Krista Aronson

乐播传媒 College program encourages diverse picture books for children 鈥� Sun Journal

Steve Collins of the Lewiston Sun Journal spoke with Professor of Psychology Krista Aronson, the creator of the Diverse BookFinder.

Now in its third year, DBF鈥檚 online database and physical picture-book collection makes diverse children鈥檚 books more accessible, Aronson told Collins. Since its launch, the physical collection has grown, and the DBF has helped dozens of libraries analyze diversity in their own collections.

Associate Professor of Psychology Krista Aronson reads in Ladd Library with her daughter Hope in 2017. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/乐播传媒 College)

Aronson also spoke with Meghan Mangrum of the Chattanooga Times Free Press, who wrote about teachers in the Tennessee city who are trying to diversify their own book collections.

鈥淲e live right now in segregated societies, and we think of school or work as places where we come in contact with people who are different from ourselves,鈥� Aronson said. 鈥淭hat’s going to be increasingly common, and we need to prepare our children to be successful in those environments.”

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• 鈥�,鈥� Sun Journal, Dec. 12, 2019听
• 鈥�,鈥� Chatanooga Times Free Press, Nov. 23, 2019听

Matt Tavares 鈥�97

Children鈥檚 book about Santa鈥檚 reindeer lands 乐播传媒 grad on bestseller list 鈥� Multiple outlets

Portland Press Herald reporter Ray Routhier interviewed Matt Tavares 鈥�97, a noted children鈥檚 book author and illustrator whose latest picture book, Dasher, made The New York Times bestseller list, as well as numerous online lists of holiday-themed children鈥檚 books.

Dasher, Matt Tavares鈥� latest children鈥檚 book, is his first to hit The New York Times bestseller list. (Courtesy of Matt Tavares)

Tavares wrote and illustrated his first picture book for his senior thesis at 乐播传媒, under Robert Feintuch. Dasher, his 20th book and the first to make the bestseller list, is a kind of origin story for Santa鈥檚 reindeer.

Tavares lives with his family in Ogunquit, Maine, where, as he told Routhier, the beautiful Maine winters are inspiring.

鈥淚 do a lot of my writing during the winter,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 find winter in Maine is a good time to clear your mind and really focus on your story.鈥�

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• 鈥�,鈥� Sun Journal, Nov. 28, 2019
• 鈥�,鈥� Portland Press Herald, Dec. 15, 2019听
• 鈥�,鈥� Today, Nov. 21, 2019听
• 鈥�,鈥� The Washington Post, Dec. 2, 2019

Francesco Duina

Why are poor Americans more patriotic than their wealthier counterparts? 鈥� The Guardian

Writing for The Guardian, Professor of Sociology Francesco Duina pointed out that the poorest Americans are the ones who love their country the most. One hundred percent of the lowest-income Americans are proud of their country 鈥� more than Americans with higher incomes, and certainly more than citizens of other nations love their countries.

Most of the financially disadvantaged people that Francesco Duina interviewed for Broke and Patriotic, he says, “take ownership of their life histories.” They don’t blame the system. (Theophil Syslo/乐播传媒 College)

Duina is the author of the book Broke and Patriotic: Why Poor Americans Love Their Country. By interviewing residents of Montana and Alabama, Duina learned that some of those with the lowest incomes saw the United States as a place of dignity, abundance, and freedom.

鈥淎s long as they remain deeply patriotic, America鈥檚 poor won鈥檛 rise up,鈥� Duina wrote. 鈥淚ndeed, they鈥檒l continue to fill the ranks of the military, strive and sacrifice to help America assert itself in the world, and even feed into and support the slogans and successes of the country鈥檚 political leaders.鈥�

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• 鈥�鈥� The Guardian, Nov. 20, 2019听

Katherine Frank 鈥�94

New chancellor named for UW鈥揝tout 鈥� Wisconsin Public Radio

Rich Kramer of Wisconsin Public Radio interviewed Katherine Frank 鈥�94, who will be the next chancellor of the University of Wisconsin鈥揝tout, the state鈥檚 polytechnic university. She will take the post in March.

Katherine Frank 鈥�94 is the new chancellor of the University of Wisconsin鈥揝tout. (UW-Stout Communications)

Frank studied English at 乐播传媒 and holds a doctorate in English from the University of Washington. She has held a range of administrative positions, most recently as vice president of academic innovation and professor of English at Central Washington University.

Frank told 乐播传媒News that Professor of English Steven Dillon and Professor Emerita of English Carole Anne Taylor, who died in 2015, were instrumental during her time at 乐播传媒. 鈥淭hey are/were remarkable scholars, teachers, and mentors, and I feel very lucky to have worked with them and many others in the English department at 乐播传媒.鈥�

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• 鈥�,鈥� Wisconsin Public Radio, Nov. 26, 2019

Amy Bass 鈥�92

Mike McGraw has been 鈥榚veryone鈥檚 father figure, brother, friend and mentor鈥� 鈥� Sun Journal

When Mike McGraw announced his retirement, historian and author Amy Bass 鈥�92 wrote a heartfelt tribute to the longtime Lewiston High School boys soccer coach.

Bass is the author of One Goal: A Coach, a Team, and the Game That Brought a Divided Town Together, which chronicles how the soccer team, largely made up of African immigrants and reflecting the changing demographics of Lewiston, won its first state championship in decades in 2015.

Amy Bass 鈥�92 (right) poses with Mike McGraw (center) and Kim Wettlaufer 鈥�80 during a reception at the Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services offices in Lewiston during her visit to the city and 乐播传媒 to promote her book One Goal in March 2018. (H. Jay Burns/乐播传媒 College)

Bass got to know McGraw, the rest of the coaching staff, and current and former players deeply. Quoting many of those players, she wrote that Lewiston was better for McGraw鈥檚 leadership.

鈥淲hether on the soccer pitch, in a classroom, or at a local watering hole, that is who Mike McGraw is 鈥� someone who can talk to anyone from the moment he looks at them with his twinkling blue eyes,鈥� Bass wrote.

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• 鈥�,鈥欌赌� Sun Journal, Dec. 3, 2019听

Ben Cline 鈥�94

One year on Capitol Hill, Republican Rep. Ben Cline has been effective even while in the minority 鈥� The Roanoke Times

U.S. Rep. Ben Cline 鈥�94 was recently the subject of a lengthy profile in The Roanoke Times. A first-term Republican representing Virginia鈥檚 6th District, he鈥檚 aligned himself with the GOP and President Trump, while simultaneously reaching across the aisle, wrote reporter Amy Friedenberger.

U.S. Rep. Ben Cline 鈥�94. left, poses with Rep. Jared Golden 鈥�11 during a summer 2019 乐播传媒 Magazine听photo shoot in Washington, D.C. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/乐播传媒 College)

Cline succeeded longtime Rep. Bob Goodlatte 鈥�74, who retired in 2019.听Now a member of the Judiciary Committee, Cline is part of important decision-making around issues like gun control and immigration 鈥� all overshadowed, of course, by the fall鈥檚 impeachment hearings.

On Dec. 13, Cline voted 鈥渘o鈥� on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, though the Judiciary Committee as a whole voted to send the articles to the full House for a vote.

Still, in one of the most partisan environments imaginable, Cline tries to work with Democrats. 鈥淵ou need to understand where the other person is coming from in their position and recognize that they come at it from a position of morality as well,鈥� Cline told Friedenberger.

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• 鈥�,鈥� The Roanoke Times, Nov. 30, 2019听

Rebecca Herzig

When deadly X-rays were used for hair removal 鈥� OZY

At the turn of the 20th century, using X-ray treatments to remove body hair came into vogue, wrote Virat Markandeya of the digital magazine OZY. Doctors and scientists didn鈥檛 know how dangerous high doses of X-rays were, and deadly cancers later afflicted many women who had undergone the treatments.

Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies Rebecca Herzig works with a student in 2016. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/乐播传媒 College)

To explain the appeal of X-ray hair removal, Markandeya turned to Rebecca Herzig, a professor of gender and sexuality studies at 乐播传媒 and an expert on the politics of body hair.

Some women turned to X-rays because they 鈥渂ypassed the inescapable physicality of all other hair-removal technologies鈥� like shaving and waxing, Herzig wrote in a 1999 article in the journal Technology and Culture.

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• 鈥�,鈥� OZY, Nov. 26, 2019听

乐播传媒 Museum of Art

Art exhibits 鈥楢bound鈥� on campus 鈥� Portland Press Herald

In the space of a week, the Portland Press Herald covered both of the 乐播传媒 Museum of Art鈥檚 current exhibitions, placing them at the forefront of a strong showing of art at Maine colleges.

乐播传媒 Museum of Art attendant Louise Ouillette and Tony Leavitt, a science teacher at Tripp Middle School, take a closer look at Vanessa German’s artwork. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/乐播传媒 College)

Bob Keyes reviewed Vanessa German鈥檚 Miracles and Glory Abound, which explores the stories societies tell themselves and who gets left out of those stories. One piece reimagines Emanuel Leutze鈥檚 famous 1851 painting, 鈥淲ashington Crossing the Delaware.鈥�

鈥淕erman aims to add depth to those stories by fleshing them out and starting a conversation about public memory,鈥� Keyes wrote.

Elsewhere in the museum, Daniel Kany took a look at Stages for Being, an exhibition of photography by Ralph Eugene Meatyard, who took surreal photos featuring his family, and props like masks and dolls, in abandoned places.

Additionally, the museum collaborated with the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts on another photography exhibition, Jack Montgomery & Ralph Gibson: Appearances, at the University of Southern Maine.

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• 鈥�,鈥� Portland Press Herald, Dec. 2, 2019
• 鈥�,鈥欌赌� Portland Press Herald, Dec. 8, 2019
• 鈥�,鈥� Maine Arts Scene, Nov. 30, 2019听

Commons

乐播传媒 College offers high-end cuisine to students and public 鈥� Sun Journal

Lindsay Tice of the Lewiston Sun Journal grabbed lunch at the 乐播传媒 dining hall, interviewing President Clayton Spencer, Assistant Vice President for Dining, Conferences and Campus Events Christine Schwartz, and several students about what makes a Commons lunch so good.

Commons, as seen from the second floor balcony. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/乐播传媒 College)

Tice marveled at the cereal wall, the thinly cut French fries, and especially at the beef panang curry on offer, which, she said, made her a 鈥渃urry fan鈥� for the first time.

鈥淪o why does the 乐播传媒 dining hall win so many awards?鈥� she wrote. 鈥淧art of it is the sheer amount of choice. Part of it is the focus on sustainability. And part of it is that the food is really that good.鈥�

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• 鈥�,鈥� Sun Journal, Nov. 24, 2019听

Jeffrey Lynn 鈥�30

Remember Jeffrey Lynn? 鈥� ClassicMovieChat.com

The blog , which shares photos and stories from the Golden Age of Hollywood, posted about Jeffrey Lynn 鈥�30, an actor who made a name for himself in film during the 1940s.

Jeffrey Lynn 鈥�30 (right) sits with Grosvenor Robinson, professor of elocution at 乐播传媒, in 1941.

Lynn鈥檚 notable roles include My Love Came Back, opposite Olivia De Havilland, and A Letter to Three Wives, with Kirk Douglas and Jeanne Crain. He also famously screen-tested for the role of Ashley Wilkes in Gone with the Wind. (The part ultimately went to British actor Leslie Howard.)

鈥淭he blandly handsome actor was most often cast as a young husband, a young recruit, or an interesting boyfriend,鈥� wrote Joe Morella and Frank Segers.

Lynn also fought in World War II, for which he received a Bronze Star, and later worked as a film and theater producer.

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• 鈥�鈥� ClassicMovieChat.com, Nov. 21, 2019听

Jared Golden 鈥�11 and Ben Cline 鈥�94 actually have a lot in common. As undergraduates, both felt a bit different from their peers 鈥� Golden was older and a Marine veteran, while Cline was a conservative from the South.

Both majored in politics (Golden also majored in history), and both worked on Capitol Hill before being elected to the legislatures of their home states.

Now, they鈥檙e both first-term Congressmen from largely rural districts, Golden representing Maine鈥檚 sprawling 2nd District, the largest east of the Mississippi River, and Cline serving Virginia鈥檚 6th District, in the northwest part of that state.

For all that鈥檚 similar about the pair, one key difference 鈥� Golden being a Democrat, and Cline a Republican 鈥� made their Reunion appearance in June a must-see.

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In a Pettengill Hall classroom packed with Reunion attendees, the pair covered a range of topics 鈥� at times sounding almost confessional in their frustration with the hyperpartisanship in Washington.

Interviewed by professors John Baughman (politics) and Stephanie Kelley-Romano (rhetoric, film, and screen studies), the two talked about their 乐播传媒 pasts, about what it was like arriving in Washington during a government shutdown, and how the alignment of powerful 鈥� and surprising 鈥� forces tends to stymie bipartisanship.

On their first days in Congress 鈥� during a government shutdown

When Golden and Cline were sworn in in early January, the federal government was in the middle of a five-week partial government shutdown. There was barely time to get acclimated to the offices and technology, Cline said. 鈥淲e were voting on day one.鈥�

At left and right, moderators Stephanie Kelley-Romano and John Baughman prepare for their discussion with newly elected Congressmen Ben Cline ’94 of Virginia and Jared Golden ’11 of Maine (second from left and right) on June 8 at Reunion. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/乐播传媒 College)

The 116th Congress includes a number of charismatic, media-savvy freshman members comfortable in the national spotlight, and both Golden and Cline frequently referenced Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., during their discussion, with Golden distancing himself from her style of legislating.

鈥淭here鈥檚 room in every caucus for all kinds, and you need a little bit of every type of leader,鈥� he explained. 鈥淢ine is, I think, a more quiet, dogged focus on issues and work, and then getting to the district and traveling around and meeting people face-to-face and making sure they feel a strong connection to their representative.鈥�

Golden and his staff decided, instead of jumping straight into high-profile issues, to hang back and wait for his committee assignments 鈥� but he hit a wrinkle there.

鈥淚 think I bring an enlisted perspective into that committee room.鈥�

He had promised during his campaign that he would not vote for Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., as speaker of the House, saying Congress needed a new generation of leaders. He, along with 14 other members, followed through on their promises, but Pelosi was reelected speaker anyway.

鈥淚鈥檓 not gonna lie,鈥� Golden said. Voting against the speaker 鈥渄oesn鈥檛 make it easy to get your top committee assignments.鈥�

One of Golden鈥檚 two committee assignments is the Committee on Armed Services, whose 62 members include 20 military veterans. Twelve of those served combat tours, but only Golden served in the enlisted ranks.

鈥淚 think I bring an enlisted perspective into that committee room,鈥� he said. 鈥淭here鈥檚 a lot of officers sitting in that room. It鈥檚 a different, boots-on-the-ground perspective on Afghanistan and Iraq or other things.鈥�

He鈥檚 also on the Committee on Small Business, chairing that committee鈥檚 contracting and infrastructure subcommittee.

鈥淭hat committee鈥檚 been a real blessing,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 interesting, and in my experience, the one you might not enjoy as much turns out to be really deeply engaging.鈥�

A lawyer, Cline landed among many other lawyers on the Judiciary Committee, an assignment he credits to the Congressman succeeded in Virginia’s 6th District, Bob Goodlatte ’74, who was the committee’s chair.

He also joined the Committee on Education and Labor where, as the representative of a district dotted with four-year colleges, he works on the higher education subcommittee.

On election night in Virginia, Ben Cline ’94 hugs Bob Goodlatte ’74 before giving his acceptance speech in Roanoke. (Heather Rousseau / copyright The Roanoke Times, reproduced by permission)

Soon after arriving in Washington, Cline drew media attention for a reason he didn鈥檛 expect. New members of Congress join a lottery to pick their offices, and Cline got first pick among the 80 new representatives 鈥� and was promptly inundated with calls from news outlets asking him about his new office. 鈥淛ust to show you how the priorities of D.C. are messed up,鈥� he lamented.

鈥�CBS This Morning wanted to follow me around,鈥� Cline said. 鈥淚 said, 鈥楥an I go on CBS This Morning? Because I鈥檇 like to talk about my priorities for legislation.鈥� 鈥楴o, we just want to follow you around and see what room you pick.鈥� That was my moment of fame.鈥�

Cline didn鈥檛 go on This Morning, and he said the national media requests have largely subsided. 鈥淚鈥檝e been on a very quiet committee assignment of Judiciary ever since,鈥� he joked.

On listening to people

What most people don鈥檛 realize, Cline said, is how much of a House member鈥檚 attention and resources are devoted to issues back home in the district.

鈥淭hey see us in Washington, but they don鈥檛 see that half of our budget is constituent services, running the offices. Half my staff is in the district helping folks who have problems with Social Security benefits or veterans benefits, solving problems with passports and things like that.鈥�

Golden and Cline or their staffs spend three or four days out of most weeks in the district, hearing their constituents鈥� opinions.

鈥淚 have 19 counties and cities in my district, and so I鈥檓 trying to have a town hall in each one of them,鈥� Cline said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 where the rubber meets the road, when people can actually talk to their representative. You鈥檙e just being available. That鈥檚 what鈥檚 going to restore faith in the system.鈥�

A squad leader in the Marines, Golden said that leading a Congressional staff was very different. 鈥淚 hired good, smart people who challenge me and try and push back and make sure I鈥檓 making the right decisions and be thoughtful about it. That鈥檚 a learning experience for me, too.鈥�

Jared Golden ’11 offers his Maine constituents multiple ways to give him feedback, including taking hikes with him. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/乐播传媒 College)

Golden said he might hold a town hall now and again, but finds that the format favors loud and politically extreme views. (Maine鈥檚 two U.S. senators, independent Angus King and Republican Susan Collins, also tend to eschew the town hall format.)

Golden also has roundtables and coffee hours, appears at public events, and even tells his constituents to take a hike.

鈥淲e say, 鈥楥ome meet us at the head of the trail, and walk through the woods with your Congressman for an hour.’ We鈥檒l get three or four people; but maybe some people need it that low-key.鈥�

On partisanship

Cline, a former member of the Republican-controlled Virginia House of Delegates, had to get used to being in the minority in 鈥渙ne of the most partisan environments imaginable,鈥� he said 鈥� and during a shutdown, to boot. 鈥淲e鈥檙e trying, but it鈥檚 like starting from 20 yards behind.鈥�

In Virginia, Cline said, it was much easier to work across the aisle.

鈥淚n Richmond, all of us sit in the House together on the floor at the same time, and there鈥檚 one room in the back called the Members鈥� Lounge, and that鈥檚 where the food is. In line, it鈥檚 Democrat, Republican, Democrat, Republican. When we sit down, we鈥檙e all sitting together in the back sharing stories.鈥�

On Capitol Hill, Cline has found that there鈥檚 a partisan slant to everything from orientation, which is largely separate for Republicans and Democrats, to doorways.

鈥淭he caucuses don鈥檛 even enter rooms through the same doors. The Republicans go through one door, the Democrats go in another door. Every committee has separate lounges, a lounge for Republicans and a lounge for Democrats.鈥�

鈥淲e are starting from a place of stark division and for those of us who want to make changes, the institution鈥檚 very resistant to change,鈥� Cline added. 鈥淲e鈥檝e got a lot of work to do to make it happen.鈥�

Darnell Morrow ’14 (left) greets Ben Cline ’94 (right) prior to the Reunion discussion on June 8. Both graduates of Washington and Lee Law School, the pair had met once before, when on opposite sides of a legal case. (Jay Burns/乐播传媒 College)

Cline said he sometimes plays 鈥淒emocrat roulette,鈥� saying hello to various Democratic members of Congress and seeing who is responsive and who is not. Golden joined the For Country Caucus, a group of military veterans from both parties who are committed to bipartisanship.

鈥淚t鈥檚 really a commitment to forge relationships and try and put yourself in the mindset of, what鈥檚 the best step for the collective country?鈥� Golden said.

鈥淔orget talking about Middle East peace. Here in our country, we鈥檙e in a lot of trouble.鈥�

One audience member in the Keck Classroom called the separate doors 鈥渉eartbreaking,鈥� and asked the Congressmen if there was any hope for bipartisan cooperation. Neither were optimistic.

Golden recalled listening to a podcast featuring a marriage counselor who also worked on Middle East peace efforts. The counselor said that cooperation is very difficult if people don鈥檛 trust either the process of negotiation or negotiators themselves.

鈥淚 really thought about our politics these days,鈥� Golden said. 鈥淔orget talking about Middle East peace. Here in our country, with our politics, both sides don鈥檛 trust one another. The general public doesn鈥檛 trust the process. We鈥檙e in a lot of trouble.鈥�

Improving relations between the two major parties in Congress won’t be easy, say Jared Golden ’11 (left) and Ben Cline ’94. “Trying to get a seedling to sprout in that rubble is challenging,” said Cline. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/乐播传媒 College)

Cline said the Judiciary Committee, which is conducting some of the highest-profile hearings on the Hill in connection with the Mueller Report, is a microcosm of the hyperpartisanship sweeping Congress. 鈥淲e were talking past each other and making points and then going back to our offices,鈥� he said.

He said he鈥檚 trying to get all the freshman members together for lunch once a week, but the work is frustrating.

鈥淚t鈥檚 building those relationships from the ground up,鈥� he said. 鈥淩ight now we just have dust. We just have rubble. Trying to get a seedling to sprout in that rubble is challenging.鈥�

On their 乐播传媒 experiences

Cline grew up in Lexington, Va., the son of a Washington and Lee economics professor. He had the liberal arts ethos in mind when he arrived at 乐播传媒, and he said he got what he wanted.

On a largely liberal campus, the more-conservative Cline was 鈥渃onfronted on day one,鈥� he said. But he learned to debate his beliefs in Commons, where anything and everything was up for grabs.

鈥淓verything was on the table,鈥� he said. 鈥淚f you had something to say, say it.鈥�

In 1992, Cline鈥檚 mother sent him a newspaper clipping 鈥� Bob Goodlatte 鈥�74 had won that year鈥檚 House seat in his home district. Two years later, Goodlatte returned to campus for his 20th Reunion, and Cline made a point of joining the student 乐播传媒Star team for the Class of 1974.

“Everything was on the table” at 乐播传媒, said Ben Cline ’94. 鈥淚f you had something to say, say it.鈥� (Phyllis Graber Jensen/乐播传媒 College)

The 乐播传媒Stars were encouraged to write notes of introduction to the returning alumni. 鈥淢ine said, 鈥業鈥檓 Ben Cline, I鈥檓 from Lexington, Virginia, I鈥檓 majoring in political science, and I really want to work on Capitol Hill.鈥欌��

And during the weekend, he got to meet the new Congressman and his wife, Maryellen Flaherty Goodlatte 鈥�74.

鈥淪ure enough, after he and Maryellen got back to Washington, there was a resume waiting for him. It was at that point that the very first staffer, an entry-level correspondent who wrote the mail, had decided to leave. I got called in for an interview.鈥�

Cline worked for Goodlatte for eight years, becoming chief of staff. After his time in Goodlatte鈥檚 office, Cline earned a law degree and served eight terms in the Virginia House of Delegates. When Goodlatte decided to retire in 2018 after 26 years in Congress, Cline won his seat.

鈥淢y 乐播传媒 network was one guy,鈥� Cline said, 鈥渂ut it was a very critical guy.鈥�

In July 1999, Ben Cline 鈥�94 (left) confers with Rep. Bob Goodlatte 鈥�74 in Goodlatte鈥檚 office in the Rayburn House Office Building. Cline was Goodlatte鈥檚 legislative director at the time. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/乐播传媒 College)

Born in Lewiston and raised in nearby Leeds, Golden served two combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan before returning to Maine. By the mid-2000s, he was working a few jobs to make ends meet, including one at George鈥檚 Pizza in Auburn, a favorite Friday night pizza takeout spot for Bill Hiss 鈥�66, a longtime 乐播传媒 dean of admission.

The two met one night, and Hiss encouraged Golden, who had briefly attended the University of Maine at Farmington, to return to college, at 乐播传媒.

鈥淚鈥檓 like, 鈥榊ou鈥檙e out of your mind, buddy,鈥欌赌� Golden said in recalling Hiss鈥� suggestion, eliciting a big laugh from the Reunion audience. But, he said, 鈥溊植ゴ� didn鈥檛 laugh.鈥�

鈥淚t鈥檚 a real lesson that nothing is really impossible. If you want to try something and work hard enough for it, and people will give you a chance and opportunities, you grab onto it, and you can do it.鈥�

As a parent takes a photo, Jared Golden ’11 poses with a Reunion-goer’s son following the discussion. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/乐播传媒 College)

Golden ticked off the ways he was a non-traditional student: He was in his mid-20s and 鈥渃ould also qualify as a townie and the only veteran on campus 鈥� so being a little different and facing some resistance in the classroom, but also bringing some,鈥� he said.

After graduation, Golden worked in Collins鈥� Senate office before returning to Maine in 2013. He served two terms in the Maine House of Representatives and was elected assistant majority leader in his second term. In 2015, he married Isobel Moiles 鈥�11.

In terms of his political perspectives, the lessons he learned as a Marine and as a 乐播传媒 graduate sometimes intertwine. One result, he said, is being able to see different sides of an issue and a propensity to challenge conventional thinking.

On election night in November, Jared Golden 鈥�11, joined by Isobel Moiles Golden 鈥�11, greet supporters at the Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)

When a Reunion audience member asked whether the U.S. government should intervene in Venezuela, Golden pointed out that Congress didn鈥檛 have much power to initiate or stop armed conflict these days. Even so, his experience tended to prevent a yes-no answer.

鈥淚t gets real complex, real fast,鈥� he said. 鈥淲hen I talk about my feelings on Afghanistan, I can go, 鈥楪eez, what are we doing over there? We鈥檙e not really helping. We鈥檙e wasting so many resources and blood and lives of both countries.’鈥�

But then, 鈥淚 go and talk to Mustafa.鈥�

As a student, Golden became good friends with Mustafa Basij-Rasikh 鈥�12, a student from Kabul, Afghanistan, who had received support to study in the U.S. from the Peter M. Goodrich Memorial Foundation, founded by Sally and Don Goodrich, whose son Peter 鈥�89 died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

For a 2010 乐播传媒 Magazine story, Mustafa Basij-Rasikh ’12 and Jared Golden ’11 posed together in a Pettengill history classroom. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/乐播传媒 College)

Golden and Basij-Rasikh both thought deeply about the state of education in Afghanistan, and Golden returned to teach there one summer.

So when Golden thinks about his friend from Kabul, 鈥渋t gets real hard to say we should just walk away and not engage in that type of [military] activity. A lot of questions, and the answers, are tough to come up with.鈥�

On Capitol Hill, 鈥溊植ゴ� has put me into a mindset which is probably infuriating at times to some of my colleagues,鈥� Golden told his fellow alumni at Reunion.

鈥淚 will challenge conventional thinking as much within my own party and caucus as I would across the aisle in challenging the Republicans.鈥�

A Congressman challenging an expert during a committee hearing? Not unusual.

The fact that both are 乐播传媒 alumni? Very unusual, if not unique.

The 乐播传媒 moment unfolded Monday during the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on Robert Mueller鈥檚 report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and its connections to President Trump鈥檚 campaign.

The committee, whose members include newly elected Congressman Ben Cline ’94, R-Va., invited testimony from a number of legal experts, including Joyce White Vance ’82, former federal prosecutor and current law professor at the University of Alabama.

Rep. Ben Cline ’94 questions legal expert and fellow alum Joyce White Vance ’82 during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on June 10, 2019.

About 2 hours and 20 minutes into the four-plus-hour hearing, Cline addresses his questions to Vance. Their exchange follows familiar themes, including whether Mueller’s various findings rise to the legal definition of conspiracy, the distinction between collusion and conspiracy, and whether it is even the special counsel’s job to exonerate, or not, the president.

Here’s the transcript, edited for clarity:

Cline: “On Nov. 30, 2018, you tweeted, ‘At some point, all the times he said, “No collusion” are going to come back to haunt this president.’ Do you still believe that there was collusion?”

Vance: “So, it’s important to note, as Mueller does…”

Two days before the House hearing, Rep. Ben Cline ’94, R-Va., returned to 乐播传媒 for his 25th Reunion, joining fellow Congressman Jared Golden ’11 (right), D-Maine, for a public talk. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/乐播传媒 College).

Cline: “That’s a yes or no…”

Vance: “No, it’s not a yes or no answer.”

Cline: “Let me go to your next tweet…”

Vance: “There’s a difference between collusion and conspiracy…”

Cline: “OK, do you believe there was a conspiracy?”

Vance: “Mueller finds he has insufficient evidence to charge a conspiracy, but he also notes that much evidence was kept from him, that people took the Fifth Amendment, people lied to him, people destroyed evidence on applications like WhatsApp.”

Cline: “So, he didn’t exonerate…”

Vance: “He notes that if he had have the opportunity to get that evidence, he might have been able to view the situation differently.”

Cline: “As a former prosecutor, do you believe that it’s the job of a prosecutor to exonerate the potential defendant?”

The Mueller investigation is a test of the rule of law, said Joyce White Vance 鈥�82 during a public talk last March at 乐播传媒. (Theophil Syslo/乐播传媒 College)

Vance: “In a typical case, where I’m looking at indicting a bank robber or a drug case, I would agree that it’s not my job.”

Cline: “On July 6, 2018, you tweeted, ‘The president sowing hatred, fear, and distrust in hopes that he can divide the country enough to survive when the truth comes out about his campaign’s collusion with Russia.’ Do you believe the truth has come out about the President’s collusion with Russia and that there is none?”

Vance: “Again, I think that there’s an enormous difference between collusion and conspiracy. There’s evidence of a lot of contact, a lot of welcoming with open arms by this president, cooperation, and help on the campaign from Russia.

“So the American people should read and draw their own conclusions about what that gap is between collusion and Mueller not having sufficient evidence to charge a conspiracy.”

Cline: “On Jan. 8, you tweeted, ‘Video clips of people saying no collusion have not aged well.’ I would argue that these tweets have not aged well. And with that, I would yield to the gentleman from Ohio.”

Jared Golden 鈥�11, Ben Cline 鈥�94, and Bob Goodlatte 鈥�74

Two alumni take their seats in Congress, and a third retires

Three 乐播传媒 alumni 鈥� Bob Goodlatte 鈥�74, Ben Cline 鈥�94, and Jared Golden 鈥�11 鈥� were part of the comings and goings in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 3 as newly elected congressional representatives took their seats and others left office.

Amy Friedenberger of The Roanoke Times wrote a long profile of Goodlatte, a Republican who represented Virginia鈥檚 6th Congressional District for 26 years before retiring this year.

In July 1999, Ben Cline ’94 (left) confers with Rep. Bob Goodlatte ’74, R-Va., in Goodlatte’s office in the Rayburn House Office Building. Goodlatte’s legislative director at the time, Cline now has succeeded Goodlatte as Virginia’s 6th District representative. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/乐播传媒 College)

鈥淭here鈥檚 plenty of good work that has been done, and I鈥檝e been honored to be a part of it, and there鈥檚 plenty of good work that can still be done,鈥� Goodlatte said as he prepared to leave his digs (with a view of the Capitol) in the Rayburn House Office Building.

Friedenberger also covered the swearing-in of Goodlatte鈥檚 successor, Republican Ben Cline 鈥�94. Cline spoke of working with Democrats to reopen the government.

鈥淚 do believe we can chart a new course working together on issues where we have common ground,鈥� he said.

Meanwhile, Steve Collins of the Lewiston Sun Journal covered Golden鈥檚 arrival at the U.S. capital, noting that the 2nd District Democrat鈥檚 first days on the job were marked by a vote for Speaker of the House (for Cheri Bustos, D-Illinois); 鈥淗ouse鈥�-warming gifts from two fellow Maine lawmakers, independent Sen. Angus King and Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree; and a near-car crash on the way from the airport.

Jared Golden 鈥�11 greets his supporters at the Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston on Nov. 6. On his right is his wife Isobel Golden 鈥�11. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)

鈥淗e said he鈥檚 going to play his part in a team effort to address issues ranging from health care to campaign finance reform,鈥� Collins wrote.

• Read: 鈥�’,鈥� The Roanoke Times, Dec. 22, 2019
• Read: 鈥�,鈥� The Roanoke Times, Jan. 3, 2019
• Read: 听鈥�,鈥� Sun Journal, Jan. 3, 2019

Lucy Brennan 鈥�14

Town seeks to eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 鈥� York Weekly

The Bangor Daily News reported that the town of York, Maine, now knows it鈥檚 mostly on track to eliminate municipal greenhouse gas emissions, thanks to research conducted by AmeriCorps volunteer Lucy Brennan 鈥�14.

Brennan, who is also the sustainability program coordinator for the city of South Portland, started out by organizing data from York鈥檚 municipal power bills. Overall, her research has shown that emissions from heating fuel, electricity, and streetlights have all gone down in recent years, but the town’s vehicle fleet remains a significant source of emissions.

The fire department has done a particularly good job 鈥� thanks in part to a solar array on its rooftop 鈥� with reducing emissions, Brennan told reporter Deborah McDermott. 鈥淭here鈥檚 a really exciting story to tell here,鈥� she said.

• Read the story: 鈥�,鈥� York Weekly, Jan. 8, 2019

Richard A. Johnson 鈥�78

Black Sox scandal: SF native Thom Ross paints fresh perspective of 1919 team 鈥� San Francisco Chronicle

For a review of a new art exhibit on the infamous 鈥淏lack Sox鈥� scandal of the 1919 World Series, San Francisco Chronicle reporter John Shea spoke with Richard Johnson 鈥�78, curator of the Sports Museum in Boston and a friend of the artist, Thom Ross.

鈥淗e gets into a subject and researches it assiduously and has a real attraction to the quintessential American stories that almost morphed into fables,鈥� Johnson told Shea. 鈥淭he Black Sox seem to fit into that mold.鈥�

• Read the story: 鈥�,鈥� San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 1, 2019

Chuck Radis 鈥�75

Peaks Island doctor brings practice to pages in new book 鈥� The Forecaster

David Harry of The Forecaster talked to Chuck Radis 鈥�75, an osteopath who practiced on the islands of Casco Bay for more than 30 years and has now written a book about his experiences.

Radis worked out of the Peaks Island Health Center, often reaching patients by police boat. He hopes the book will 鈥減rovide historical background for some people who looked at the islands as upscale and homogeneous,鈥� Radis told Harry.

Radis, who now practices rheumatology in Portland and has founded a nonprofit that works in a refugee camp in Uganda, still lives on Peaks Island.

• Read the story: 鈥�,鈥� The Forecaster, Dec. 31, 2018

Tom Lopez 鈥�69

After 41 seasons 鈥� and 303 wins 鈥� Tom Lopez retires as Lincoln-Sudbury football coach 鈥� The Boston Globe

After 40 years, 303 career wins, and three Massachusetts high school football Super Bowl titles, Tom Lopez 鈥�69 is retiring as head football coach at Lincoln-Sudbury High School.

Showing that he still has football moves, head coach Tom Lopez ’69 dodges players trying to dump water on him after his 300th career victory on Oct. 19, 2018. (MetroWest Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/John Walker]

Lopez started as an assistant coach at the school in 1971 and became head coach in 1978.

鈥淚 told the kids, to coach 48 years at one place, I鈥檝e had the best job in America,鈥� Lopez told Boston Globe reporter Brendan Hall. 鈥淚鈥檓 leaving with a lot of smiles on my face. It鈥檚 a great place to coach, a great school, great kids.鈥�

Lopez, who won his 300th game last October, was an outstanding end for 乐播传媒 football as a student.

• Read the story: 鈥�,鈥� The Boston Globe, Dec. 19, 2019
• Related: 鈥�,鈥� The Milford Daily News, Dec. 30, 2019

Kelli Armstrong 鈥�86

Salve Regina names Boston College administrator as next president 鈥� The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe and other media outlets reported that Kelli Armstrong 鈥�86 will become president of Salve Regina University in 2019.

Armstrong, currently vice president for planning and assessment at Boston College, will be the first lay president of Salve Regina, which is affiliated with the Religious Sisters of Mercy.

The university has 鈥渃reated a wonderful educational environment that is unique in its preparation of students for lifelong learning with a moral compass,鈥� Armstrong said in a statement. 鈥淪alve Regina has a bright, exciting future, and I look forward to working with the entire University community to advance its mission.鈥�

• Read the story: 鈥�,鈥� The Boston Globe, Dec. 14, 2018
• Related: 鈥�,鈥� SALVEToday, Dec. 12, 2018

Brooks Quimby, Class of 1918, and Edmund Muskie 鈥�36

How a 乐播传媒 professor forged Edmund Muskie鈥檚 career 鈥� Sun Journal

After a 乐播传媒 panel on the legacy of Edmund Muskie 鈥�36, Steve Collins of the Lewiston Sun Journal dived into the college鈥檚 Edmund S. Muskie Archives to explore the relationship between the statesman and his 乐播传媒 mentor: legendary rhetoric and speech professor Brooks Quimby, Class of 1918.

Rhetoric and speech professor Brooks Quimby, Class of 1918, reads The 乐播传媒 Student in February 1955. (Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library)

Muskie said in a 1957 speech that Quimby, who debated at 乐播传媒 as a student and returned as a coach and professor for 40 years, helped him transform from a 鈥渟hy boy鈥� into a confident, articulate speaker able to take on the 20th century鈥檚 most pressing challenges.

鈥淎bove all, (Quimby) taught us to seek fulfillment for ourselves by developing our capacity to make a contribution to the world about us,鈥� Muskie said. 鈥淗e inspired us to do so, as he still does, by his own example.鈥�

• Read the story: 鈥�,鈥� Sun Journal, Jan. 12, 2019

乐播传媒 College Museum of Art

Artists interpret human impact on the Earth at 乐播传媒 鈥� Portland Press Herald

Arts reporter Bob Keyes covered the 乐播传媒 College Museum of Art exhibit Anthropocenic: Art About the Natural World in the Human Era.

“Watering Hole (Social Species in the Late Anthropocene),” a 2017 oil painting by Laurie Hogin, appears in the Museum of Art exhibition Anthropocenic.

鈥淪ome scientists believe we have moved past the Holocene epoch and into a new one known as the Anthropocene, an epoch defined by significant human impact on the Earth鈥檚 geology and ecosystems, including climate change,鈥� Keyes wrote.

• Read the story: 鈥�,鈥� MaineToday, Dec. 24, 2018

Jared Golden 鈥�11 and Ben Cline 鈥�94

After ranked-choice tabulation in Maine, a second 乐播传媒 alumnus heads to the 116th Congress 鈥� national media听

Jared Golden 鈥�11 greets his supporters at the Franco Center in Lewiston late Tuesday night. On his right is his wife Isobel Golden 鈥�11. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)

reported Thursday’s breaking news that Jared Golden 鈥�11, D-Maine, had won his razor-close election in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District in historic fashion.

He becomes the second alumnus to win a House seat in 2018, joining Republican Ben Cline 鈥�94, elected last Tuesday to represent Virginia鈥檚 6th Congressional District.

Golden’s election took more than a week to decide because neither he nor incumbent Bruce Poliquin got a majority, so the election was decided by Maine’s new ranked-choice voting format.

The , “made history by winning the nation鈥檚 first congressional election to use ranked-choice voting, enabling him to erase an initial deficit by securing the second- and third-choice votes of people who cast their ballots for two independents.”

Golden is the first candidate to unseat an incumbent in the 2nd Congressional District in over 100 years.

Golden, a native of nearby Leeds, served in the U.S. Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan prior to entering 乐播传媒, where he majored in history and politics. Since 2014 he has served in the Maine House of Representatives, representing part of Lewiston.

The two Congressmen-elect become the eighth and ninth 乐播传媒 alumni to serve in the House since the college was founded in 1855, and the second time听two 乐播传媒 alums have served in Congress together. The first was between 1933 and 1935, when Carroll Beedy and Donald Partridge, both Republicans, represented Maine’s 1st and 2nd districts, respectively.

Marshall Hatch Jr. 鈥�10

Chicago reverend’s plan to build for the future 鈥� NBC Left Field

NBC News featured the Rev. Marshall Hatch Jr. 鈥�10, a youth minister at New Mount Pilgrim Church in Chicago鈥檚 West Garfield Park neighborhood. Hatch founded the Maafa Redemption Project, a residential program for young African American men.

The story by NBC Left Field, the experimental video unit of NBC News, says that West Garfield Park has a far lower life expectancy, due to poverty and violence, than downtown Chicago.

鈥淲hen you look at all the social determinants, it鈥檚 because it鈥檚 a food desert, it鈥檚 because it doesn鈥檛 have high- quality education, it鈥檚 ridden with gun violence and drug infestation,鈥� says Hatch, who earned graduate degrees at the University of Chicago after majoring in politics at 乐播传媒.

In response, Hatch created the Maafa Redemption Project (maafa is a Kiswahili word that means 鈥済reat disaster鈥� and refers to the transatlantic slave trade) to give young men stable housing, mentors, job training, and identity and purpose development, and, in turn, to strengthen their communities.

According to NBC, more than 90 percent of Maafa Fellows subsequently enroll in community college or work in construction.

鈥淲e wanted to see what impact we could have with the young men in our neighborhood if we created an oasis of opportunity.鈥�

Ari Friedlaender 鈥�96 and Doug Krause 鈥�99

The Big Meltdown 鈥� National Geographic

In climate change has wreaked on the Antarctic Peninsula鈥檚 animal populations, National Geographic鈥檚 Craig Welch talked to Doug Krause 鈥�99 and Ari Friedlaender 鈥�96, experts on leopard seals and humpback whales, respectively.

Doug Krause ’99 operates a drone to track leopard seals off the Antarctic Peninsula. (Courtesy of Doug Krause)

As sea ice melts and leopard seals have fewer floes to rest on, they鈥檝e moved closer and closer to land, where they attack and decimate fur seal populations, Krause said.

鈥淲hat we鈥檙e seeing is extraordinary,鈥� said Krause, a research scientist who has visited Antarctica 12 times since 2002. 鈥淣o one saw this coming.鈥�

Melting sea ice is actually better for humpback whales, said Friedlaender, who鈥檚 made dozens of trips to Antarctica since the late 鈥�90s 鈥� they have more open ocean and more time in which to hunt for krill, fueling a population boom.

Christa Mulder 鈥�88

鈥榃orld citizen鈥� winds up in Fairbanks 鈥� Daily News-Miner

David James of the Fairbanks, Alaska, Daily News-Miner as part of a series on immigrants in Alaska. 听

Christa Mulder 鈥�88 is a professor of plant ecology at the University of Alaska鈥揊airbanks. (Courstey of Christa Mulder)

A native of the Netherlands, Mulder grew up there and in Brazil and Colombia. She majored in biology at 乐播传媒; earned a master鈥檚 in Ontario and a doctorate at the University of Alaska鈥揊airbanks, and has had academic jobs in Sweden, New Zealand, and, finally, back at the University of Alaska, where she鈥檚 a professor of plant ecology.

Mulder says her globetrotting has given her helpful life skills.

鈥淚 learned to make friends with people of all different ages, and I also became very flexible,鈥� she told James.

鈥淚 don鈥檛 think you could have taken me at age 20 and plopped me down on Banks Island in the middle of nowhere with three other people after a several-hour [flight in a Twin Otter] if I hadn鈥檛 gone through the experience of being moved around and being plopped in a new place every so many years.鈥�

Kate Gilmore 鈥�97

New art exhibit features videos, interactive art 鈥� The Daily Evergreen

The Daily Evergreen, Washington State University鈥檚 student newspaper, , an art exhibition that shows women moving into labor-intensive, female-dominated spaces.

The exhibit, which was first shown at 乐播传媒, consists of 鈥渘ine videos that are performance-based and a new piece that welcomes the public to use a sledgehammer to make their mark on five steel fabricated cubes,鈥� wrote reporter Madysen McLain.

鈥淚 want the audience to engage in the piece, physically and emo颅tionally, and I want to remove myself from the work,鈥� Gilmore told The Daily Evergreen.

Tom Lopez 鈥�69

Coaches celebrate banner accomplishments 鈥� The Boston Globe

Newspapers throughout Massachusetts, including The Boston Globe and Boston Herald, reported a Tom Lopez 鈥�69 milestone: On Oct. 19, as the longtime head football coach at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School.

Lopez is just the fifth high school football coach in Massachusetts to win 300 games, according to .

Showing that he still has football moves, head coach Tom Lopez ’69 dodges players trying to dump him with water after his 300th career victory on Oct. 19, 2018. (MetroWest Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/John Walker)

Following the win against Wayland High School, more than 200 friends and well-wishers unfurled a banner and donned commemorative hats, Globe reporter Jake Caccavaro wrote.

An outstanding end at 乐播传媒, Lopez won his first game as a head coach 40 years ago, on Oct. 14, 1978, in his first season as varsity coach.

Tom Lopez 鈥�69 poses with his family after winning his 300th game as Lincoln-Sudbury High School head football coach. From left, son-in-law Jim Nibberich, son Mike ’04, daughter Beth Nibberich, wife Nancy, Tom (holding granddaughter Rosie, age 2). In front is granddaughter Lucy, age 5. (Courtesy of Tom Lopez)

He has since led the school to seven Massachusetts Super Bowl appearances and 18 Dual County League titles. Lopez deemed the celebration 鈥渧ery neat,鈥� but told the Globe that his main takeaway from the victory was his team鈥檚 higher seed in the upcoming playoffs.

鈥淵ou鈥檙e always looking forward,鈥� he said. 鈥淎s a coach, you鈥檙e always thinking about the next opponent.鈥�

Lopez, who was following the victory, recalled being 鈥渧ery fortunate鈥� to play under coaches like Bob Hatch, Bob Flynn, and Chick Leahey 鈥�52 at 乐播传媒.

The Class of 1969, he said, had more than a dozen players on the football team, and 鈥渨ere extremely close-knit, and I鈥檓 still close with many of them, and see them on a regular basis.鈥�

Mary Morton Cowan 鈥�61

Q&A with Mary Morton Cowan 鈥� Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb

On her blog, author and editor Deborah Kalb about Cowan鈥檚 new children鈥檚 book, Cyrus Field’s Big Dream: The Daring Effort to Lay the First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable.

The book, written for middle-grade readers, tells the story of Field, who spearheaded the effort to lay a cable from Newfoundland to Ireland 鈥� only to see it break down just a few weeks after going live.

Cowan said she used a variety of research methods to learn about Field鈥檚 life, from web searches to keeping track of his travel dates on calendars to talking to Field鈥檚 relatives to spending 鈥渕any hours at the 乐播传媒 College library, not far from my home.鈥�

鈥淚鈥檇 like young readers to get a glimpse of a persistent man, and to realize that they too can dream, can aspire to achieve lofty goals, and with perseverance, can achieve them,鈥� Cowan told Kalb. 听

Lucy Brennan 鈥�14

VISTA worker tracking town鈥檚 energy use 鈥� Seacoastonline

Seacoastonline was hired as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer to help the town of York, Maine, study energy data and develop clean-energy policies.

An environmental studies major at 乐播传媒, Brennan will collect energy use data, create a model using that data, and recommend policies.

She is also the sustainability program coordinator for the city of South Portland, Maine (where she works with sustainability director Julie Rosenbach, who formerly did that job at 乐播传媒).

Eric Chasalow 鈥�77

The fungus on campus 鈥� BrandeisNOW

Eric Chasalow 鈥�77, the Irving Fine Professor of Music at Brandeis University, took Brandeis鈥� media relations director Julie Jette and videographer Tarah Llewellyn on a tour of the school鈥檚 campus, with a particular eye on the abundance of mushrooms growing there.

A biology and music major at 乐播传媒, Chasalow dedicated his professional life to the latter but has an abiding interest in mycology (the study of mushrooms) and foraging. 2018 was a bumper year for the fruit of the fungus; 鈥淐hasalow has seen varieties he never spotted before,鈥� wrote Jette.

For Chasalow, 鈥渨alking and seeking help him create a mental space that helps fuel the creativity needed to compose complex works of art,鈥� Jette wrote.

鈥淚t鈥檚 finding a meditative space and clearing your head and just taking a walk,鈥� he said. 鈥淪o if you鈥檙e just taking a walk and you鈥檙e trying to be meditative, if you find things and it鈥檚 a treasure hunt, well, that鈥檚 a bonus.鈥�

Evelynn Hammonds L.H.D 鈥�11

National Academy of Medicine Elects 85 New Members 鈥� National Academy of Medicine

Evelynn Hammonds L.H.D. 鈥�11, a Harvard professor and 乐播传媒 trustee, was elected , in which membership 鈥渞ecognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.鈥�

Hammonds was elected 鈥渇or being one of the nation鈥檚 most influential historians investigating the relationship of race, science, and medicine, and [for] her work in clarifying the use of the concept of race as it relates to important health disparities.鈥�

At Harvard, she is the Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science, professor of African and African-American studies, and chair of the department of the history of science.

When the 116th Congress gathers in January, 乐播传媒 will have one alumnus in the House 鈥� and maybe two.

The sure thing is Republican Ben Cline 鈥�94, in the U.S. House.

The unknown outcome is in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, where Democrat Jared Golden 鈥�11 is still waiting to learn the results of his own House bid.

Ben Cline ’94, R-Va., elected to the U.S. House on Tuesday night, hugs outgoing Rep. Bob Goodlatte ’74 before giving his acceptance speech in Roanoke. (Heather Rousseau / copyright The Roanoke Times, reproduced by permission)

In Virginia, Cline has the rare honor of succeeding a fellow alumnus, Rep. Bob Goodlatte 鈥�74, who has held the 6th District seat since 1992.

A politics and Russian double major at 乐播传媒 who has served in the Virginia House of Delegates since 2002, Cline was a Goodlatte aide for eight years after graduation, working his way up to legislative director and chief of staff.

In a victory speech, Cline said he would represent each constituent regardless of political leanings while defending Republican values, according to The Roanoke Times.

鈥淏eing a part of the checks and balances our founders envisioned is a responsibility I will guard seriously,鈥� he said. 鈥淥ur values are timeless, and I don鈥檛 believe we should start doing wrong just because more people choose not to do right.鈥�

In July 1999, Ben Cline ’94 (left) confers with Rep. Bob Goodlatte ’74, R-Va., in Goodlatte’s office in the Rayburn House Office Building. Cline was Goodlatte’s legislative director at the time. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/乐播传媒 College)

Goodlatte, who chose not to seek re-election in 2018, told 乐播传媒 News that he is “honored to have represented the 6th District鈥檚 constituents for 26 years. I know my fellow Bobcat will be a fine representative for the 6th District starting in January.”

In a nod to his 乐播传媒 education, Goodlatte said that the college’s “mission to develop an informed citizenry by encouraging civic action and assuming responsibility for creating a better world helped prepare me to be a member of Congress.”

Alumni from the 1970s to students of today gathered in Washington, D.C., in June to honor Rep. Bob Goodlatte ’74 on his 26 years in Congress. From left, John Richter ’89, Matt Furlow ’14, Goodlatte, Mark Upton ’17, Lisa Barry ’77, Rich Nolan ’90, Don Green ’86, Paul Howard ’97, Ned Moreland ’19, Molly Ryan ’17, Jackson Gray ’19, and Nate Walton ’08.

Meanwhile, the Maine contest between Golden, who has served in the Maine House of Representatives since 2014, and incumbent Rep. Bruce Poliquin ended with each candidate getting around 46 percent of the vote. The Lewiston Sun Journal .鈥�

Because neither candidate earned a majority (two independents took the remaining 8 percent of the vote), the decision will be made by ranked-choice voting, a new system in Maine in which voters . It’s the first time in U.S. history the process will determine the outcome of a congressional race.

As the Sun Journal鈥檚 Steve Collins describes the system, 鈥渁ny vote originally cast for [the two independents] will be redistributed to either Golden or Poliquin if the voter picked one of them before the other on the ranked-choice ballot.鈥� The ranked-choice decision .

+The eight 乐播传媒 alumni who've served in Congress

Ben Cline ’94 becomes the eighth 乐播传媒 alumnus to serve in the House of Representatives. He follows:

John P. Swasey, who attended the Maine State Seminary prior to the Civil War, served in Congress from 1908 to 1911.

• , who attended the Maine State Seminary, fought in the Civil War, and then earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree at Tufts
• D-Maine, Class of 1881 (transferred to Bowdoin after three years)
• , R-Maine, Class of 1903
• , R-Mass., Class of 1911
• , R-Maine, Class of 1914
• , D-Maine, Class of 1940
• , R-Va., Class of 1974

Edmund Muskie 鈥�36 of Maine is the sole alumnus to serve as a U.S. senator.

 
Golden addressed his supporters hopefully, .

鈥淓very single place I鈥檝e gone, there have been people who are excited for a new generation of leadership right here in Maine and in the United States,鈥� he said.

Golden served in the U.S. Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan prior to entering 乐播传媒, where he majored in history and politics and offered his thoughts on the war and education in Afghanistan.

In 2010, Jared Golden ’11 (right) poses with his friend Mustafa Basij-Rasikh ’12 in a Pettengill history classroom for a 乐播传媒 Magazine story about their perspectives on education’s role in rebuilding Afghanistan. Basij-Rasikh came to 乐播传媒 from Kabul; Golden served in Afghanistan as a U.S. Marine. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/乐播传媒 College)

Tuesday was a big night for other 乐播传媒 alumni who won elected office around the country.

, a history major at 乐播传媒, won re-election to the Maine Senate from District 21, comprising the city of Lewiston. A Democrat, he is the Senate majority leader.

Maine State Sen. Nate Libby ’07, D-Lewiston, addresses the Maine Democratic State Convention in Lewiston last May. (Courtesy Nate Libby)

A newcomer to politics, Israel Piedra 鈥�12, who majored in politics and music performance at 乐播传媒 and is now a New Hampshire litigator, won a seat in that state鈥檚 House of Representatives as a Democrat.

In , Piedra describes himself as the son of public school teachers, noting that “my father is a South American immigrant who met my mother while she was serving in the Peace Corps.”

In Massachusetts, Jeff Roy 鈥�83, a Democrat from Franklin, in the Commonwealth’s House of Representatives. Roy, a sociology major at 乐播传媒, is a former editor of The 乐播传媒 Student.

Sawin Millett ’59, shown here in 2016 when he was interim town manager in Paris, Maine, is heading back to Augusta as member of the state House of Representatives. (Troy R. Bennett / Bangor Daily News)

And back in Maine, 81-year-old Sawin Millett 鈥�59 of Waterford, , won election to the House of Representatives as a Republican.

A mathematics major at 乐播传媒, he鈥檚 been a dairy and cattle farmer in Waterford in addition to his state government career.

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