Be wary of what you read

Robert J. Davis ’86 debunks health myths

Published in the Nov. 19, 2008, issue

Seasoned health reporter Robert Davis ’86 is used to getting letters and e-mails from readers expressing their confusion about the latest medical news. In The Healthy Skeptic: Cutting Through the Hype About Your Health, published in June by University of...Read more

On Broadway

Published in the Nov. 19, 2008, issue

Actor Stephen Bogardus ’76, right, has taken the role of Bob Wallace, played by Bing Crosby in the 1954 movie “White Christmas,” for the musical’s Broadway debut. Running through Jan. 4 at the Marquis Theatre, the Irving Berlin musical — complete with classic...Read more

Fiddling away

Brittany Haas ’09 makes people dance

Published in the Nov. 19, 2008, issue

When Brittany Haas ’09’s violin teacher gave her bluegrass versions of tunes like “Boil the Cabbage Down” to practice sight-reading at age 8, little did the teacher know that that would be the beginning of the end of Haas’ classical violin days. Haas, who...Read more