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University Magazine Summer 2014 MAKE YOUR MARK When we sign up as Laurentians, we do so for life. p22 CROSSING BOUNDARIES / ARABIC OVER LUNCH / SENIOR STARS FIRST LOOK ST. LAWRENCE University Magazine | Vol. LXIII | Number 3 | Summer 2014 The Chinese New Year COntents was observed on campus early in the spring semester with celebrations and performances, including FeatURES DEPARTMENTS a Chinese traditional dance by Ruoshi "Jennifer"Li ’16, Laurentian for 2 A Word from the President an economics-mathematics Life Week last 3 On Campus and psychology double spring culminated with 14 Sports major from Beijing. a very big “Happy 158th The activities ushered in Birthday, St. Lawrence!” 18 Philanthropy in Action the Year of the Horse. banner that anyone 32 Laurentian Portrait could sign, however they wished. For more on the page 22 week, turn to . IN EVERY ISSUE 13 From the Archives 34 Class Notes When we talk about Crossing 38 Picture Perfect Boundaries, 65 Final Thought we mean it. To ferret out the connection On the cover: There’s nothing quite like high-fiving a huge piece of canvas between this student when your hand is covered in wet paint. For many students, the action confirmed and the art on the the bonds they already feel as Laurentians. Photography by Tara Freeman wall, see the story beginning on page 28. St. Lawrence University has sustainability as a core value. This magazine was printed regionally using soy-based inks, on 30% recycled, 30% post-consumer fiber paper, in an eco-friendly process that recycles virtually all chemical, paper and metal waste. It is printed on Forest Stewardship Council™ certified paper (www.fsc.org) as a product of well-managed forests, controlled To read this magazine online www.stlawu.edu/magazine sources and recycled wood or fiber. A WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT ON CAMPUS ST. LAWRENCE In Residence University Magazine Letters Vol. LXIII | Number 3 | 2014 ince last summer, countless daily So, what are we building and what is Another View on Climate Hall.” My roommates were Buddy Garlock, Billy Plimp- observers walking near the center the theory behind our design? Here is I cannot let Andrew Nevin’s letter (Spring 2014) go ton, Tony Folino, Roger Green and a guy named Daniel of the St. Lawrence campus have my answer: We are building friendship. S Editor-in-Chief unchallenged. Sterling Day. That summer, Dan and Roger traveled to taken in the complex stages of building That’s it. That’s all. The practical duty of Neal S. Burdick ’72 California to work as loggers. They returned full of stories. With regard to the issue of global warming, Mr. Nevin a new residence hall as forms and details our new residence hall is to create a space Assistant Editor So this letter is to celebrate Dan’s life; he died last autumn. change slightly each day. They stop and for what is arguably the most intense Meg Bernier ’07, M ’09 asserts that “the geologic record does not support Dan was filled with energy and verve. His smile was a joy. admire the steep elegance of the stone and memorable part of the St. Lawrence the hijacked science and cause-and-effect arguments News Editor His ability to tease and to make fun was beyond measure. masonry, the roof pitch complementing experience. While not a measure of Ryan Deuel promoted by a small group at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).” On the contrary, the geometry of other buildings, and the a student’s record or good standing, Class Notes Editor When I returned for my junior year, Dan didn’t show. I windows looking like ink drying on a having and being a roommate remains Sharon Henry these arguments are neither “hijacked” nor are they learned that he had joined the military for a two-year advanced by a small group. More than 1,200 scientists, new page, about to reveal a story. the single-most common and central Photographer stint. He returned to campus during my first post-gradu- from over 100 countries, contributed to the latest IPCC ate year in the Theological School. What exactly do they think we are feature of life at St. Lawrence. No longer Tara Freeman is there one course or one book that every report. Its conclusions are based on a vast body of peer- constructing? Just another building? Art Director Dan went on to earn his degree in business administration reviewed publications, many of them relying on the student will forever know in a lifelong Alex Rhea and to attend the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dart- intellectual solidarity. The days of seniors geologic record. Associate Art Director mouth College. His future was filled with honors as an taking Moral Philosophy from the college Susan LaVean It is incorrect that “variations in surface temperatures and extremely successful banker. But for those of us who knew president are from a long yesteryear ago. atmospheric CO2 concentrations are clearly independent him well, he was a “mensch.” He taught me to scuba dive. But every student, no exceptions, will of each other.” Actually, the correlation coefficient over We skied together. And he raised a wonderful family who share with all other students the power St. Lawrence University does not discriminate against students, faculty, staff or other beneficiaries on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, the 125-year post-industrial era is strong (more than made him continually proud. of producing friendships, often starting disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin in 0.9). Ice core records from Greenland and Antarctica admission to, or access to, or treatment, or employment in its programs It’s been said that nothing is more relevant than remember- with the space occupied by roommates. show clear correlations over 100,000 years. For a recent and activities. AA/EEO. For further information, contact the University’s Age ing the past with joy and gratitude. I’ll echo that sentiment Act, Title IX and Section 504 coordinator, 315-229-5656. A complete policy statistical analysis that the recent warming cannot be due Most students entering liberal arts as I remember times when Dan and I sat by a waterfall listing is available at www.stlawu.edu/policies. to natural climatic variability, see “Scaling fluctuation colleges today have never shared a room with a nearby campfire and discussed our ideas about God. Published by St. Lawrence University four times yearly: January, April, July analysis and statistical hypothesis testing of anthropogenic at home, never had a roommate, except I know he continued that dialog with life at his cabin on and October. Periodical postage is paid at Canton, NewYork 13617 and at warming,” S. Lovejoy, Climate Dynamics (2014). for sleepovers or summer camp. This additional mailing offices. (ISSN 0745-3582) Printed in U.S.A. All opinions Lake Winnipesaukee. I will surely miss my roommate. part of the college experience is often expressed in signed articles are those of the author and do not necessarily It is also mistaken to attribute recent warming to solar reflect those of the editors and/or St. Lawrence University. Editorial offices: —The Rev. Jan Vickery Knost ’56 | Charlestown, Rhode Island tricky ground to cross when students Office of University Communications, St.Lawrence University, 23 Romoda activity. In the last 35 years, global temperatures have first arrive. And yet, to my utter delight, Drive, Canton, NY 13617, phone 315-229-5585, fax 315-229-7422, e-mail continued to increase while the sun has a slight cooling [email protected], Web site www.stlawu.edu. I hear repeatedly from students at St. trend. Lawrence that they have had the same Address changes: A change-of-address card to Dr. Nevin belongs to a small but vocal group of skeptics, roommates for more than one year. It is Office of Annual Giving and Laurentian Engagement, St.Lawrence The Critical Difference University, 23 Romoda Drive, Canton, NY 13617 (315-229-5904, email many with ties to the resource extraction industries, often typical of them to form ritualized In essence, the work being observed [email protected]) will enable you to receive St. Lawrence and other who have chosen to ignore an extensive body of science I started playing golf while a student at St. Lawrence. common habits, such as sharing dinner University mail promptly. during our seasons of construction is that concludes that anthropogenic carbon dioxide is With the exception of a few graduate school summers, together every night at precisely the same not really about the building, in the end, Postmaster: Please send PS Form 3579 to St. Lawrence causing the earth’s atmosphere and oceans to warm at a I play two or three times a week. Given that I graduated time. They become part of each other’s University, 23 Romoda Drive, Office of University in 1969, that is a lot of golf. because the building becomes a surrogate Communications, Canton, NY 13617. rate uncharacteristic of natural fluctuations. It’s getting families, connecting with parents and for a larger theory of our distinctive kind warmer, and we’re doing it. siblings other than their own, absorbing The course I play today “staffs up” in season with students of education at St. Lawrence. Surely, as from the local university who are majoring in something unfamiliar stories and customs. —Brian P. Watson | Associate Professor of Physics architects learn right from the first day in called professional golf management. They aspire to be design school, form speaks to function, What do roommates teach other? club pros. I am sorry. That is not higher education.