Fall/Winter 2004

Cover Story:

A Graceful Mark on a River City


After five decades of creating sculpture, a recent retrospective in the Wright Museum, and the dedication of two major works this year, you could say that sculptor O.V. Shaffer’50 is on a roll.


Features:

Politically Motivated

From producing convention coverage for PBS to orchestrating the Republican convention in New York, Beloiters have been in the trenches of the 2004 presidential election.


Getting to Know Them

Five first-year students demonstrate that the application essay continues to be one of the best indicators of whether a student will thrive at Beloit.

 

 
Photo by Chuck Savage'76

Winds of Change (1975) sits directly in front of the Wright Museum of Art. O.V. Shaffer’50, a prolific sculptor and former director of the Wright Museum, created the welded brass work of art, which is a memorial to a former student.


Postcards from China

One alumna shares the spirit of the alumni travel program trip to China through a stunning collection of photographs.


Northern Exposure

A trip to Alaska brought Professor Emeritus Hank Woodard and Trustee Dave Threinen’56 face-to-face with the Beloit Glacier and a surprising number of Alaskan Beloiters.

Homecoming/Reunion 2004

Alumni returned to Beloit to find old friends, plenty of activities, and the campus at the height of autumn.

 

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