THE FEATURES The Love Lab It’s spring, and if that old saying is true, that means cupid is coming out with the sun. Musicians and poets and artists have traditionally... Are the steps to wisdom worth the climb? As tuition at colleges and universities nationwide continues to rise and graduates emerge into a sputtering economy with high unemployment rates, many are debating the merits and costs of higher education in general—and the liberal arts in particular. Tales from the Bottom In the 1950s, Frankfort, Kentucky officials drafted plans to construct the downtown Capital Plaza and demolish the community of Crawfish Bottom. But the neighborhood's stories live on. Inside “Inside Edition” Maggie Hopf ’06 takes us behind the scenes of the news and entertainment show—and we get a front-row seat to see Angelina whip out that famous leg on the red carpet. (Okay. It’s not the real Angelina. But still…) THE DEPARTMENTS Alumni Society An Adytum photograph from the late 1970s featuring "Ironic Formal" attire, cover letter advice, and the Joe Hines Memorial Alumni Basketball Game. First Person Nan Carney-DeBord '80: from student athlete to Denison's new athletics director. Growing Up Together While Denison is not as old as some of the “colonial” colleges of the East Coast, we were among the first half dozen institutions of higher learning... No Miss Manners A lesson in etiquette for the graceless. In Memoriam: Virginia Northrop, professor emeritus In Memoriam: Marion Slaughter Wetzel, professor emeritus In Memoriam: Ferris “Tommy” Thomsen Uncommon Ground Survivors When a downdraft began to pull his plane toward the Rocky Mountains, pilot James Michaels had only seconds to make the decisions that would save his life and that of his daughter, Tonie. The Difference a Year Makes Just like last year, Denison and rival Kenyon College led the competition at the NCAA Division III Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship as the schools... A New Odette Gill Wright Miller '74 talks with world-renowned dance artist Dada Masilo during Masilo's visit to campus. Maternal Bliss? New mothers are taught a lot before they even leave the hospital. But when it comes to preparing for their babies emotionally, moms are often on their own. Erin Henshaw, assistant professor of psychology, and her team of student researchers hope to change that. From the Archives Every letter or document that left Shepardson College, Denison’s neighboring women’s school until the 1920s, would have had to face hot sealing wax and this 15-pound castiron beast, the stamp used to produce Shepardson’s official seal. Behind Every Doctor … Faith Simunyu '13 is the first Denison student to receive the UNCF Merck Science Initiative Scholarship, a $25,000 award given each year to 15 outstanding African-American undergraduate students across the country.