Perestroika and Pitzer 24&25

A Walk for Peace: Back from the U.S.S.R.

Katie Wheeler '82 willllever There are many aspects of other large sacrifices to afford the forget last slimmer, the summer she "working for peace," as the time and money to participate. and hllndreds ofother American Soviets call it. The trip was unlike Not surprisingly, the Americans, alld Soviet citizens trekked across the any I have experienced before: full in general, were more dedicated to western pan of the Soviet Union in oflearning, sharing, and the walk and clearer about what all international Walk p- Peace. adventure, all dusted with magic. they hoped to accomplish. Fl1J11t 011 There were moments of intense Odessa the Ukmilliall 'Is This the Enemy?' Black Sea to Moscow thousands of joy, frustration, anger, miles to the east, this is the story of compassion, optimism, gratitude, For the Americans, the walk her jOllnley. despair, and excitement. Often I began in Washington, D.C., with a was overwhelmed. four-day orientation to get There were times when we acquainted and learn more about Soviets and Americans just had the walk, the Soviet Union, and fun . No politics, no history, no nuclear weapons. For the Soviet talk of socialism versus capitalism. and American walkers as a group, But there were also serious the walk was to begin at 3 a.m. moments of heated political Soviet time on August 18, 1988. discussion and debate when our To begin with, our plane was four differences were blatantly clear, hours late. The weather was and we understood why it has drizzling and cold. As the plane taken our governments so long to descended in the middle of the negotiate effectively. runway, over in the fur corner of The walk was organized by the the lot we could just barely discern International Peace Walk, Inc. the shape of a crowd. We had been (I.PW.) and the Soviet Peace asked by our American leaders to Committee (S .P.c.). The wait at the bottom of the steps by Internationl Peace Walk, Inc., is the plane until everyone was off, an independent American so we could go over to meet the organization lacking funds. The Soviets as a group. Soviet Peace Committee is the Those of us who were off the opposite: a state-run, lucrative plane first waited. And waited. bureaucracy lacking autonomy. It Months of anticipation mounted. took a great deal of compromise, And mounted. The Soviets waved. dedication, and patience for these We waved back. A lone voice two very different groups to work yelled from the Soviet crowd. together efficiently. Several Americans shouted back. Both the Soviet and American More Soviets screamed their groups included a diversity of greetings, and many more occupations: teachers, business Americans hollered their hellos people, furmers, artists, journalists, back to the Soviets. Suddenly, students, and veterans. All ages there was chaos-never mind if were present, with a surprisingly everyone was off the plane or not, large number over 60. no one could restrain themselves As a group, the Americans were anymore, nor could security hold more politically left than the them back. Both sides ran toward norm, the Soviets closer to their each other. We met in the middle norm. The Soviet contingent of of the runway, arms outstretched, walkers had representatives from each person running until he or each of the 15 republics. The she found a counterpart to hug. participants were selected by the Soviet Peace Committee and did not have to pay any fees. The American walkers had representatives from 32 states and each walker raised $3,500. Many walkers quit their jobs or made Perestroika and Pitzer I Katie Wheeler '82

Soviets greeted Americans enthusiastically all along the International Walk for Peace route. 26&27

A Polaroid picture broke the tension in an English class that Wheeler visited.

Names, faces, hometown, and occupation were insignificant. Are these the Soviet arms we've been warned to be afraid of? Is this the greeting one gives to an 'enemy'?, I wondered. The walkers were divided into 12 bus groups of 40, each one half American and half Soviet. Our bus became a tightly knit, rowdy group. The Americans on my bus were an exceptionally energetic, independent-minded group, experienced in political activism and a little bit crazy, in a fun way. The Soviets, in general, were more docile, rigid, and rule conscious. They had been taught to follow rather than lead, and to keep their political beliefs to themselves. It was exhilarating to watch us open up to each other. From the Soviets, we Americans learned about communism and socialism, the devastation war can cause, the patience required to wait in long lines, generosity and hospitality given to an excess, and Soviet and Ukrainian customs. We learned about the ethnic diversity of the Soviet Union and the faux pas of calling a Soviet a Russian. They are not the same. From us, the Soviets learned about democracy, the courage to be individualistic, and how to question authority. When the schedule or rules handed to us seemed senseless, we responded by ignoring or challenging them. I haven't felt so rebellious since I was a teen-ager! The S.P.C. tried to keep the • walkers organized and together, but it was impossible with such a diverse group of Americans deter­ mined to "do their own thing." The more the S.P.C. tried to clamp down, the more rebellious we got until they backed off. A Day in the Life frustrating game of charades­ produce was plentiful. We were trying to communicate through treated to the most delicious On the walk, a typical day began gestures, which was difficult to . watermelon I've ever had, as well with wake-up at 7 a.m. with the achieve beyond simple, superfiCial as plums, grapes, tomatoes, honey sound truck blasting music. Afrer questions and answers. fresh from the hive with an announcement of the day's The most commonly asked homemade bread, pastries, schedule and a quick trip to an questions were: What's your sunflower and pumpkin seeds, unsanitary, pungent outhouse and name? Where are you from? Are homemade wine, and strawberry a splash of cold water on the face, you married? Do you have juice. Occasionally, they filled our we packed our wet tents. Breakfast children? What do you think of backpacks or forced us to hand­ consisted of fresh vegetables, sweet the Ukraine? The Soviet Union? carry a watermelon (an item that's bread, and kasha- a delicious hot The Soviet people? How do these hardly known for its lightweight cereal of barley, rice, and other impressions compare with your characteristics when walking 20 grains. Then we'd make a expectations? What do you think kilometers with it!). People not "friendship circle" : hold hands, of Reagan? Gorbachev? Glasnost? yet carrying a watermelon soon sing, and walk in a spiral forming a All the Soviets wanted to know had their arms full with bouquets tigh ter and tighter circle until we what we do for a living and, even of flowers. We shook hands with were a small group in the center more, how much we get paid. thousands of people along the and could do a group hug. Whatever the amount, it seemed walk, wishing them "Mire e Next, we'd pile onto the buses. like a fortune to them, and it took druzba," which means "peace and Our bus entourage was led by a some effort to explain that most friendship." Many people had not militia car and trailed by our American people spend a large seen an American since World War luggage trucks, water trucks, percent of their income on II. Some cried when they saw us. service vans, food trucks, medical housing, insurance, and The diversity of our group of vans, and sound truck. education, items that are all free in Soviet and American walkers Once we arrived at a predestined the Soviet Union. They were manifested itself even in the way spot, we assembled the walk to envious of our wages but, even we "walked." Most people walked march. As walkers, in a group or as more, of the goods we have as one would walk down the individuals, we were treated as available to spend them on. street, but others jogged the celebrities everywhere we went. However, when offered some of distance without stopping. Some We were given flowers, postcards, these goods, they were the most bicycled. Some skateboarded. A books, and food. We were asked unselfish people I've ever few even rollerskated. The younger for autographs and addresses. (I encountered, and I envied their ones got piggyback or shoulder was even asked to autograph the lack of materialistic, selfish values. rides. Several carried guitars. Many dashboard of a car I rode in!) One In most places, 75 percent of the of the walkers were musical, and as man who had nothing to give, town came out to see us. Most we walked, we sang songs in English gave me the sunglasses off his head stood at the sidelines to cheer us and in Russian, accompanied by when I gave his daughter an on; others walked with us. In the the instruments and voices of American penny. In return for this small villages, farmers set up card other walkers or local townspeople: Soviet generosity, we Americans tables in front of their homes to When the walk had reached its gave away thousands of small serve us food as we walked by. The destination, we'd have a rally, with presents such as baseball cards, world-renowned Ukrainian speeches by local VI.P.s and pennies, postcards, flags , buttons, hospitaliry was warm and genuine. Ukrainian folk musicians and stickers, gum, T-shirts, posters of As visiting Americans, it was dancers performing in their native the walk, and other American especially outstanding. During costumes. I found these rallies memorabilia. World War II (the "Great Patriotic very boring as the speeches and Soviet citizens would wait on War," as the Soviets call it), music were redundant; I preferred their feet for hours, just to catch a American soldiers helped milling at the fringes of the crowd glim pse of us or wave as our buses Ukrainian soldiers when they were and talking to the locals. After the drove by. It was common for starving. The Ukrainians have rally, we typically had a fancy sit­ American walkers to suddenly find never forgotten this fact and were down lunch. No matter that we'd themselves surrounded by 30-50 eager to repay this past kindness by been coerced into eating all Soviets, anxious to ask questions being generous to us. Forty years morning and weren't hungry! and hear about our impressions of later, they still talk about the (Because ofthe enormous quantities the Ukraine. At these times, an benevolence of our soldiers. It and frequency of food we were interpreter-a local person who gives me a warm feeling to think served, the Peace Walk was ofren spoke English (ofren a high school that perhaps the people we met on referred to as the "Peace Feast.") English teacher) or bilingual . the walk will still remember and friend-was invaluable. Otherwise, talk about us 40 years from now. the conversation became a We walkers were served the best of whatever was available. Since it was harvest season in the Ukraine, 28&29

Lunch "in the open air," as it In the evenings, more activities stayed in a Soviet home. There was called, was usually held in a were scheduled-perhaps an opera were many more unscheduled field that had been converted to a in the city, a concert by the home-stays, when people we met restaurant. We never knew how Moscow rock group traveling with during the day would invite us many weeks of effort went into the us, or a local concert with home for a meal or an overnight job, but platforms were built and more ... you guessed it, Ukrainian stay. These opportunities provided tables set up with linen, crystal, folk music! When we were fur a chance to catch a glimpse of and fine china. from town, in-camp activities everday Soviet life in a completely Rows of porcelain sinks were included events such as a "No uncensored way. Often we would constructed so we could wash our Talent Talent Show," a dance, cook with the family, then sit hands before eating. However, movie, or discussion. The range of down to a feast. these sinks were not hooked up to topics for discussion included Inevitably, vodka or homemade a centralized plumbing system. women's issues, human sexuality, wine would find its way to the Instead, they had a hole in the environmental issues, new political table. In the Soviet Union, there is back of them that little Russian thinking and main goals of Soviet a prescribed method of drinking babushkas (old women wearing foreign policy, nuclear power and vodka: once the bottle is opened, scarves) would fill with water that alternatives, religious freedom, it must be finished; there is no they carried in buckets from the economic and judicial reform in way of putting the cap back on. water truck or a nearby well. The the U.S.S.Il, Soviet-American Shots are poured for all of the men water drained from the sink into a relations and the importance of and guests; Soviet women are the bucket underneath, and when education in promoting peace. only ones who do not drink. The that bucket was full, the process These discussions were surprisingly shot must be drunk in one gulp, began again. A cynical friend of open, honest, and nondefensive. or the glass is refilled and you mine claimed these sinks were On My Own must do another shot analogous to the way the whole immediately. If you are lucky and country is run: it looks OK from The most rewarding, revealing stay with a sympathetic fumily the outside, but if you look times of the walk were outside the who understands that most closely, nothing is hooked up, and official program, chatting casually Americans are not accustomed to the country is being run behind with other walkers, sharing stories, drinking this much, when you the scenes by babushkas doing breaking down cultural barriers. turn your glass upside down to back-breaking labor by archaic Sometimes it was exciting to signal you have had enough, they methods. break offfrom the group completely will leave it that way. Otherwise, it Afrer we finished washing up, and investigate the Soviet Union is considered extremely rude not food for 450 people would on my own. I visited several places to drink or, even worse, not to eat. materialize from nowhere, each not on our itinerary, and I felt I had There was a high proportion of course served by a waitress dressed more impact when I met citizens teachers among the walkers and I in local costume, accompanied by individually, doing one-on-one met lots of teachers in the towns more Ukrainian folk music. outreach. I saw a day-care center we visited. One English teacher Sometimes there was a tour where children aged 1 to 5 live six invited me to come to her English scheduled in the afrernoon: a tour days a week while their parents class the next day. Their learning of a local factory, a visit to a work in the fields. The center was style is stiff and formal, mostly Pioneer camp, or a nearby church. extremely clean, spacious, and rote and recitation; but after I Sometimes we went straight to our well-equipped, although the ratio broke the ice by taking a Polaroid camp to set up. After sorting of caretakers to children was low. picture ofthe class, the students through 1,500 pieces ofluggage to To give the kids a taste of relaxed. Then we talked find our three, we'd pitch our American children's culture, I sang informally, educating ourselves tents and relax before dinner. "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" about each other's cultures. They There were usually about 50-100 and "Bingo" before I left. were very anxious to learn more beds available inside, priority given In Cherkassy, I viewed one of about American students' to the elderly, sick, and families. the first uncensored art exhibits in interests, fuvorite sports, and As everyone in the camp caught the Soviet Union and met one of musical groups. They wanted to colds when the weather became the artists. Most of the exhibits set up penpals between their class rainy, cold, and unfriendly, these were political, including some and mine. beds were at a premium. anti-Stalin work. It was exciting to We also went, as a group, to a feel and see the suppression of farm cooperative for lunch "in the artistic expression lifting. open air" and to pick pears with There was one scheduled "home-stay" where all of the American walkers split up and The Soviet people were curious about American lifestyles.

the workers in their orchard. While intentions were good, I'm not sure if we actually helped or made more work for the cooperative! Music was a major part of the walk . On my first night in Odessa, wandering around the city with my friend Brian, we heard the sounds of a rock concert in the park. We discovered it was a peace concert. There were peace posters everywhere, especially of the American envoy Samantha Smith and her Soviet counterpart, Katya Leichovitz. We didn't have tickets, but when the guard saw Brian's peace walk I.D. card, he waved us in. (These cards were jokingly called "get-out-of-jail-free" cards because they identified us as walkers, people to be treated as v.I.P.s. They basically granted us diplomatic immunity to do whatever we wanted.) Brian decided it was imperative, as peace walkers, that we make our presence known, so we climbed several fences to get backstage. Once again, his I.D. got us past the security. With gestures and by pointing to his I.D. card, he communicated that he wanted to go on stage. When the song ended, the musicians motioned him on. As soon as he said, "I am an American," the crowd went wild, not caring that they didn't understand the rest of what he said. He sang a solo of the song "How Do You Feel About Freedom," written by a friend of his, while the band played an impromptu, improvised accompaniment. When he finished singing, as a tribute to us, the band played a Beatles song and sang it in English. Brian began dancing on the stage and motioned for me to come out too. Much to my astonishment, 1 went! 1 stood on a stage in front of thousands of people at a rock concert and danced. Alone. Spotlight on the 30& 31

The Americans gave out small flags in return for the generosity shown by the Soviets.

two of us. Me, who won't even dance at parties because I feel too self-conscious! But there the situation seemed so surreal, and we were so conspICuous anyway, nothing seemed too outrageous! Survivors: Chernobyl and Bebeyar The walkers were invited to Ternopolskoye, a village built for people displaced after the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident. The entire village for 150 people was built in five months. The program there was mostly unstructured, with plenty of time for informal chatting. Stories varied, but overall the level of ignorance, or perhaps it was denial, about the effects of radiation were shocking and scary. Some people didn't leave the Chernobyl site until up to a week after the accident. Some brought their farm animals with them when they relocated and continued to drink the milk and eat the eggs. Some reluctantly expressed their anger about the accident; others claimed no one could be blamed and that the state had treated them fairly by providing new housing, furniture, and monetary compensation. Several elderly people want to return to their old homes, even if it means they might die sooner. They feel they are too old to relocate and just want to go home. Some even sneak back to visit their old homes, despite the fact it is not allowed. The most depressing moments of the walk, for me, were during the visit to Bebeyar, in Kiev. Bebeyar is a ravine where 100,000 people, mostly Jews, were massacred during World War II. Today there is a man-made hill with a monument at the top to commemorate the dead. Standing at the top of the steps of the monument, the sunken ravine looks like the massive grave it is. The natural beauty and tranquility of the park contrast sharply with imageS of the atrocities that took place there in the past. How Far We've Come, How Far We willing to compromise. Gradually, time, it has gone from being an Have to Go however, the idea of a protest was agrarian, czarist country to an replaced with the idea of a industrialized, but repressive, The Peace Walk was scheduled demonstration to celebrate our world power. Now, with to be in Moscow for one day mutual cooperation in taking the Gorbachev, pt:restroika, andgias1UJst, only-September 14. first, tentative steps toward peace. the mood of the country seems to Coincidentally, that was also the Ultimately, three main ideas be cautiously optimistic, but also day Russia was to dismantle a emerged. First, a joint American­ afraid. As a Soviet friend described missile in Moscow and the day the Soviet statement commending our it, it is as if they had been walking U.S.S.R. and U.S.A. were to do combined efforts, but stressing the on a road, a rocky, uncomfortable their first " mutually verifiable need to do more to end the arms road, but a solid road. Now they testing" in the US.S.R. Many of race, was issued to the press, each feel as if they are walking across a the activist Americans were of our embassies, and the United marsh . They don't know where adamant that as a group working Nations. Second, we would walk they can stand-what is secure and for peace, we should protest this in Red Square; and third, we what isn't, what is allowed and testing with an American-style would do a friendship circle there what is forbidden, what has demonstration in Red Square. The and then turn it into a human changed and what hasn't. Even if Soviet Peace Committee was just peace sign. they know today, it may be as adamant that we should not. To the end, the Soviet different tomorrow, or if another They even went so fur as to authorities were reluctant to allow person walks in those same steps. threaten Soviet walkers who might us into Red Square and kept The foundation of their beliefs IS choose to participate. coming up with new stalling shaking. What to do on September 14 techniques and stipulations. They By the end ofthe walk, I was became the most hotly debated roped off Red Square while we exhausted from the strains of topic on the entire walk. It was an were there so it was completely being on the road so much. I was issue where our differences showed empty except for us. They made sick with a bad cold and had a most clearly. We were forced to us walk in a prescribed fashion, no sprained ankle on one leg and shin move beyond the warm superficial more than four abreast, and even splints on the other. I was fed up peace and friendship wishes to the then made us wait at the blockade with Soviet bureaucracy and cold reality of how we confront for almost an hour while last­ feeling manipulated. I was tired of our differences, resolve them fairly, minute negotiations continued. being dirty. I wanted to eat what and allow both sides to live When it became clear that we and when I wanted. I wanted a together peacefully. were not leaving until we were real bed. A place to put my There were several all-camp allowed into the square, the toothbrush. A home that didn't meetings to discuss the issue, with security finally let us in. We change every day. And yet ... I've alternating Soviet and American proceeded to the square, made our never been so reluctant to leave a speakers. There were many friendship circle and peace sign, group of people since I graduated differing points of view based on then had a moment of silence. At from college. Soviet and American cultural that moment, the clock in Red What does it all mean? Where differences, difficulty in translating Square chimed two o'clock and can I, where can we, go from here? the word " demonstration," which the changing of the guard in front Was the walk a success? In terms of has negative connotations in of Lenin's tomb occurred. Tap, directly reducing the number of Russian, and fear on the part of tap, click, click, went their guns as nuclear weapons in the world, the Soviets to be involved publicly they shifted on the pavement. perhaps not. In terms of increasing in such an action, even if they Clack, clack, went their guns as understanding and spreading believed in it. We wanted the they shifted their positions. It was goodwill between our nations, demonstration to be interpreted as eerie-the noise intruded on the yes. At the orientation, we were opposition to all nuclear testing, peaceful silence of our grOUp of told that the walk would be a not just Soviet testing or to the Americans and SOViets, Jomed failure if, after it was over, we felt INF (Intermediate-Range Nuclear together for the last time. as if we had finished something. It Forces) Treaty. We also needed to It was as if we were being forced would be a success only if we respect the fact Red Square is not to remember the presence of the wanted to do more, to learn more. just tRe political center of the military and all they represent, Mire e druzba! US.S.R. but also one of its most while we contemplated the peace -Katie Wheeler '82 sacred spots as Lenin is buried and friendship achieved on the Wheeler is currently teaching there. walk. It served as a reminder of There were many tense and traveling on a sailing how far our group had come schooner for dyslexic children. moments, and for a while it together, but how much further Her future plans are to enter looked as though no one was our countries must go. At the graduate school in education. second I was contemplating these thoughts, the sun peeked out from behind the clouds-the first sign of sun all day. The Soviet Union is at a crossroads right now. In a short Perestroika and Pitzer 32&33

Can Trade Help Lead the Way to Peace?

has been in the business of doing been estranged, the two became business with the Soviet Union for quite close in the years before his decades. death. "He knew he didn't have "Most people don't even know long to live," Boothroyd says, it's legal to trade with the Soviet when they began discussing the Union," says Kaaren Fielding possibility of her returning to the Boothroyd '86, co-owner of company-she had worked in it for Romaine Fielding Enterprises, the a time as a teen-ager. business her futher founded in "I had a real emotional 1949. "Then they find out we've attachment to the business. My been doing it for 30 years!" futher started something when It's an area of considerable nobody else was [doing it]. Now, interest to Westerners now, of it's chic [to get involved with the course, with the increased opening U.S.S.R]. I thought, why let all It is a small room, dominated by of the Soviet marketplace to this go, all the goodwill that he a large table at which sit half a Western ideas and wares . It means had developed over 30 years. I dozen people engaged in deep also that big companies will try to thought it was not something to discussion. The two women sit move quickly into the business, dismiss out of hand." across the table from the men, now dominated by small operators. What clinched the matter in their business counterparts, as Can a woman with a Pitzer Boothroyd's mind was when her questions are posed, papers degree in English and Women's futher matched her with Deborah shuffled, objections raised and Studies go head to head with the Bowes, his long-time assistant. answered. The women are there to Ivy-League M.B.A., the Fortune The two women clicked negotiate a contract for the sale of 500 executive? immediately. "She worked with some parts for off-highway trucks, You might be surprised to hear my futher through thick and and the talks have been long and about the ways Boothroyd makes thin," says Boothroyd. "Business drawn out. They begin to wonder her background seem the ideal was bad then [1987]- the changes if an agreement will ever be preparation for her current career. in the Soviet Union were bringing reached, but finally they arrive at Boothroyd is not afraid to take complete chaos." one; there are smiles and risks. After high school, she So Boothroyd and Bowes assumed handshakes all round, a scurry of traveled in Europe, where she met ownership of Romaine Fielding preparation as the documents are her husband, Toby Boothroyd, Enterprises, Inc., a business with completed and signed. who is a native of England. Later, the Soviet Union as its sole It could be any scene anywhere they moved back to Southern customer since Fielding launched in any business day, except this is California and began a fumily; they the first American automatic the Soviet Union: the deal is have a daughter, Angie, 21, and a laundry in Moscow in 1958. transacted through an interpreter son, Peter, 16. Boothroyd, American automatic laundries are and the two women, Americans, meanwhile, worked at an activist known by two generations of have traveled for the third time church in Pasadena, and later in Moscovites now, who have dubbed that year the 6,000 miles from Los the Los Angeles County Art them "Amerikanki." They Angeles to Moscow to meet with Museum's Press Office. For a time, currently export to the Soviet Soviet businessmen who want to she owned her own business, a Union industrial spare parts for purchase American manufucturing personal management service. But equipment manufuctured world­ • spare parts. And what's more, the nothing, she says, was quite wide for the mining, automotive, women own the company, which satisfying. Attending junior college printing, metallurgical, materials at night convinced Boothroyd to handling, and agricultural industries. go back to school full-time: she The company consists of a full­ quit her job at the museum and time staff of three, along with two came to Pitzer as a New Resources part-time employees, with offices in student in 1982. (The New Westlake Village in the Los Angeles Resources program, founded in area and in New Jersey, where 1974, brings post-college-age shipping is coordinated. There is students to Pitzer every year. New also a company representative in Resources students make up about Moscow, who is a Soviet citizen. 10 percent of the total student "It's hard work," admits population at the college.) Boothroyd. "There are obstacles Boothroyd's dream, after peculiar to the Soviet Union. graduation, was to open a Also, the fuilure rate of taking over bookstore in Pasadena, a high-risk a business is tremendous. Being a endeavor requiring enormous woman also makes it harder. I capital. But then her futher, Romaine Fielding, became seriously ill. Although they had Perestroika and Pitzer I Kaaren Fielding Boothroyd '86

Boothroyd and partner Deborah Bowes take time out for a picture in Red Square.

would say that here, it's OK. There are barriers for women in business, but not as many as in the Soviet Union, where there are no women doing what we do. It is an incredibly entrenched patriarchy there. It was a big concern of my father's, but he trusted that we had the brains, the wherewithal, to do it. "I'm sure the first time they saw me it was because I'm Romaine Fielding's daughter. Of course, they gave us a chance. But they put you through your paces. It's the same thing, 'a woman has to be twice as good to get half as far.'" Boothroyd has been fortunate, in her Soviet travels, to spend time in households as well as hotels. Her father's last wife was a Soviet citizen who lives in Moscow now, although in a district that is off­ limits to Boothroyd. When she can, she spends time with her stepmother's friends in their homes. "It's nice," she says, "and comfortable, but by our standards, dramatically different." TIaveling in the Soviet Union approximately three times each year, Boothroyd finds it's easy to meet people there. "They are hungry for information and news of the West. They'll initiate conversations. Most just want to talk to you. They'll ask you, how much does a VCR cost? How much does the average man take home in salary- it always seems like a tremendous amount to them. But they ask because they want to put their lives in context." And at the moment, Boothroyd says, there are no restrictions on what they sell, although "what they want to buy, in terms of technology, is not so clear cut. Up until now, we stayed away from those areas-we don't want to be vulnerable. I do have to be careful about what I do, because they don't have to have a reason to ask me to leave. But I am completely above-board. It's easy to move around if you're not doing anything wrong." Occasionally, the innocent encounter assumes bizarre aspects, like the time a Soviet cab driver tried to get her to agree to import a pit bull for him. 34&35

"They are a reserved people," Laundromats her father placed 30 me, 'you were exactly right.' she says, "but once you know years ago. Romaine Fielding spent Apparently they went over with them, they are very warm. A lot of his GI bill studying Russian. the tricks and strategies they use Americans are put off by their "People thought he was crazy," with other Western companies­ 'severity.' It's cultural. They think Boothroyd says, smiling, "but he and it was a hellish experience. Americans are very frivolous," an decided that 'if we are to live They were completely traumatized." argument frequently all too together in peace, we must learn So, while American businesses difficult to counter. the language.'" She doesn't know may be eager to jump in, she says, Boothroyd gets excited when she much more about his motivation. "the reality of accomplishing talks about the changes taking "Some of it was calculating, some something tangible is another place in the Soviet Union. "They serendipitous," she guesses. And, kettle offish. That's where our are starting to bring in services, she notes, the company has never longevity, our expertise, and the technology we think of as rypically lost that original objective, of connections of 30 years help. So Western," she says. "You can find "using trade as a tool toward we're weathering it." Pizza Hut there now. There are a peace." Boothroyd is unabashed in her lot of European companies there Which is not a great leap at all praise for Pitzer's role in preparing already. But the Soviets chiefly from a Pitzer education. "There is her for her unusual career. "I feel spend their hard currency on a certain something that goes on I'm just as well-equipped as the equipment, on items that allow here that contributes to the M.B.A. from Harvard, and maybe them to produce consumer entrepreneurial spirit," says better, because Pitzer taught me to goods." Boothroyd believes Soviet Boothroyd. "The way you're think in an analytical, clear, and leader Mikhail Gorbachev's pushed to think, to support your practical way. You could come up "biggest problem" now is ideas-it gave me the confidence, with some real impressive­ whether to begin to import the unblinking determination to sounding arguments about a piece consumer goods. "The Soviet do what I want to do. A lot of ofliterature, for instance, make people are overwhelmingly in favor what I do takes daring. some pretty heady claims, but the ofthe changes," she says, "but the "There are some experiences in professor never lets you get away condition of the average people on my life for which I wouldn't trade with it. You have to prove it, you the street has not improved." anything. One is the closeness I can't BS your way through it. And Boothroyd's primary areas of had with my father before he died. that's basically what getting along responsibility are marketing and Another is my time at Pitzer. I in life is. That kind of training is making and maintaining sales came here in my mid-30s, and I very, very valuable." contacts. Her partner negotiates don't know if! could have gotten As is her background in contracts as well, but is chiefly as much out of it if! had been Women's Studies, she asserts. "It involved in the firm's financial younger. It's been important to helps you to understand your operations. The third Westlake my career, as a mother, as a place in the world," Boothroyd staffer, Information Services business person-it improved the says. "Once, I was sitting at a table Manager and Export Coordinator quality oflife in all facets . I was a in Moscow in negotiation with six Diane Norris, oversees hard-working student, but I got it men across from me. Another part implementation of projects and all back. of me was objectively watching. I contracts-no easy feat, says "I was talking with [Professor of could understand how they Boothroyd. Each month, only one English] Ellin Ringler-Henderson perceived me, why I was reacting ship leaves out of New York recently, explaining to her why I in certain ways. If you understand, bound for the Soviet Union. do this. I told her it's the it's not so intimidating, you don't • Anything can go wrong, and does. challenge. No matter what I ever feel awkward or out of place, Goods have been refused. did, I was never in a position because you know it's exactly Sometimes the ship is late, or the where I felt I could use all my where you should be. And believe merchandise gets lost. She says it's talents. Plus, we're sitting on the me, as a woman doing business in not yet lucrative. edge of a very dramatic change in the Soviet Union, it's easy to feel "It's a very competitive market. history. If I am fortunate enough you don't belong. They are shrewd negotiators-no to go and be there, it's too good "In the Soviet Union, you're matter the price, they expect a to pass up." presented with a situation that's discount. They shop the world for She was recently in discussion wide open. It doesn't matter what parts, so a lot depends on the with a large company interested in the rules are here. I think my reputation of the company. selling their wares in the Soviet training at Pitzer prepared me not Everyone wants in now, but the Union. They eventually pulled to go by a standard but to set my profit margin is quite slim. When out of negotiations with own path. But since we're not it opens up," she predicts, "it will Boothroyd's company, deciding to Western businessmen, but be very good." go direct instead. Boothroyd businesswomen, that can work to Boothroyd is not likely to forget predicted that they might not find our advantage. The only limits are that all this evolved from the the going so easy ... and received within yourself." confirmation of that later from one oftheir executives. "He told -Elisabeth Duran Perestroika and Pitzer Harriett Crosby '68

Bridging the Gap Between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

Harriett Crosby '68 is founder and president of the Institute for Soviet and American Relations (ISAR). "We're trying to humanize the officials cannot do themselves, but relationship between the two wanted to see done." countries," says Crosby. "The ISAR holds that common basic idea is to get away from ground will help establish enemy-making, and to work with common interest, which will lead our Soviet counterparts on to a new vision of the "enemy." mutually beneficial projects. It's a So while George Bush matter of building and cultivating telephones Mikhail Gorbachev on relationships, of beginning to his first working day in office, the create a common ground." Russian Society of Hunters and So Crosby, an art major at Pitzer Fishermen and its American with a master's degree in counterpart, Trout Unlimited, psychology, along with colleague organize opportunities for Nancy Graham, a former Peace American and Russian anglers to Corps director, founded ISAR in fish the waters of the two 1983. The Institute's initial act countries together; Soviet chefs was to publish a handbook of visit the US. at the invitation of a organizations involved in Soviet­ Seattle hotel, a followup to a trip American relations. For that first taken earlier by Seattle chefs; and edition, they included entries on Soviet lawyers enter the American more than 200 organizations. Bar Association's internship From there, it's a matter of program to study the US. legal keeping track of what the groups system here. are doing, which ISAR reports in All this, and much more, is duly its main publication, Surviving chronicled in Surviving Together, Together: A Journal on Soviet­ which the United States American Relations. Suriving Information Agency (USIA) has Together concentrates on US. called the "Bible of Soviet­ Maybe the Soviet Union is no private sector activities with the American relations." Crosby says longer "the Evil Empire," at least, Soviet Union, including press and ISARlooks for symbols of transfor­ not to most Americans. But what editorial extracts on the most mation to communicate the is it? If not the land of Dr. important current developments message "of how the Superpower Zhivago, vodka, and caviar, if not in the US.S.R. relationship is moving from the Red Threat of McCarthyism, Crosby says it's all based on the confrontation to cooperation." does the country remain "a riddle premise of networking. "If you "Symbols about cooperative wrapped in a mystery inside an know what others are doing, you Soviet-American relations have enigma" as Winston Churchill can share information, learn from changed how politicians see the maintained 50 years ago? others' mistakes, cooperate and Superpower relationship," she says. For all the changes Mikhail enhance the efforts of each A Jungian psychologist, she believes ' Gorbachev's perestroika seeks to individual." recognizing symbols is critical to bring about, what we see today Thumb through the journal, the process of transformation. still baffles us. One week the world and you may be surprised at the To illustrate, she cites three events. reads about the withdrawal of kinds of exchanges happening The first is a joint climb by tanks and troops from Eastern today: Vietnam war veterans meet American and Soviet youths, aged Europe; another, about poison gas with Soviet veterans of 18-21, to the top of Mt. Elbrus in employed to quell demonstrators. Afghanistan in the Soviet Union; a the Caucasus mountains of Soviet How to sort through the Washington, D.C. law firm Georgia. The exchange has since bewildering, contradictory announces plans to open a law been spun off to Outward Bound, messages? How to gauge if real office in Moscow; the US.S.R. which is now working to bring change is occurring? lifts a decades-old ban on Elvis Soviet climbers to the US. Crosby Harriett Crosby '68 has spent Presley and his music. participated in the Mount Elbrus the las~ six years trying to do just "There is so much going on," climb. that. Crosby is founder and Crosby asserts enthusiastically. "We thought, now the young president of the Institute for "And it's so healthy. I think the people have reached the summit Soviet-American Relations (ISAR), nuclear scare in the early '80s and trusted their lives in one a small, nonprofit, nonpartisan frightened us so much, many another's hands," she says. "It's service organization based in people wanted to do something to time for our leaders to reach their Washington, D.C. Their mission: ease the tension. At ISAR, we summit-we climbed Elbrus before to help improve Soviet-American encouraged and facilitated these the Geneva Summit." relations, primarily by encouraging grassroots, people-to-people Another example Crosby likes to people-to-people connections and exchanges. We discovered that cite are the spacebridges, or TV serving as a clearinghouse for private citizens outside Soviet-American exchange. government can take initiatives and do things that government 36&37

satellite links, used to facilitate Soviet visitors to American officials Crosby says she had many communication between U.S. and in "off-the-record, informal " incarnations" before she founded Soviet citizens. Satellite hookup discussion," she says. ISAR. Mer leaving Pitzer, she was used to great effect when the For one Soviet official, ISAR set worked as a librarian, a teacher, a US Festival, held in San up meetings with members of the potter, and then a Washington Bernardino County in 1983, was Senate Foreign Relations Commit­ lobbyist for the American Friends simulcast in Moscow. Ebullient tee, Washington newspaper Service Committee. She received a fans jammed and rocked together reporters and local scholars and master's degree in psychology across two continents, prompting college students. This time, their from Philadelphia's Temple Crosby to respond, "If we can discussions focused on perestroika University, then studied at the dance together, and jam music and how the Communist party was Carl G. Jung Institute in Zurich simultaneously, why can't we be interpreting the March elections. before returning to Washington, talking about important issues?" Soviet visitors welcome the D.C. to begin a counseling practice. "It all started with citizen opportunity to learn and talk off "I began to see the collective diplomats in 1983," Crosby said. the record, she says. "What psyche was out of sync," she "Now, ABC broadcasts live, fascinates me, on a personal level, explains. "I had traveled in Russia, uncensored dialogue between is getting people together where and they always asked me, 'Why members of the Supreme Soviet they can talk informally," says do you want to go to war with us?' and U.S. Congress. Spacebridges Crosby. "When Gennady But once you're there, you see demonstrate that high technology Gerasimov, chief spokesman for they're just human beings. can be used to bring people the Soviet government was in Jungian psychology [teaches1 together. .. It's a better use of town last spring, we set up about the individual. It's the high technology than 'Star Wars.'" meetings with government individual who runs governments, Finally, Crosby points to the officals, journalists and TV makes decisions, sets policy. And coming together of astronauts and anchors. And just for fun, we took it's through the individual that cosmonauts in the Association of him down to Florida to swim with change begins to come. Space Explorers, which grew out the dolphins. "I feel the real solution, the way of a meeting initially set up by the "For someone who has to deal to shift away from polarization and Esalen Institute's Soviet American with very complex and difficult the nuclear threat, is in human Exchange Program. issues, [I think it1 was a relief and a engagement, for individuals to get "From a Jungian perspective, pleasure to play with the dolphins. together to create a common you can spot certain events which, They loved him. Three dolphins good." like images in a dream, have the were leaping around him and Crosby is realist enough to power to change a person's attitude. brought him a little blue ball, temper her enthusiasm with some These are symbols of transforma­ which he threw for them. measure of caution. tion, which have moved us to a "Dolphins play," she muses. "It's not good to get caught up new paradigm of consciousness in "To be creative, and to do things in euphoria," she says. "We must Soviet-American relations." that haven't been done before, be very levelheaded and cautious Crosby says Pitzer Professor of you've got to be able to playa as we move forward. I think we Art Carl Hertel was instrumental little-you can't be afraid of being should continue to take them up in turning her on to Jung. silly. Maybe that's where new on their offers and take "My junior year, he encouraged ideas come from, from play." Gorbachev's initiatives seriously me to read Jung's Mc1tUlYJ, These are perhaps not surprising enough to put them to the test, Dreams, and Befiections," she says. sentiments from a woman who but we also need to hold their feet • "It was the beginning of my had the idea of coming to a brand to th e fire." interest in Jung, which led me to new college before it existed. She But the beauty ofISAR's Zurich to train as a Jungian applied as an early admissions approach, of course, is that there is analyst, and to read the collected student, becoming part of Pitzer's a role for everyone to play in works ofC.G. Jung. It has first four-year class. ending the Cold War. "Private profoundly shaped my life." "I liked the idea of starting citizens can do things government And the lives of many others, it something new," she says simply. officials can't. Everyone can get seems. Crosby's personal Pitzer had only two buildings involved," Crosby maintains, convictions in turn shape ISAR's then, she recalls. "The rest of the "architects to work with mission. In Washington, ISAR land was bulldozed over what had architects, kids to get involved works with the Bush been a dump," says Crosby. "I began with other kids. It's a vision that administration, as it did with to explore what could be done and will make the world a better place." Reagan's, as well as the Congress, had landscape architects make - Elisabeth Duran the USIA, and the Office of several alternative plans for [the Technology Assessment in setting area north of McConnell Center], up behind-the-scenes meetings, which were put to a student vote. lunches, private dinners and other The choice was between a geometric affuirs that unobtrusively introduce plan and a naturalistic plan featuring winding trails and gentle slopes." Today, of course, that area is known as "The Mounds." I David Bernstein '77

From a College in CI~remont to a Kibbutz in Israel: Taking Risks for His Beliefs

It is a five-hour bus ride from When David Bernstein arrived at the kibbutz. From '85 through bustling Tel Aviv to the relative Yahel in 1979 the kibbutz was '87 he served as the kibbutz's serenity and isolation of Kibbutz barely two years old. The Merakez Meshek, which may be Yahel, a fairly young settlement community then consisted of a roughly translated as the chief lying in the southern end of the fuirly even mix of Israelis and economic coordinator. When Arava, one of the planet's more Americans, almost all single and in people ask him what his economic elegant deserts. Some distances can their early twenties, whose dream background is, he responds that it be easily measured in hours of was to create a viable community was a Pitzer history degree. travel, others cannot. To describe founded on the socialistic system Bernstein attributes his studies the distance from a childhood in San of kibbutz, taking advantage of with giving him the ability to Francisco and a Pitzer education to the environment to capitalize on a contend with what he describes as 10 years of life at Yahel at first winter agriculture that would the challenges inherent to any seems impossible, yet as the life of provide out-of-season produce problem in life. This includes David Bernstein '77 would indicate, (much demanded in Europe). being able to define the big picture the route, if unique, is not entirely And, as if all this were not and address the core of it, rather untraceable. In a wide desert valley, enough, become the first than becoming bogged down in the product of the Syrian-Afro rift, settlement sponsored in Israel by small details. Bernstein has realized dreams he the Reform Movement of That David Bernstein has firmly believes are rooted in his Judaism, and create a life applied this philosophy not only Pitzer background. interwoven with its philosophic to the larger concerns of the Hyenas trot through the night, and spiritual tenets. kibbutz as an economic entity but gazelle chase the dawn, wild camels Of those original goals, also to his own life is confirmed by have occasionally raided the fields, Bernstein believes that the social the accomplishments that have and constant army patrols strive to and religious realms, though not filled it. Though he did not know prevent the nearby Jordanian border without setbacks and changes, it at the time, his interest in Yahel from becoming the source of a have been reached: the economic was in part triggered by a year different kind of raid. It is common side is still a struggle, but he is spent in Israel on a program called for the heat to climb to 105 degrees optimistic about its eventual the College Academic Year (of the much of the year. The only visible success. Growing competition on American Reform movement) neighbor is an old Jordanian police the European market, namely working and living at Kibbutz station, tiny across the wide acacia­ from Spain and the Canary Ma'ale Hamisha, near Jerusalem. strewn valley. The sunset makes a Islands, has somewhat cut into the While there, he studied at Hebrew breathtaking watercolor of the profits of winter agriculture. Union College. This comprised his foothills on both sides of the valley; The ensuing search for a junior year. Not long after sunrise is greeted with the coughing kibbutz-based industry, a cash­ returning to Pitzer he joined Garin of tractors and the lowing of a and-energy-draining quest, has (literally, seed) Arava, a group of healthy herd of dairy cows. About 60 been temporarily set aside as the young Americans readying permanent members of the highly kibbutz seeks to increase its themselves to move to the as yet structured communal Yahel start a participation in local industry, nonexistent Kibbutz Yahel. day of work. such as the regional date packing Within two years of his graduation plant and the innovative in '77 Bernstein and the rest of the "agriculture of the sea" based 40 Garin found themselves at the minutes to the south in Israel's then two-year-old kibbutz. southern port, Eilat. In earlier years Yahel's members participated in these endeavors as simple laborers, their wages going to the kibbutz as a quick source of cash. These days the participation is more refined, with Yahel members making serious contributions to their management and development. Bernstein is more than a little familiar with the financial side of 38&39

Since the author, on a brief, kibbutz. He had repeatedly your needs through the community, three-and-a-half year leave of scheduled her to work one of the your commitment to the com­ absence from his own Pitzer plant's most difficult and tedious munity has to transcend personal education, had somehow also tasks, quality control. When he let disapointments." He is glad, he stumbled onto Yahel at about the pass an opportunity to transfer her adds, when looking at the lives of same time as Bernstein, he was to the coveted kitchen, she graced his old acquaintances, that he's privy to the struggle of young him with a look that he swears was done something' 'somewhat unique urban Americans to become desert potentially lethal. From that that continues to be special." farmers. To describe these early exchange a love was born. David Bernstein notes among attempts would be an Afrer the army, Nirit, who is a current American college students embarrassment; suffice it to say native of Haifa and, like Bernstein, a diminished sense of the central the tractors and most of what was raised in the Reform Movement, lesson he derived from Pitzer, planted initially in the ground lefr the kibbutz to attend the which is to "take whatever managed to survive. Both the Hebrew University School of philosophies you have and take Americans and the Israelis, none Agriculture at Rehovot. With risks for them, going into the of whom had agricultural their marriage, Nirit Bernstein abyss and seeing what you come backgrounds, learned their tasks returned to Yahel and supervised out of it with." by a method he aptly describes as research at the regional In Yahel he sees a life that is also "trying to figure out how to do experimental station nearby, trying an example. The kibbutz itself, this." Ten years later, the oasis that to develop an export quality onion caught up in the struggle to earn Yahel has become is proof of their that could be grown in the month Reform Judaism proper success; the numerous children of February. recognition in Israel (which has who play among the paths and The couple are now residing in been fought by the orthodox gardens of the pleasant housing the Bay Area, having been sent establishment), symbolizes and area indicate that "how to do there for a few years by Yahel, the encourages religious and other this" consisted of more than Kibbutz Movement, and the types of pluralism as well as growing onions and laying out Reform Movement to perform tolerance in general. In Bernstein's drip irrigation lines. As Bernstein "shlichut," a job best described in words, "it's not enough to just says, "What we've learned is to English as that of an emissary. For preach that Israel should be more become much more efficient, the time being, Bernstein's task is tolerant. I want to be there and be learning from experience to get the to promote kibbutz programs, involved daily in a lifestyle and most from a work day. When we such as temporary stints as community framework that strives find more means of income we'll volunteers or enrollment in to be an example of that." be able to make it work well, to kibbutz-based intensive Hebrew Visiting campuses nationwide as economically thrive with enough courses, and to interview and help he does, Bernstein has found he is of a profit to build our potential immigrants to met with criticism that he community to meet our needs." "kibbutzim" and other forms of perceives is directed more toward There was also the army, the settlement. He also promotes Israel's existence and basic zionism one-and-a-half years that David long-term academic programs in than on the government's policies Bernstein spent away from the Israel and is the coordinator of the in the occupied territories. He kibbutz, in regulation green activities of all the emissaries from contends that, unfortunately, a uniform, which he says was the Israel in Northern California. fundamentally anti-Israel voice has hardest part of his life. In contrast Bernstein also wears the hat of a managed to completely equate • to that taxing experience during national emissary to the College Israel with those policies. this period is what he calls the best Education Department of the Bernstein, and here perhaps the part, his marriage to Nirit Reform Jewish Movement, old history student at Pitzer Bernstein, in 1983. At the time working to educate Reform Jewish emerges, responds by returning to that they met, he was managing college students and, again, the basic reasons for Israel's the local date packing plant. Their promoting programs that provide existence and what zionism is, relationship began over his quality time in Israel. Nirit, which he considers a humanistic attempts to apologize to Nirit, a happily, has not had to abandon philosophy. It is only then that he member of an Israeli Garin serving her agricultural pursuits during turns to Gaza and the West Bank part of her own army time at the this temporary stint away from the over which he, like many other kibbutz; she is hoping to return to Israelis, is deeply troubled. He Israel with a doctorate in plant describes the current Intifada as physiology, from the University of the result of what was long the California at Davis. most benign occupation of Bernstein likes to talk about history, a period that brought what he thinks he derived from his Pitzer days in the way of a life philosophy. That Yahel is a different lifestyle from many of his peers he readily admits. He says, "you must adapt to the fact that in kibbutz life you have to fulfill David Bernstein '77 says the year and a half he spent in the Israeli army was the hardest part of his life.

great improvement to the lives of Palestinians who now, and he doesn't blame them for it, want it all . Bernstein challenges liberal students to go ro Israel. He is aware of a widely shared tendency, one he himself is vulnerable to, to hold Israel up to incredibly high moral standards that are at times too extreme. He suggests it is helpful to introduce some perspective by looking at Israel in comparison to other states in the region, and to even compare Israel's human rights record with that of the U.S. Israel's, he asserts, comes out on top. He points out that we don't see Americans abandoning this country over its treatment of immigrants or Native Americans, or even its neighbors in Central America, and emphasizes that the U.S., unlike Israel, has not existed under an ongoing state of war with its neighbors. Such comparisons, he allows, don't make him feel better or less angry about those ofIsrael's policies with which he disagrees. He doesn't wish to be an apologist, he just wants people to see the picture objectively. In any case, he asserts, Israel is an open society; anyone is free to come and see things for themselves, and he encourages them to do so. Night &lis on Yahel, the little village in the Israeli desert where a Pitzer alum has made his home. The dairy cattle settle in, the communal dining room swells with the after-dinner socializing of the kibbutz's well-worked membership. The stars are closer there, and infinitely more numerous. -Ari Sherman '85 40 & 41

Alumni Update

Shop Talk Jazzy Evening Delights Cindy Schlessinger '82, Malee So Cal Alumni Stearns '83, Julie Porter '75, Jay Alumni Career Day '89 was a Barnes '83, Tom Mullins '88, and great success, thanks to the efforts The Southern California Alumni Laura Gould '83. of Director of Career Resources Club returned last summer to the President Ellsworth's update on Anna Garza and the dedicated Hollywood Bowl for a sold-out Pitzer was the highlight of the alumni who returned to campus jazz concert. evening. The theme of Ellsworth's last February to talk to current Sixty picnicking alumni bopped talk was building-a new building students. The day featured panel to the music ofB.E. King, Lee for Pitzer's, Scripps's, and discussions by alumni about their Ritenour, Tom Scott, and Ernie Claremont McKenna College'S career experiences in business and Watts on a warm summer evening Joint Science Program; plans for finance, health care and psychology, last August. Plans for a repeat campus recreation and activities law, media, education, politics, performance this August are facilities, and a new academic and communiry service and already underway-look for your building. Also in attendance from government. invitation this summer to the Claremont was Vice President of Pitzer alumni speakers included August 27 bowl concett featuring Development and Alumni Rita Lynch '77, Rosemarie Ibanez Stanley Jordan, Miles Davis, and Relations Carl Bandelin and '86, and Elena Maitret '83 from the Yellow Jackets. Director of Alumni Programs government and communiry Bay Area Alums: Casting a Suzanne Zetterberg '68. service; William Donahue '82 Wide Career Net from education; John Landgraf So Cal Alumni Raise a '84, Joel Fields '85, Paul Frindt Forty Bay Area alumni gathered Glass with Glass '78, and Janet Jones '73 from last February at the home of Last January, 70 Southern television, film, and publishing; Nancy Bloch Kavrell '75 for an California alumni gathered in M'Leigh Koziol '81 and Don evening of career networking. Beverly Hills with Professor of Ceglar '82 from business and Joanne Butera Turner '70 led the Classics Steve Glass for one of his finance; Lisa Spiwak '83, Robert group through a program of popular wine-tasting sessions. Greenberg '74, and Chris Frisco introductions, discussions, and While the alumni were treated to a '82 representing law; Maggi down-to-earth business. Alumni selection of fruit, breads, and Klaussen '68 and Bonnie Heikes brought their business cards and cheeses, Glass led the group '75, from health care; and James came ready to talk about their through a myriad of select Gottlieb ' 84 and Michael Rubin careers, but it wasn't a job­ California vintages. '79 who spoke about owning their hunting fair. "It was an Glass says his interest in wines is own businesses. opportunity to expand business oflong standing, probably an A reception for the alumni, horizons - to share values, outgrowth of one of his other students, and faculty followed the approaches, techniques, skills - hobbies, cooking. He has been day's sessions. President Ellsworth and, of course, visit with other conducting wine tastings for years, also attended the reception, along Pitzer alums," says Suzanne for students and others in the with Professor of English AI Zetterberg '68, director of Alumni Claremont community. Wachtel and Professor of Political Programs. Studies Lucian Marquis. Pitzer College President Frank CASE Honors Claremont Professor; L. Ellsworth, Alumni Association Reception in D.C. Draws Alumni President Sandra Segal '78, and Alumni from Pitzer, Claremont Vice President of Development McKenna, Harvey Mudd, and Alumni Relations Carl Pomona, and Scripps Colleges met Bandelin were also present. last January at the National Ellsworth Addresses Museum of American History in Boston Area Alumni Washington, D.C. The evening was held in honor of Claremont Last November, Boston area McKenna College Professor John alumni, parents of current Roth, recently named Professor of students, and parents of alumni the Year by the Council for the gathered for a reception at The Advancement and Support of Copley Plaza. Alumni in Education (CASE). attendance were Suzan Schwantz Delaney '74, Carol Hecker Davis '73, David Neubert '88, Rona Carroll '82, Michel-Andre Nyssens '85, Allison Ray '86, Shari Brenner '81, Suzanne Wallen '76, President of the Alumni Association Sandra Segal 78 and Pitzer Board of Trustee member Rebeca Barron 75 at a gathering of 40 Bay Area alumni.

Also at the Bay area event were Steve Crane, husband of Darlene Barrientos Crane 70; Carolyn Feulle-LeChevallier '69 and Nancy Bloch Kavrell 75. The event was held at Kavrell's home.

Roth spoke on "The American Dream and the Holocaust." Seen socializing were Pitzer alumni Karmian Zysman '86, Susan Robertson '69, Charis Pontis '72, Ann Danelski '83, Grace Power '84, and Diane Stein '85. A series of five-college alumni events is being planned for the D.C. area. Those interested in participating can call the Alumni Office at 714-621-8130. Ellsworth Hosts Reception for Sojourner Truth Lecturer Last March President Ellsworth hosted a reception for the 1988-89 Sojourner 1iuth Lecturer Margaret Walker. The Sojourner 1iuth lectureship was conceived by members of the Intercollegiate Department of Black Studies (IDBS) to honor the achievements and contributions of contemporary and historical Black women in the U.S.A. The inaugural lecture was given in 1983-84. Walker-poet, professor, novelist, public lecturer, biographer-joins a distinguished series oflecturers: Maya Angelou, Toni Cade Bambara, Mary Frances Berry, and Dorothy B. Porter. Walker's principal address was given at Lyman Hall at Pomona College, with a pre-lecture reception and buffet for Pitzer alumni and friends at President Ellsworth's house. Joining Ellsworth and Walker were Professor of English and Black Studies Agnes Jackson, Suzanne Zetterberg '68, Leeshawn Cradoc '87, Misha-Michelle Faustina '88, Edwina Lewis '83,.James McKnight '87, Donald Singleton '82, Davetta Williams '72, Tanya Williams-Benzinger '78, and Carolyn Wright, '73.

Robyn (Jolly) Newkirk '69, Professor of Classics Steve Glass and Linda deBaun '68 at a special wine-tasting for alumni. 42&43

The Scoop

CLASS OF 1965 on a children's book and other '71, is working independently on stories. Her husband, Gordon, is several projects with small KATHERINE GIBBS now deputy head of a residential engineering firms. Heather, 13, GENGOUX (France, Chartreuse) school fo r autistic teen-agers, with will graduate from eighth grade in is the mother of three sons. She a special responsibility for June. She is an honor roll student reports that her oldest is now a developing music, art, and drama and is active in sports and student sophomore at the University of for therapeutic value. Cheryl and council. " I've been out of touch Idaho, majoring in forestry. Gordon's children are 12 and 9 with most Pitzer ftiends, except CLASS OF 1968 years and 1 month. CORENE MAY DESIMONE '70 CLASS OF 1970 who has just moved back to KATHY ANDERSON (Irvine, Georgia!" California) is a middle school DIANE RUOTSALAINEN CLASS OF 1972 teacher in Fountain Valley where (Puyallup, Washington) is a she teaches math and science to psychiatric nurse in a residential Seattle jewelry artist CATHRYN seventh- and eighth-graders. She is treatment facility for adults with VANDENBRINK says she's also an active tennis player, chronic mental illnesses. Many of looking fotward to visiting Pitzer needlepointer, and volunteer for them are chemically dependent as for her 20th reunion. She says the Republican Party and The well. Almost every year, she says, " hello" to Peggy, Devon and Orange County Performing Arts she thinks about graduate school Louise, her freshman roommates. Center. and this year is a little closer to SHIRLEY COLE (Reserve, New MARGRETA "MAGGI" finding a master's degree program Mexico) is a kindergarten teacher KLASSEN (Claremont, California) to fit her interests. in Cal ron County School District. has been appointed stress GINI ALLEN-GRIFFIN, She and her husband, Robert, management coordinator at formerly VIRGINIA MORITZ have one 4-year-old son, David. Monsour Counseling Center for ALLEN (San Luis Obispo, DAVETTA WILLIAMS (Los The Claremont Colleges. Accepted California) is a painter who works Angeles, California) just as a member of the New York almost entirely by commission and completed an October 1988 trip Academy of Science, she visited finds it "lucrative and rewarding." to West and East Berlin. This there in October to meet her She also offers art workshops for experience, she says, lead her to colleagues. Maggi is also finishing adults and children. explore The Wanderi~ JeJV by restoration of her 60-year-old MARIANNE SMITH Stefan Heym. Davetta serves on home in historical Claremont. (Oakland, California) is engaged to the Board of Ecumenical Black LOUISA FRANCIS MARTIN be married to John Jekabson. Campus Ministry of the University (Mountain Center, California) is a They will make their new home in Religious Center at UCLA. She IS busy mother of two children­ north Oakland. experimenting with some new Erin, 8, and Kate, 3. She finds CLASS OF 1971 skills acquired at Pepperdine time to volunteer at St. Margaret's University in negotiations and Church in Palm Desert as their JAMES and LUCIA WATKINS resolutions of disputes at the preschool teacher, where she PERRY (Phoenix, Arizona) have Christian Conciliation Service of enjoys the freedom to design three daughters. Their youngest Los Angeles. curriculum and learning arrived on May 3, 1987. Their CAROL KUYAMA MIZUMORI experiences. In her spare time own business is Perry Properties, (Bellevue, Washington) is teaching Louisa weaves, spins, paints, and and James is currently studying for Eastside Education Services. enjoys the mountain climate. Her computers. She and husband Roger have two husband, Jack, continues to build CYNTHIA TUELL (Upland, children, Michelle, 9, and Kenji, n . custom homes in Palm Desert and California) started a new job this CLAUDIA GUY1DN JONES Indian Wells. year teaching in the English (Hot Springs Village, Arkansas) CLASS OF 1969 department at UC Riverside after and husband Sonny have a son, eigh t years of teaching in the Nathan, 4. She feels somewhat SUSAN HALL PATRON (Los UCLA writing programs. She is caught between two careers­ Angeles, California) is teaching a very active in her union. Cynthia's teaching and writing-but loves course in children's literature at daughters, Dana, 5, and Robin, 3, them both. Loyola Marymount University in alternately " exasperate, worry and CLASS OF 1973 Los Angeles. She is also senior entrance me as does my husband, children's librarian at the Los Steve." VERONICA ABNEY (Los Angeles Public Library. KATHEY RUPP HAAS Angeles) has notified us in recent CHERYL SIGLER (Huntington Beach, California) is correspondence that she adopted THO~ETT (Birmingham, pursuing her interest in travel by two children since leaving Pitzer. England) is currently writing for a working part-time at a travel They are now aged 16 and 20. community magazine and working agency and part-time at Coastline Community Co~ege as an aide and tutor in the travel careers depart­ ment. Her husband, Will, HMC CLASS OF 1974 BETH REASONER (San Presbyterian Medical Center in Francisco, California) is currently New York City after having VICIDRIA CARMONA working as a clinical nurse studied science under the tutelage (Oakland, California) reports that specialist at the Langley Porter of Dr. David Sadava and other after leaving Pitzer in 1972 she Psychiatric Institute, part of the Joint Science professors. began her search for "reality" and University of California, San JIM HARNAGEL (Pasadena, at the same time held a series of Francisco, Medical Center, where California) and his brother, John, "dumb jobs." She spent a she trains and supervises medical from CMC, recently portrayed semester at sea aboard World residents who plan to work in twin slaves "Dromico" in "The Campus Afloat in the full ofl973. family therapy. The most Comedy of Errors" for the In 1981 Victoria completed interesting developments on the Shakespeare Festival/L.A. at massage school and now has a personal front: discovering a real Citicorp Plaza in downtown Los thriving full-time practice in passion for deep-sea fishing and Angeles and at the John Anson Oakland. By special invitation, she being a late blooming but Ford Theatre. Jim also took great went to the Pan American Games dedicated San Francisco Giants pleasure playing convicted Reagan in Indianapolis in 1987 and the baseball tan. advisor Mike Deaver on "Not Olympic Winter Games in Calgary CLASS OF 1975 Necessarily The News - The in 1988 and worked as a massage Reagan Legacy" on HBO. therapist with international world­ MICHAEL CHRISTIE (San SALLY FREITAS (Pasadena, class athletes. Jose, California) is currently an California) is completing a SUZAN SCHWANTZ operations manager for Money fellowship in child psychiatry at DELANEY (Ledyard, Connecticut) Care in Mountain View. the University of Southern is currently a technical writer/editor Stock picker LINDA California where she also finished for a defense contractor dealing ZIMBALIST SMITH '75 planned her internship in internal medicine with the submarine construction to go to San Diego for a May 4 and residency in psychiatry. industry. She is also freelance corporate convention for chief RITA LYNCH SPECK writing for Weekry Reader. Suzan financial officers, to speak on a (Pasadena, California) married Bill recently saw CAROL HECKER panel about maximizing Speck (UCLA '82) October 1988 DAVIS '73 at the Boston shareholder values. During the trip in Pasadena. Helping to celebrate gathering. Carol has her own dog to the West Coast, she was to meet were many Pitzer friends training business. Suzan hopes to up with Pitzer grad Diane Davie including: DEBORAH WALL come back to California as soon as '75, now Diane Bryne, whom she '77, JILL MINDERHOUT the Navy can be talked into it. She hasn't seen in six years. Since the BASKIN '78, MAUREEN would love to hear from MEGAN two saw each other last, there have LYNCH '77, ANDREW MEYER EDWARDS '88, PAM been a lot of changes. Bryne has a HAVENS '77, JEFFREY BOOK PESCARA '74 and COOKIE 5-year-old and Zimbalist Smith '77, BOB PENN '78, SALLY GIRARD. has a 4-year-old. FREITAS '77, LEORA BRITVAN HARRIET ARCHIBALD­ Special things seem to happen '78, KIM WILLIAMS '78, WOODWARD (Claremont, when these two meet up. It was a SUSAN FORERDEHREY '78, California), while recently trip to the East Coast that the pair JOHN DOUGLASS '78, enrolling her daughter, Katie, in took after graduating from Pitzer RAMONA GONZALES '84, preschool, bumped into an old that got Zimbalist Smith turned DENISE SEIDER '88, and Adam ftiend from CMC, Larry on the financial world. She and Berenson. Rita is an aide to the Bootheby, whom she had not seen her husband now have their own president of the Los Angeles City since 1974. brokerage and security research Council, John Ferraro. PAMELA DAVID (San business. She's known for picking CLASS OF 1978 Francisco, California) is keeping out stocks that are undervalued busy these days. She is the and her wisdom is sought after by VALORIE L. WIGGINS national chairperson for lesbians the Wall Street Journal and 50 top (Studio City, California) is a and gays for Jessie Jackson and was money managers. consultant for Video Production. a delegate to the Democratic CLASS OF 1976 She and Tim Braderick have been National Convention. In October married for three years. 1987, she was the National MARY SULLIVAN DEACY GAIL MAUTNER (Seattle, Outreach coordinator for gays and (Kansas City, Missouri) and Washington) is continuing her lesbians. husband 10M DEACY '78 are work as an attorney doing KATHY GALE DIETRICH both attorneys with their own law commercial litigation, along with LOEST (Santa Barbara, California) firm, Deacy & Deacy. They have employment and civil rights. She is happy to announce her marriage four children: Sarah, Bennett, has a 2-year-old daughter. to John Loest on August 6, 1988. William, and James. CLASS OF 1977 ROBERT ESTREN (Bronx, New York) is currently employed in an orthopedics unit at Columbia- 44&45

HOPE HEAVENRICH She now has her own executive and Dave can be reached at 834 S. lORRENTS (Chi, Illinois) search and consulting firm in Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena recently married Jordi Torrents Tiburon, California. Carole has 91106. from Barcelona. She is also a script become a dedicated runner and CAROLE COLE (Seattle, writer for video brochures and cyclist. She has lost touch with Washington) is an acting instructor newsletters. almost all of her Pitzer friends and of psychology in the Department 10M DEACY (Kansas City, would like to hear from any of of Psychiatry and Behavioral Missouri) and wife MARY them living in the area. Sciences at the University of SULLIVAN DEACY '76 are both CHRISlOPHERLEWIS Washington (UW). She works attorneys and formed their own GONZALEZ (New York, New part-time at Children's Hospital business ofDeacy & Deacy. They York) reports that after finishing and part-time at the Child have four children-Sarah, his pathology residency at Cedars­ Development and Retardation Bennett, William, and James. Sinai Medical Center in Los Center at UW. She is a licensed BOB BARRY (Brooklyn, New Angeles in June 1988, he and his psychologist in the state of York) is currently exhibiting wife, Norma Corral, moved to Washington. ceramic sculpture in New York New York City where he is a fellow CLASS OF 1980 City and teaching at Parsons on the cytology service at School of Design and Long Island Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer JUDY SCHENK GEIST (Lake University, Brooklyn. Recently he Center. Next year they will move Oswego, Oregon) reports that after expanded his artwork to include to Washington, D.C., where spending four years in the Mojave photography and hopes to move Christopher will be doing research Desert, she is presently laboratory to New Mexico soon, fur away on the molecular biology of manager at Smithkline Bio-Science from the big city. lymphoma/leukemia as a Laboratories in Portland, Oregon. CLASS OF 1979 hematopathology fellow at the In her free time, Judy raises National Institute of Health and Labrador retrievers with her JEANNE AMBRUSTER National Cancer Institute. husband, Dr. H. Dean Geist. SHERRY (Flagstaff, Arizona) is GARY GROSSMAN (San MICHAEL MOODY (Glendale, presently involved in international Francisco, California) is now a California) is an account executive management for a medical doctor of psychology working as at Smith Barney and manages company (makers of "Gore-tex"... an emergency psychologist in a client money in stock, bond, and both rainwear and vascular grafts!), hospital where he has his own commodity markets. making frequent trips to Europe, practice. In addition, Gary teaches Professionally, he is interested in and spending time in her home psychology. the psychology of financial market office. "Significant others" KENT HARBER (Stanford, participants. He has also been include a husband, David, who California) is participating in a instrumental in organizing graduated from Claremont social psychology doctoral Technical Analysts of Southern Graduate School in philosophy program at Stanford University. California, a market forecasting and is chair of the philosophy Kent would like to hear from any gtoup. Personally, he maintains an department at NAU, and a old friends. interest in psychology and literary daughter, Jane, 3, and son, Ty, l. Linda Vista librarian theory. Michael also runs clinics She still shares fond memories of CHRISTINE REEDER (Pasadena, and served on the volleyball Pitzer with friends including California) has exciting stories for committee for the Y.M.C.A. in NANCY LIEBEMAN IVANHOE youngsters as a part of the Los Angeles. '79, an interior designer in summer's Read-a-saurus program. MARY MARGARET Atlanta; NADINE GOODMAN Christine tells stories with the help McCUISTION (San Jose, '79, director of a special clinic and of a clown costume and makeup, California) is working as an still "saving the world" in getting a "wonderful response" assistant analyst for Sierra Scientific Mexico; and ROD FUJITA '78, from the little ones. in Sunnyvale. She is working with an environmentalist in New York AMY WEINSTEIN (Pasadena, a women's group in the Bay area City. Jeanne still hears from California) married Dave Burke called "Model Mugging" and is MARK SHEPARD '78 who is (POM '78) in May 1988. Pitzer also counseling rape and incest now working at a hospital in New graduates in attendance were: victims. Jersey. ROBIN GALBRAITH '80, PAM STEVEN WESLEY LOVELL CAROLE GOLDBERG SAVIC '80, and CARRIE (Newport Beach, California) has (Sausalito, California) worked for WEATHERWAX SCOTT. The recently opened his own several years on the West Coast wedding took place at Amy's chiropractic office in Newport. following graduation and then sister's home in Los Angeles. CLASS OF 1981 received an M.B.A. at the Robin came all the way from Wharton School in Philadelphia. Vermont via Washington, D.C., After several years with Benham where she's working for the Financial Services in Palo Alto as Smithsonian Institute's Folk Festival. Pam made it back from Paris just in time to attend. Amy "contract and safety assistant," Hour Music," on its way to 15 CLASS OF 1983 DAVID YALE (Los Angeles, releases. She says it's fun and MICHAEL S. HABIBY California) is now living in Los exciting but it can be very Angeles and attending the frustrating too. Every day Judith (Wappinger Falls, New York) is proud to announce his marriage to Graduate School of Architecture uses what she learned in her Liza A. Moylan on September 10, and Urban Planning at UCLA. He organizational studies classes. 1988. Michael is now continuing will earn his M.A. in urban "How could I understand the his retail career as the district planning in June 1989 and "can't American public (being myself a wait" to embark on a new career foreigner) without the sociology manager of three Gingiss Formalwear centers in in the public sector. On April 1, classes? 'Women at Work' helped 1988, David married Catherine so much' Thank you, dear Connecticut. ANTHONY S. GUARDINO MacLean, a Canadian sculptress. faculty." (Commack, New York) has been JOHN E. GLASS (Dallas, Texas) KEiLI CRAFT (San Francisco, accepted to Southwestern is pursuing a Ph.D. in sociology at California) and her husband, the University of Northern Texas PETER FORSTER '81, just University School of Law. He also earned his master of arts degree in specializing in theoty and social bought their first house in San psychology. He is currently a Francisco. They are "finally on the psychology from UCLA. KKfHERINE LEOVY teaching assistant and a member of road to traditional heavy a research team at the Institute for indebtedness." Kelli and Peter are BECKSTRAND (Long Beach, the Study of the Family and both doing great and loving life in California) announces, "I married Addictive Disorders where he is San Francisco. Tom Beckstrand last May 21st (the doing longitudinal research on 7th ELLA PENNINGIDN (Los only thing that would have kept graders for the Denton Angeles, California) finished a me from the Pitzer reunion!). The ceremony was at Timberline Independent School District. master's of public health graduate Lodge on Mt. Hood, Oregon­ KRISTI KING (New York, New program at UCLA in June 1988 York) is now living and working in and began an M.B.A. program this same building we met at five years ago. JULES VOGEL '85 and Mexico City trying to help resolve fall. She received, but has been KAREN BUTTWINICK '85-my the debt situation. She claims that unable to accept, a Fulbright maid of honor-joined us for the even in the field of international research grant to study child finance, Pitzer's training shows malnutrition in Paraguay, South occasion. I finished up at UCLA med school and am finally through. Kristi would love to America. While a student, Ella has entertain any visiting alums. been working as a statistician with gainfully employed as an intern in SUSAN MARIE JACOBSEN a cancer prevention project and family practice at Long Beach (Portland, Oregon) is currently a reports becoming a bit of a Memorial Medical Center." MARILYN SCAFF (Claremont, commercial sales representative computer hack. and has recently married Jim TILLIE FONG (Denver, California) and Lamont " Monty" Hefty. Colorado) is currently a reporter Hempel were married on December 27, 1988, in SUSAN HALE (College Station, for the Rocky Mountain News. She Texas) has just received her Ph.D. lives in a 19-story condominium, Claremont. Marilyn teaches art at in philosophy from the University which has a fantastic view of the Mount San Antonio College in of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Rocky Mountains. If anyone Walnut. The honeymoon was She is in her first semester of a wants to get in touch with Tillie, spent in Yosemite National Park. tenure track job in the philosophy she is at 130 Paul Street, No. Monty is an assistant professor of department at Texas A&M 1905, Denver, Colorado 80203. political science and associate University. Susan is also working She would love to hear from her director of the Center for Politics on papers on the concept of classmates! and Policy at CGS. He was also a superogatory actions; on the LORI PLANTE GOLDFARB Democratic candidate for Congress relation between the physical (Menlo Park, California) is happy 111 the 33rd District in 1986. concept of a field to the to announce her recent marriage GLENN SUEYOSHI (San philosophical analysis of causation; to Thomas Plante on November Diego, California) has been at the and on the slogan used in 6, 1988. They are both working at University of California, San philosophy "no entity without Stanford as clinical psychologists Diego, for a little over a year now, identity." and living in Menlo Park. doing teaching and research. He BRIDGET L. BAKER said he has completed two articles CLASS OF 1982 (Brentwood, California) worked and is looking forward to their JUDITH M. WAHNON for three years as a legislative aide publication. Sueyoshi teaches (Montclair, California) has started to Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) public finance and econometrics, her own business after working and was the primary liaison (economic statistics) at UCSD. sales and marketing. Now she has between Senator Stevens and three a small record company, "Happy Senate Committees before being appointed Regional Director, Affiliate Relations West, CNBC (the Consumer News and Business Channel). 46&47

CLASS OF 1984 Katrelya continues to work on her NICOLE SKINNER M.A. in English at Cal State Los (Beaverton, Oregon) is working on DAVID BARRETI (San Diego, Angeles and has all of her course a master's in English and is California) has finished Texas Law work completed. She would love teaching freshman composition at School and is now practicing with to hear from Matilda Somerfield Portland State University. Latham and Watkins in San Diego. and NIRA PHONGSA '84 ED HOLMES (Menlo Park, ANNABEL F. BUCKLEY wherever they are! California) has been performing (Seattle, Washington) reports that RICHARD BACKMAN (Dallas, operas in Italy and received his she is still blowing glass and doing Texas) has just returned from a master's in education from well in Seattle. Annabel also says three-year tour with the Peace Stanford University. He taught that she is in love with a race car Corps in Guatemala. H e is music for a year-and-a-half in San driver named Larry. currently doing research for the Francisco, toured Asia with the ANNA LANE ZUCKER (Santa South West Medical Center in Stanford Symphony Orchestra, Maria, California) was married last Dallas, which is a part of the and is engaged to Linnet March to Peter Zucker. Her bridal University of Texas. He plans to Vissering, an architect from party was a Claremont reunion enter medical school in the full of Chicago. Recently, he performed with Delilah Stephens (Scnpps), 1989. in the musical "Peter Pan" and Mary Gilbert (Scripps), Wendy ROBERT GOLDBERG (Encino, currently does concerts with the Sladen (Scripps) and MICHAEL California) has sent us an update: Monterey and Santa Cruz DEVINE '82. Also, Dr. Robert "I graduated from Northeastern Symphonies. Pinnell of the Joint Science Center University School of Law in May CRYSTAL SCURR (Amagasaki, attended. Anna and Peter are 1988 . Since August I've been Japan) graduated from the living in their own home and working with a federal judge at the American Graduate School of keeping very busy on the central courthouse in downtown Los International Management in May coast. Angeles. I passed the California 1988. She is presently working in ANDY DAVIDSON Bar in November. I would be Osaka, Japan, with Nippon (Claremont, California) is happy to talk to any Pitzer Information and Communication attending Cal State Fullerton part­ students who are interested in law Company as an English time studying glassblowing and or who are thinking of applying to communications consultant. education. All alums interested in law school." Robert can be Crystal welcomes any contact from contacting Andy can write to 140 reached at work at (213) alums at (06) 433-9296. S. College, Claremont, California 894--6645. RICHARD CHUTE (Los 91711. Angeles, California) and JODI SUE COES (Ontario, California) CLASS OF 1985 OLSEN '86 were recently completed her M.A. in education FELICIA M . WILLIAMS married. Richard is working on a at the Claremont Graduate School (Pomona, California) graduated master's degree in archaeology. He in January 1987. Last summer she from Cal Poly last June with a B.S. is the development coordinator for was a member of the Inland Area in business administration, the Museum of Cultural History Mathematics Project. She is now a majoring in human resources and at UCLA. Jodi is a research teacher-consultant for the management. associate for Amhurst Associates. University of California at TODD EACHUS (Gathersburg, WILLIAM GAEDE (San Riverside in elementary Maryland) is staff director for Francisco, California) and TACY mathematics. Sue recently gave a Congressman Frank Guarini. Todd RENEE HESS '86 were married at lecture at UCRon the use oflogic and his wife, Ellen, have two the Valley Hunt Club in Pasadena in the elementary classroom children. on October 29,1988. The two (grades K-6) as part of their lecture JAMES BARRETI (Chevy honeymooned in the Far East. series, "Dominant Issues in Chase, Maryland) is attending Tacy is employed with Bass/Francis Mathematics Education." Georgetown Law School. He also Communications and Bill is with While continuing to write and worked on a congressional the law firm of Cooley, Godward, dance, KiITRELYA ANNE campaign during last full's Castro, Huddleson and Tatum in ANGUS (Sierra Madre, California) elections. San Francisco. is becoming more fascinated with ROBERT A. SEGIL (Alta photography and painting. She is Loma, California) has begun CLASS OF 1986 just beginning her own T-shirt working with Davidson and JENNIFER MIELE (Los business. Katrelya says her Associates as an educational sales Angeles, California) has lefr Los paintings have been strongly coordinator. The firm makes Angeles and is with the Peace inspired by the "Animals and educational programs for students. Corps in Tunisia, working with Imagination" class taught by PETER DUNAY (New York, socially disturbed children. Pitzer Professor Paul Shepard. New York) reports he is currently Jennifer will be gone for two years. an options trader for the firm of Speer, Leeds and Kellogg in New York . He is also the father of two children. Who knows, Jennifer may run School. He would love to hear JILL HARBICHT (Arcadia, into KIM McNEAR '88 who is from any alums in the area and California) has been working since also in Tunisia. from those interested in hiring June as program director at a MISSY RASMUSSEN summer interns, especially in the home for developmentally delayed (Pasadena, California) has " spent field of international law. David adults and is enjoying it very the last two years, since gives a hello to all. much. Jill has kept in close touch graduation, deciding what to do KHALID AZIM (Virginia with EMILY GIST and KIM with myself," she says. Last full, Beach, Virginia) is a United States CHAPMAN who are both doing she embarked on a doctor of Naval Supply Corps officer and well. Jill says the thing she misses pharmacy program at the loves what he is doing. His job most about Pitzer are the friends University of California in San involves a great deal of who she doesn't see as often as she Francisco. responsibility and he is learning a would like. KELLY LIGERFELDT DOSS lot. Khalid believes that this DAVID NEUBERT (Cambridge, (Sacramento, California) reports experience will payoff no matter Massachusetts) is currently at the her marriage to the "incomparably what he does in the future. He Kennedy School of Government at sexy" Danny Doss on March 19, misses Pitzer and especially all of Harvard University studying for a 1988. They are now living in his friends. master's degree in public policy. Sacramento in a "cute house with CONNIE KESSER TIERNEY SHERRI STILES (Houston, one dog, three cats, and 10 (Concord, California) was married Texas) is presently working for plants." Kelly is working as a to Patrick Tierney shortly after Monsanto Chemical Company. pharmaceutical representative and graduation. She was working with Sherri would like to tell all of the is attending California State alum JIM FISK '87 at the Olive '88ers that the little red Audi she Sacramento to finish her master's Vista Center in Pomona until she was so proud of is a goner. In degree. moved to Northern California­ addition, she bought some ROSEMARIE IBANEZ (Los where she had attended high property, totaled her car, got a Angeles, California) recently had a school and where her fumily lives. concussion and a broken collar reunion in Los Angeles with Connie worked for the Geneva bone, but is glad to be alive. Sherri ROBIN LEE '87 who was on her Social Development Center in San reports that KAREN way to Basel, Switzerland, where Francisco for the developmentally MEENAGHAN is still in greater she received a one-year contract as disabled until her daughter, Jessica Manhattan working for a big a research assistant for a medical Elizabeth, was born on Dec. 13, advertising agency. Anyone research institute. 1988. Connie is planning on interested in contacting Sherri may JODI OLSEN (Los Angeles, opening a day-care center in her write to 15823 Scenic View Drive, California) and RICHARD home while her husband manages Houston, TX 77062 or call (713) CHUTE '85 were recently his Color Tile store in San 280-8720. married. Richard is working on a Leandro. They would love to hear CHRISTI PERALA (Los master's in archaeology. He is the from old friends! Angeles, California), upon development coordinator for the graduation, had two major goals CLASS OF 1988 Museum of Cultural History at in mind. One was to perform with ' UCLA. Jodi is a research associate CHRISTIAN FJETLAND Arnan, the L.A.-based folk dance for Amhurst Associates. (Alhambra, California) finished and music ensemble, which she is TACY RENEE HESS (San her May Company executive doing. Christi considers it a real Francisco, California) and training program in August 1988. privilege to be part ofthe WILLIAM GAEDE '85 were She is presently a department company. Her other goal was to married at the Valley Hunt Club manager at the store in Brea, work in restoration ecology. She is in Pasadena on October 29, 1988. California. doing this, too, working with a The two honeymooned in the Far KIMBERLY I. McNEAR small group in a park in the Santa East. Tacy is employed with (Wellesley, Massachusetts) is Monica Mountains called Solstice Bass/Francis Communications and currently working two jobs, Canyon. They're removing weeds Bill is with the law firm of Cooley, tutoring English as a Second gently and encouraging the return Godward, Castro, Huddleston and Language to immigrants and of native plants by seeds and Tatum, in San Francisco. working at a bookstore. She will cutting. Christi considers this her be leaving for Tunisia on June life's work and is deeply indebted CLASS OF 1987 23rd with the Peace Corps. When to John Rodman and Pitzer DAVID BRICKER (Portland, she returns to the States in 1991 College for helping her find it. Oregon) has moved to New she hopes to enter the Peace Corps ANNE DAVIDSON Orleans after a much-needed year Volunteers Fellowship Program at (Barringron, Rhode Island) has off. There, he is laboring through Teachers College, Columbia. (We been working as the sole his first semester at Tulane Law in the Alumni Office wish you the reporter/photographer for a small best ofluck!) ELLEN RICHMOND (Long Beach, California) is now assistant director of Admissions at Loyola Marymount College. 48

newspaper in Rhode Island called BERT ISENSTEIN '78 (Chicago, CLAIRE HACKETT '86 was in The Barrington Times. It's been a Illinois) and wife Nancy had a Los Angeles visiting KARIN wonderful experience for Anne baby boy in November, 1988, LABBY '87 in November, and she has already learned the named Sam. STEVE KELLER '86 is getting "whole show." In Anne's "grand FREDERICK 1. EVERS '79 married, scheme" of things, she plans to (Chicago, Illinois) had a baby boy, ALICIA GORDEN '83 is back move by next semester to James, born in early September, in Claremont attending business Northern California, somewhere 1988. Frederick is teaching art school, in the San Francisco area. history and painting at MARTHA SOSA '83 is in San LIBBY ROSSMORE (Sunshine Northeastern Illinois University. Diego in med school at UCSD, Beach, Australia) reports she is BUEH ALVARADO '80 (La CINDY THOMSEN '83 is in living five minutes from Sunshine Mesa, California) and wife Jean Minneapolis finishing her Ph.D. in Beach near Noosa Heads on Gallagher are pleased to announce social psychology, Queensland's Sunshine Coast. She the birth of Molly Starshine MORRIS HASSON '83 is a hopes to open an art gallery there. Gallagher, born on June 1, 1988. resident at UC Irvine, Molly weighed 8 pounds, 4 10M PERLS '82 is an MD at BIRTHS ounces, and was 1816 inches long. UCLA, JOY SIELEN BRIGHTUP '73 WILLIAM CAMPBELL STAN WARE '83 and KATHY (Brea, California) announced the BELOW, JR. '81 (Paris, France) CHAMBERS '82 were married birth of her second son, Matthew and his wife are the proud parents last year, Edward, on May 30,1988. of a baby girl, Zelda Helen Below, BRIAN RUSLER '86 married Matthew weighed 7 pounds, 14 born on October 25, 1988, in Paris. Cathleen Franklin in February ounces, and was 19 inches long. ANTHONY WEITZEL '81 and 1989. Joy, along with MAUD­ KATHERINE BEDELL WEITZEL MARGARET JONGENEELAN '84 (Upland, California) have a SHEARER '75, have been lO-month-old baby boy. encouraging each other through TED BRANSON '76 and babies, careers, and miscarriages. RENEE TURNER BRANSON Maud-Margaret had a son, '80 (Witchita, Kansas) would like William, on September 7, 1988, to announce the birth oftheir weighing 5 pounds, 15 ounces. son, Blake Ryan Branson, on KAREN GIRARD KOREH '74 November 1, 1988. He weighed 8 (Reseda, California) had her pounds, 3 l6 ounces. Ted is second son this year. Karen and currently a real estate broker with her husband now have two sons Branson & Associates. under the age of two-and-a-half. "DID YOU KNOW" that . . .. Karen also continues to work as a resource specialist for Los Angeles FRED PAUL '79 is living in Unified School District and says Boston and working as a magazine that "time is a cherished editor, commodity." MICHAEL BICKS '79 married LINDSAY MAUTNER Ellie Sheffer last May, RAHMUN '74 (Corvallis, ELLEN STEIN '80 married Ben Oregon) and her husband, Miller last September, Richard, had a baby girl, Chloe, ROGER KEMPLER '79 is a born on September 28, 1987. lawyer in Los Angeles and he and ELIZABETH MARTY wife Ellen have just purchased a GOMAN LUEY '75 (Corvallis, home, Oregon) and husband Jon recently LIZ O'MARA '83 is living in had their third child, Timothy, New York City, born on February 2, 1988. MARTY ODEGAARD '79 is an Elizabeth just gave a benefit recital acupuncturist in La Jolla, for her husband's campus ministry DANNY SHAIN '86 is living in program. In addition to her Pasadena and was married to Bea singing, she is also doing some in January, private voice and guitar teaching. ENID PEREL '87 is working in real estate in Los Angeles,