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Three years with the Peace Corps leave an alumna with insight, frustration, and hope. by Megan Tetrick ’03 Three winters ago I was a Peace Corps volunteer living in a small town in Ukraine, witnessing something I’d never expected to see — a revolution. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians had taken to the... |
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The BuildingGreen founder teaches how to harness renewable energy and become self-sufficient. by Zeke Wright ’07 During the summer of 1976 a group of students from IC and Cornell received funding through the National Science Foundation to study energy self-sufficiency. The plot of land they hoped to turn self-sufficient was in south Danby; it was... |
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A 1970s-era Ithaca couple sets benchmarks for community involvement. by Elizabeth Field and Maura Stephens When it comes to fund-raising, Jerry Dietz ’75 and Judy Schapiro Dietz ’76 acknowledge, potential donors must first understand an issue, and then feel it in their hearts. Only then will they be willing to reach into their pockets.... |
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As competition to attend Ithaca heats up, we look at how admission finds the students who will be a “perfect fit.” by Sherrie Negrea Meg Schneider ’11 knew from the age of seven, when she landed a part in Peter Pan at a community theater in Houston, that she wanted to perform on Broadway. To train for her budding career she... |
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Carl Ruck, M.M ’81, helps Adam Strube ’08 to begin his professional career — at the White House. by Alex Meril ’07 If there is one thing that makes you strive for more, you should pursue it,” says Adam Strube ’08. The vocal performance major... |