Land Grants and Literature
Dave Koch C’98
All Bets are on Banks’ Acting Career
Elizabeth Banks C’96
New Space, Ancient Worlds
The curators for the University Museum’s new exhibit, “Worlds Intertwined: Etruscans, Greeks, Romans,” pick some of their favorite artifacts.
Picture This
Art From the Undergrad
Rushdie: Out of Hiding, Yearning for Anonymity
Salman Rushdie on books, life, and the “hoo-hah” surrounding The Satanic Verses
How to Succeed in Hollywood By Really Trying
Andy Wolk C’70 on writing, directing, and Hollywood success.
The Many Faces of the Qur’an
Show on the Qur’an assembles a rich trove of texts.
Off the Shelf
Frank Furness. A biography of the Fisher Fine Arts Library’s architect.
Plus: An interview with the author; Briefly Noted.
Uncommon Reader
Larry Dark C’81
Breaking in the Bard
Diane Antonelli Herr CW’67 GEd’68
Happy Meal, Funny Papers
Mark Pett C’92
Pie From the Sky
Artist Elizabeth Myers Castonguay FA’78 paints “America the Flavorful.”
Emeritus Professor, Emerging Painter
Former SAS Dean Rosemary Stevens’ “parallel career” as a painter.
Off the Shelf
A Matter of Degrees. Taking temperature’s measure.
Can’t Be Satisfied. A life of Muddy Waters.
Four Weddings and a Hit TV Series
Kirk Marcolina C’92
Learning to See Lancaster Avenue
When a suburban commuter finally got out of his car, he found himself viewing an old street—and its people—through new eyes.
The (Socially Conscious) Play’s the Thing
Seth Rozin C’86
Three’s Company
2003 Writers House Fellows: Bernstein, Anderson, and Sontag
Off The Shelf
Confederacy of Silence. Memories and murder.
Celebrating Cities
Nathaniel Popkin C’91 GCP’95
And For Your Homework Assignment … Led Zeppelin
Paul Green C’01
Earth, Wind & Fire
Sarah McCoubrey C’79 GFA’81 & Tremain Smith C’85
Education 24/7
At home with the Writers House Al Filreis.
Ad It Up!
From flour bags to four-wheel drives, one hundred years of advertising in the Gazette reflects a changing world and a changing University alumni relationship.