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Dickinson Magazine Online Features


Between issues Dickinson Magazine publishes online features highlighting stories that don't fit into our production schedule. Below are the online features for the 2012-13 academic year.


Web Exclusives

Finding Home Wherever They Go

Mariel Fredericksen '11 organized a "mini-reunion" of fellow Dickinsonians in China.
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The Multifarious Worlds of English 404

English 404 workshop gives students an intensive writing and editing experience.
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Never Too Busy to Give Back

Overachieving is what Reeves Whalen ’02 does, and he does it well.
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Finding That Joy

The rolling farmlands of Pennsylvania are a far cry from the Bronx projects where Gilbert Bonafé ’11 was raised. But this urban transplant is well suited to help his rural students succeed.
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School First, Basketball a Close Second

Belma Mekic ’13 finds balance on and off the court.
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One Is Good. Two Is Better.

Yixue Ge '13 didn't simply secure an internship at one of the world's two greatest auction houses. She interned at the other one, too.
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The Descendants of (Operations) Moses, Joshua and Solomon

Through Yahel, Dickinsonians make a difference in the lives of Israel’s Ethiopian Jews.


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From Baird to Breakthrough

Seven seniors will engage high-profile speakers and the campus community as part of a new honors colloquium.
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The Non-Fairy Tale Year

Laura Long Raynaud ’01’s lifestyle is no fairy tale. Nor should it be.
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Immersed

A lifelong love of language leads Katie Kiraly '11 deep into Middle Eastern cultures.
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Vision Statement

On CNN's Black in America, Perry "Vision" Di Virgilio '00 discusses racial identity, colorism and "who is black in America."
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Do What You Love and Love What You Do

From Africana studies to world-famous Sotheby’s, Ben Hanbury-Aggs ’11 lets his interests guide him.
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Caitlin Ruggeri’s Quest

Inaugural scholarship recipient aims to help patients of chronic and series illnesses
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Focus on Faculty: Claire Bowen

The assistant professor of English discusses her research, forthcoming book and the family love story that inspired it all.
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An Artful Decision

Shawn Gessay '13 pursues dual passions in art and neuroscience.


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Raptor Shadows on the Sleeping Blue Lady

Mosaic students take to a mountaintop perch to study raptors as they migrate.
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King Phillip Came Over for Good Soup

As part of the fall Mosaic, students go fossil hunting in a local quarry.
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Crabbing with Ooker

Dickinson’s Mosaic program takes students to the Chesapeake Bay, leaving the traditional classroom far behind.
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Greener Than Green

On-campus transportation just got a little greener with the launch of a new, uber-sustainable program.
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Empire State of Mind

With Brooklyn’s Barclays Center under his belt, Christopher Sharples ’87 turns his architectural firm’s sights outward and upward.
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Heavily Leveraged, Calculated Fun

With the Student Investment Group managing portfolios for nearly two years, returns and enthusiasm are on the rise.


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Harmony of Interests

Dickinsonians bring their mission to Africa via Cameroonian Roots, a multipronged project with a message.
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Focus on Faculty: Michael Beevers

The assistant professor of environmental studies connects conflict, peace, diamonds and elections.
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Silver Linings and Wooden Stakes

Laura Kamoie ’92 lands a six-figure book deal with HarperCollins.
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Sisyphus in Shanghai

Professors and students travel to Shanghai to explore the uphill battle toward balancing China’s growth with sustainability efforts.
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Life-Changing Experience

Students tap financial and international savvy during high-level internship
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Continuous Discovery

Dickinson's new dean of career development, Philip Jones, relishes his role.
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Failure Is Only the Beginning

Editing an upcoming book proves to be the heady focus of a summer research project.
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From Sea to Shining Sea

Albie Masland ’06 gains a new perspective on his cause, his country and himself.
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Up for the Challenge

Tour guide David Cochrane '14 is a soccer referee/musician/ski-patrol pro who's fluent in Russian. How's he do it all?
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Better Living Through Mathematics

Building an honors project around the assignment of First-Year Seminars results in an invaluable tool for the college.
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Living the Dream

From NBC to Bollywood, Rachit Tiwary '11 discovers his passion.
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Everything You Always Knew About Parenting (but Didn’t Have a Word For)

Eric Ruhalter '90 is author of The Kid Dictionary: Hilarious Words to Describe the Indescribable Things Kids Do.
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The Alligator, the Angel and the Wardrobe

Sydney Moffat '14 is working on theatre professor Sherry Harper-McCombs' costume design and construction project.
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En Garde!

Mark Holbrow ’74 carves out a dynamic fencing career.
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Seeds of Memory

Associate Professor of Psychology Teresa Barber and her summer interns set out to test the efficacy of cumin on regaining memory.
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Reptile Wrangling

Assistant Professor of Biology Scott Boback and interns explore the habits and habitats of painted and snapping turtles.
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Passion and Positivity

Josh Sherman '96's latest hit brought a pop-culture legend to Broadway.
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Focus on Faculty: Patricia van Leeuwaarde Moonsammy

The assistant professor and Distinguished Chair of Africana Studies discusses calypso, rapso and expressive culture in the Caribbean.
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