Media Bytes

John Nugent, senior research analyst, was featured in an April 11 online Chronicle of Higher Education article about careers in campus administration. He says he has enjoyed getting involved at one time or another with every division of the college, including admissions, athletics, financial aid and academics.

Alex Maybury '07 published an op-ed piece in The Trenton Times on April 10 about his decision to attend a liberal arts college. "The liberal arts experience changed my life and transformed me into a real student—a student who loves to learn," he wrote.

Abby Van Slyck, associate professor of art history, was quoted in an April 8 article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review about the planned demolition of a controversial building at the Gettysburg National Military Park. "If you tear it down, you wipe out an important comment and voice from the moment in time that it was built," Van Slyck said.

An April 7 article in The Day announced that William Meredith, the Henry B. Plant professor emeritus of English, will receive a lifetime achievement award from the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism.

Armando I. Bengochea, dean of the college community, explained some of the reasons he left Brown University for Connecticut College in a "Why I Moved" column in the Chronicle of Higher Education April 6. "I lucked out because this was a position that I could have designed for myself," Bengochea said. "It encompasses all the things that I've been trained to do."

Amy Cabaniss, environmental coordinator, was featured in an April 1 New York Times story about RecycleMania, a national competition among colleges. Cabaniss and Tyler Dunham '09 were also interviewed in an NBC 30 story April 2 about the College's environmental commitment. "I think people are finally just starting to realize we have to do something now so it doesn't kick us in the butt later," Dunham said in the segment.

Anita DeFrantz '74 was profiled by the San Diego Union-Tribune April 1 about her rowing career. "This sport opened the world to me," she said. "It made it possible for me to be an Olympian and to live in the Olympic Village, which totally changed my life."

ABC World News with Charles Gibson featured Connecticut College in a March 30 segment about the cost of a college education. President Lee Higdon discussed the importance of attracting the best faculty and staff, achieving low student-faculty ratios and maintaining a 750-acre campus. The segment featured footage of the College's classrooms, dining facilities, residence halls, athletic complex and open space.

A March 24 Associated Press article about a "Comedy Studies" program at Chicago's famed "Second City" comedy club quoted Russell Chase '07, who is enrolled in the program. "I don't want to do the struggling acting thing," joked Chase. "But I was like, 'Wow! That's so much better than sitting at a desk working on spreadsheets.' "

Lan-Lan Wang, professor of dance, was quoted in a New York Times article March 18 about contemporary dance in China. Wang, a native of Taiwan, was one of the first American modern dancers to teach and perform in China after the Cultural Revolution. She is directing the College's Yunnan China/Mekong Project in partnership with the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. "I'm extremely pleased," Wang said of what's happening in China, adding that she hopes the focus will remain on the art of modern dancing.

On March 20, The Day published an article about David Dorfman, the William Meredith Associate Professor of Dance. His company, David Dorfman Dance, was recently named company-in-residence at Connecticut College. "Students will have the company in class, working with me at the helm," Dorfman said. "They'll have that first-hand experience rubbing elbows, doing plies, doing these movements with the company."

An article about "weird things that are very normal" in the March issue of Glamour magazine quoted Joan Chrisler, professor of psychology, about how women love their body more as they get older. "By 40, we learn there are things more important than our weight," Chrisler said. She was also quoted March 20 in HealthDay. Chrisler points out that the number of cosmetic procedures has jumped 446 percent since 1997. "These numbers make me sad," she said. "[The trend] suggests people are so dissatisfied with themselves, they are willing to take risks and subject their bodies to all kinds of damage."

The Day reported April 10 on the death of renowned artist Sol LeWitt at the age of 78. Several of his works of art are on the Connecticut College campus.

A story about the cool April weather on NBC 30 News April 6 included footage of the cherry blossoms in full bloom on the Connecticut College campus three months ago.

On April 7 The Day had coverage of a talk by Ken Larsen, the College's consulting physician, on his experience working in a medical trauma center in Iraq.

Women's lacrosse co-captain Lindsey Coit '08 was profiled in the Portland (ME) Press Herald on March 28.

The Norwich Bulletin reported March 22 on Martha Grossel, associate professor of biology, who was recently awarded a $205,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health for brain cancer research.