Kenyon Alumni Bulletin: Volume 30, Number 4; Spring/Summer 2008
Features
Anatomy of Happiness
Laura King '86, who uses hard science to dissect the art of happiness, offers some answers to the age-old question: how to live a life of meaning and well-being.
Tour Talk
Thinking on their (backward-shuffling) feet, Kenyon's tour guides find themselves answering questions on everything from hook-ups to horses
What's Happening to the News?
Kenyon alumni reflect on the shifting media landscape.
The Editor's Page
Walking Backward
Letters to the Editor
Along Middle Path
Filled to the Brim with Hope
Athletes aid water purification efforts in the developing world
Then and Now: Swimming Victories
Champs again
Kenyon without Loans
Newman campaign gift will allow needy students to attend Kenyon, loan-free
Gambier is Talking About...
Kenyon in the News
The Hot Sheet
Pennies, Pasta, Pompoms, and six other things we love about Kenyon
Sound Bites
Sports
The Right Stuff
Chris Yorlano sets himself high standards on two teams, and in the classroom
Sports Round-Up
Books
Life Trips Art
Or, the strange tale of Zachary Nowak's Italian murder novel that "predicted" a shocking murder (only there was no murder in the novel) and made Nowak a (reluctant) minor celebrity
The Gift Turns Twenty-Five
An anniversary edition with a new afterword underscores the influence of Lewis Hyde's reflections on the status of art in the marketplace
Reviews
Office Hours
Burning Question: Can we trust the polls?
During this election year, the media have deluged us with polling results. As the general election approaches, the assault will continue. But how do the pollsters come up with their numbers? Why are they often so accurate, and why do they sometimes get it wrong? We asked Professor of Political Science Joseph Klesner.
Coming Home to Shakespeare
A director grew up with the bard's plays woven into family life
Don't Fear the Science, Turner Urges Students
Gregory Spaid Leaves Position of Provost to Return to Teaching
Kenyon Marks Stage Entrance and Exit
Now They Can Walk
Surgeon Merrill Ritter transforms lives in third-world countries
Probing the Paradox
Kate Masley studies the healthy birthing practices of Latina women
In Memoriam
Obituaries
Lewis "Tim" Leach '55
Alumni News
Alumni Digest
The Last Page
Homer in the Newsroom
What can a journalist learn from the classics? Plenty.
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