Magazine - summer 03 - St. John's College
Magazine - summer 03 - St. John's College
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<strong>College</strong><br />
The<br />
Fall 2004<br />
Volume 30, Issue 3<br />
The <strong>Magazine</strong> for Alumni of <strong>St</strong>. John’s <strong>College</strong> Annapolis • Santa Fe<br />
{Contents}<br />
page 8<br />
Eastern Classics<br />
Santa Fe’s once-controversial graduate<br />
program is going strong after a decade.<br />
page 10<br />
Johnnies Abroad<br />
From China to Colombia, wandering<br />
Johnnies relish new experiences amid<br />
different cultures.<br />
page 18<br />
The <strong>St</strong>ory-tellers<br />
Alumni who work as curators and in<br />
other interpretive roles make history<br />
tangible.<br />
page 22<br />
Commencement<br />
Tutor Chester Burke (A74) and University<br />
of Chicago Professor Danielle Allen gave<br />
graduates more questions to ponder.<br />
page 26<br />
Homecoming in Santa Fe<br />
Parties, picnics, and piñons.<br />
page 10<br />
page 18<br />
d e p a r t m e n t s<br />
2 from the bell towers<br />
• The long-lost California campus.<br />
• Annapolis dedicates Gilliam Hall.<br />
• Our man in Iraq.<br />
• New tutors in Annapolis and Santa Fe.<br />
• Summer interns are satisfied customers.<br />
• An honorary alumnus makes a generous<br />
gift.<br />
7 letters<br />
28 bibliofile<br />
• Writer Natalie Goldberg (SFGI74) on<br />
the great books, Zen, and writing.<br />
• Annapolis alumnus pens<br />
children’s poetry.<br />
32 alumni notes<br />
P R O F I L E S<br />
30 Finding a pattern in conjunctions told<br />
Carole Chaski (A77) that police had a<br />
killer on their hands.<br />
36 Sara Roahen (SF94) carves out a niche as<br />
a restaurant critic in the Big Easy.<br />
42 alumni voices<br />
Santa Fe alumni Paul and Laura Cooley<br />
on life without a car.<br />
46 alumni association news<br />
48 st. john’s forever<br />
page 26<br />
on the cover<br />
Jonathan Swift<br />
Illustration by David Johnson