Colby Magazine, Spring 2001

	Lessons from Language Arianna Paliyenko (French) gives students the key

	Stage Coach Jack Axelrod shares TV, theater experience at Colby

	Westervelt Dies at 66 Classics teacher will be missed

	What They're Saying. . . Colby faculty lecture on a variety of topics

Colby faculty stepped up to the lectern recently to speak on a variety of topics, including:

"Racism and Anti-Semitism in the Politics of German Right-Wing Women, 1918-1933"
Raffael Scheck (history)

"Not Artificially Sweetened: Mother-Daughter Depictions"
Maggie Libby '81 (Special Collections, Bixler Library)

"Red Terror or Boss Rule?: Political Homicide in Revolutionary Yucatan, 1917-1923"
Ben Fallaw (history and Latin American studies)

"What Do We Learn from Literature? or, Propositionalism Revisited"
Walter Ott (philosophy)

"Do Not Risk Federal Arrest by Looking Glum: Ballyhoo Magazine and the Cultural Politics of 1930s Humor"
Magaret McFadden (women¹s studies and American studies)

FEATURES:
HOW SHOULD WE TEACH?
Small Triumphs: Alex Quigley '99 finds reason for both hope and despair in the Mississippi Delta
A Ray of Hope: Brittany Ray '93 inspires where she found her inspiration
An Education CEO: Robert Furek '65 brings accountability to Hartford public schools
Charting Success: James Verrilli '83 directs charter school turn-around in Newark
Perspectives on Reform: Colby experts discuss reform and the purpose of education