an annual gathering attended by nearly 80 deans from around the region representing 30 colleges and universities, took place at Yale University last week. “This was the most civilized meeting of these folks we’ve had in several years,” said Lori Tenser, dean of the first-year class of Wellesley College. The focus this year’s discussion was internationalism, although other subjects were addressed.

“Medvedev’s Economic Pledge”
Russia Profile
April 3, 2008
Yelena Biberman
http://www.russiaprofile.org/page.php?pageid=Business&articleid=a1207233879

According to the report disseminated at Russia’s State Council meeting, the annual turnover of small businesses is slowly increasing. There are currently 1.1 million small enterprises in Russia. The annual employment gain in small business accounts for 3 to 4%. Meanwhile, firms employing fewer than 100 people account for only 10 to 15% of Russia’s gross domestic product. Marshall Goldman, economics emeritus, pointed out that this number stands in sharp contrast to some 50% in the United States and parts of Europe.

“Olympic Torchbearers Don’t Seem Fazed by Protest Threat”
The Examiner
April 3, 2008
David Smith
http://www.examiner.com/a-1317840~Olympic_torchbearers_don_t_seem_fazed_by_protest_threat.html?cid=rss-San_Francisco

The Olympic Torch will travel six miles on the San Francisco waterfront this week, carried by a relay of 80 runners. Half of the runners were chosen through a city-sponsored contest that included a 200-word essay that asked applicants such questions as “How is your personal journey making your community, your country and the world more sustainable?” while the other half was chosen by the event’s sponsors, along with the U.S. Olympic Committee, the International Olympic Committee and the Beijing Olympic Committee on Games. One torchbearer is Wellesley College sophomore Katie Gosling, who was chosen for the task for calling 911 with her father when they saw a rock climber fall.

“It Could Be a Stalemate”
New Statesman (United Kingdom)
April 3, 2008
Andrew Stephen
http://www.newstatesman.com/200804030028

One of the largest influences on the election race is the media’s coverage of the candidates. Marion Just, political science, who is undertaking a joint major study of U.S. election coverage for Harvard's highly respected Shorenstein Center and the Project for Excellence in Journalism, says preliminary studies show that coverage of Clinton has been 26.9% positive and 37.8% negative, while Obama's was 46.7% positive and 15.8% negative.

“No Gap in Tai’s Talents”
The Boston Globe
April 3, 2008
Julian Benbow
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/04/03/no_gap_in_tais_talents/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Today%27s+paper+A+to+Z

Since beginning her work for the Wellesley College softball team five years ago, Keri O’Meara has dedicated herself to recruiting great players. One of the best is Amanda Tai ’09, who actually called O’Meara up herself. Seeing Tai’s potential, O’Meara worked hard to get her on the team, and that work has paid off.

“Iranian Alliances Across Borders to Host First Iranian-American Student Summit”
Payvand News
April 2, 2008
http://www.payvand.com/news/08/apr/1019.html

Iranian Alliances Across Borders had its first Iranian-American Student Summit April 4-6 at Wellesley College. The Iranian-American Student Summit will brought together representatives from 11 universities to explore the challenges, goals and successes of Iranian-American student organizations.

March 2008

“Feminist Scholar Shares Her Thought on Privilege”
The University of Georgia Columns
March 31, 2008
Matt Weeks
http://www.uga.edu/columns/current/news-Feminist.html

Groundbreaking feminist and anti-racist scholar Peggy McIntosh, Wellesley Centers for Women, spoke about inequality and privilege to a packed house at the inaugural Franklin Diversity Lecture at the University of Georgia. McIntosh spoke candidly about the realizations that led her to write her seminal essay, “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack.”

“More Florida Mothers Staying Single By Choice”
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
March 31, 2008
Jamie Malernee
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/mar/31/more-florida-mothers-staying-single-choice/

About 40 women have formed a group in South Florida called Single Mothers by Choice, all of whom decided to raise children alone. "We are no longer living in a culture where motherhood alone is condemned," said Rosanna Hertz, sociology.

“The View From Across the Water”
The Boston Globe
March 30, 2008
Mark Feeney
http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2008/03/29/the_view_from_across_the_water/

Jem Southam: Upton Pyne is a pond-sized show (there are just 21 photographs) about an English pond. Its concerns are oceanic, though: the struggle – or is it alliance? – between timelessness and time. The exhibit is currently showing at the Davis Museum at Wellesley College.

“Lowell Film Festival Honors Bette Davis”
The Boston Globe
March 30, 2008
Leslie Brokaw
http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2008/03/30/lowells_first_film_fest_honors_native_daughter/

To celebrate the centennial of Lowell native Bette Davis, her hometown is hosting a special evening of celebration on Wednesday. The event includes a number of film screenings and museum exhibits, as well as a Davis look-alike contest.

“Iran Human Rights Documentation Center Releases Report”
News Blaze
March 30, 2008
Judyth Piazza
http://newsblaze.com/story/20080328153557tsop.nb/newsblaze/TOPSTORY/Top-Stories.html

Mehrangiz Kar, Newhouse Center for the Humanities, has written “Crushing the Reformist Students,” the third of a series of commentaries on developments in Iranian law and the shadow state activities of the Iranian conservatives during the reform period. The series is published by the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, a New Haven-based nonprofit.

“Demon Seed: How Fear of Life-saving Technology Swept Through Africa”
Reason Magazine
March 28, 2008
Kerry Howley
http://www.reason.com/news/show/125722.html

In an interview with Reason Magazine, Robert Paarlberg, political science, discusses his new book Starved for Science: How Biotechnology is Being Kept Out of Africa. Cast as toxic to humans, destructive to the environment and part of a corporate plot against the poor, cutting-edge technology is often most feared where it is most needed.

“Harvard’s $34.9 Billion Endowment Makes Its Choice for New Chief”
The New York Times
March 28, 2008
Geraldine Fabrikant
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/28/business/28harvard.html?sq=jane%20mendillo%20&st=nyt&adxnnl=1&scp=1&adxnnlx=1206727841-F8vb39fRrfQ3V7ct2W3dwA 

The Harvard Management Co., which oversees the university’s $34.9 billion endowment, has appointed Jane Mendillo, chief investment officer at Wellesley College, as its president and chief executive. Mendillo, who was appointed after a six-month search, joins a growing number of women who are running some of the nation’s largest university endowments. 

“Women’s Colleges Remain Relevant Higher Ed Choice”
Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.)
March 27, 2008
Lena Juarez and Anne Yastremski
http://www.mcall.com/news/opinion/anotherview/all-bottom_col-a.6330939mar27,0,6080072.story

Many higher education professionals consider same-sex colleges passé even though they have produced some of the most prominent women of our time. Women’s colleges, such as Wellesley and Bryn Mawr, continue to provide a success model for high-achieving students who desire such an option.

“Sculpture Center Taking Proposals”
Rutland (Vt.) Herald
March 27, 2008
http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080327/FEATURES17/803270307/1045/FEATURES17

The theme for this year's SculptFest08, held by the Carving and Sculpture Center in West Rutland, Vt., is "Human Interventions and the Industrial Landscape" and guest curator is Carlos Dorrien, a sculpture professor at Wellesley.

“Thursday’s Agenda, March 27”
The Miami Herald
March 27, 2008
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/story/471403.html

Under the direction of Lisa Graham, the Wellesley College Choir appeared in St. Stephen’s Episcopal Parish in Coconut Gove, Fla. 

“Encouraging Interfaith Experiences”
Inside Higher Ed
March 26, 2008
Elizabeth Redden
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/03/26/religion 

Peter L. Laurence, the founder and executive director of Education as Transformation Inc., a consulting and educational organization based at Wellesley College, said that at Wellesley, a number of religious advisers report to a dean. “They as a team exemplify collaborations across religious lines,” Laurence said. Meanwhile, at the student level, a student multifaith council meets regularly at Wellesley. Specific religious celebrations, like Sukkot, a Jewish festival, and Diwali, a Hindu one, are open to students from across the campus. 

“S&P Sees Housing Bottom in Early ’09”
SmartMoney
March 25, 2008
Prabha Natarajan
http://www.smartmoney.com/bn/ON/index.cfm?story=ON-20080325-000388-1108

U.S. home prices, which declined sharply in the 12 months through January, will continue to drop until early next year, according to S&P forecasters. Despite the increase in existing home sales in February, the overriding subprime crisis makes it difficult for regional economies to recover, said Karl Case, economics.

“The Sins of Our Preachers”
The Chicago Tribune
March 25, 2008
Katharine Moon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-oped0325preachermar25,0,2197444.story

Katharine Moon, political science, comments on the upheaval regarding Sen. Obama’s pastor, Rev. Wright and analyzes the role of faith communities in U.S. society. 

“Unbridled Galloping Along”
Publishers Weekly
March 24, 2008
Claire Kirch
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6543967.html?industryid=47152

Unbridled Books, a small publisher, is increasing both its output and its fiction offerings at a time when many other small presses are having to cut back. Fred Ramey, the co-publisher, ascribes the recent growth of Unbridled to the success of its quality list of 33 titles in print, with three more releases shipping in May and June. Of those 33 releases, 13 have been named as Booksense picks, with two of them reaching the No. 1 rank, most recently the fall 2007 release, The Pirate's Daughter by Margaret Cezair-Thompson, English. The Pirate's Daughter was also named a Booksense year-end Highlight and was chosen by four independent booksellers as a selection for their signed first editions book clubs.

“Jem Southam: The Rockfalls of Normandy”
Robert Mann Gallery
March 20, 2008
http://www.artinfo.com/galleryguide/exhibition/20291/6826/114994/jem-southam-the-rockfalls-of-normandy/

Wellesley College is currently exhibiting the Upton Pine series of photographs by Jem Southam at the Davis Museum. Another series of Southam’s, The Rockfalls of Normandy, is on display at the Robert Mann Gallery in New York City.

“Economics and Global Justice is Focus of Lecture”
WMU News
March 18, 2008
Mark Schwerin
http://www.wmich.edu/wmu/news/2008/03/046.html

Joseph Joyce, economics, will deliver a talk, “Global Justice: An Economist’s Perspective,” at Western Michigan University, part of the school’s Werner Sichel Economics Lecture-Seminar Series.

“Feminist Scholar Will Open New Diversity Lecture Series”
University of Georgia Columns
March 17, 2008
Philip Lee Williams
http://www.uga.edu/columns/current/news-series.html

Peggy McIntosh, Wellesley Centers for Women, will deliver the first address in the new Franklin Diversity Lecture Series at the University of Georgia. McIntosh is renowned for her essay, “White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming to See Correspondences through Work in Women’s Studies,” and her body of work focusing on the systemic advantages and disadvantages that maintain and reinforce the status quo while also limiting the ability to truly be diverse and inclusive.

“Hot or Not”
The New York Times
March 16, 2008
Dan Chiasson
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/16/books/review/Chiasson-t.html?_r=1&ref=books&oref=slogin

Dan Chiasson, English, reviews David Lehman’s anthology, The Best American Erotic Poems. He notes both the surprising inclusions and exclusions of the work, wondering how this collection can be deemed the best without a poem from either John Ashbery or Frank Bidart.

“When Girls Will Be Boys”
The New York Times
March 16, 2008
Alissa Quarthttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/16/magazine/16students-t.html?em&ex=1205899200&en=fa3092b6bb658df8&ei=5087%0A

There is a growing population of transgender students at the nation’s colleges and universities. Traditionally it has been adults in middle age who wished to transition, but today a larger percentage of transitions occur in adolescence or young adulthood. As one student at Wellesley pointed out, women’s colleges offer safe havens for transgender students.

“Hemenway Receives Reading Award”
The Framingham Tab
March 15, 2008
John Hilliard
http://www.wickedlocal.com/framingham/news/education/x691149479

The Hemenway Elementary School was honored with the exemplary reading program award by the International Reading Association last week. As part of the school’s reading program, Hemenway creates its own graduate-level courses for teachers, provides resources for teachers to help them develop new strategies and coordinates with Wellesley College to build a group of tutors for the students.

“Dueling Visions for a Hungry World”
Science
March 14, 2008
Erik Stokstad
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/319/5869/1474

The first international assessment of agricultural research, the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development, was recently released. The report is highly critical of agricultural biotechnology, leading many large biotech companies to withdraw from the report. Those involved hope that governments will still use the report to guide their investment, but Robert Paarlberg, political science, is skeptical. "It's a document that has much less scientific credibility," he says. By being so inclusive of different topics and viewpoints, it ended up more a collection of opinions than an incisive summary of the scientific literature. And because its scope is so broad, the assessment doesn't offer targeted analyses for particular problems.

“Female Walks a Fine Line”
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
March 14, 2008
Karen Sandstromhttp://www.cleveland.com/living/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-0/1205497813170420.xml&coll=2

A recent poll by the Pew Research Center confirms widely held beliefs about the perceptions of women in power, and that this harms powerful women who speak brusquely or loudly, gesture assertively, disagree directly or take a purely autocratic approach to decision-making – though all those actions are commonly and even successfully used by male leaders. Linda Carli, psychology, who co-wrote the new book Through the Labyrinth, rethinks the glass-ceiling metaphor for an era when business and industry are more evolved yet more complex than ever.

“Data on Neurogenetic Discussed by Researchers at Wellesley College”
NewsRx
March 13, 2008
http://calibre.mworld.com/m/m.w?lp=GetStory&id=298020861

In a detailed study published recently in the Journal of Molecular History, J.M. Sullivan and Barbara Beltz, biological sciences, find that the features of the neurogenic niche and migratory streams, and the fact that these continue to function in vitro, provide opportunities unavailable in other organisms to explore the sequence of cellular and molecular events leading to the production of new neurons in adult brains

“IWU Named on Magazine’s List of College Best Values”
Individual.com
March 13, 2008
Michele Steinbacher
http://www.individual.com/story.php?story=79163068

Among private liberal arts colleges, Wellesley ranked fourth on Kiplinger's Personal Finance 100 Best Values in Private Colleges.

“Scholar Who Stepped Down as Obama Advisor Expressed Complex Views on Human Rights”
The Chronicle of Higher Education
March 12, 2008
Evan R. Goldstein
http://chronicle.com/daily/2008/03/2019n.htm

Professor Samantha Power of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, in a recent trip through Europe promoting both her new book and presidential candidate Barack Obama, told a Scottish newspaper that Hillary Clinton was a “monster.” Power has since resigned from the campaign, but her work continues. Her new book, A Problem from Hell, departs from her earlier optimism about the ability of using America’s military power for good. "The implication of A Problem From Hell is that, in the end, the only way to really stop genocide is through armed intervention," said Thomas Cushman, sociology.

“Chilean Poet, Activist to Speak at IC”
The Ithaca Journal
March 12, 2008
http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080312/COLUMNISTS32/803120340/1002/NEWS01

Marjorie Agosin, Spanish, will present “Weaving of Justice: The Arpillera Movement in Chile” at Itahca College. Agosin’s book Scraps of Life: Chilean Arpilleras tells of Chilean women who make their struggles known to the world through the exposition of arpilleras — folk tapestries which tell of their bravery and hardships in the face of oppression. Money from the sale of these handicrafts aids them in supporting families in which the men have been arrested, murdered or simply “disappeared.”

“JazzBoston Announces highlights of Jazz Week April 26 to May 4”
Jazz News
March 12, 2008
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=17523

For nine days, JazzBoston will highlight hundreds of musicians of all generations who will appear at venues throughout the Greater Boston Area, including Wellesley College, the Real Deal Jazz Club and Caf, Ryles, the Lily Pad, Boston University, Boston College and others.

“North Korea Extends Its Freedom Overture”
Asia Society
March 11, 2008
Katharine H.S. Moon
http://www.asiasociety.org/pressroom/oped_nk_overture.html

Katharine Moon, political science, comments on the motives and importance of the New York Philharmonic orchestra’s visit to North Korea. “The Philharmonic's trip hasn't, and won't, make or break America's relationship with North Korea, but it is one giant step toward a much needed reinvigoration of public diplomacy,” she wrote.

“Grad Schools Step Up Efforts to Recruit Women into MBA Programs”
WAFB – Louisiana
March 11, 2008
Tammy Worth
http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=7982658

A study by the University of Michigan and Catalyst, a nonprofit organization working toward expanding business opportunities for women, found a number of barriers exist for women seeking an MBA. C.A. Webb, a student currently enrolled in Simmons College’s MBA program specifically designed for women, says that going to Wellesley College made her realize the benefits of an educational atmosphere focused on females.

“Boards Are From Mars ...”
The Wall Street Journal
March 11, 2008
Heidi Moore
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120520372393726295.html?mod=moj_companies

The InterOrganization Network (ION), a women’s financial association, found that women are not making progress in the highest level of business, looking at the percentage of women who hold corporate board seats or executive officer positions. ION said Fortune 500 companies with more women on their boards performed better than the average, citing data from research firm Catalyst and academic analysis from Wellesley College.

“Exhibit Offers Western Views of Modern China”
The Boston Globe
March 11, 2008
Cate McQuaid
http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2008/03/11/exhibit_offers_western_views_of_modern_china/

The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art is hosting an exhibit “Eastern Standard: Western Artists in China.” The exhibit follows a series of shows of contemporary Chinese art in recent years including "On the Edge: Contemporary Chinese Artists Encounter the West" two years ago at the Davis Museum at Wellesley College. The exhibit examined how Chinese artists have been grappling with their changing culture, with the Western marketplace and with the clash between Eastern and Western aesthetics.

“Grant Helps Campuses Build Interfaith Bridges”
Hillel News
March 11, 2008
http://www.hillel.org/about/news/2008/mar/interfaithgrant_11march2008.htm

With a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Tufts University Hillel held “Religious Pluralism in a Time of Extremism: The Campus Responds.” The event brought together students and academics from Wellesley College, MIT, Brandeis, Tufts and the University of Maryland to design and implement pilot programs that support civil discourse between students of various faiths. The $1.6 million grant is being divided between the schools over three years.

“One-Woman Play ‘Afghan Woman’ Coming to SUNY Oswego”
Oswego County Today
March 10, 2008
http://oswegocountytoday.com/fulton-home/entertainment-fulton/2008/03/10/one-woman-play-afghan-woman-coming-to-suny-oswego/

Pakistani-American actress and playwright Bina Sharif wrote “Afghan Woman” in response to post-September 11th events, and has presented it across the United States and the globe. “Having watched the tragedy of Sept. 11 from her own rooftop in Manhattan, where she has lived for more than 20 years, Sharif has an intensely personal connection with the events of that day,” said Elena Tajima Creef, women’s studies. “She draws on these to create one of the most compelling pieces of theater . . . performing the entire show while wearing a blue burqua — the head-to-toe garb of Afghan women.”

“Sizing things up”
The Phoenix
March 10, 2008
Randi Hopkins
http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid57661.aspx

Opening at Wellesley’s Davis Museum on March 19, “Grand Scale: Monumental Arts in the Age of Titian and Durer” offers rarely-seen 16th-century woodcuts, engravings and etchings. Also opening at the Davis Museum, “Jem Southam: Upton Pyne” presents large-format photographs chronicling the evolution of a small pond near Southam’s home in Cornwall that were taken during the artist’s regular walks to the pond between 1996 and 2001. Southam documents the transformations caused by time and by humans.

“Chargers Drop Season Opener to Wellesley”
Colby-Sawyer College Athletic News
March 8, 2008
http://www.colby-sawyer.edu/athletics/womens_lacrosse/08_Season/Game_1.html

Sophomore sensation Haley Geller scored nine goals as the Wellesley College lacrosse team downed Colby-Sawyer 23-4 in Saturday afternoon's pouring rain.

“Immigration and Crime: Facts Not Fear”
San Diego Union-Tribune
March 7, 2008
Kristin F. Butcher and Anne Morrison Piehl
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080307/news_lz1e7piehl.html

In California, immigrants are more likely than U.S.-born residents to be young, male and have low levels of education— all factors associated with higher levels of crime and incarceration, says Kristin Butcher, economics.

“No Boys and Girls Allowed”
Arizona Daily Wildcat
March 7, 2008
Sarah Devlin
http://media.wildcat.arizona.edu/media/storage/paper997/news/2008/03/07/Opinions/No.Boys.And.Girls.Allowed-3258676.shtml

A study at Stetson University in Florida concluded from test scores and anecdotal evidence that single-sex education benefits students, improving their performance and making them more likely to engage in subjects that cross stereotypical educational boundaries. There are many other factors that may explain this efficacy, however, and the success of some alumnae from single-sex institutions like Wellesley College may have more to do with the motivation and ambition of individual students.

“Conference to Examine Culture of Eating Disorders”
Duke University Chronicle
March 7, 2008
Anne Rhett
http://media.www.dukechronicle.com/media/storage/paper884/news/2008/03/07/News/Conference.To.Examine.Culture.Of.Eating.Disorders-3258842.shtml

Duke University is hosting a conference, “Shifting Campus Cultures: Addressing Disordered Eating in Changing Academic Climates.” Experts from Wellesley College and the University of Kentucky will speak.

“Dodd honors 20th Anniversary of National Afterschool Association Conference”
State News Service
March 7, 2008
http://dodd.senate.gov/index.php?q=node/4305

Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) congratulated members of the National Afterschool Association (NAA) for twenty years of dedication to creating safe and engaging afterschool environments for America’s children. The NAA has taken a number of actions to help school-age children, in one case collaborating with Wellesley College’s School Age Child Project to develop national quality standards and a national accreditation process for afterschool programs.

“Help Is Hip Again”
LA Weekly
March 6, 2008
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Working for a public service organization has become almost the things to do for recent graduates, particularly those from elite colleges. Teach for America, founded in 1990 by a Princeton University student, has attracted 11% of the senior classes at Amherst and Spelman to apply, 10% at the University of Chicago and Duke, and more than 8% of the graduating seniors at Notre Dame, Princeton and Wellesley College.

“Foreign Policy Discussed: US Military Creates Tension Abroad”
Indiana Daily Student
March 6, 2008
Elvia Malagon
http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=49550&comview=1

Focusing on the backlash against U.S. military bases in South Korea, Professor Katharine Moon, political science, looked the influence of the American military on local politics and international activism.

“Published This Week”
Times Higher Education
March 6, 2008
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=400947&c=2

Professor Philip Kohl, anthropology, is the editor of a recently-released book titles “Selective Remembrances: Archaeology in the Construction, Commemoration, and Consecration of National Pasts,” looking at how new and reconfigured states draw on their remote pasts to create a claim to or unity in their homeland.

“SwatBBS Added to Dashboard”
The Swarthmore Phoenix
March 6, 2008
Matt Bleiman
http://phoenix.swarthmore.edu/2008-03-06/news/17997

To facilitate discussion among Swarthmore students, the college has added a new online forum that allows all participants to post and discuss. It is meant to be a less formal venue for the dissemination of news and ideas, following the example of  Haverford’s Go Boards and the online forums at Wellesley College.

“Campus Poll on Social-Sexual Behavior Reveals Campus Trends”
Williams College Record
March 5, 2008
Kevin Waite
http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=news&id=9623

In comparing results of surveys conducted in 1976, and 2007, Williams College’s Dean Merrill finds that students at his college are likely less promiscuous now than they used to be. A 2001 joint survey of MIT and Wellesley College, for example, from that only 59% of Harvard undergraduates have had sex, while only 51% of MIT students have.

“Medvedev’s Election Victory”
Oxford University Press Blog
March 5, 2008
Marshall Goldman
http://blog.oup.com/2008/03/medvedevs_election_victory/

In his upcoming book, Professor Marshall Goldman, economics emeritus, chronicles Russia’s dramatic resurgence on the international stage.

“Olin College Thespians Perform ‘Into the Woods’”
Holliston TAB
March 5, 2008
Steven Ryan
http://www.wickedlocal.com/holliston/fun/entertainment/arts/x1870699816

Students from Olin, Babson, and Wellesley Colleges are putting on Stephen Sondheim’s famous musical, which retells well-worn fairy tales with an unexpected twist. It is set to open tomorrow night, and will also play on Saturday.

Forecast: No housing recovery until 2009”
Boston.com
March 4, 2008
Kimberly Blanton
http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/articles/2008/03/04/forecast_no_housing_recovery_until_2009?mode=PF

A widening credit crunch and rising risks of a US recession will delay the Boston housing market's recovery until mid-2009, according to a new forecast.  Karl Case, economics, said the Boston and Massachusetts housing markets could turn around this year while noting the wide variation between troubled markets such as in Lawrence, where subprime mortgages were concentrated, and wealthy suburbs such as Weston that are holding up well.

“Texas Schools Districts Trying to Combat Teen Dating Violence”
The Dallas Morning News
March 3, 2008
Matthew Haag
http://www.quickdfw.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/030408dnmetdateviolence.353a56e.html#

In some Texas school districts student mentors are sitting down with their peers to discuss the dangers of abusive relationship, learn about the signs and how to have a healthy relationship.  Nan Stein, Wellesley Centers for Women, says recent studies that physical or sexual violence among teens in relationships is rising.

“Black Solidarity Conference Draws Students from 53 Schools”
Yale Daily News
March 3, 2008
Raymond Carlson
http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/23853

More than 400 students from 53 colleges and universities converged on Yale over the weekend for the 13th Annual Black Solidarity Conference, where participants discussed the racial dynamics of electoral politics and the importance of student activism. “All the programs seem to be building up to the theme of empowerment in the black community,” said Makkah Ali, a sophomore from Wellesley College.

"The Price of Sugar"
CityLine - WCVB Channel 5 Boston
March 2, 2008
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/station/282895/detail.html

A new book, Starved for Science: How Biotechnology is Being Kept Out of Africa, by Robert Paarlberg, political science, notes that rich countries are withholding science from Africa.  Further, while Europe and North America see modern crop biotechnology like genetic engineering as potentially dangerous for Africa, Paarlberg argues that reasoning is moot on a continent where most farmers have no improved seeds, chemical fertilizers or irrigation.

"Does Boston Really Need a Mayor?"
The Boston Globe
March 2, 2008
Tom Keane
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2008/03/02/does_boston_really_need_a_mayor/

Changes reducing the power of the mayor may explain why so many towns don’t have elected mayors. Wilbur Rich, political science, argues that sometimes municipalities need mayors.

“How Swiftly Falls a Media Darling?”
Daytona Beach (Fla.) News Journal
March 1, 2008
Marie Cocco
http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/Opinion/Editorials/opnOPN58030108.htm

A study released last October by the nonpartisan Project for Excellence in Journalism found that Barack Obama, in the early stages of the primary campaign, was the clear recipient of the most positive coverage when compared to all presidential candidates, Democrat or Republican. During the same pre-primary period, McCain received uncharacteristically negative media attention but most of the negative tone involved coverage of the financial and political difficulties his campaign was going through at the time, according to Marion Just, political science, who was one of the study's authors.

“Japanese Lit Scholar Devotes Attention to Caste System”
The Brandeis Justice
March 1, 2008
Madler
http://media.www.thejusticeonline.com/media/storage/paper573/news/2008/03/11/News/Japanese.Lit.Scholar.Devotes.Attention.To.Caste.System-3262989.shtml

Eve Zimmerman, East Asian Languages and Literatures, gave a presentation on Japanese outcaste fiction at Brandeis. The lecture was part of the university’s "Re-imagining Tokyo" program, an attempt to encourage the Brandeis community to picture Tokyo's role in the modern world. Zimmerman's talk focused on her book Out of the Alleyway: Nakagami Kenji and the Poetics of Outcaste Fiction. The book centers on the burakumin caste society of Japan, a social class of people who are ethnically indistinguishable from the Japanese, yet are discriminated against due to their practice of occupations labeled as culturally "unclean."

February 2008

“Facing Default, Some Walk Out on New Homes”
The New York Times
February 29, 2008
John Leland
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/us/29walks.html?ref=business

In a declining housing market, many new homeowners owe more than their houses are worth, and can no longer afford their mortgage payments. In an era in which new types of loans allowed many home buyers to move in with little or no down payment, and to cash out any equity by refinancing, the meaning of homeownership and foreclosure have changed, economists and housing experts say. “When people don’t have skin in the game, they behave like they don’t have skin in the game,” said Karl Case, economics.

“Africa’s Organic Farms”
The International Herald Tribune
February 29, 2008
Robert Paarlberg
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/29/opinion/edpaarlberg.php

Nearly all of Africa's farms are "organic." Poor and non-productive, but organic. On the continent, there are few farming machines and irrigation systems are sparse, never mind there being an agribusiness.. Africa has an urgent need for agricultural modernization in order to increase production and decrease their dependency on food aid.

“Wellesley Celebrates Black History Month With LeVar Burton”
The Wellesley Townsman
February 28, 2008
Farah Hussain
http://www.wickedlocal.com/wellesley/fun/entertainment/x288023781

As part of the college’s celebration of Black History Month, Burton celebrated self-discovery as he shared with his audience the links between his personal history and his television roles. Burton is best known for his roles as Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award-winning miniseries “Roots,” as host of “Reading Rainbow” and as Geordi La Forge in “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”

"Ousting the Ideological Enemy"
Russia Profile
Yelena Biberman
February 28, 2008
http://www.russiaprofile.org/page.php?pageid=Politics&articleid=a1204212722

Marshall Goldman, economics emeritus, joins others in the international academic community in discussing the recent and shocking closing of a prominent Russian university.

“Wellesley Students Have a Ball with Hollywood”
Wellesley Townsman
February 28, 2008
Samantha Fields
http://www.wickedlocal.com/wellesley/news/x374197249

Alicia Erian's first novel will be made into a movie by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Alan Bell. Starring Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette, Peter Macdissi and newcomer Summer Bishil, the movie is set to be released sometime in August, and has already been screened at the Toronto International Film Festival (where it was picked up by Warner Independent), the Sundance Film Festival, and most recently at Wellesley College, where Erian teaches creative writing.

“Colleges Guard Soaring Endowments”
The Boston Globe
February 28, 2008
Peter Schworm
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2008/02/28/colleges_guard_soaring_endowments/

Under growing pressure from Congress, the country's wealthiest colleges and universities are sharply resisting calls to spend more of their soaring endowments to expand financial aid and curb tuition hikes. The Boston area's eight wealthiest schools, including Wellesley College, hold a combined fortune approaching $50 billion.

“These Are Forever”
Inside Higher Ed
February 28, 2008
Elizabeth Redden
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/02/28/thesis

The media has often expressed a great deal of interest in the senior theses of political figures, particularly those of Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama. Some who work in higher education are worried that scrutinizing the work of a 22-year-old may not be useful or informative, and does not necessarily represent the person’s current views and understanding. “It tells you what she’s interested in and the quality of it will tell you something about how good of a student or researcher she is at that point in her life," said Adele Wolfson, associate dean. "I’m not sure it can tell you much more than that.”

“At a Loss on Local Black History”
The Boston Globe
February 28, 2008
Robert Knox
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/02/28/at_a_loss_on_local_black_history/?p1=email_to_a_friend

The state Travel and Tourism office cites Black History tours of the Freedom Trail and events in Newton, Cambridge, Worcester, and at Wellesley College as activities recognizing the month.

“Immigration: No Correlation With Crime”
Time
February 27, 2008
Kathleen Kingsbury
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1717575,00.html

Despite our melting-pot roots, Americans have often been quick to blame the influx of immigrants for rising crime rates. But new research released Monday by Kristin Butcher, economics, shows that immigrants in California are, in fact, far less likely than U.S.-born Californians are to commit crime.

“Migrants Unlikely to End up in Jail”
San Jose Mercury News
February 26, 2008
Javier Erik Olvera
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8365551

A new report shows California’s foreign-born population – including illegal immigrants – makes up only a sliver of the state’s population of inmates.  Kristin Butcher, economics, says, “The type of people who are immigrating are less likely to commit crimes because they’re here for jobs.

“Sales Hit New Lows”
The Boston Herald
February 26, 2008
Jerry Kronenberg
http://news.bostonherald.com/business/real_estate/view.bg?articleid=1075969

Massachusetts house sales tumbled nearly 30 percent last month to their lowest January levels on record, new figures show. “We are an expensive place where house prices rose a lot during the boom, so I’m not surprised that things have slowed considerably,” said Karl Case, economics. Case blames much of the latest downturn on foreclosures, stricter lending standards and other woes hitting lower-priced housing.

“Flip-Flop or Not?”
The Hartford Courant
February 25, 2008
Michael Dobbs
http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-flipflop0225.artfeb25,0,6746993.story

In the Democratic debate Senator Clinton’s campaign emailed reports says, “Obama flip-flop on Cuba” while the Obama camp struck back minutes later pointing out that Clinton had changed her position on immigration reform.  Such shifts are pretty standard in presidential election politics, according to Marion Just, political science, who has been following the campaign closely.

“Democrats Equally Adept at Shifting Positions”
The Washington Post
February 25, 2008
Michael Dobbs
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/02/24/ST2008022402134.html

A review of the two Democratic candidates' records shows that both senators have shifted positions on numerous issues, but such shifts are pretty standard in presidential election politics, according to Marion Just, political science, who has been following the campaign closely.

“With ‘Gary,’ Playwright’s Career is Rocking”
The Boston Globe
February 24, 2008
Megan Tench
http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2008/02/23/with_gary_playwrights_career_is_rocking/

Melinda Lopez, theatre studies, has written Gary, about three troubled siblings in an Indiana city where hard luck is channeled into hard rock. "I never intended to write a play with music, but that's what the play wanted – something about the violence, the age of the people, and that need to escape. It resonated with me and my young adulthood, and that period is just all tied up in music for me," Lopez said.

“Fight Those Winter Blues”
Hopkinton Crier
February 21, 2008
Dear Lily
http://www.wickedlocal.com/hopkinton/news/lifestyle/columnists/x1637671859

The long and snowy winter can often have an effect on one’s mood. Among the suggested destinations is the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens and Greenhouses.

“Parents Learn Tips to Stop Bullying”
The Daily Telegram (Michigan)
February 20, 2008
David Panian
http://www.lenconnect.com/articles/2008/02/20/news/news01.txt

Psychologist Marcia McEvoy spoke to a small audience of local parents about bullying and its impact on child development. Researchers at Wellesley College found 71 percent of bullying happens right in front of adults who see it as “kids being kids” or as not wanting to “raise a generation of wimps.”

“Authors’ Corner”
Metrowest Magazine
February 2008
http://www.communitymagazines.net/metro_current_issue.html

Mary Lefkowitz, humanities emerita, is featured for her new book “Women in Greek Myth,” which looks at what women were about to achieve in a world where they had no political power.

“Breaking the Code: 02481 02482”
Boston Common
February 2008
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The residents of Wellesley have a high net-worth, but it is nonetheless a college town. It is home to Wellesley College, the highest-ranking women’s liberal arts college in the country and alma mater to some of the most recognized public figures. The school hosts more than 250 cultural and educational events ever year, most of which are open to the public.

“Campus Calendar”
The Boston Globe
February 20, 2008
Catherine Elcik
http://www.boston.com/ae/events/articles/2008/02/20/campus_calendar/

Wellesley College hosts a screening of Alan Ball's adaptation of Alicia Erian's novel “Towelhead” Thursday, Feb. 21. The story follows 13-year-old Jasira's rough sexual awakening in Houston during the summer of 1991.

"Melroy Lifts Off With Tales of Female Achievement in Space"
The Wheaton Wire
February 20, 2008
Elspeth Lodge
http://media.www.thewheatonwire.com/media/storage/paper1134/news/2008/02/20/Features/Melroy.Lifts.Off.With.Tales.Of.Female.Achievement.In.Space-3205029.shtml

On her most recent mission, Pamela Melroy commanded the space shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station. Her job is not easy – her most recent task was to install a new connecting Destiny module onto the International Space Station, move solar energy array into position, and evaluate a shuttle tile repair method – but she enjoys doing it.

“Getting Back to His ‘Roots’”
The Boston Globe
February 20, 2008
June Wuff
http://www.boston.com/ae/events/articles/2008/02/20/getting_back_to_his_roots/

LeVar Burton, Emmy-nominated actor in the epic miniseries “Roots,” speaks at Wellesley about his role as Kunta Kinte.

“Career Talk for Female Scientists Spreads in the Blogosphere”
The Chronicle of Higher Education
February 17, 2008
Jeffrey Brainard
http://chronicle.com/blogs/conference/1698/career-talk-for-female-scientists-spreads-in-the-blogosphere

Female scientists are increasingly using blogs and electronic message boards to talk about their professional challenges and connect with female colleagues. Blogs and boards provide a platform for expression, but their contributors should give some additional thought to ensuring that they are also useful to women professionally, said Jolene Kay Jesse, an official of the National Science Foundation. Jesse is directing an NSF research program on gender in science and engineering that financed a Web site, FairerScience, which is affiliated with Wellesley College.

“Now It’s (Really) Personal”
The Oregonian
February 17, 2008
David Sarasohn
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/david_sarasohn/index.ssf?/base/editorial/120313051916640.xml&coll=7&thispage=1

When one reporter suggested that the Clinton campaign has “pimped out” Chelsea Clinton, the story made little news and the reporter only apologized after much pressure from the campaign. The media coverage of the candidate has not always been flattering, and has certainly been of a different tone than that of many other campaigns. Marion Just, political science, and other academicians are looking at the reasons for this differential treatment.

“Bond Rating Update”
The Chronicle of Higher Education
February 15, 2008
Martin Van Der Werf
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v54/i23/23a01901.htm

Wellesley College had its bond rating upgraded during January 2008 from Aa1 to Aaa.  Ratings reflect the relative financial strength of the institution and help determine their cost of borrowing.  Reasons cited for the increase include a capital campaign that raised more than $470 million, a 22.7% return on endowment investments in the 2007 fiscal year, and more than $750,000 per student.

“Converts to Leading Women’s Colleges”
Inside Higher Ed
February 15, 2008
Scott Jaschik
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/02/15/women

Kim Bottomly joins a team of new women’s college presidents in the U.S. after she assumed the role of president of Wellesley College last year. Bottomly is an immunologist, with a bachelor’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Washington. She was an associate provost at Yale University when she was nominated for president of Wellesley College.

“A Feminist Icon at Wellesley”
The Wellesley Townsman
February 14, 2008
Samantha Fields
http://www.wickedlocal.com/wellesley/news/education/x2122715977

Women’s rights advocate and journalist Gloria Steinem spoke last week at Wellesley College. Invited by Wellesley Students for Reproductive Rights, Steinem spoke not only about reproductive rights, but also about race, gender and equality for all, which are all fundamentally and inextricably connected issues.

“The Meme Prisoner”
New York Magazine
February 14, 2008
John Heilemann
http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/44211/

Both Democratic presidential candidates have received a lot of attention from the media, but the way that they are treated is quite different. “Both of them have gotten an enormous amount of play, but the coverage of Hillary has been primarily negative, while the coverage of Obama has been so positive that you have to call him, though I really hate this term, a media darling,” said Marion Just, political science. Just suggests that the difference is due to the meta-narrative of each campaign, the backdrop against which all media is played out.

“Musician Among Fox Valley’s Finest”
The Courier News (Chicago)
February 14, 2008
Emily MacFarlan
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/entertainment/791628,3_5_EL14_READERS_S1.article

Professor Martin Brody, music, and six other artists were recently inducted into the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame. "It feels great," Brody said. "I think that when you're growing up, the area is your universe, and you always hope that what you do, other people will appreciate. ... The people that matter most, for me, are in Elgin and in the area." Currently on leave from Wellesley College, Brody is serving as arts director at the American Academy in Rome.

“Forgot Valentine’s Day?”
Boston Globe
February 14, 2008
Meredith Goldstein
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/articles/2008/02/14/forget_valentines_day?mode=PF

For all of the people who forgot about Valentine’s Day and need a last-minute plan, the Boston Globe has a few suggestions. Among its ideas is visiting the Margaret C. Ferguson Greenhouses at Wellesley College. Kristina Jones, director of the gardens, recommends a few detours for maximum romance. "There's a beautiful bench in the Tropical House [populated by palms and fig trees], so if you wanted to sit down in the tropics you can do that," she says.

“Uncle Sam Wants…Marriage Recruits”
The Tucson Citizen
February 13, 2008
Jean Hardisty
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/opinion/76726.php

According to Jean Hardisty of Wellesley Centers for Women, cupid won’t be the only matchmaker on Valentine’s Day. Now, the federal government is getting involved. An increasing number of low-income women find themselves encouraged to marry and bring a father into their families.

“Local Events Mark Black History Month”
Metrowest Daily News
February 13, 2008
Chris Bergeron
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/lifestyle/x176581796

With February designated as Black History Month, several state and private agencies across the Bay State will be offering historical, cultural and educational events to honor the heritage of blacks who called Massachusetts home. Wellesley College will hsot several guest speakers, films, dance, martial arts and cultural events, including a lecture by LeVar Burton of “Roots”, a howing of “City of God”, a performance by Deraldo Ferreira’s Afro-Brazilian dance group, and a showing of the movie “A Raisin in the Sun.”

“Constructing Color: Neural Mechanisms of Color Vision”
At Williams (Williams College Public Events)
February 13, 2008
http://www.williams.edu/admin/news/atwilliams/

Professor Bevil Conway, Neuroscience, will present a lecture at Williams College on Thursday titled “Constructing Color: Neural Mechanisms of Color Vision.” His research examines the neural basis for visual behavior, with a particular focus on color vision, and investigates the relationship between visual processing and visual art.

"Thespians from Three Colleges Form Cast for ‘Into the Woods’"
February 12, 2008
http://www3.babson.edu/Newsroom/Releases/BabsonOlinWellTheatre2-08ns.cfm

Students from Wellesley, Babson, and Olin Colleges will be teaming up to put on a production of James Lapine’s Into the Woods, which won the 1987 Tony Award for Best Score and Best Book. A modern interpretation of many classic fairytales, such as Little Red Riding Hood and Jack and the Beanstalk, this play will be running on Fridays and Saturdays from February 29 to March 7.

"Campus Insider"
The Boston Globe
February 12, 2008
Peter Schworm
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2008/02/10/faust_wins_vindication_in_dust_up_over_quote/

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