April 2004
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Campus News & Events
Wheaton welcomes its seventh president
Cole Chapel was packed to the rafters as the college welcomed president-elect Ronald Crutcher and his wife Betty Neal Crutcher to the community in a March 30 ceremony. Trustee Tom Hollister, chair of the presidential search committee, said the committee "went across the country and across the globe" in its year-long review of some 300 candidates, ultimately selecting Crutcher, provost at Miami University of Ohio, as "our best qualified candidate, our number-one choice and our unanimous recommendation." Crutcher told the audience he was "deeply honored to be chosen by the Board of Trustees to lead the college in the next phase of its development." If you missed the event, you can still watch the welcome ceremony via the webcast archive.
From Carnegie Hall to Park Hall
Playing in a chamber ensemble fosters skills that are valuable for college presidents, according to Wheaton's incoming president Ronald A. Crutcher, a gifted cellist who performs internationally with the Klemperer Trio. Both jobs require a penchant for collaboration as well as leadership. "In chamber music you don't have a conductor telling you what to do, but at the same time you can't go out on stage with four or five different tempos," Crutcher told Boston Globe columnist Adrian Walker in March. Walker's column describing Crutcher's journey from musical prodigy to college president is available online.
National laurels for Wheaton students
As of mid April, seven Wheaton students and one faculty member have won major international scholarships for study next year, including a Watson Fellowship, a Truman Scholarship, two Udall Scholarships and four Fulbright awards. (More)
Great strides toward a cure
Wheaton students, staff and faculty logged hundreds of laps around the Dimple on April 17-18 and raised $44,420 in pledges for the American Cancer Society during the annual Relay for Life. Our intrepid walker-reporter on the scene captured these photographs of the 22-hour event.
Letter from South Africa
Ubuntu is the Zulu word for the philosophy of "humanness"—the belief that a person's humanity is realized through other persons. It is the underlying philosophy of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the principle behind Martin Luther King's assertion that "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." Vanessa Savas '05, who is studying this semester in Cape Town, South Africa, offers her thoughts on South African society as seen through the lens of ubuntu. (Read more)
On the Web
Rock on
From "The Opera Hour" to "Wide Open Spaces" (a weekly dose of country music), Wheaton's radio station, WCCS, delivers nearly 50 hours of original programming each week. Nearly every possible musical genre, from Christian, jazz and world music to emo, punk and indie rock, is showcased in the weekly schedule. "It's really an outlet for expression through music," says General Manager Laurel Mulherin '05.
Founded in 1979, WCCS celebrates 25 years as a free-format station this spring. Today, WCCS is one of the college's largest campus organizations, comprising nearly 100 members including staff, faculty and students, as well as students from the Norton community. Fans of the independent station tune in for news, talk, commentary, advice and, of course, music—all broadcast from the station's state-of-the-art studio in the Balfour-Hood Center. Tune in to WCCS locally at 96.5FM, or via Internet streaming at http://wccs.wheatoncollege.edu/listen/.
Media Moments
New take on terrorism
Terrorist organizations are turning increasingly to organized crime as a means of financing their activities, according to Thomas Sanderson '92, deputy director of the Transnational Threats Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. In a recent article in the SAIS Review, Sanderson addresses the need for the United States and other nations to craft flexible and tailored means of combatting this complex new threat. His article, entitled "Transnational Terror and Organized Crime: Blurring the Lines" is available on the Web site of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University. (Read the article)
Book Shelf
Camelot from the inside out
In her latest biography, author Sally Bedell Smith '70 takes readers inside the Kennedy White House with unparalleled access and insight in Grace and Power: The Private World of the Kennedy White House (Random House, May 2004). Interviewing scores of Kennedy intimates, including many who have never spoken before, and drawing on letters and personal papers made available for the first time, Smith paints a richly detailed picture of the personal relationships behind the high purpose and political drama of the twentieth century's most storied presidency. (More)
Athletics
Barrett Roberts makes a splash
Swimmer Barrett Roberts '07 of Portland, Maine, shattered two college records at the NCAA Division III Championship in March, also becoming the first swimmer in the 13-year history of the Wheaton men's swimming program to qualify for a national meet. (More)
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