Contents
Spring 2012
Spring 2011
Francis Wong’s Argentina
Scenes from a summer abroad
Venture environmentalism
Alec Guettel ’91 is crafting a solar energy overhaul one sale at a time
a rational actor
At NYU Stern, Peter Henry ’91 makes the case for classical economics
common plays
In Boston, Steve Maler ’87 brings the Bard to the people—for free
living downstream
In Kentucky coal country, Lisa Abbott ’92 finds defending mountains harder than moving them
a man obsessed
After more than three decades as a writer and historian, James Reston, Jr. talks about his most sensitive project yet
on becoming an institution
Ann Livermore ’80 reflects on three decades at Hewlett-Packard
The Poetry of Sarah Bufkin ‘13
what I’ve learned from folk music
Libby Rodenbough ’13 on finding—and keeping—the groove
dispatches from the summer blogs
Tilling the soil with Akhil Jariwala ’14, quoting John Adams with Nicola Vann ’14, & fertility dancing with Max Seunik '14
Controlled Enthusiasms
In a studio full of masks and stones, sculptor Woods Davy ’72 trains nature to defy what’s natural. Beautifully.
The Future of the Past
At the helm of Ancestry.com, Tim Sullivan ’85 is bringing a dusty pastime into the digital mainstream
Free Range
On a mission to change the world, Jamie DeMent ’01 starts with fifty-five acres of North Carolina farm country.
Balance and the Big Leagues
Between family, church, and championships, Bobby Evans ’91 finds home base.
Core Values
Part prosecutor and part counselor, Sarah Core ’11 upholds a century and a half of student-run justice at UNC.
A Strong Bench
Facing down the ghost of Andrew Jackson, Jim Exum ’57 and Buddy Wester ’68 take up the fight to reform judicial elections.
A Capital Itinerary
Three of our most recent alums provide a glimpse of the young policy wonk’s life in Washington, D.C.
Minus the Motorcade
Student Body President Hogan Medlin ’11 takes on executive office one (busy) day at a time.