One of the photos that accompanied the essay “Gaining perspective” in the spring issue of the Quarterly should have indicated that it was taken near the Damascus Gate, just outside the wall to the Old City of Jerusalem.

In the spring issue of the Quarterly, we ran the essay “A fish tale,” which was written by Professor of Biology Betsey Dyer. The sidebar accompanying the story included a description of the strange things she has eaten over the years. However, one of the descriptions was cut short by mistake. Here is the complete (even yummier) description of the tripe (cow stomach) hidden within an opaque soup that she ate once: “I think if the chunks had been chopped up finer, this would have worked out better for me. Instead, each piece came up from the depths looking like a piece of an old-fashioned textured bathing cap.”

Also, in our Between the Lines for the same issue, we featured a photo of Professor Dyer. Credit should have been given to photographer Katie Hall ’06.

In the spring issue of the Quarterly, we published a story about the role our students played in helping to break secret codes during World War II. We then gave you an encrypted message to decipher. And, oh, you are good. You got it right away. Maybe it was too easy.

The answer is: “That they may have life and may have it abundantly.”

Here is a list of some of those who wrote in with the answer (see a longer list and comments online): Sandra “Sandy” Burnish Bellows ’66, Marion Badoian Emmanuel ’58, Rebecca Epstein ’08, Orna Feighery ’11, Erika Joaquim Sander ’90, Robert Sanson P’14, Judith King ’70, Andrew Thomas ’14, Joe Thompson S’80 and  Grace Carter van Vliet ’55.

Autism article brings forth wide variety of alums working in field

One thing I’ve always known about autism is how it can connect people. The article “A Spectrum of Possibilities” that ran in the winter issue of the Quarterly triggered a wave of reconnections and some new alliances for me with Wheaton alums from over four decades.

Some are touched by autism as parents and family members. Others are professionals and advocates working for and with those on the spectrum. [Read more...]