Stories

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Mysteries in the Muck

On a Tuesday morning in mid-July, Nancy Hollis ’22 was sitting on the deck of a 20-foot pontoon…

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Spinning His Wheels

With his legs pumping and lungs screaming, Doug Sackman was inspired. He was 19 years old and…

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Taking His Time

The most daunting moments of Eric Mercer Jr.’s career have arrived in relative quiet, far from any…

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Welcome to Zoom University

Imagine if your first year of college was like this: You wake up—not in your dorm, but in the…

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Risky Business

On the day in July 2014 that the U.S. evacuated its embassy in Tripoli amid heavy violence in Libya…

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Beyond Wanderlust

Gareth Barkin has dedicated his life to travel. But he doesn’t celebrate just checking the…

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Subway Stories: Kevin Nguyen ’09

Kevin Nguyen ’09 was living in Brooklyn and working in tech. Each morning and evening, on the…

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Prisms of Feminine Power

When some people look at an ancient marble statue, they see the product of a single artist’s work.…

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Classroom Innovator: Bryan Johnson ’96, M.A.T.'97

Johnson ’96, M.A.T.’97 teaches at the Grant Center for the Expressive Arts, part of Tacoma Public…

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Theater for All

As a theater historian, Sara Freeman ’95 studies the intersection of art, politics, and gender…

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Optimistic Politics

Despite working in a field that relies on criticism of society and humanity—her current research is…

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The Kids Are All Right

Under ordinary circumstances, Dana Levy ’21 has a lot going on. Levy is double majoring in English…