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The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author. >Ietters. etc. Assistant Profissor of Neuroscience joseph Schroeder to highlight the effiets of alcohol on the brain using beer goggles and a Wii To the Editor: driving game. I was hopeful, when I saw an article about I've been working as both an editor CC: Connecticut College Magazine responsible alcohol use on campus, that and producer of television for the past Volume 181 Number I I would be reading about the substance- 13 years, and have been extremely free living and substance-free lifestyle on encouraged to see several recent articles, EDITOR: Lisa H. Brownell campus that I enjoyed as a student. Camels in the Crowd listings and other ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Phoehe Hall Instead, I found an enlightening article mentions of alumni who work in the ART DIRECTOR I ONLlNE EDITOR: Benjamin Pareut about Conn's efforts to reduce binge world of television, movies and the arts. CONTRIBUTORS: Beth Broman, ROil Coioie, Art Durity drinking and drug use. While I am pleased I loved my liberal arts education, '84, Daniella DeFilipp{} Garran '34, Joanna Giffia '07, !Wchel Harrington, Dave Holahan, Bob MacDonneLL, Amy to see structures in place to help such and although there were very few classes Marrin, Brandon W Mosley, Barbara Nagy, Lilah Raptapoulas '11, Leslie Rovetri, A. Vincent Scarano, Arielk Shipper '10, afflicted students, I was more than a little offered in the area of television and film Will Tomasian, Julie Wernau, Geordie WOod Brad Yeo upset that Blackstone does not appear to in the mid-'90s, this in no way made CLASS NOTES COORDINATOR: Karm LflJkey be involved in any of these efforts, nor was me less enthusiastic about the education CLASS NOTES EDITOR: Sarabeth Fields it even mentioned as a safe haven. I was receiving nor did it deter me from CC: Comm:licut Co/kg_ Mtlgm:in, is publi,hed by ,he Office of All four of my college years were spent entering into this field. Cnllege Re!alions, Patricia M. Carey, Vice President. The magazine', m'ssion is In maintain ties between the College, hs alumni and all in Blackstone, and I loved that dorm. We I hope that you will continue to seek olher conslilUents and to repon on issues of imporlance 10 Ihese grou!". were dedicated to a substance-free zone, out these interesting people and stories Cc- Connmicllt CollegeMagazindUSPS 129-140);s publi>hed four but, contrary to popular opinion, we did and will continue to highlight them in I1me, a year, III summer, fall, wLntc~and 'pring, and is mailed free of charfe In members or Ihe Connecricur College Alumni Associauon not give up fun, parries or even general the magazine, I look forward to the next L~~d~~7~-ta~d ~oa~dl~;:'7:;~~~a~. class postage paid al New college hijinks. By my senior year, we issue, and I am as proud today to be an Conrribmions: Cc- CQmw:ticut Colle£'Magazine will consider might not have been a patry dorm, but alumnus of Connecticut College as I but LSnot responsible for unsoliciled manuscrJpts, proposals and photographs. Address correspondence to' everyone knew that we had a blast living was the day I graduated 13 years ago. Editor, CC: Connecticut Colkg,MI1gazin" Becker House, there. We had the best housefellows, 270 Mohegan Avenue, NC"· London, cr 06320-4196. Phone: 860·439-2500 involved house reps, and we threw fun Alex Katz '96 FAX: 860-439-5405 TNEs, events and, for a small dorm, were Hollywood, Calif. Alumni: Send address changes 10 always a contender in Camelympics. Alumni Office I sincerely hope that Blackstone and The writer is co-executive producer of the Connecticut CoUege TV show "The Biggest Loser. " 270 Mohegan Avenue the substance-free Hoors of other dorms New Loudon, CT 06320 (in my time, it was Smith) are involved in or e-mail to [email protected] this outreach program. Blackstoners have always been an accepting group of people, open-armed and happy to help. If they CONNECTICUT COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES are not involved, I am sure the substance- James S. Berrien '74, Chllir, William P. Barrack '81, Vice Chair, Judith Tindal Opatmy '72, Vier Chllir, Lau",]. Allen '81, TimOlhy free community of Conn would be glad M. Armstmng '93, Chri,tophe' F. Bothur '07, Eduardo Castell 'S7, Theodore S, Chapin '72 P'07, Kel'On Copeland '76, Raymond] to participate in events and seminars Oebbane P'09, ConstanCe Smith Gemmer 'SO P'I 0, Prescott W. Hafner 'SO, Zoe Klein Henriquez '99, Leo I. Higdon, Jr., Pmidmt, designed to limit binge drinking and David B. Kel50 P'09, Rae Downes Koshetz '67, Unda]. Lear '62, Thembumenzi Lukhcle 'OS, Lynda Batter Munro '76 P'OS, John F. substance abuse, Niblack P'9S, David H. Palten '76 1"04 & '09, Cynthia Howard Payne 74, Theodore M. Romanow '76, Harris R. Rosenheim '09, Thomas A. Sargent 'S2, W. Caner Sullivan '79, Sally Susman 'S4, Rebecca Overholt '05 Franklin A. Tutu '87, Kevin Wade 76, Pamela D. Zilly '75 Newark, N.J. ALUMNI BOARD OF DIRECTORS COllslance Smith Gemmer '80 1"\0, Pmidmt, Tammie Clayton Reid '01, Vice Presidelll, Knure G,egg '94, &=tl1ry, Andrew Bogle '94, Caml Blake Boyd '72, Jamie Bridges '00, Christy Burke '93, c. C. Curtiss, director of student welfness Ryan Chan '00, Martha Gifford '73, Lucie Hoblilze1le Iannotti Talk to us! '57, Mark lger '75, &tellaJohnson 75, William Kane 'S4, Chris and Alcohol and Other Drugs education, McDaniel '94, Elli Nagai-Rothe '03, Chri,(ine Gould Reardon '79, CC: Connecticut College Magazine welcomes your Susan Peck Robinson '65, Usman Sheikh '04, Suzanne Richmond replies: While the original article did not Simmons '95, Frederick Stratton '96, Jean Tietney Taub '5S, Thomas letters, Letters may be edited for style, length, clarity Usd!n '79, Hildegard Van Deuser. '43, Robin Wij",n 'S2 showcase the work of Blackstone, as you and grammar. Please include your full name and a CC: Connecticut CollegeMlIgl/zin, Copyright 2009 by Connecticut pointed out the sub-ftee community plays an daytime phone number. Send your submissions to College, all right, reserved. ReproduClion;n whole or in pan [email protected] or Editor, CC: Connecticut without wrinen permission i, prohibited. Views expressed herein important role here, While the peer educators are those of the aUdlOrs and do not necessarily reflect official policy live allover campus, we do have great College Magazine, 270 Mohegan Ave., New London, of rhe College. representation .from Blackstone, students who CT 06320-4196. www.connecticutcollege.edu participate in a variety of health promotion ...or visit our magazine blog: work. Last year they hosted a program with CC: Connecticut College Magazine is printed on paper w~h http://recc.conncoll.edu a minimum post-consumer recycled content of 10 percent. Printed in U.S.A, by Lane Press, Budington, Yr. 2 CC,CONNECTICUTCOLLEGE MAGAZINE FAll 2009 >president's page Student-faculty relationships a key to success Leo I Higdon, Jr. >AT REUNION THIS YEAR, have expanded a residen- Diane Y. Williams '59, the first woman tial education initiative to become an officer of one of the that further integrates world's leading financial services com- academic and residential panies, was presented with the College learning by creating new Medal. Accepting the award, she told ways for faculty and stu- the crowd she planned to share it with dents to interact outside her former economics professor. of the classroom. Eleven It turns Out that, 50 years after new faculty Residential graduating from Connecticut College, Education Fellows, led Diane Williams continues to speak fre- by Professor Eugene quendy with Ruby Turner Morris, the Gallagher, rhe head Lucretia L. Allyn Professor Emeritus of fellow, serve as liaisons we welcomed nine new tenure-track Economics, now 101 years old. She said and mentors and work closely with the professors to the College. Among this she first explored advanced concepts student residential house leaders to give extremely talented and diverse group of in economics with Professor Morris, and sponsor informal talks, plan educa- professors is Mohamed Diagne '97, a and the two women eventually turned tional programs and host study breaks. native of Senegal who majored in phys- a scrong student-professor relationship The Residential Education Fellows ics and mathematics at Connecticut into a lifelong friendship. program supports the kind of learn- College and earned his doctorate in Every day, I see similar relation- electrical engineering from Brown ships forming across our campus. University, Science professors and students col- As an undergraduate, Diagne's men- laborating on advanced research, arts (Our) faculty in every tor was Arlan Mantz, the Oakes Ames faculty working closely with students discipline are deeply Professor of Physics. Professor Mantz to explore new styles and techniques, retired this year, but students will con- humanities and social sciences profes- engaged in their tinue to know him as a senior research sors taking discussions about literature, students' learning. scientist at the College.