January/February 2019 Business & Entrepreneurship Dyed in the Wool Jennifer Knight ’89 has returned manufacturing jobs to an American town. History Unfrozen Professor Bathsheba Demuth on the environment and dog-mushing in the Yukon. Arts & Culture The Arts Fresh Ink New books by William Powers '93, Shelley Jackson '94 MFA and Ann Ducille '91 PhD. The Arts Hardwired Wonderland An audiovisual art installation explores synesthesia. Under the Elms Education Perspectives on 1968 Nineteen professors and experts co-taught a class on the seminal year. Politics & Law Across the Aisle Republican and Democratic party leaders find common ground University News Wheel House A historic home gets roller skates to make way for new construction Student Life Valentine Wars Dueling Facebook pages help students connect Sports Sports & Recreation Winning Streak Coach Estes steps down Obituaries Education Tom Eastler ’66 He showed anyone, anywhere, how to racewalk The Big Search Science & Tech The Skinny on Big Data It may allow corporations to know more about you than you’d like—but it can also be a force for good. From the Editor University News Seeking Stories Got a good tale for the BAM to tell? From the President University News The Case for Diversity It confers unmatched educational benefits. The Classes Ever True Neither Snow Nor Gloom of Night Papa’s Lunch Truck served students in all kinds of weather. Beyond the Gates Business & Entrepreneurship Makeup for Everyone Lipstick and more for all genders and skin tones Sports & Recreation Gridiron Girl Fantasy football’s only female analyst is shaking up the field Business & Entrepreneurship Lead Driver The challenges of steering Uber into the future Business & Entrepreneurship Dream On Casper transforms the mattress industry First Person Different Normal “Autism in Heels” is a new memoir about life on the spectrum Science & Tech The Ideal Robot Beyond functional to “part of the family” The Arts Into the Abyss Dark stories from author Ben Marcus ’91 MFA Humanities & Culture The Glass Jackpot Curating one of the biggest collections in a tiny field The Arts Mammoth Accomplishment Maria Manuela Goyanes ’01 is the Woolly Mammoth’s new artistic director The Arts Frontier Tales Actor Tim Blake Nelson ’86 turns singing gunslinger Current Obsession Student Life Louie’s Time Peter Deegan ’21 loves those 5 a.m. breakfasts
