Copyright 2003 by Ithaca College Quarterly. All rights reserved. The Ithaca College Quarterly (USPS 695-880) is published four times a year, in winter, spring, summer, and fall, by the Ithaca College Office of Marketing Communications for alumni, employees, parents of currently enrolled students, and other friends of the College.

Editor Maura Stephens Design Director Robert J. George, R&R Creative Contributors Kenny Berkowitz Lorraine Berry Christi Cox Bridget Meeds '91 Claudia Montague Wheatley '80 Jay Wrolstad Production Supervisor Peter M. Kilcoyne Class Notes Writer Robin FostelPublication Assistant Jill Ahart Student Interns Jill Bendig '03 Jen Chandler '03 Student Assistant Leslie Fazio '04 Executive Director of Marketing Communications Tom Torello '87 Cover photograph by Roger Hawkins

FEATURES Hollywood Success Story The communications program in Los Angeles is a smash hit by any measure. COVER STORY   The Healers Meet four alumni and one professor who practice alternative health care. Good Sports A phenomenal number of IC grads now work at the leading sports cable channel, ESPN. DEPARTMENTS President's Corner Letters Chronicle Report from the Schools  Business - Communications - HSHP - H&S - Interdisciplinary Studies - Music Class Notes Highlights Alumni put on a tribute to Walter Beeler '28 Michael Slepian '71 down under Peter Steinhaus '78 and the Columbia disaster Bruce Kaskey '85 Ira Levy '85 Hans Theisen '89 Kerry Butler '92 Bryan Horch '92 Joe Calarco '92

Volume 21, Number 2 -- Spring 2003 Address Changes: Office of Marketing Communications, Ithaca College, 210 Alumni Hall, Ithaca, NY 14850-7041. Postmaster: Send form 3579 to Office of College Relations, Ithaca College, 231 Alumni Hall, Ithaca, NY 14850-7044. Periodicals postage paid at Ithaca, New York, and additional entry offices. It is the policy of Ithaca College that discrimination on the grounds of age, color, disability or handicap, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or Vietnam veteran status will not exist in any activity, area, or operation of the College.

A. Ozolins, Ithaca College Office of Publications, 30 July, 2003