Carefully arranged on an end table just below a window in the office of President Glenn McConnell ’69, a small gold medal about the size of a penny glistens in the late afternoon sun. McConnell picks up the medal. It is attached to one end of a pocketwatch chain that belonged to McConnell’s grandfather. Both
She is here for the men. She makes that unmistakably clear. She goes straight in and makes her move without hesitation. And her approach works: She’s already scored numbers from five eligible bachelors – all of them unabashedly intrigued by what she has to offer. She’s straightforward, unapologetic and confident. And she’s starting to get
She didn’t think they’d go for it. The concept was too out there, too abstract, too risky. Perhaps the short film that Megan Gural Oepen ’00 had pitched would be a better fit for some hip, edgy startup. But the client for this job was Chick-fil-A, a stalwart of American business known for its traditional
Forgive Jessica Farrell ’08 if her work makes her hungry. As a corporate archivist for McDonald’s, Farrell spends her days sorting through all sorts of documents, television commercials and historical artifacts related to the Golden Arches, helping catalog the paraphernalia in climate-controlled storage and answer questions from colleagues. Questions like: How much lettuce was placed
When you’ve traveled around the world and seen the things Amy Brown has seen – grinding poverty in war-torn Armenia, orphans in Central Africa whose parents died of AIDS, villagers in Cambodia who measure wealth by pots of rice – you gain some perspective on the challenges faced by troubled youth and their families back
Eight-year-old Laura Funk Zucker ’06 (M.A.T.) turned around to see her parents, but the door to the hallway where they’d just kissed her goodbye was closed. She looked around in a panic. Who are these people? Why aren’t they talking to me? Where is my doctor? Why is this stranger holding a mask to my
Half the world over, Harry Huge (pronounced Huge-ee) is a hero. That’s what they call him in the hills of West Virginia, where the high-powered lawyer fought to protect coal miners and their families from abusive union leadership and polluting coal companies. A hero is how he is regarded in South Carolina, where he once
Masterpieces are made by channeling genius through tools – paintbrushes, pens, chisels and trumpets. Nafees Bin Zafar’98 uses a keyboard and mouse. He creates visual effects for Hollywood – scenes so riveting they rival the finest paintings, prose, sculpture and jazz. Careful, you might choke on your popcorn. by Jason Ryan photography by Ric Frazier
No matter who you are, your body image plays a role in your life. It may empower you – or, in some cases, it may defeat you, ravaging your health, ruining your relationships, destroying your life. One alumna has fought this battle – continues to fight this battle – and what she has learned in
The hagfish is an unusual creature, to say the least. With its two pairs of sharp teeth that protract and retract, it looks like a cross between a worm and a B-movie monster (think Slither or Night of the Creeps). But for one biology professor, this remarkable ancient form of life may hold the key
