November/December 2011
Volume 75, Number 2
Credits, from top: ©Margaret Walker Center, Imaginary Forces/Karin Fong, and Gregory Nemec.
Feature stories:
Rewriting His Own Script
by Mark Oppenheimer ’96, ’03PhD
You may never have heard of Guideposts magazine, but 2.3 million subscribers have. Its editor, Yale Drama grad Edward Grinnan ’82MFA, has a harrowing tale of addiction and recovery that could have come from its pages.
The Bird-Filled World of Richard Prum
by Cathy Shufro
How an ornithologist discovered new kinds of color, proved T. rex had feathers, and answered the question “What is art?”
First Days at Yale
We give you President Levin’s freshman address, chat with a few first-year students, and tell you about the unusual résumés of a few more.
Freshman Address
by Richard Levin ’74PhD
Seeing the big picture.
First-Year Fun Facts
New students include mountain climbers, firefighters, and renegade tour guides.
Interviews
First-years talk about their first impressions.
Online content includes:
Level the Playing Field
by Christopher Getman ’64
A former Yale baseball player criticizes Yale’s policy of admitting fewer recruited athletes than Ivy League rules permit.
06520
A news blog with daily updates tracking Yale and its alumni.
The Yalie of the Week
An alum who has been making headlines—whether for better or for worse.
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