Summer 2011

Summer 2011

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Contents

Features

Senior Watch

Some simply amazing students from the class of 2011.

My Teenage Werewolf

Lauren Kessler helps parents cope with teens

Russian Lit — Live

Gary Saul Morson brings classic Russian lit to life

Campus Life

Then: Life's a Beach

Northwestern's lifesaving crew rescued hundreds

Stressed Out

Reaching out to students with anxiety and depression

Birds of a Feather

A finely featered treasure: Audubon's Birds of America

Remembering the Gulag

Jackie Burns shares labor camp survivors' stories

Adventures in Siberia

Chris Pike biked on and around frozen Lake Baikal

Inarguably No. 1

Matthew Fisher and Stephanie Spies claim debate title

YouTube Symphony Down Under

Music students play at the Sydney Opera House

Mee-Ow Hits the Road

Comedy troupe performs with Jeff Garlin in Michigan

A Helping Hand in a Foreign Land

Med student Laura Wong serves on humanitarian mission

DM’s Top Chef Offers Tasty Delights

Good food for a good cause

Magic and Medicine

Relationships prove essential to masters in both fields

Academy Opens Students’ Eyes to Science

Hands-on science helps spark young minds

Navajo Nation Learns What’s in the Water

Chemistry prof helps map uranium contamination

Lone Star Lacrosse

A homecoming for Texan Taylor Thornton

A Head for the Game

It's all in the 'do for first baseman, reliever Sneider

Northwestern’s Ultimate Athletes

Triathlon club members swim, bike and run

Alumni Life

Alumni Connect with Students

The NAA gives students a head start on networking

Travelogue

Adventures in Tanzania, Costa Rica and Rome

Close-up: Lily Rabe

Young star puts on Broadway breakout performance

Close-up: Kristie Koehler Vuocolo

Dr. Sparkle Gong keeps kids laughing

Close-up: Willard Evans

Peoples Gas president started as an intern

Club News

Alumni clubs dial up support for undergrads

ALumni Updates

Obama speechwriter earns kudos, culture queen steps down

Passings

A fond look back

Purple Prose

I See Blue

Engineer learned about true blue from his grandmother

The Journey Continues

“Don’t Stop Believin'," but stop playing this song.

Love Always

Barbara Epstein Revsine remembers the love of her life

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