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We looked around the other day and found 12 alumni— gi an even dozen, representing every decade^f¥orn;tWe^l960s to the 2000s—working on Macalester's Advancement staff. They got together in Weyerhaeuser Hall for this collective Class Note. "f, :% "Clockwise from back left: Adrienne Dorn '03 and Holly Muiioz '02, both Annual Fund associate directors; Jan Shaw-Flamm'76, College Relations r-editor; Jitla Arner-Meyerhoff '05, PCI data entry clerk; Danielle Nelson '05, Alumni Relations Scots Pride coordinator; Kristin Midelfort '74, associate director of major gifts; Janice Dickinson '64, Alumni Relations sistant; Emily Koller '03 (seated), major gifts assistant; Gabrielle Lawrence '73, Alumni Relations director; Kathryn Lowery '73, Annual Fund director; and Anne Bushnell '82, director of prospect research. Inset: Dameun Strange '95, Alumni Relations associate director. Features Departments

20 How Here Looks from There 2 Letters

The 2005 World Press Institute Fellows 4 Around Old Main offer their views or America and Americans WVICN Radio goes global; Professor

Sarah West '91 reflects on the economics

22 Paving the Rhodes to Oxford of cleaning up pollution; student athletes

The Rhodes committee says enjoy a Career Night with returning 'Hello1 to Keon West '06 alumni; and other campus news.

16 Sports

18 Alumni & Faculty Books 28 Picture This: The Newest Minnesotans 30 Household Words

Alison Ziegler '98 tells the stories of President Rosenberg reflects on the immigrants with her camera value and challenge of study away

31 Class Notes

page 16 47 In Memoriam

49 Giving Back

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Cover story: page 24 Past Masters

In future history books about Macalester, Professors Norm and Emily Rosenberg will have a prominent place. Peter Bartz-Gallagher '05 photographed the two inspiring teachers and pioneering scholars in Old Main, the home of the History Department during most of their 31 years at Macalester.

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Mahnaz Kousha Letters policy MacalesterToday GREAT STORY on Professor Mahnaz Kousha WE INVITE LETTERS of 300 words or fewer. Spring 2006 ["Women in Iran: Behind the Veil," Winter Letters may be edited for clarity, style issue]. Professor Kousha was one of the stars and space and will be published based Director of College Relations of the Sociology Department. I enjoyed on their relevance to issues discussed Doug Stone her classes. in Macalester Today. You can send letters Executive Editor Darius Collins '96 by e-mail to: [email protected]. Minneapolis Nancy A. Peterson Or: Letters to the Editor, Macalester Today, College Relations, Macalester College, Managing Editor Remember the champions 1600 Grand Ave., St. Paul, MN Jon Halvorsen GOOD TO READ your Fall sports review of the 55105-1899. Art Director women's soccer team and its coach, John Elizabeth Edwards Leaney [Winter issue]. It's always great to hear how well the women's soccer team con- Class Notes Editor tinues to do year after year under Leaneys Remembering Russ Wigfield '47 Robert Kerr'92 outstanding coaching. SO MANY FOLKS were touched by the com- Contributing Writers But it was surprising to see in the box passion of [the late Chaplain] Russ Wigfield Jan Shaw-Flamm '76 focused on John Leaneys highly successful [In Memoriam and Letters, Winter issue]. Heather Stahl '08 career that there was no mention his 1998 Here is my story. team won the NCAA Division III National I was the organist for the chapel from Macalester College Championship. It was the first (and I think 1978 to 1984. After Russ became the chap- only) national championship in Macalester's lain in 1979, one of our first services Chair, Board of Trustees sports history. It deserves to be highlighted. together was a wedding. Russ and I went Mark A. Vander Ploeg '74 Jane Hirschmann, over the service many times and I practiced for hours. The wedding went beautifully. President mother of Nell Hirschmann-Levy '02 After the service, I waited, seated at the Brian Rosenberg New York organ, to be paid my $25. After the photos Vice President for College Advancement Good point. Our February 1999 cover story were finished, I approached an older man in Thomas P. Bonner highlighted Coach Leaney and those amazing the wedding party about payment. He brusquely told me to speak to another per- Alumni Director women soccer players, but their accomplish- ments always bear repeating. Although son, who did the same thing. A third person Gabrielle Lawrence '73 theirs was the first and so far only NCAA said it was "not his problem." I was in tears. Associate Alumni Directors national championship for Macalester, the I had played my best, I had invested hours Carol Polk and Dameun Strange '95 Mac men's swimming team won the NAIA in practicing, I really needed the money. (National Association of Intercollegiate Russ was locking up the chapel when he Macalester Today (Volume 94, Number 2) Athletics) national championship three found me in the pews. When he heard what is published by Macalester College. times, in 1964, '65 and 66. had happened, he immediately went down- It is mailed free of charge to alumni and — the Editors stairs and returned with $50. (I never friends of the college four times a year. knew if he talked to the wedding folks Circulation is 25,000. or if the cash was his.) He made a point after that of telling every wedding party For change of address, please write: that the organist was to be paid before Alumni Office, Macalester College, the service started. 1600 Grand Ave., St. Paul, MN Russ was an excellent storyteller 55105-1899. Or call (651) 696-6295. (I earn my living as one now: Toll-free: 1-888-242-9351. luannadamsstoryteller.com), and I really E-mail: [email protected] looked forward to Sunday mornings To submit comments or ideas, write: because every homily he shared was filled Macalester Today, College Relations, with stories of people and their choices. at the above address. Phone: He cold about people from all walks of life (651) 696-6452. Fax: (651) 696-6192. and wove wisdom, humanity, frailty and E-mail: [email protected] humor into his messages of hope, for all of Web: www.macalester.edu/alumni us struggling with our own choices and identity. Other students have shared how

MACALESTER TO DAY he listened tor hours co them in his office, human rights. I often wonder given as his staff a self-described agnostic With his gentle, non-judgmental encourage- Much ot the dis- how many adult Mac who did not type very well. I think Russ saw ment, Russ was the lantern in a dark place, cussion has alumni are here me, like so many others who came into his giving us "light" and "possibility." He had focused on the today, leading sphere, especially students, as a work in fait}) in us. years that Russ productive and progress both spiritually and individually. I believe wherever he is now, he is com- was Macalester's meaningful lives, He was a most gentle, helpful and important forting and listening to troubled souls, and chaplain from because Russ made guide. It was Russ who taught me that you ottering them the amazing balm ot his grace 1979 to 1986. himself available did not have to be a Christian to be able to and compassion. However, tor to us in times have a meaningful spiritual life. LuAnn Adams '82 those of us who of crisis and need. I also learned how important he was to New York are older, Russ the mental health of students. Students with was a gitt co us during his years as Mac's spiritual confusion, profound depression, AS WAS NOTED at his memorial service, Russ assistant chaplain from 1956 to 1964. and even thoughts and attempted acts of was one of those extraordinary individuals My appreciation ot the special person that suicide found their way to his office and who in a profound fashion touched people Russ was began when I was assigned to be received the gift of his kind and nurturing who were lucky enough to know, to work his student clerk in I960. Russ never seemed nature. I often wonder how many adult Mac with or to struggle with him for the cause of to be fazed by the fact that he had been alumni are here today, leading productive and meaningful lives, because Russ made himself available to us in times of crisis and need. Also, I hope that somewhere in its archives Mac has preserved a record of the roles that Russ played in Mac's fledgling civil rights movement (Student Action for Human Rights); the formation and operation of non-traditional spiritual organizations such as Student Religious Liberals; the free speech ''fight'1 that actually allowed a Communist to speak on the campus; and publication ot what I believe was the college's first underground newspaper. In the early '60s, there was a torum at Mac that delved into whether it was possible to have saints if there was no God. Although I still wonder about the existence and nature of divinity (something I was taught to do at Mac), I do know that there are saints, in all the best senses of that word, in this world. I know because I worked for one during my time at Mac. The world is less of a place without Russ. DonGemberling '64 St. Paul

Macalester Yesterday 9 interviews two other students on the campus radio station, WBOM (Broadcasting Over Macalester), in the late 1940s. Gallos, who died last November (see page 47), served as manager of the station in 1947-48. He and two friends —Chris Wedes '49 and Roger Awsumb '51—began their broadcasting careers on WBOM and all went on to become well-known figures on children's TV shows. Gallos was "Clancy the Cop" {inset) on WCCO-TV in Minneapolis from 1961 to 1977 as well as host of his own show on religion, "Sunday Morning with John Gallos," for 31 years. Awsumb, who died in 2002, got his start in television when Gallos hired him as a floor director at WCCO in 1952. Awsumb was "Casey Jones" on two Twin Cities television stations from 1954 to 1973. Wedes —initially the sidekick "Joe the Cook" to Awsumb's Casey—moved to Seattle and became the TV clown "J.P. Patches" from 1958 to 1981. Wedes still makes personal appearances in Seattle. SPRING 2006 CAMPUS NEWS SUMMARY

Now hear this, anywhere in the world WMCN Radio, Mac's largest student organization, goes global

A STUDENT, Elliot Stapleton '05 series of changes that will not only allow for musical portrait of someone based on the played some of the most experimental involvement of even more students but also music on their iPod." music he could ger his hands on when enable listeners to tune in via the Internet. Jonah Bull '06 (Rehoboth, Mass.) and A T he had a radio show on WMCN. Although All WMCN programming—primarily Ben Freeman 06 (Seattle) are in their third die recent grad now lives in Minneapolis— music but also talk, news and announce- year of co-hosting a show, "Pirates vs. too far away for the stations 3.5-mile ments— can now be accessed live, anywhere Ninjas." They met their first year at Mac radius signal to reach him—he still listens in the world, via webcast. "One of the when they were via webcasting. greatest things about webcasting is that we roommates and 'One of the greatest "There are some terribly interesting shows aren't limited anymore. It's easy for alumni found they things about that certainly rival something like Radio K to listen wherever they are. Parents or inter- had similar musi- webcasting is that or The Current because WMCN offers a lot national students can listen to their shows, cal tastes, Freeman we aren't limited or freedom in terms of programming. For and people abroad can listen, too!" says Emily said. Bull adds, anymore. It's easy for example, I love the Fresh Concepts [student Ayoob '07 (Portland, Maine), the stations "All his music was alumni to listen group] comedy hour. The openness that the development director last fall semester. on my computer." wherever they are.' station offers is what keeps me listening after The 15 or so WMCN directors select They play what I graduated," Stapleton says. shows at the beginning of each semester. "In Bull calls "underground college radio, not Macalesters student-run, free-form, non- choosing shows, we try to look for unique the hottest indie rock or hip-hop." That profit public radio station is already the ideas,1 says Caitlin Donesley '07 (Boise, means such groups as Freestyle Fellowship, largest single student organization on cam- Idaho), WMCN s promotions director. Prefuse 73, Madlib and MF Doom. pus, with more than 120 students serving as "There's a new show this year where the DJs Freeman uses webcasting to listen to other DJs. The station is now in the midst of a borrow someone's iPod, and then create a college radio stations, and now some of his friends on both the West and East coasts listen to his show. "My parents always

Five reasons to party Students celebrated the fifth birthday of the Ruth Strieker Dayton Campus Center in February. The party, which happened to coincide with Super Bowl Sunday, featured a raffle, pin the tail on the donkey (above right) and lots of food. Above left: Cindy Darrow, left, Campus Center director, and Tara Stormoen-IVIartinez, assistant director, draw prizes. Ri 'hi: Josh Springer '08 I O {Portland, Ore.), Annah Walters '08 {Elgin, Minn.) and Moeko Crider '08 (Burlingt°n> Wash.) get into the party spirit.

MACALESTER TODAY GREG HELGESON Ben Freeman '06, left, and Jonah Bull '06 are wanted to listen, but couldn't, and now they everyone concerned with Macalester," in their third year of co-hosting a show, can," Bull says. he says. "Pirates vs. Ninjas," on WMCN. They play With new one-hour time slots—in the Radio is a powerful tool to build commu- what Bull calls "underground college radio, not the hottest indie rock or hip-hop." past shows were always two hours—more nity and political consciousness, Forman DJs can get involved because of more time says. "It also gives students an opportunity slots to fit student schedules. "We have to to gain radio experience and have fun with

accept more shows," Ayoob says, "which can their friends." Tr , _ . , ,_o affect the overall quality a bit at first, but it —Heather Stab I 08 gets more students involved, and in the long run is better. We realize there are people at Mac who really have great music tastes. Tuning in We're hoping that in the long run, the changes with WMCN will bring more of these great-taste music people out of the woodwork." postal: During the current spring semester, News Director Erik Forman '08 (Madison, Wis.) hopes to get his show, "Inside the Bubble," up and running. "Listeners can look forward to hearing interviews with campus activists WMCN office: 651-696-6082 and administrators about issues that concern Programming guide:

broadcast hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-2a.m. Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m.-2a.m.

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Here they come to save the day! Endowment 101

Remember Mighty Mouse? Macalester Endowment: The folks at the Help Desk have taken his place. Market Value 2000: 2005: S564 $550 HAT'S THE best place tic caller after another. "But I enjoy it," $600 million million millioi • to get a sandwich says Cox. "It's good to leave after your $500 million around here?" shift knowing that you have really $400 million "Where's the nearest hospital?" helped people." 2003: When new Macalester students Apparently, he's not alone. Of six seniors $403 million see "Help Desk" on their phone lists, working the Help Desk, five have worked they often don't understand that it refers there all four years. "Student employees are to computer help, Nevertheless, student incredibly important around here," says workers at the Information Technology Jesse Harman '99, coordinator of user Services (ITS) Help Desk do their best to services. "I have 17 employees, and they Three-year steer callers in the handle 60-70 percent of the calls. It takes a average annual return right direction It's good to leave high level of commitment." Average before moving on to college after your shift One might think that the Help Desk is Macalester endowment help users dealing knowing that you staffed solely by students who arrive already 2002: 0.5% 0.4% with a lost password have really possessing the technical skills of a young Bill 2005: 10.4% 9.1% or crashed hard helped people.' Gates. Not so. "I mostly hire consultants drive. sight unseen from the work-study forms we "Some callers really know what they're get in the summer,' says Harman. "If they talking about; some are afraid to do any- have some customer service skills and want thing on their computer; and some people to help out, anyone can learn the skills think they know what they're doing," says and tools." Matthew Cox '06 (Black Earth, "The first month and a half are the crazi- 'Life began for me Wis.) a biology major and Jesse est," says Cox. "Students move into the four-year veteran of Harman '99, dorms and have trouble connecting to the at 6:30 this morning, the Help Desk. coordinator network, so we get calls from them, and of user but I think With up to 1,000 sometimes from their parents, too: 'Why services calls a month com- haven't you solved my sons problem yet?' it's considerably later ing in during the We may be working on 150 problems at 1 for most people busiest time — once. ' ITS provides T-shirts and dinner to J September—it keep the hardworking students going during around here. takes a calm, level- those first hectic weeks. After the initial headed person to flurry, the most common problems relate to — Aaron Hawkins '06 deal with one fran- viruses in students' computers and the reset- (Richmond, Ky.)T ting of passwords. who is majoring in chemistry Whenever possible, they try to solve and religious studies, problems over the phone. That's easier now responding to a with VNC software, which allows the con- Mac Weekly question sultant to remotely see and control the about when life begins caller's computer. Still, there are times when, whatever the weather, a Help Desk consultant must trudge to the office of the user, where the occasional visit still ends with "Oh, plug in that power cord." O

MACALESTER TODAY RAIG AASE '70, the college's chief investment returns have improved in both C investment officer, reports: absolute and relative terms. Macalester's • Macalester's endowment has bounced back endowment outperforms the average from the market correction of 2001-02 endowment by an increasing margin. and is approaching its all-time high; "We are pleased with the higher returns" • the college continues to diversify its Aase says, "but we believe it is just as portfolio, reducing U.S. stock and bond important that we continue to diversify the market exposures and increasing non-U.S. portfolio, reducing the volatility of expected stocks and alternative investments (real future returns that comes with a large U.S. estate, energy, private capital and absolute stock market exposure." o return strategies);

W 62% stocks i stocks Asset Allocation of Macalester j j Endowment I 16% bonds A I ^m 28% alternative investments 1 12% 1 alternative / i •' investments 2002 2005

3x3 hours of math problems = poetry

MACALESTER TEAM scored a perfect ally someone comes up with the right idea. 100 to win the three-hour Math We also proofread one another's proofs, so A Sample ^Association of Americas regional those are a joint effort." A Problem of the Week math contest, tying with the University or To keep skills sharp, many team members Minnesota. tackle Professor Stan Wagon's "Problem of Chicken McNuggets® come in packets of Nikolay Dinev '06 (Sofia, Bulgaria), the Week," a Mac tradition started in 1968 6, 9 or 20; thus it is impossible to buy 13 Michael Decker '06 (Portland, Ore.) and by the late Professor Joe Konhauser, and McNuggets. What is the largest number Margarit Ivanov '06 (Pleven, Bulgaria) have attend a weekly one-hour practice hosted by of McNuggets that you cannot buy? formed Macalester's top team since they Wagon, Professor Tom Halverson and Dave were sophomores. Impressively, all five Ehren of the Mac Academic Excellence The answer: Macalester teams finished among the top Center. Dinev, Decker and Ivanov have also •jaqwnu \$%\v>\ Kue Anq ueo ouo jnq ' half of 65 competing teams. organized a problem-solving club in which "We all have broad mathematical inter- they share their ests," says Dinev of the winning team, "but experience with 'As with all things geometry is usually my area. A4ike does younger students. mathematical, algebra and Margarit does analysis and The preparation beauty is the most Diophantine equations, although that is not pays off: Macalester important reason an ironclad rule. teams have taken to do competitions.' Given the list of prob- top honors in lems, everyone picks four of the last eight years. one that seems inter- "As with all things mathematical, beauty esting, tries to solve it is the most important reason to do com- and writes it up. If the petitions," says Dinev. "Competition problem is not easily problems usually have elegant solutions that solvable, then we talk are the mathematical equivalent of the about it and eventu- best poems." •

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ALABAMA Minnesota to Mississippi MISSISSIPPI MOBILE Students and staff lend a hand LOUISIANA BILOXI to cleanup efforts in the wake ofKatrina O8ATON ROUGE

1 EVER HAVE I been surrounded by such Jan. 12-21 on a relief • NEW I destruction, whole neighborhoods trip to Mississippi to ORLEANS J disappeared, vanished, gone," says help with cleanup efforts Nick Reynolds '06 (Minneapolis). "Impossi- following Hurricane ble amounts of garbage, signs of death, every Katrma. In a Feb. 7 pres- day passing the orange spray-paint FEMA entation on campus, crosses on the fronts of houses, counting the participants told of don- death toll. It was ning "hazmat" (hazardous material) suits to report; events in Iraq happen and I read hard to take in." 'We saw school remove asbestos and mold-laden materials about it in the paper; then the tsunami and Reynolds was marching bands, kids from the nearly irrecoverable homes that the earthquake in Pakistan — all so distant one of 21 students riding bikes, people stretched for blocks in Biloxi. and intangible. I sought to establish a and seven staff throwing candy. "I went for a pseudo-selfish reason,'1 says relationship to Katrina.11 While there, he who spent The community is back.' Reynolds. "9-11 happened and it was a news recalled, "My mind would wander while I

Responding to Katrina

The Hurricane Katrina Relief Trip was not the only Macalester response to the disaster in the Gulf.

• In September, a Macalester staff and faculty teach-in titled "The Katrina Crisis: A Window on Our National Condition" drew nearly 100 students, faculty and community members. • 25 students in Professor Roopali Phadke's environmental studies course "Water and Power" wrote a report on managing water infrastructure entitled "Exposing Hurricane Katrina: The Scope of an Unnatural Disaster" • The college welcomed four New Orleans students, two each from Tulane and Dillard universities, for fall semester. The Macalester Web site provided a forum for discussing Katrina-related Alison Butler '09

MACALESTER TODAY was 'mucking out' a house on Ahem Drive. pants were chagrined that casinos were The Macalester group worked with Pres- Sometimes I would be happy and content— among the first commercial establishments byterian Disaster Assistance (PDA), which the simplicity of the work, the good kind to reopen, but as Macalester Chaplain Lucy has an ongoing presence in the area. PDA of physical exhaustion, the sense of 'doing Forster-Smith noted, those casinos provide provided modest tent accommodations and something meaningful,1 and the joking a significant number of jobs in the area. showers. The daily tasks resulted from work and bonding 1 did with my crew...but other Ruth Janisch Lake and Nadja Hogg of orders by local people requesting help clear- times I would try to take in the whole the Community Service Office and Forster- ing a yard, taking down ruined walls or enormous situation and found myself expe- Smith began planning the trip last October. removing garbage. The Mac contingent also riencing hopelessness, shock and grief." "It was challenging," says Janisch Lake. discussed the situation in the Gulf with But the hopelessness was not unrelenting. "Because we were planning so far in advance, alumni Margaret Oard "There was a parade on Martin Luther King relief organizations didn't know what kind of '72 of Saucier, Miss., Day," says Louise Sharrow '09 (Cincinnati, work we would be doing or even where. 1-90 and New Orleans resi- Ohio). "We saw school marching bands, along the Gulf coast opened only four days dents Deanna Vandiver kids riding bikes, people throwing candy. before we got there. [The] many unknowns '97 and the Rev. Neale whole enorm The community is back." Also back, she [made it] difficult to provide the details neces- Miller '72. noted, were the casino barges. Some partici- sary to help volunteers prepare and feel safe." Two students, Emily found myself Goodman '08 (Barrington, III.) and hopelessness, Miriam Larson '08 There are vitas and then there are vitas: Faculty Web sites (Urbana, III.)) did sepa- rate independent study projects in ACALESTER.EDU puts volumes of useful History, is a connection with the relief trip experience ' and both made reference to the resented information at the beck and call of any fan of trains, the Raiders \ Macite whose fingers know their way around a football team (he has his first "disaster tourists" who came to the Gulf keyboard. While one expects to find professors' Raiders tickets—from 1960!) more to take photographs than to work. At office hours, curriculum vitae and e-mail and good food. A photo the February presentation, listeners were addresses, by digging a little deeper one can suggests that his passion for encouraged to write to their U.S. senators learn remarkable tidbits about folks on campus. culinary arts led him to stuff, about the recovery problems and the need Karin Aguilar-San Juan, and serve on a silver platter, for continued relief response. American Studies, is something that sports a row Solon Cora Polsgrove '08 (Bloomington, Ind.) accomplished in the martial of buttons down the torso and appears to be went on the trip in part "to give the brain a arts. "My forte was once waving a fond farewell with two tiny legs. break for a week and use my hands." full-contact ground fighting Beware Mary Bemoaning her lack of construction skills, without protective gear. tgomery, Biology, Polsgrove recalls thinking, "I feel so incom- Practicing for street fighting whose clan crest com- petent! Just let me write a paper!" Most was a thrill, but not good for mands "Garde Bien!" stunning to her was the degree of devasta- Aguilar-San Juan my SOul or for world peace. [Watch well!] and features tion. "They say Hurricane Andrew took I turned to kung fu as a sport rather than a a woman holding an 10 years to recover from, and Katrina was fighting art." anchor in one hand and a 10 times as bad. So what's that mean— Check the African 'Practicing for severed head in the other. 100 years?" O Studies Web site for street fighting Montgomery Various staff members David Chioni Moore, was a thrill, also have a personal presence on the Web. International Studies but not good For example, David sk, associate director and English, and you'll for my soul or of Information Technology Services, has a learn that "Oftentimes for world peace/ site with the link "vaguely interesting, at least people who know David to me" which includes the following question only by his writing mistake him for an Ibo initially suggested by colleague Tl [people of southeast Nigeria], thanks to the 'Chi' assistant director of ITS: starting middle name. Great (and humorous) "In the realm of living things, there are shock ensues upon face-to-face meeting. Chioni green plants; there are green fish; there is the name of David's Italian grandfather." are green amphibians, green insects, green rove, Psychology, sings in the mollusks, green reptiles, green birds, green choir at Mt. Zion Temple, and studies American invertebrates and green microorganisms. Sign Language, noting, "[I] find it really useful to Yet there are no green mammals. Why?" be a student and a teacher at the same time, and also to experience all of the excitement and The Web site: it's not just for office hours humiliation of learning another language." any more.

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The economics of pollution As an environmental economist who studies Latin America, Professor Sarah West '91 finds reason for optimism that market-based incentives can reduce pollution

CONOMICS PROFESSOR Sarah West'91 of shade-grown coffee to develop optimal duct research for this chapter, resulting in a reaches courses in environmental, coffee-pricing schemes. It also provides unique and comprehensive history of public and urban economics. After examples of cutting-edge analyses for the human infractions with marine mammals. graduating from Macalester, she earned a educated reader interested in environ- Creswell now attends the Yale School of master's degree in Latin American studies mental issues. Forestry and Environmental Studies. and a masters and Ph.D. in economics. Her In addition, Erika Molina '05 did a fan- research focuses on market-based incentives Have any Macalester students tastic job formatting the chapters to meet for che control of vehicle pollution. contributed to this book? the publishers specifications. West is co-editor with Aldemaro Romero, Joel Creswell '02 co-authored the book's former director of Macalester s Environ- first chapter, "In the Land of the Mermaid: Why did you focus on Latin America mental Studies program, of Environmental How Culture, not Ecology, Influenced and the Caribbean? Issues iu Latin America and the Caribbean Marine Mammal Exploitation in the South- In Latin America and the Caribbean, (Springer, 2005). West is also co-author, eastern Caribbean." He traveled with clashes between social and economic with Ann Wolverton of the Environmental co-author Al Romero to Barbados to con- development and the environment appear in Protection Agency, of the chapter "Market- GREG HELGESON based Policies for Pollution Control in Latin America." She spoke with Jan Shaw- Flamm 76 of Macalester Today.

What's an economist doing in a book on environmental issues? Economists think about efficiency— about balancing the societal benefits and costs of producrion and consumption. My businessman grandfather once asked me, with some disdain, "Why do we need environmental economists?" I asked him, "Do you think society should have pollution reduction as one of its goals?" "Yes,'1 he said. I explained, "Environmental economists can help policymakers find policies that attain a given amount of pollution reduction at low- est cost, so that if we want to reduce acid ram, for example, we do it in such a way as to minimize the number of electric company jobs lost." That seemed to satisfy him.

How is this book different from other books out there? First, we designed this book with undergraduates in mind. Second, it is interdisciplinary. A biology student can use this book to learn how the politics of international institutions affect species' survival. An economics student can learn how to use Professor Sarah West '91: biologists' research on the benefits for birds "My businessman grandfather once asked me, with some disdain, 'Why do we need environmental economists?' [My answer] seemed to satisfy him." 10 MACALESTER TODAY A stark relief. Poor farmers and oil companies and Mexico has a deposit-refund system for distribution of the net benefits, the benefits encroach upon the rain forest, domestic and car batteries. of pollution reduction minus the costs. foreign hotel owners replace mangrove The poor, for example, stand to benefit swamps with volleyball courts, newly wealthy How does this contrast with proportionately more than the rich from city dwellers shift from riding the subway to "command-and-control" policies? improvements in water quality. driving cars. Market-based policies give polluters more But because the institutions that regulate flexibility than most command-and-control Which kind of policies polluting activities in the region are young, policies. Some utilities may find it cheaper do we use in the U. S. ? opportunities for making good environmen- to switch from coal to natural gas, while With the exception of the tradable SO2 tal policy abound. Institutions are relatively others may choose to install scrubbers on permit program, deposit refund programs, flexible, and policy- their smokestacks. Others that face high tax credits like those given for the purchase makers can learn from abatement costs may choose not to reduce of hybrid cars, and some subsidies for the successes and mis- Environmental Issues pollution at all. But they must always buy research and development, U.S. environ- '"Latin America and takes made in other we Caribbean permits for each ton they emit, and therefore mental policies are dominated by countries. While the always face an incentive to figure out a way command-and-control standards. Cars, complexities of the to abate at a cost lower than the permit for example, must be fitted with catalytic environmental prob- price. This is not the case with command- converters and must pass standards for lems challenge us, the and-control policies—once a polluter meets their emissions per mile. abundant opportuni- a given standard they face no incentive to ties to create effective reduce pollution further. If you could persuade governments policies are exciting. in Latin America and the Caribbean Which ivorks best? to implement just one new anti-pollution What are a couple of examples It depends. Using a market-based tradable policy, ivhat ivoidd it be? of "market-basedpolicies" permit system for mercury emissions, for Tax gasoline and use the revenues to pro- to control pollution? example, might result in dangerously high vide rebates to poor households and to fund A market-based policy provides a financial pollutant concentrations known as "hot environmental protection institutions. incentive to reduce pollution, rather than spots," because a requiring such reduction, as in a "command- firm can pollute as Opportunities You make pollution control sound and-controF policy. much as it wants to for making good almost doable. Do market-based policies Tax credits for hybrid cars such as the as long as it buys allow us some optimism? Toyota Prius are market-based incentives. enough permits. But policy abound I think we should be very optimistic about Such credits push some car buyers to choose such hot spots are [in Latin America our ability to control local air pollutants— hybrids over conventional cars. Imagine the not a concern with and the Caribbean]. ground-level ozone, sulfur dioxide, particu- command-and-control alternative—it would emissions of carbon Institutions are late matter and many water pollutants. We require consumers to buy a certain number dioxide, which mix relatively flexible, have already made great strides in these of the cars, imposing high costs on house- perfectly in the areas. Because pollution control policies were holds for whom a hybrid is inappropriate. atmosphere regard- can learn from the successful, air and water in the United States The U.S. sulfur dioxide (SO2) tradable less of the location successes and are, generally speaking, cleaner than they permit system is another example. Did you of the emitter. mistakes made were 30 years ago. Mexico City is much know that today you could call a broker and Regulations dont in other countries. cleaner now than 10 years ago. buy an emissions allowance for one ton of generate revenue On the other hand, because controlling SO2, a source of acid rain? Holding such an like a gas tax or carbon tax. On the other global warming gases requires international allowance would entitle you to pollute one hand, polluters may prefer the greater degree coordination, it is much more challenging. If ton, if you happen to be an electric utility of certainty involved with command-and- the United States, China and India agree to company. Or you could simply hold the per- control policies. constructive talks, a global system of tradable mit, thereby preventing anyone else from carbon permits complemented by country- polluting that ton. The United States used Do pollution control policies specific carbon taxes holds great promise. this tradable permit system to cut SO2 emis- in Latin America place a Teaching srudents how to think rigorously sions by about 40 percent since 1995, at disproportionate burden on the poor? about these kinds of problems is my small much lower costs than requiring firms to Because poor people spend more on contribution to findine solutions. • install scrubbers in their smokestacks. energy as a percentage of their income than Taxes, subsidies and deposit-refund the wealthy, even in Latin America, any pol- systems are also market-based incentives. lution policy that raises the price of energy is Many Latin American countries subsidize likely to be regressive, that is, burden the the adoption of clean industrial technologies, poor relatively more than the wealthy. But we should be concerned about not only the distribution of the costs, but the

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Talk about work Student athletes team up with M Club for a Career Night with returning alumni

by Vince Castellanos '92 gives us a chance to see what's out there. Who knew former Mac students hold so ay Lin Kessenich '05 was searching many interesting jobs?" for alumni who were athletes at Ostenson targeted former athletes •Mac and willing to discuss their primarily for two reasons. "The M Club is current careers with students. I wasn't much such a great resource for us," she says. of an athlete, but Kessenich wanted a writer. I "Alumni support recruited my spouse, Paige Fitzgerald '94 — for [groups like] Having alumni back an attorney who was quite an athlete—and SAAC is so much gives us a chance we enjoyed the inaugural 2004 event so better at Mac to see what's out much that we returned last fall for year rwo. than most there. Who knew Presented by the Student Athlete Advisory schools, and uti- former Mac students Committee (SAAC) with support from lizing that is a hold so many M Club, Career Night '05 brought more unique opportu- interesting jobs?' than 70 students to Kagin Commons. They nity we can't pass met with 22 alumni, such as Gary Hines '74 up. And students can see that the athletic (rootball and track at Mac, now a Grammy experience can contribute to your life, even Career Night with her husband, Ian Award-winning musician), Sandy Cole '91 at a D-III school." McRoberts '96 (soccer and basketball at (volleyball, basketball and track, now a "Participating in sports teaches you Mac, now in real estate), adds: "I've wanted network engineer) and Michael Merrill '05 organizational skills and helps you balance to get more involved in the Mac community (baseball, now a GIS specialist). commitments," agrees Kate McRoberts for a while, and I thought this would be a "An event organized by students, for '97, who played tennis at Mac and now great way to connect with students." students and involving alumni is a pretty rare serves as a project manager for Evantage At the 2004 event, my wife spoke with a and neat thing,1' says Career Night organizer Consulting, which helps companies with steady stream of students while just two Lisa Ostenson '06. "Having alumni back their online business. Kate, who attended sought me out—and one was lost, literally. In

Eastern Onion

Oradell, N.J.) performs a singing telegram at a birthday party in February in Anoka, Minn. Nifoussi is the new owner of Eastern Onion and Flamingos by the Yard, a business that sends singing telegrams and "lawn surprises" across the Twin Cities area for occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries and retirements. He started working for the company last summer and eventually bought it, with a loan from his parents. A music major, he plays numerous characters while singing his telegrams, such as "Ned the Nerd," "Hector Hula" and "Party Gorilla." Nifoussi told the local Sun Newspapers that he hopes to own the business for several years after he graduates and then sell it for a profit. "Being a 20-year-old business owner will probably look pretty good on my resume," he said. For more information see http://www.easternonionmn.com or call 763-537-1820.

12 MACALESTER TODAY 2003.1 equaled the previous year's number, know there are jobs at the end of the tunnel." from a former student than from a parent bur this time neither student was lost. In fact, I'm not sure how helpful my wisdom was, or professor.' both appeared directed and focused. Nate but as Paul Young '89 points out, its not Ostenson deemed the evening a success, Oglesbee '06, an anthropology major and always what is said but who says it. "They're and plans are already in the works for a fall cross-country team member, is a sports editor going through some of the same things we 2006 Career Night. • at the Mac Weekly and is considering a jour- did," says Young, who played soccer and nalism career. "Classes are one thing, but we rugby at Mac and now prosecutes sexual have to hear about experiences from the real assault and child abuse cases for Minnesota's Vince Castellanos '92, a fire-lance writer, world," he says. "It's good for us to see how Anoka County. "And sometimes it's better lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Paige alumni have done it, and it's reassuring to to hear the answer—whatever that is-—- Fitzgerald '94, and their lab mix.

A job after graduation? You can bank on it. For at least six seniors majoring in economics, the market has come to them

MAGINE entering your final semester of the alumni, and Edward Aitken '96 is the to offer me advice." 'At 1 college with a signed job contract already one who really put the wind in my sails; he It all helped prepare of their first year, I in your pocket. By January, at least six was instrumental in opening doors. Firms her for Super Day,' they COUid get Macalester economics majors, soon to be like Merrill Lynch can go to Harvard and get the day-long series investment bankers, were in just that 400 resumes, so you have to have someone of interviews in zone of $20,0< catbird seat. to push your resume." San Francisco. "I am certain no other liberal arts college Astghik Poladyan '06 By last November, but they will work (except a few on East Coast) has had this (Yerevan, Armenia) is Poladyan was weigh- kind of success this early," says economics headed to the opposite ing job offers from Professor Karl Egge. "Given we only have coast where she will be three major firms. ressure, about 65 graduating majors, this early hit an investment banking ana- After carefully con- than two people.' rate is huge. lyst with JPMorgan in sidenng her options, Egge "The market this year for new [invest- San Francisco. Mac alumni she signed with JPMorgan. "Karl Egge, ment] analysts appears to be about $60,000 and her professors were critical in helping [and fellow Professors] Vasant Sukhatme a year, plus about $10,000 paid upfront for a Poladyan bridge the gap from college stu- and Gary Krueger have been extremely relocation and/or start-up bonus. At the end dent to analyst. One important factor was helpful in offering me advice in the process of their first year, they could get a bonus in her internship with 3M. "With the help of of applying for jobs, as well as when I had the zone of $20,000 to $40,000...but they Karl Egge and Ippo Vrohidis '88, I received to make my final decision." will work more hours, and perhaps under an internship offer to work with 3Ms Inter- Poladyan says that "the best way to more pressure, than two people," Egge adds. national Tax Group in the summer of" express my gratitude is to help others. I Kevin England '06 (Minneapolis) has a 2005-.-. My internship experience has been have helped a number of Mac juniors and pretty good idea what he's getting into. For amazing and has contributed tremendously sophomores with their internship searches one thing, his dad. Brad England '77, is an to my personal and professional growth." by reviewing their resumes, putting them investment analyst with Piper Jaffray. More "It is extremely difficult for seniors to in touch with my contacts, conducting significantly, Kevin landed a coveted intern- get interviews or prestigious job offers mock interviews and offering them ship in New York last summer with his witbout the help of Mac alums," she adds. my advice." • soon-to-be employer, Merrill Lynch, so he "Early in September of last year, a few recent has already experienced the workdays that Mac alums took the initiative to conduct start at 9 a.m. and finish between midnight first-round interviews with a number of and 3 a.m., workdays that don't acknowl- Mac seniors on behalf of their firms. Khaled edge the concept of "the weekend." Habayeb '03 from JPMorgan was one of Last Sept. 1, nine months before gradua- them. With two other alums from tion, England had a job offer in hand. JPMorgan—Tanzeen Syed '04 and Nate There's no question that he worked hard to Abbott '05 — Khaled selected a few students earn his opportunity, but "I have to stress to continue the interviewing process in the that working with alumni landed me this New York and San Francisco offices. [All job. I flew myself out to New York to meet three] have been very supportive—always willing to find time to answer any questions I had, to tell me about their experiences or

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without some kind of internship experience," he says. "Its a way of showing that Internships: hands-on experience you can handle work responsibilities." "One intern came to me quite apologetic aron Johnson-Ortiz '06 (St. Paul) was viewed artisans, visited quarries where they and said of her internship, Tm sorry, but I • scaring at the wall in the Art Depart- obtain raw materials and documented the hated it,1" says • i merit, in a daze after a series of all- pottery manufacturing process. In the cul- Porter. "I said, 'You don't graduate nighters, when his eyes came to focus on a mination of his internship, he lectured at 'Good!1 because from college these poster about an internship in Latin America. venues including the National Museum of she learned some- days without some That glance completely altered the course Costa Rica, the Science Museum and Min- thing about her kind of internship of his junior year. neapolis' Resource Center of the Americas, interests that experience. It's a The poster invited applications for the and cataloged some 2,500 photographs for would guide her way of showing that Cordry Internship, an opportunity to con- use by the Science Museum. choices for the rest you can handle work duct hands-on ethnographic research and "I now have a better understanding of of her time at responsibilities.' collecting in Latin America through the art history and artistic development beyond Macalester." Science Museum of Minnesota. "I applied as the Eurocentric outlook on art," says Internships may be for one to four an art major, sent in a PowerPoint portfolio Johnson-Ortiz. credits, as negotiated with the faculty spon- of my work, and was interviewed and Internships for academic credit grew from sor. Most are part time, but summer and selected," says Johnson-Ortiz. "Its only 192 in 2002-03 to 281 in 2004-05, an January internships are often full time, and awarded every two years, and usually goes to increase of 46 percent in two years, accord- may take place anywhere in the world, so graduates." ing to Director of Internships Mike Porter. long as they meet the internship require- In rail semester 2004, Johnson-Ortiz con- "You don't graduate from college these days ments. Some 30 percent of internships are ducted research at the Science Museum, reading relevant literature and studying its archeological and ethnological ceramic col- lections from Mexico and Central America. In December 2004, he flew to Costa Rica, where he devoted three months to ethnographic fieldwork in San Vicente de Nicoya, a ceramic artisan community. There he photographed and collected ceramics, inter-

"I now have a better understanding of art history and artistic development beyond the Eurocentric outlook on art," says Aaron Johnson-Ortiz. He did ethnographic fieldwork in San Vicente de Nicoya, a ceramic artisan community in Costa Rica.

14 MACALESTER TODAY paid, many in corporate finance, and Porter Economics major Andrew Wissler '06 winter break and spring semester. "It is would like to see more paid internships in (Annandale, Va.) found his internship at very interesting, as you are exposed to other sectors. "Many students," he says, Jeffrey Slocum, a Minneapolis investment different investment vehicles and processes. "have to choose between an internship and firm, in the old-fashioned way—through I have worked on a variety of assignments keeping their part-time jobs.'1 friends. "I sent my resume to Alana Hedlund including new manager searches for clients, About half of Macalesrer students find '04, who is working at Slocum full time, contacting managers for returns and other their internships among the hundreds of and she forwarded my resume" to the head of relevant information, writing manager postings sent to the Internship Office, but HR. I came in for a couple interviews and profiles and updating proprietary databases. Porter also encourages students to choose an was offered a position." This internship has given me insight into organization they would like to work with Wissler began his 20 hour-a-week intern- one of the many available career paths and structure an experience there. ship last fall and expected to work through in finance." i

GREG HELGESON

Here to stay Five Macalester faculty who were granted tenure by the board of trustees celebrated at a reception in February in the DeWitt Wallace Library. From left: Karin Aguilar-San Juan, American Studies; Christine Willcox, Art; Sarah West '91, Economics; Jim Dawes, English, with his son, Mikey; and Keith Kuwata, Chemistry. Inset: David Martyn, German and Russian Studies.

Tm going to miss the beautiful game [of soccer]. But more than that, Til miss cheering and living among hundreds of other people ivho all have their own interests and passions. If I've learned one thing from all my soccer watching these last few seasons, it's simply this: Macalester is wonderful. Go Mac.'

— Nathan Oglesbee '06 (Northfield, Minn.), calculating in the Mac Weekly that he spent "9,613 minutes of my life,., cheering on the blue and orange" at Mac soccer games

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Winter sports review Heather Lendway '06 named Swimmer of the Year in MIAC

HE HIGHLIGHT ofMacalesters winter the 400-yard individual medley (just short Men's basketball sports season was Heather Lendway of a conference record). T '06 (St. Paul) winning conference The Scots went 4-5 in dual meets, 3-4 The Scots' three-game win streak midway championships in three events and being in MIAC duals, and saved their best for last through the conference season put them in named Swimmer of the Year in the MIAC. at the conference championships, where position to battle for a spot in the MIAC As this issue of NLacalestet Today went to the team established 11 school records. playoffs, but they ended the season with five press, she was preparing tor the NCAA Lendway's three All-Conference certificates straight losses to finish 7-18 overall and 6-14 Division III championships in March. brought her career total to nine, while three in the league. Seven of the teams final 12 teammates earned All-MIAC honors with losses were in close games, including a pair top-three finishes. Nancy Taff '07 (Falcon of one-point defeats in the final couple Women's swimming & diving Heights, Minn.) placed second in the 200- weeks. Tom Conboy '08 (Chanhassen, Lendway, who was yard breaststroke, Kristin Mathson '08 Minn.) ranked second in the conference in defeated in just one race, (Verona, Wis.) took third in the 400-IM scoring (19.2 points per game) and fourth in put together the best season and Alanna Mozena '07 (Dubuque, Iowa) rebounding (8.2), and in just two years at ever by a swimmer in Macs was rhird in 1-meter divms. Mathson added Macalester has accumulated 893 points and women's program. She won o 367 rebounds—putting him on pace to three MIAC individual a fourth-place finish in the 200-back and challenge for the school career records in championships—all in fifth-place swim in the these two categories. Brendan Bosman '06 school-record and NCAA- 500-free, Taff was also (Minneapolis) had a breakthrough season, qualifying times, and all fourth in the 100-breast and with comfortable margins Lendway Annie Flanagan '09 over the runners-up after leading on every (Madison, Wis.) placed lap. Lendway successfully defended her 500- fifth in 3-meter diving. Correction yard freestyle and 1,650-yard freestyle titles, Bob Pearson was named and added a first-place conference finish in MIAC Coach of the Year for HE ARTICLE in the Winter issue about the the fourth rime in the last Pearson five new members in the M Club Athletic five years. Hall of Fame gave some inaccurate and incomplete information about one of the Men's swimming & diving inductees. Here is the correct information: New football coach The Scots finished seventh at the season- 5 had outstanding '. ', offensive coordinator and ending MIAC championships, receiving a success as Macalester tennis coach from quarterbacks coach at the University of South superb season from Sjon Swanson '06 1960 to 1970. The Scots were conference Dakota the past two years, is the new head (Rosemount, Minn,)- After being granted a champions in seven of those 11 years and football coach at Macalester. medical redshirt season by the NCAA for never had a losing season. He later "We have hired a phenomenal young coach missing his third year at Macalester due to achieved great coaching success at St. Paul with the experience, the vision, and the energy injury, Swanson broke some longtime school Academy, winning eight Minnesota state to transform our football program," Macalester records and earned All-MIAC status by championships with his boys and girls Athletic Director Travis Feezell said. placing rhird at the MIAC meet in the 100- teams. In 2004, he was inducted into the Caruso, 31, takes over from Dennis Czech yard breaststroke while also placing fifth in Minnesota Tennis Coaches Hall of Fame. '83, who resigned in November following eight both the 200-yard individual medley and Caine has earned both a J.D. and a Ph.D. years as head coach. The Scots are coming off 200-breaststroke. and has held administrative posts at the an 0-9 season and will look towards Caruso to University of Minnesota, Macalester, rebuild the program. St. Paul Academy and Breck School. He also has been an educational consultant, providing school and college counseling for students. He served as president of the Minnesota State High School Girls Tennis Association and state president of the National Association of College Admission Counselors. He has also written two books on the college counseling and admissions process.

16 MACALESTER TODAY increasing his scoring average by nearly seven points per game while ranking 15th in the MIAC in scoring and eighth in rebounding, Jesse Hollander '07 (Katmandu, Nepal) joined Conboy and Bosnian as a top 10 MIAC rebounder. Conboy was named to the A11-M1AC team and Bosnian was an honorable mention pick.

Women's basketball New Coach Ellen Thompson had her work cut out for her since no one on this years roster had played collegiate basketball before and the women's program was being rebuilt after shutting down following six games a season ago. Junior and senior athletes from cross country, soccer and Softball joined a group of first-years and transfers to form a team which played hard, performed well defensively and went 2-21 while playing an independent schedule. The women will be back in the MIAC next winter. The Scots defeated Crown College and Caltech, and came up just two points short against Pomona-Pitzer and six points short against St. Marys. Elise Pagel '09 (Appleton, Wis.) established a Macalester frosh scoring record by averaging 15.5 points a game and was the team's scoring leader in all but two games. Diedre Jackson '08 (Oak Park, 111.) led the team with 7.8 rebounds per game. —Andy Johnson, sports information director Above: Tom Conboy '08, who was named to the All-Conference team, ranked second in the MIAC in scoring and fourth in rebounding.

Left: Elise Pagel '09 set a Macalester first-year scoring record by averaging 15.5 points a game.

SPRING 2006 17 John Stuart Mill; history of bowling; comparing corruption

The Btackwell Guide A concluding chapter explores reform, environmental issues in Latin America and to Mill's Utilitarianism emphasizing the ways familiar measures the Caribbean. They consider problems at edited by Henry West (Blackwetl Publishing, should be applied — or withheld, lest they international, regional, national, and local 2006. 304pages, $74.95 hardback do harm—with an emphasis upon the value levels and examine current and historical $29.95 paperback) of "deep democratization." environmental policy. This volume contains Johnston is Charles A. Dana Professor of Aldemaro Romero, a former professor of the complete text of Political Science and division director for the environmental studies at Macalester, is chair John Stuart Mills social sciences at Colgate University, of the Arkansas State University Department Utilitarianism and 12 of Biological Sciences. Sarah West is an eco- original essays related to Let's Go Bowling! nomics professor at Macalester—see page 10. that text. Henry West, by Eric Dregni '90 (MBI Publishing Co., processor of philosophy at 2005. 128pages, $1995 cloth) Challenging Mountain Nature: Macalester, invited the In this illustrated Risk, Motive and Lifestyle contributors, wrote the history of "the great in Three Hobbyist Sports introduction and wrote one of the essays. sport and humble by Robert A. Stebbins '61 (Detselig Enterprises West is the author of two books, hobby that conquered Ltd., 2005. 156pages, $25.95) An Introduction to Mill's Utilitarian Ethics the world," Eric A research sociologist with 40 years of and Moral Philosophy: Classic Texts and Dregni traces bowling experience in the field of work and leisure, Contemporary Problems, as well as articles in from its ancient Robert Stebbins is also, in his free time, a journals and encyclopedias on Mill and Egyptian roots to the mountain scrambler, cross-country skier and Utilitarianism. 21st century United States. He looks at the snowshoer. Here he combines his profes- games cultural context, from bowling sional and leisure interests Syndromes of Corruption: fashion and bowling alley architecture to its by examining how and Wealth, Power and Democracy role in TV programs and films like "The why committed hobbyists by Michael Johnston '71 (Cambridge Honeymooners," "The Big Lebowski" and in mountaineering, kayak- University Press, 2006. 267pages, $75 cloth, "The Flintstones." Photographs and illustra- ing and snowboarding $29.99 paperback) tions depict period advertisements, a primer meet challenges posed by Political scientist on bowling etiquette, film posters and con- nature in the Canadian Syndromes of Michael Johnston offers temporary bowling meccas like Bryant-Lake Rockies. He shows why Corruption a comparative view of Bowl in Minneapolis. some people become so corruption problems Dregni is a free-lance journalist and trans- passionate about such sports and how they that various societies lator and the author of five previous books, arrange their lives so that they can consis- ITlnTf'il W~' experience and the including The Ads That Put America on tently pursue them. ! reforms that must be Wheels and Minnesota Marvels. He lives in Stebbins is a sociology professor at the pursued. A threat to St. Paul. University of Calgary and a fellow of both democracy and eco- the Academy of Leisure Sciences and Royal nomic development in many societies, Environmental Issues Society of Canada. corruption arises in the ways people pursue, in Latin America and the Caribbean use and exchange wealth and power, and in edited by Aldemaro Romero and Sarah E. West Apprentice to a Garden the strength or weakness of the state, politi- '91 (Springer, 2005. 299pages, by Evelyn Orr Hadden '89 (BookSurge cal and social institutions that sustain and $129 hardcover) Publishing, 2005. 150pages, $15paperback) restrain those processes, Johnston says. He Intended as a reader for undergraduates or As a first-time home- uses statistical measures to identify societies master's degree students in interdisciplinary owner, Evelyn Hadden grappling with four syndromes of corrup- courses, this book is a non-technical inter- realizes too late that she tion. Countries studied include the United disciplinary collection of has moved into "a vast, States, Japan and Germany ("Influence Environmental Issues 12 essays, each of which barren public park." In Markets"); Italy, Korea and Botswana ("Elite In Latin America and uses natural or social these essays, she describes the Caribbean Cartels"); Russia, the Philippines and science methods. how planting for privacy Mexico ("Oligarchs and Clans11); and China, Researchers from inspired her passion for Kenya and Indonesia ("Official Moguls")- Canada, Europe, Latin gardening, and how she America and the United transformed her urban lawn into a private, States analyze a all-season garden. representative set of

18 MACALESTER TODAY Hadden writes and publishes information Published a book? had never faced such storms, capable of about gardening and natural landscaping. destroying staple crops and provisions, She created and manages the informational TO HAVE A NEW OR RECENT BOOK leveling plantations and towns, disrupting Web site LessLawn.com. In 2005, she mentioned in these pages, send us a shipping and trade, and resulting in major founded the small publishing company publisher's press release or similar written economic losses for planters and widespread LessLawn Press. announcement that includes a brief, privation for slaves. factual description of the book and brief, In this book, Matthew Mulcahy, who Arrival and Departure: Twenty Poems factual information about the author. teaches history at Loyola College in by Evald Kruut '54 (self-published, 2005. We also welcome book jackets that we Maryland, examines how colonists made 31 pages, $5 paperback) can reproduce. sense of hurricanes, how they recovered from A native of Estonia, The address, e-mail, fax and phone them and the role of the storms in shaping Evald Kruut emigrated to numbers for Mac Today are on page 2. the development of the regions colonial the United States from settlements. Topics examined include colo- Germany in 1950. He nial science, the plantation economy, slavery, established a library and time." The structure of time is treated as and public and private charity. technical information discrete, rather than capable of infinite center for Dow Coming's divisibility, coinciding with premises of DVD IVideo Electronic Products quantum theory. Division in Hemlock, Carlson, a writer White Privilege 101: Mich., and served as executive director of based in Minneapolis, Getting in on the Conversation the Veterans (Public) Memorial Library in studied the philosophy by Adam Burke '92 (White Privilege Mount Pleasant, Mich., before his retire- of science under the Conference, 43-minute video with 53-page ment in 1991. This collection includes his late Grover Maxwell at study guide. $125, available on DVD or VMS) own poetry as well as translations of poems the University of This educational video is a research in Estonian, French, German and Russian. Minnesota. project that grew from the Annual The book is available from the author Conference on White Privilege (www. for S5, including shipping and handling: Hurricanes and Society in the British whitepnvilegeconference.com) and features 424 S. Anna St., Mount Pleasant, Greater Caribbean, 1624-1783 interviews with anti-racist MI 48858. by Matthew Mulcahy '90 (The Johns Hopkins activists and scholars such WHITE University Press, 2006. 257pages, as Peggy Mclntosh, Nairn PRIVILEGE A Theory of Everything for Physics $45 hardcover) Akbar, Tim Wise and Jane by Carey R. Carlson '71 (Syren Book Co., For the 17th and 18th century colonists Elliott. Also included are a 2004. 28 pages, $8.95 paperback) of the British Greater Caribbean, hurricanes diverse group of people Carey Carlson lays out a concise exposi- were entirely new and terrifying talking about issues tion of the Bertrand Russell/Alfred North parts of the physical environ- of privi- Whitehead doctrine that "space is made of ment. These European settlers lege as they relate to family, school and peers. Examples and Hurricanes and 'the common order of things' definitions of white privilege are provided for viewers who olonists found themselves suddenly returned to a state of nature in the are new to the subject. The C aftermath of hurricanes, their efforts to establish a civilized society literally video is accompanied by a demolished. Everywhere they turned, they encountered a landscape that represented study guide that helps facilitate social degeneration rather than social development.... discussion in small groups and Colonists tallied these losses to property in monetary terms...but they also classroom settings. measured them in cultural terms. The destruction accompanying hurricanes Writer, director and editor inverted the series of binary oppositions that shaped English perceptions of the Adam Burke has won several New World and that colonists used to define themselves and their colonial projects— awards for his videos, which have the concepts of nature versus culture, savage versus civilized, wild versus cultivated, chaos versus been screened before audiences in London, order, waste versus improved. The storms destroyed the symbolic markers of English culture New York and Chicago. A free-lance and social order. Hurricanes "materially affected and changed the common order of things," videographer and artist, he lives in Iowa. • wrote one eighteenth-century commentator. The widespread damage and disruptions reversed the existing social hierarchy as the grand were made low and "all artificial distinctions [were] leveled in the dust." Big planters who had occupied refined houses suddenly found themselves living in the huts of slaves. — from Hurricanes and Society in the British Greater Caribbean, 1624-1783 by Matthew Mulcahy '90 (©2006 The Johns Hopkins University Press)

SPRING 2006 19 After traveling throughout the U.S. for -l \ four months last year, international • : journalises oi the Macalester-based World Press Institute offered their views at a college forum. Here are comments from five of the nine WPI Fellows of 2005.

Raj Kumar K.C., reporter, The Rising Nepal, Katmandu I had the feeling before I came that Americans would be very tough because they are citizens of the United States, so they would be very difficult to talk to, they How would be very arrogant....But that feeling turned topsy-turvy when I came here. Every- body was very friendly. People would say "Hello, how „ Looks are you?" even though they didn't know me. You're not concerned with whether Pm feeling well or not— you just do that. It really radiates the feeling of some- from thing positive. In my country, we don't do that. I have realized that people in the United States are very posi- 'There is a rare optimism tive, you always see the positive part of life. And I think that is the success of being one of the super- among all people in the society.' powers in the world. Once you radiate that feeling, you radiate it to other people, and there is a rare optimism among all people in the society. And there starts 'You see the helpful America and the process of development. you see the narrow-minded, closed America.3

cWh at probably surprised me the most Teodora Vassileva, reporter, Capital Weekly, is how open and tolerant American society Sofia, Bulgaria Every time I visit a country, I is towards those immigrants.' make my top list of the things that surprised me most. The negative thing that struck me most was that I saw a lot of homeless people and I didn't expect this. Its not in the news. Its in some of the Hollywood movies, but as something more exotic. The first time I remember this clearly was in Boston. I saw in the park in several places dozens of homeless people sleeping, or just looking for food in the

eople would say "Hello, how are you?" even though they didn't know me.'

20 MACALESTER TODAY garbage. Then we visited other big cities and I saw that this wasn't only happening in Boston....! done Pilar Conci, reporter, La Nation, know it you know how many homeless street people Buenos Aires, Argentina you have here in the United Scares. I procured several numbers, and one of them was that 3.5 million people Every city we went to, there were in one year can experience homelessness here, which a lot of immigrants in all layers of really surprised me. The United States is the richest society. The highest amount were country, how is it possible? I know there are homeless in low-paying jobs, such as the staff people everywhere, even in my country, but they are in the hotels we went to. Maybe not so visible. there's not one American maid left The number one positive thing that I saw is the in the hotels here; all of them are Mexican, Puerto enormous amount of charity and donation and volun- Rican or from Central America. And that also says a teerism in this country. That's an incredible tradition, lot about your workforce and the development of and I hope that we can organize people to do some- your economy.... thing like this back in my country. But during our travels we met a lot of well- educated immigrants who have very important know positions, [such as] a top scientist at the [Centers for there are Matthias Bernold, Disease Control] in Atlanta and the managing editor homeless of the Miami Herald'in Florida. We also met with people editor, Wiener Zeitung, first-generation Americans who went to school here Vienna, Austria and got better education and better positions in everywhere, Its impressive how much money society than their parents. We also learned how even in my U.S. newspapers have....Information American universities need to lure foreign students to country, is changing from a one-way track to a fill their programs in science because not enough but they more open two-way track. Readers Americans are interested in that. And those foreign respond, and this creates a new way of students are immigrating for good and becoming are not so information. [But] theres a very negative aspect of all American citizens. So I was able to see both sides visible.' this development. It's that people share far less infor- of immigration.... mation, they're interested in far fewer things, and the But I guess what probably surprised me the most is amount of common knowledge is declining This is how open and tolerant American society is towards why you see the two halves of America, the philan- those immigrants and their cultures. You may say I thropic half and the war-driven half. You see the come from a country of immigrants myself, and that's helpful America and you see the narrow-minded, true. Argentina had some very heavy European immi- closed America. It's very difficult for these two gration and those people built the country and Americas to communicate, not because they have defined our culture. But that process stopped 50 years different points of views, but because they have ago. And when we had immigration in the '90s — different information, a different base. poor immigrants from other countries in South America—there was a lot of intolerance and discrimi- nation against them. So, despite issues that you have with immigrants—I also became aware of those-— Tang Ju, I think it's more important that you are so able to news director, international assimilate them to your society. I didn't think before service, Dragon TV, I came here that the U.S. was a more open, tolerant Shanghai, China society than my own, but I discovered that it is. © I don't know who will outplay who in a debate over ^intelligent design vs. evolution," and I don't know what kind of influence this will have over high schools in the United States and over the society as a whole, which to me is already a very religious one. But, don't worry, I think maybe that's the beauty and dynamics of the American culture. It is the diversity that helped drive your society to give people choices, what you choose to believe. And I do believe the U.S. can use your diversity as a strength rather than a weakness.

SPRING 2006 21 Paving the Rhodes to Oxford An outstanding student, deeply engaged on campus, with a passion to do good? The Rhodes committee says 'Hello' to Keon West '06.

by Doug Stone the Rhodes. "There is a lot of freedom of expression here. My thoughts really mattered. It was not so much lj\\ lthough he's proud to win a Rhodes people teaching me, but sharing ideas. The way classes M Scholarship, Keon West '06 says the inter- are taught here helped me get the Rhodes. You are •h wmm view process for the Rhodes was not as taught to think critically. grueling as his last three years as a tour guide for the "At Macalester, you are constantly questioning. Macalester Admissions Office. I like multkulturalism and internationalism. They "Walking backwards [as he led the tour and talked keep you thinking about other cultures and people, about the college], 1 had parents and students trying give you new ways to see the world. It's harder to trap to pick me apart," he said with a smile. "I had to someone whose mind has been opened up." chink on my feet. I had to come up with something He was part of a group of first-year students in the good and honest or there would be real consequences. Pluralism and Unity Program who studied and talked Compared to that, answering questions while seated about prejudice and racism. "That helped me win the in an air-conditioned office [during the Rhodes inter- Rhodes because the committee liked people who are view] wasn't that hard." involved, people who have a passion, people who will The soft-spoken, thoughtful West is trying to stay do some good in the world." focused on the big picture, but his life is incredibly Wests plans post-Macalester are pretty clear: two busy with a myriad of activities and demands in and years at Oxford University studying experimental out of the classroom. And the Rhodes, announced in psychology, return to the U.S. to get a Ph.D., then December, has made things even more hectic. back to Jamaica. But the path to Macalester was never Besides his tour guide work, West says his academic that clear. "I know slightly more about Oxford than I training at Macalester prepared him in many ways for knew about Macalester back then." The son of two physicians, West assumed he was going to be a doctor, too. "But I broke it off at 16 and decided to pursue psychology. I used to read books on Keon West '06 cognition and visual illusions. I realized I could go to Home; Born in Trinidad and Tobago; raised in Jamaica the U.S. and study psychology." Majors: Psychology and French He found out about Macalester the way many international students do: from Jimm Crowder, direc- Activities: Martial Arts Club (president); Salsa Dance Club tor of international and transfer admissions, who (founder and president); Psychology Department Search Committee; Campus happened to be in Jamaica speaking to high school Self-Study Committee; Pluralism and Unity Program; Psyc-Club (president); Psy-Chi students. "The atmosphere of the school and the per- (National Psychology Honors Society, president of Macalester chapter) sonality came across from Jimm. That's what made me Rhodes tradition: 12th Macalester student to win a Rhodes; 11th since 1967; want to apply." He also was admitted to Yale and competed with 26 other students from Jamaica Wesleyan, "but I really liked Mac and they offered the best financial aid package." Family: parents, Wayne and Doreen, are both physicians; older sister, Kamille, recently graduated from medical school, University of the West Indies; West says, "the entire Minnesota landscape was younger sister, Kacy-Ann, is a sophomore at Macalester very alien to me, but I wasn't worried. I liked the weather initially—it was fall after all — but that changed." Orientation for new international students

Doug Stone is director of the College Relations Office at Macalester.

22 MACALESTER TODAY had to think on my feet[as a Macalester tour guide]. I had to come up with something good and honest or there would be real consequences.3

was "a good week of just meeting people from all over, soon as I heard he was going to be interviewed, I from countries I'd never heard of." thought he would get it." The atmosphere in class was "extremely informal" West was once set on becoming a clinical psycholo- in contrast to the more traditional style he was gist, but now he's not sure. He is considering research accustomed to in Jamaica. Some Macalester students in cognitive psychology and social psychology. He called professors by their first names, a custom he admires the well-regarded book Why Are All the Black never got used to, particularly when it came to his Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly mentor and academic adviser, psychology Professor Daniel Tatum, a psychologist, expert on race relations Jack Rossmann. "I still don't call him anything but and president of Spelman College in Atlanta. sir," West said. "I would like to write a book like that someday," The respect is mutual. Rossmann describes West West says. "A book that makes a difference." # as a "wonderful young man, very articulate, very thoughtful. I'm not surprised he won a Rhodes. As

SPRING 2006 23 ast Masters In future history books about Macalester, Professors Norm and Emily Rosenberg will have a prominent place. Noiv in their 31styear at the college, the two historians are synonymous with 'inspiring teachers7and 'pioneering scholars! by Elizabeth Tannen '05 anecdote to a group of alums and fellow Rosenberg admirers gathered at a neighborhood bar, all of whom Torm and Emily Rosenberg do not respond with knowing grins and suggested lines make a habit of talking to the media. As of questioning. predicted, they have responded to my It's a familiar scene. As much as Emily and Norm request for an interview with cool trepidation. I anx- are objects of admiration in the Mac community, they iously pace the length of my house, nerves jabbing at are also the subjects of some fascination. The students my insides like so many pick-up sticks, and await the who take their classes are inevitably charmed not only time we have set to further "discuss the matter" by by their warmth, humor and tactile passion for phone. Armed with a cache of spiels designed to reel American history—as they make plans for life after them in, I dial their number. Norm answers. Macalester, both of their CVs brim with recognition "Hi, Lizzie." of their teaching and research prowess—but by the "Hi! So, I was thinking—" seeming incongruity of their pairing. It's grown tired "Why don't you e-mail us and we'll talk this week- to remark their differences as professors, but one for- end," he says. "But right now you should turn on mer student best captured the contrast when he Channel 2-—there's a documentary of They Marched suggested that their team-taught class might consist into Sunlight [a book we read in class]." of Norm playing video footage of Emily's talking Norm and Emily would much rather torso—spliced together with those of Jon Stewart and assign homework than talk about them- Lisa Simpson, of course. selves. Later that evening I relay the Her endearingly effervescent demeanor notwith- standing, Emily is surely the serious one: teaching reliably at 8:30 in the morning, specializing in the serious stuff of public policy. Norm is notoriously more laid-back, his cultural studies classes built around image schemes that form a synaptic uni- verse only he could choreograph. Still, it's not all that surprising when Norm and Emily, who have shared a position since 1974 and are now honored as DeWitt Wallace Professors of History, insist on perceiving them-

January 2006: The Rosenbergs in Old Main, the home of the History Department during most of their time at Macalester.

PETER BARTZ-GALLAGHER '05 selves as complementary rather than opposite quanti- Do you remember your first ties. Both, after all, teach 20th century American impressions of Macalester? history. They co-write all the time (one college text- Emily: We knew it was a school book. In Our Times: America Since World War II, has that got a lot of talented students. gone through seven editions since 1976, and their co- So we were thrilled—we liked the authored history survey text, Liberty, Equality, Power, atmosphere and St. Paul. The stu- is widely used around the country). It may be 10 years dents were lively and interesting or so since the last time they team-taught, but as far as and it was the early '70s, when they are concerned their work proceeds in constant there was a lot going on on cam- tandem. It is telling that the one accomplishment they pus. The counter-culture was at its openly brag about is how long they've negotiated shar- very height at Macalester. It was ing one academic position; with disarming assuredness, the kind of atmosphere where they tell me its a world record. students felt that learning should I have often been aware or a certain reticence from be relevant; they would challenge Emily and Norm, a vague sense of privacy. I realize your syllabus if they didn't think now that what I had perceived was their extraordinary it was relevant enough. modesty along with their sense of purpose. Their love Norm: You had some ideas of for teaching is coupled with a devotion to their work your own, but basically the syl- that precludes endeavors of less importance to them—• labus was a joint product of you hence their disinclination to speak with media. and the students in those days. Punditry simply lies outside of their interests. Emily: There was a sense that learning should be col- 1986: Emily and Anyways, they'd rather be teaching. laborative, which students really tried to enforce within Norm have shared one the classes, and of course we loved that because we felt position at Macalester there needed to be significant changes in education. since 1975. Since 1993 Why did the two of you they have been honored We saw that students could be empowered by the as DeWitt Wallace want just one job? power of their own choices, and we were delighted to Professors of History. Emily: It was the early days of the women's move- be in a school that had the respect for students that it ment and we both felt that flexible jobs and careers did not feel the need for a heavy regimen of require- were important for both women and men. Nothing ments. I remember the first few years, if it was a small would really change in the direction of equality unless class, the first item on the agenda was, where should we men also had the opportunity to have more flexible work and family life. Norm: Its unheard of now. Most couples hough the styles change, want "two jobs." the engagement of students Emily: When we were in graduate school, we'd never even heard of such a thing as sharing a job. in their own learning But we thought it would be a way to balance remains the hallmark careers and families and jobs. of Macalester. How did you share one job at first? Norm: WeVe done it every possible way. WeVe meet? Because nobody thought you had to be in a taught together; we've had one of us teaching entirely classroom if you were really going to learn. one semester-— Norm: I won't mention the places my classes used to Emily: And one the next. What was nice about it was meet. But everything was less structured then. that you could rearrange it in different configurations, Emily: We sometimes even met in students' apart- depending on the need. ments. Students would bake things. That all now Norm: Now that our four kids are gone, it makes sounds sort of flaky, like it was part of an anti- sense for both of us to teach for one semester so we intellectual, let's-do-anything atmosphere, but it wasn't. can't work more than half-time. And people think At the time, it offered a very engaged way of learning. we're getting such a good deal! But many people could Norm: That passed relatively quickly, though. You have half-time work—you just have to work for half don't want to get nostalgic about it, but that's been the the salary. biggest change, I think, in the whole time we've been

Elizabeth Tannen '05 is a writer currently interning with National Public Radio's "All Things Considered1'in Washington, D.C.

SPRING 2006 25 e're always asked how students have changed and the answer's always the same: much less so than the rest of the country.

GREG HELGESON lege students learn best in the middle of the night. So we actually had a full class — 25 people informally signed up — and we were going to hold a class from one in the morning till three! But the college wouldn't schedule it. That was the ultimate in flexibility. How do you think of your teaching styles in relation to one another? Norm: I think they're complementary. We do basically the same thing in different ways. Emily: I don't know what students perceive, but we certainly perceive ourselves as having had a lifelong dialogue not just about history and all kinds of substantive and interpretive issues but also about teaching. Norm: And what the best way to teach a specific thing is. That's the great advantage, that we teach the same thing. Emily: Well, we do different things— Norm: But we understand what the other is trying 1999: The Rosenbergs here—the greater pressure for structure. Of course to do. with one of their former students, Juan Figueroa now you come in with a syllabus and course goals. Emily: Exactly. We understand each other's strengths '77, when they received an and weaknesses so we can have a dialogue about that. Outstanding Faculty Award How has the way that you teach Norm: We both don't stress content so much — at the first Alumni of Color changed over the years? specific content is a function of other things. Early on Reunion. The two also Norm: For me—and I think for you, too — it's the we stressed getting the "correct" perspective; we obvi- received the Burlington Northern Award for electronic nature of teaching. Amazingly, I probably ously don't anymore. For both of us, teaching is outstanding teaching in didn't teach with video until the mid-'80s. Probably getting students to see how many perspectives there 1993, and Emily received three-quarters of papers were handwritten in the old can be on any one issue or theme and approaching the Thomas Jefferson days. We couldn't teach now without the Internet. I them in all sorts of ways. Award for outstanding even use it for submitting papers. Emily: And getting students engaged from wherever teaching, scholarship and college service in 1994. Emily: Ironically, another way that teaching has they're coming in and whatever issue they want to changed, which goes against the sort of thing we were engage with. There are many different ways each of us just talking about, is that we actually did a lot more could go about doing that, because Norm has lecturing then in our regular-sized classes. It's what different strengths and interests than I do, but the almost everyone did. The whole notion of the profes- goals are pretty similar. One of Norm's strengths is sor as the authoritative lecturer has been challenged, cultural history, for example, and particularly dealing however. So our teaching has changed radically over with images. It's not that I don't think it's valuable, it's the years. I went from pretty much giving lectures in just not what I can hold in my mind's eye. So if it larger classes, then at some point in the middle-'90s I'd involves cultural history, Norm is the person who can gone to mostly discussion — no matter the size of the be very adept at talking about it. I've always been class—until I began to get comments from students much more — that they wouldn't mind hearing from me now and Norm: Public policy-oriented. then! Now I've kind of gone back again. Emily: Yes. In some ways, I guess it's not as associa- Norm: The funniest thing we ever tried was when a tive a medium as cultural studies, so our minds work a colleague of mine and I had this brilliant idea that col- little bit differently. I think that's why in a lot of ways we complement each other really well—when we write, for example. Norm tends to be more associative and his style draws more toward cultural things; I'm probably more linear in my style and drawn more toward policy-type things. Norm: I'm more serious than you are.

26 MACALESTER TODAY What has stayed the same Emily: Well, I repeat some stuff. about Macalester students? Norm: Til play the same video, but it'll be for a dif- Emily: Though the styles change, the engagement ferent purpose and in a different context. You know, of students in their own learning remains the hallmark I'm surprised what I can come up with! But our teach- of Macalester. ing seeps into our textbooks, too. We once even had a Norm: The inventiveness of students, their engage- feature on "The Simpsons." ment with a wide range of things. We're always asked how students have changed and the answer's always What have you learned the same: much less so than the rest of the country. from teaching? There's a very distinct culture here and its hard to Emily: Its the same thing that we've learned from explain—we won't try, But more of it has remained child-rearing, which is patience and tolerance of than has seeped away. Particularly the enthusiasm. different views. Emily: Its a culture that really values learning and Norm: Understanding and empathy. Never over- engagement with learning and intellectual inquiry, estimate what you've done for people. In terms of but its not a culture that wants to demonstrate that; history, its always multi-causal — there's always there's little competitiveness about grades. So it's intel- another influence. The same thing is true for teaching: lectually ambitious, but not— How do you measure your supposed influence on a Norm: Uptight, or self-important. student versus someone else's? Why would you want Emily: That is an incredibly unique atmosphere. to? You hope to be one of the factors; you hope that Usually if you go to this kind of rigorous intellectual what you introduce to people will be important and place, you get a sense of competitiveness that is very useful for them. But on the other hand, you're not stressful. I don't think that Macalester-— looking to shape people like a potter. # Norm: Well, it's stressful, but not destructively stressful. Why do you think your classes are so popular? Norm and Emily by the book Emily: You have to ask students! he Rosenbergs are as respected by their peers in the American Norm: We work at it! We both like to teach. And for 1historical profession as they are revered by their students. us it's fun. I think that carries over. Emily specializes in U.S. foreign relations in the 20th century and Emily: But as is the case with most faculty, is a past president of the Society for Historians of American Foreign we Ye also genuinely engaged with our subject IN OUR Relations. Norm specializes in U.S. legal and cultural history and is matter and really interested in what we do. one of the founders of the academic project to study the relationship Norm: Yeah, we change it all the time. It's fresh TIMES between U.S. legal culture and Hollywood motion pictures. to us! In addition to their two surveys, In Our Times: America Since Emily: It's never the same class. World War II (7th edition, 2003) and Liberty, Equality, Power: Norm: I try not to recycle class syllabi. Because A History of the American People (1996)—the latter co-written the tendency then is to routinely recycle something with historians John M. Murrin, Paul E. Johnson, James M. that you've done before. McPherson and Gary Gerstfe—the Rosenbergs have collaborated IMAN L ROitNBERG on America Transformed: A History of the United States EMILYS ROSENBNIG since 1900 (1999), written with Gary Gerstle, and on an often-reprinted article in the Journal of American History. e certainly perceive Emily is also the author of A Date Which Will Live: Pearl Harbor in American Memory (2003); Financial Missionaries to the World: The Politics and Culture ourselves as having had of Dollar Diplomacy, 1900-1930 (1999); Spreading the American Dream: American a lifelong dialogue Economic and Cultural Expansion, 1890-1945 (1982) and many scholarly articles. not just about history and Norm is also the author of Protecting the "Best Men": An Interpretive History all kinds of substantive of the Law of Libel (1990); of legal history articles in The United States Supreme Court: The Pursuit of Justice (2005), Constitutionalism and American Culture (2003), and interpretive issues and other edited volumes; and of law-review articles in numerous journals but also about teaching. including Law & History Review, American Journal of Legal History, UCLA Law Review, Legal Studies Forum and Rutgers Law Review.

SPRING 2006 27 by Michael Barnes V6

y dragging along a camera whenever she visits her "friends," and keeping an eye out tor B quiet, personal moments, Alison "Quito" Ziegler '98 combines her passion for photography with activism on behalf ot immigrant communities. A newcomer to Minnesota herself when she enrolled at Macalester, the native New Yorker has been capturing the stories of immigrants in Min- nesota for the last two years. She has documented their lives through photography as part of her role with the Minnesota Immigrant Freedom Network, a she rented a 36-foot truck and plastered both sides of nonprofit organization she co-founded that works to it with life-size images of immigrants in their homes, Below: Maria Trujillo and reform what it describes as the "broken immigration at work and places of worship. She and four full-time her daughter, photographed system" in the United States. staff members toured Minnesota, making 33 stops in by Alison "Quito" Ziegler at the Worthington, Minn., Last summer, Ziegler (she was nicknamed "Quito" 22 towns. International Festival. The in her first year at Mac when a friend compared her to Ziegler wanted Mmnesotans to see the photographs, family emigrated from a mosquito because of her small size and pesky behav- but she also incorporated her audience into her art. "I Mexico in 1993. Top: the ior) organized her largesr project yet, which she wanted folks to start interacting with the ideas behind truck, plastered on both named the Minnesota Family Project. Partnering with the photographs, instead of just taking 10 seconds and sides with life-size images of immigrants, that toured several nonprofit organizations and supported by local looking at some pictures on a truck." Minnesota last summer. foundations, including the McKnight Foundation, When this art project on wheels pulled into the county fair in Albert Lea, the public library in Pelican Rapids or the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, it unloaded no cargo. Instead, visitors were encouraged to step inside the truck, have their picture taken and asked to write out their own personal history of immigration on a printed copy of their portrait. What if their family had lived in Minnesota for six generations? No problem. They were asked to write about their ancestors' story of immigration. These photos and the hand-scrawled histories they con- tained, whether recent or centuries old, were pasted up inside the truck for the next community to appreciate. "I wanted people to feel this personal connection to the issue of immigration and to their own personal history of immigration," Ziegler says. "I could see the people who participated understanding in their head that we all came here for the same reasons." Not everyone had such a positive reaction to Ziegler s exhibit or her staff, three of whom were immigrants themselves. "There were a lot of people

The Newest Minnesotans Telling the stories of immigrants with her camera, Alison Ziegler '98 shows how 'they are becoming (we here in the heartland

28 MACALESTER TODAY wanted people to feel this personal connection to the issue of immigration.'

Alison "Quito Ziegler, left, with Amina Dualle, a Somali community organizer

MICHAEL BARNES '06 Above: Nicole's older nesses provided a contrast to her childhood in a pre- siblings were born in Laos dominantly Jewish community in New York. "I grew and a Hmong refugee camp up in this cloistered environment on Long Island, and in Thailand, but she has lived in St. Paul her entire then I came to Macalester's campus, which is another life. The vast majority of bubble. Working with [Huie] really helped me break Hmong Minnesotans are out of that for the first time." not immigrants but By connecting people from different backgrounds second- or third-generation through her photographs, Ziegler hopes she can citizens. Left: Winnie, Lulu and Cynthia, who waited help others break through some of the same barriers seven years in Kenya for she once faced. "If I take my camera and I can visas to be reunited with show people where I've been, it helps broaden their their father, who moved to understanding of who these [immigrants] are," Minnesota to make a she says. # better living for his family. that were visibly uncomfortable with talking to us. They saw what we were doing and walked away." But Ziegler says Minnesotans will have to get used to talking to people who don't look like them, as Minnesota is home to... increasing numbers of immigrants continue to flock • the largest population of Hmong (60,000 in 2004) to the Midwest. And as she notes, with the increase in in the U.S. population comes a growing tension. "They speak a • the largest Somali population (25,000 in 2004) different language. They eat different foods, they have outside Africa different colored skin and people don't know how to • a foreign-born population that grew from 110,000 handle that." to 240,000 in the 1990s Ziegler says her own introduction to diversity in Minnesota began with an internship right after gradu- Sources: MinnesotaDemographic Center ation, with fellow photographer Wing Young Huie. and Minnesota Public Radio The trips they took into immigrants' homes and busi-

Michael Barnes '06, a political science major from Marietta, Ga., writes regularly for The Mac Weekly, where he has contributed news articles, editorials and cartoons for three years.

SPRING 2006 29 The value and challenge of study away by Brian Rosenberg We are determined at least to maintain community. The record number of students and ideally to increase these off-campus studying away this spring has led to the can- ACALESTER'S opportunities for our students. At the same cellation of a number of courses and to an pledge to educate time, we acknowledge that our ability to unusual number of vacant rooms in the resi- Mglobal citizens and provide such opportunities is not unlimited dence halls, each of which has some negative leaders rests in part on our and that, under certain circumstances, we impact on the students living and studying commitment to encouraging have been forced to cap the number of in Saint Paul. If one imagines the simultane- as many students as possible students studying away in a particular year ous departure from campus for a semester of to spend some time studying or semester. Given the colleges commitment the entire junior class, the challenges posed off campus. Work in class- to global citizenship, it is reasonable under by universal study away become apparent. rooms, laboratories and studios lies at che these circumstances to ask any number of Probably most challenging of all—doesn't heart of our enterprise, but chat work is questions: Why limit the number of stu- this seem always to be the case? —are the deeply enriched when students can extend dents who can have these powerful financial issues. Because Macalescer allows their learning experiences into places and experiences? Why not permit all academi- studencs studying away to retain their finan- cultures with which they were previously cally qualified students to study away or cial aid, and because Macalester forwards unfamiliar. For many students—I am cer- even require that all students study away most or all of each students tuition to the tain tor many alumni—study away during their time at Macalester? Why should study away program in which she or he is opportunities become among the most something so obviously good not be, for our participating, the cost of providing this edu- meaningful and memorable parts of their students, universally available? cational opportunity is enormous. It costs Macalester education. the college on average about $12,000 for For rhis reason che college attempts to HERE ARE many ways to answer these each student who studies away for a semes- provide exciting and intellectually substan- T very good questions. For students partic- ter. During the current year, the expenditure tive study away opportunities for as many ipating in certain activities or pursuing for study away will be nearly $3 million; this students as possible. During the 2004-2005 certain majors, a study away requirement is more than one-fifth of what we will spend academic year, 213 students studied away for would be inconvenient and even highly on all faculty salaries combined and far more a semester, mostly during cheir junior year; problematic: than we will spend on maintaining all our in 2005-2006 the number has grown to this is especially In the most recent facilities and buying and maintaining all our 250, easily the highest on record. In che true of students listings from computers. If we were to allow study away most recent listings from che Institute for in some science the Institute for costs to grow unchecked, we would be International Education, Macalester ranked disciplines or International Education, forced to make cuts elsewhere in personnel 1 5 th nationally among liberal arcs colleges in following pre- Macalester ranked or programs. Try as I might, I cannot make the percentage of students studying abroad professional 15th nationally among the math come out any other way. for at least a semester. Unlike many other tracks. To cake liberal arts colleges So we will continue to promote the colleges that concentrate their study abroad one hypotheti- in the percentage virtues of studying away and to support very programs in only a few locations, we are this cal but plausible of students studying large numbers of students who do so; we year sending students to programs in 48 example, a pre- abroad for at least will look for additional resources to fund different countries. Faculty such as Andy medical student a semester. study away, in part through our upcoming Overman and Joe Rife in Classics and on the women's capital campaign; and we will carry on with Duchess Harris in American Studies also soccer team might not want to miss the sea- the endless balancing act that comprises the take students abroad for shorter-term but son in the fall of her junior year and might management of Macalester. The challenge of intense study abroad experiences in countries need to take a particular biology or chemistry being a place doing so many worthy things is including Israel, Turkey, Greece and France. course in the spring. Such difficulties are not that we want to do all of them more often, insuperable but they are real and need to be for more students, and to better effect. As borne in mind. The truth is that the very few aspirations go, this isn't bad. • colleges with off-campus study requirements tend to depend heavily on excursions lasting two or three weeks, whereas at Macalester we Brian Rosenberg, the president emphasize the benefits of participation in of Macalester, writes a regular column for semester-long programs. Macalester Today. He can be reached at Very large numbers of students studying [email protected]. away, moreover, means fewer students on campus and some resultant loss to the local

30 MACALESTER TODAY GIVING BACK

Donors tO the Annual Fund are the Superheroes who support the mission of Macalester College. Thank you!

We are on our way to the fourth consecutive year in which alumni have increased their giving to Macalester. Many donors have met the challenge from Team Macalester and doubled their gifts to the Annual Fund.

Many donors make gifts by phone or online with a debit or credit card. "What a super thing to do," says Team Captain Scot. "Contributions go to work immediately, while conserving resources such as paper, stamps and fuel."

In addition, by the end of May about 450 people—100 more than last year—will have volunteered their time to raise support for the college.

"Thank you!" from Team Macalester.

For more information about the Annual Fund, go to www.macalester.edu/ superhero. Welcome back to Mac: Reunion June 2-4 Macalester has special plans for Reunion, Friday through Sunday, June 2-4. See Class Notes in this issue or go to www.macalester.edu/alumni. These Reunion photos from 2001 show alumni from the Classes of 1951, 1971 and 1996, just a few of the classes that will be observing a Reunion this June.

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