Highlights of the Quarterly, Fall 2003
Betsey's bacteria
Professor of Biology Betsey Dyer '75 shares her infectious love of nature's most-populous and least-visible living things in these excerpts from her new book, A Field Guide to Bacteria (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2003). It's a fascinating read for amateur naturalists and professional biologists alike. (more)
Race day
Over the next 14 hours, Emily McHugh '94 will push her mind and body to their limits in one of the sporting world's greatest endurance tests—the Ironman Triathlon. She and about 1,800 other hopefuls will attempt to swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles, and run 26.2 miles—a full marathon.
Not everyone will finish. But Emily is confident that her months of training and preparation will lead to the finish line, many miles away. (more)
The best-laid plans
Work hard, be persistent, and stick to it. But, if life intervenes, just go with it, Mary Anne Marsh '79 told Wheaton seniors at Honors Convocation in May. "I started out doing campaigns because I was going to do one for myself someday. Well, I've never done a campaign for myself, but I've worked on plenty of campaigns and I've helped to elect some of the best people in the country. Life is a campaign; there are compromises, lots of wins, lots of losses, lots of heartbreak, lots of sorrow and lots of fun, but that's life." (more)
