<p>Wesleyan in the News</p>
<p>NY Times – The Local: Some Parting Advice From Graduating Seniors – Ibironke Otusile, who will be attending Wesleyan in the fall, comments
[Some</a> Parting Advice From Graduating Seniors - The Local – Fort-Greene Blog - NYTimes.com](<a href=“http://fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com/2011/06/20/some-parting-advice-from-graduating-seniors/?scp=2&sq=“Wesleyan%20University”&st=cse]Some”>http://fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com/2011/06/20/some-parting-advice-from-graduating-seniors/?scp=2&sq=“Wesleyan%20University”&st=cse)</p>
<p>CT Now/ Courant – Anoho Noodle House: Middletown’s ‘Restaurant Row’ Gets A Noodle House – mentions Wesleyan students
[Anoho</a> Noodle House: Middletown’s ‘Restaurant Row’ Gets A Noodle House - CTnow](<a href=“Entertainment – Hartford Courant”>Entertainment – Hartford Courant)</p>
<p>Middletown Press – Steamed cheeseburgers now available on Main Street in Middletown (with video) – mentions Wesleyan students
[Steamed</a> cheeseburgers now available on Main Street in Middletown (with video) - The Middletown Press : Serving Middletown, CT](<a href=“http://www.middletownpress.com/articles/2011/06/19/business/doc4dfcd3ca2f8f5991552506.txt?viewmode=default]Steamed”>http://www.middletownpress.com/articles/2011/06/19/business/doc4dfcd3ca2f8f5991552506.txt?viewmode=default)</p>
<p>Middletown Press – Legion coaches Jay Hickey, Tim D’Aquila Relish their duties as local leaders – mentions coach Mark Woodworth ’94
[Legion</a> coaches Jay Hickey, Tim D’Aquila Relish their duties as local leaders - The Middletown Press : Serving Middletown, CT](<a href=“http://www.middletownpress.com/articles/2011/06/17/sports/doc4dfc0790a07cb066611116.txt?viewmode=fullstory]Legion”>http://www.middletownpress.com/articles/2011/06/17/sports/doc4dfc0790a07cb066611116.txt?viewmode=fullstory)</p>
<p>Denver Post – Incoming first-year student Bryan Harrison Bennis among the Young Men of Distinction presented at 2011 Le Bal de Ballet
[2011</a> Le Bal de Ballet reflects elegant Faberge theme | Seen First ? Denver society news ? The Denver Post](<a href=“http://blogs.denverpost.com/davidson/2011/06/21/2011-le-bal-de-ballet-reflects-elegant-faberge-theme/]2011”>http://blogs.denverpost.com/davidson/2011/06/21/2011-le-bal-de-ballet-reflects-elegant-faberge-theme/)</p>
<p>Faster Times – Election 2012: The Shrinking White Working Class and the Politics of Pessimism by Elvin Lim
[Election</a> 2012: The Shrinking White Working Class and the Politics of Pessimism | Political Analysis](<a href=“http://thefastertimes.com/politicalanalysis/2011/06/20/the-politics-of-pessimism/]Election”>http://thefastertimes.com/politicalanalysis/2011/06/20/the-politics-of-pessimism/)</p>
<p>NPR – Pick up of Foreign Policy article, The Truth About the Soviet Union, with comments from Peter Rutland
[Foreign</a> Policy: The Truth About The Soviet Union : NPR](<a href=“Foreign Policy: The Truth About The Soviet Union : NPR”>Foreign Policy: The Truth About The Soviet Union : NPR)</p>
<p>Indie Wire – Meet the 2011 LA Film Fest Filmmakers | ‘You Hurt My Feelings’ Director Steve Collins ’96
[Meet</a> the 2011 LA Film Fest Filmmakers | ‘You Hurt My Feelings’ Director Steve Collins - indieWIRE](<a href=“http://www.indiewire.com/article/meet_the_2011_la_film_festival_filmmakers_you_hurt_my_feelings_director_ste/]Meet”>Meet the 2011 LA Film Fest Filmmakers | “You Hurt My Feelings” Director Steve Collins – IndieWire)</p>
<p>Indie Wire – LA Film Fest REVIEW | ‘You Hurt My Feelings’ Is A Tender Drama With Almost No Dialogue, directed by Steve Collins ’96
[LA</a> Film Fest REVIEW | ‘You Hurt My Feelings’ Is A Tender Drama With Almost No Dialogue - indieWIRE](<a href=“http://www.indiewire.com/article/2011/06/19/laff_review_you_hurt_my_feelings_is_a_tender_drama_with_almost_no_dialogue]LA”>http://www.indiewire.com/article/2011/06/19/laff_review_you_hurt_my_feelings_is_a_tender_drama_with_almost_no_dialogue)</p>
<p>Alumni in the News</p>
<p>Killingworth-Durham-Middlefield Patch – Famous Connecticut Graduates Who Made It Big In The Entertainment World – lists a number of Wesleyan graduates who are successful in the entertainment business
[Famous</a> Connecticut Graduates Who Made It Big In The Entertainment World - Killingworth-Durham-Middlefield, CT Patch](<a href=“http://durham.patch.com/articles/famous-connecticut-graduates-who-made-it-big-in-the-entertainment-world]Famous”>http://durham.patch.com/articles/famous-connecticut-graduates-who-made-it-big-in-the-entertainment-world)</p>
<p>Chicago Tribune – Chill out: Four relaxation ideas – mentions Herbert Benson ’57
[Chill</a> out: Four relaxation ideas - Chicago Tribune](<a href=“Learning to increase relaxation levels”>Learning to increase relaxation levels)</p>
<p>Am Law Daily – Law School Leap: A Q&A with New U. of San Diego Law Dean Stephen Ferruolo '71
[Law</a> School Leap: A Q&A with New U. of San Diego Law Dean Stephen Ferruolo](<a href=“http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2011/06/ferruoloqa.html]Law”>http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2011/06/ferruoloqa.html)</p>
<p>Forbes – TiVo Off The Mat – mentions Tom Rogers ’76
[TiVo</a> Off The Mat - Forbes.com](<a href=“http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2011/0627/focus-interactive-tv-tech-tom-rogers-echostar-tivo.html]TiVo”>TiVo Off The Mat)</p>
<p>Brattleboro Reformer – Peter Shumlin ’79 honored with O’Connor award
[Gov</a>. Shumlin honored with O’Connor award - Brattleboro Reformer](<a href=“http://www.reformer.com/ci_18303871?source=most_viewed]Gov”>http://www.reformer.com/ci_18303871?source=most_viewed)</p>
<p>NY1 – One On 1: Sebastian Junger '84 Reflects On His Life Covering War – mentions studying anthropology at Wesleyan
[One</a> On 1: Sebastian Junger Reflects On His Life Covering War - NY1.com](<a href=“http://brooklyn.ny1.com/content/features/141342/one-on-1--sebastian-junger-reflects-on-his-life-covering-war]One”>http://brooklyn.ny1.com/content/features/141342/one-on-1--sebastian-junger-reflects-on-his-life-covering-war)</p>
<p>Wall Street Journal – Benefit honors Robert A. Pruzan ’85, the co-founder of Centerview Partners as well as the vice chairman of ArtsConnection
[The</a> Benefit of Laughter - WSJ.com](<a href=“http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304520804576347860984980774.html?mod=googlenews_wsj]The”>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304520804576347860984980774.html?mod=googlenews_wsj)</p>
<p>Broadway World – Robert A. Pruzan '85 Elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Jewish Museum – mentions Wesleyan
[Robert</a> A. Pruzan Elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Jewish Museum](<a href=“http://broadwayworld.com/article/Robert-A-Pruzan-Elected-Chairman-of-the-Board-of-Trustees-of-Jewish-Museum-20110620]Robert”>http://broadwayworld.com/article/Robert-A-Pruzan-Elected-Chairman-of-the-Board-of-Trustees-of-Jewish-Museum-20110620)</p>
<p>GQ – Why Michael Bay '86 Fired Megan Fox from Transformers
[Why</a> Michael Bay Fired Megan Fox from Transformers: Movies + TV: GQ](<a href=“http://www.gq.com/entertainment/movies-and-tv/201107/michael-bay-steven-spielberg-fired-megan-fox-transformers]Why”>Exclusive: The Break-Up of Michael Bay and Megan Fox | GQ)</p>
<p>Torontoist – Whedonmania Rises Up at the Underground - Joss Whedon '87 fans attend screening of the director’s Serenity in support of Equality Now
[Whedonmania</a> Rises Up at the Underground - Torontoist](<a href=“Daily Hive | Torontoist”>Daily Hive | Torontoist)</p>
<p>WEEI – Why the Adrian Gonzalez trade had to make sense to Jed Hoyer '96 - video
[Full</a> Count Why the Adrian Gonzalez trade had to make sense to Jed Hoyer](<a href=“Audacy Inc: An Audio Universe of Discovery & Connection”>Audacy Inc: An Audio Universe of Discovery & Connection)</p>
<p>Boston Herald, Boston Globe – Padres GM Jed Hoyer '96 on Adrian Gonzalez, Anthony Rizzo
[BostonHerald.com</a> - Blogs: Clubhouse Insider Blog Archive Padres GM Jed Hoyer on Adrian Gonzalez, Anthony Rizzo](<a href=“http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/sports/red_sox/?p=5583&srvc=blogs&position=recent_bullet]BostonHerald.com”>http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/sports/red_sox/?p=5583&srvc=blogs&position=recent_bullet)
[Boston</a> Red Sox - Rizzo finally makes his debut at Fenway - The Boston Globe](<a href=“http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2011/06/21/rizzo_finally_makes_his_debut_at_fenway/]Boston”>http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2011/06/21/rizzo_finally_makes_his_debut_at_fenway/)</p>
<p>NY Times – Chris Dingman '02 Sextet is starred in Jazz Listings for June 17-23
<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/17/arts/music/jazz-listings-for-june-17-23.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/17/arts/music/jazz-listings-for-june-17-23.html</a></p>
<p>Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning News – Herb Kelleher '53 thanks Southwest Airlines’ ‘parents’ on 40th birthday
[Herb</a> Kelleher thanks Southwest Airlines’ ‘parents’ on 40th birthday | Texas Politics | a Chron.com blog](<a href=“http://blog.chron.com/texaspolitics/2011/06/herb-kelleher-thanks-southwest-airlines-parents-on-40th-birthday/]Herb”>Herb Kelleher thanks Southwest Airlines’ ‘parents’ on 40th birthday - Texas Politics)
[House</a> honors Kelleher and Southwest Airlines on its 40th birthday | Trail Blazers Blog | dallasnews.com](<a href=“http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/06/house-honors-kelleher-and-sout.html]House”>http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/06/house-honors-kelleher-and-sout.html)</p>
<p>NY Times – Brooklyn Museum Cancels Controversial Graffiti Art Show – Jeffrey Deitch '74 comments
<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/22/nyregion/brooklyn-museum-cancels-controversial-graffiti-art-show.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/22/nyregion/brooklyn-museum-cancels-controversial-graffiti-art-show.html</a></p>
<p>Denver Post – John Hickenlooper '74 co-chairs Bipartisan Governors Summit
[Colorado’s</a> John Hickenlooper co-chairs Bipartisan Governors Summit - The Denver Post](<a href=“Colorado’s John Hickenlooper co-chairs Bipartisan Governors Summit – The Denver Post”>Colorado’s John Hickenlooper co-chairs Bipartisan Governors Summit – The Denver Post)</p>
<p>Huffington Post – Linda Flanagan: When Washington Works – mentions Eric Postel '77, Assistant Administrator for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade, and Wesleyan
[Linda</a> Flanagan: When Washington Works](<a href=“HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost”>When Washington Works | HuffPost Latest News)</p>
<p>Space.com – Back on the Ground: Q&A With Astronaut Cady Coleman by Clara Moskowitz '05
[Back</a> on the Ground: Q&A With Astronaut Cady Coleman | NASA & Space Shuttle Program | International Space Station | Space.com](<a href=“http://www.space.com/12031-nasa-astronaut-cady-coleman-interview-space-station-mission.html]Back”>Back on the Ground: Q&A With Astronaut Cady Coleman | Space)</p>
<p>ABC News – Web Avengers: Hemanshu Nigam '87
[Hemanshu</a> Nigam - ABC News](<a href=“Web Avengers: Hemanshu Nigam - ABC News”>Web Avengers: Hemanshu Nigam - ABC News)</p>
<p>Boston Globe – Steve Almond '88 reviews Ladies and Gentlemen by Adam Ross
[Danger</a> zone - Boston.com](<a href=“http://articles.boston.com/2011-06-19/ae/29677522_1_morbid-curiosity-new-story-collection-wistful-story]Danger”>http://articles.boston.com/2011-06-19/ae/29677522_1_morbid-curiosity-new-story-collection-wistful-story)</p>
<p>Art Info – Rachel Harrison '89 Receives the Calder Prize at a Rooftop Ceremony With Sweeping Views of Venice’s Grand Canal
[Rachel</a> Harrison Receives the Calder Prize at a Rooftop Ceremony With Sweeping Views of Venice’s Grand Canal - ARTINFO.com](<a href=“http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/37788/rachel-harrison-receives-the-calder-prize-at-a-rooftop-ceremony-with-sweeping-views-of-venices-grand-canal/]Rachel”>http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/37788/rachel-harrison-receives-the-calder-prize-at-a-rooftop-ceremony-with-sweeping-views-of-venices-grand-canal/)</p>
<p>Comic Book Resources – Alphas Is More Like The X-Files Than Heroes, co-creator Zak Penn ‘90 Insists
[Alphas</a> Is More Like The X-Files Than Heroes, Zak Penn Insists Spinoff Online – TV, Film and Entertainment News Daily](<a href=“http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2011/06/07/alphas-is-more-like-the-x-files-than-heroes-zak-penn-insists/]Alphas”>http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2011/06/07/alphas-is-more-like-the-x-files-than-heroes-zak-penn-insists/)</p>
<p>Wired – Behold the Crime-Fighting Brainiacs of Syfy’s Alphas, co-created and co-written by Zak Penn '90
[Behold</a> the Crime-Fighting Brainiacs of Syfy’s Alphas | Underwire | Wired.com](<a href=“http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/05/alphas-syfy/]Behold”>Behold the Crime-Fighting Brainiacs of Syfy's Alphas | WIRED)</p>
<p>PBS – E. Benjamin Skinner ’98 on the world of modern-day slavery
[Video:</a> Benjamin Skinner on the world of modern-day slavery | Need to Know](<a href=“Need To Know | PBS”>Need To Know | PBS)</p>
<p>Norwalk Plus – IMAGES 2011 continues through August 28 – mentions Daria Lombroso '11
[NorwalkPlus.com</a> News - IMAGES 2011 continues through August 28](<a href=“http://www.norwalkplus.com/nwk/information/nwsnwk/publish/Entertainment_12/IMAGES-2011-continues-through-August-28_np_13534.shtml]NorwalkPlus.com”>http://www.norwalkplus.com/nwk/information/nwsnwk/publish/Entertainment_12/IMAGES-2011-continues-through-August-28_np_13534.shtml)</p>