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Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from LYRASIS IVIembers and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/agnesscottalumna8283agne ^§ rS^h^feysj '^ it REC-VLS.PAXOF^ Who will you become? The college experience means something different to each of us, but Agnes Scott alums seem to agree on the "one true thing" that defined our years at the college. That guiding principle is being incorporated into the experience of current students as well as being used to recruit new ones, byBarbarabyrdGAINES'77 — Wlunyouarrivedon—campusyourtnrstyear Wecanvolunteerwiththecollege,local whateveryearitwas didanyoneaskyou,"Who alumnaechaptersandthealumnaeassociation. willvoubecome? Wecansupportthecollegethroughdonationsto Proiiablynot Butitwasimplied Theques- theannualfund andIcantsayenoughabouthow tionprobablyhadnotb—eenarticulatedinjust importantitisthatalumnaegiveyearlytothe thosewor—ds.Everyone faculty,administration collegetohelpmeettheneedsandopportunities andstaff washeretohelpyouanswerthat ofeachyear. question.Thecollegecreatedthepossibilities, Ifyouarelookingforawaytoconnectwith BarbaraByrdGaines'77, askedyouthe—questionandsetyouonthepathto thecollege,contactyourclasspresidentorcall presidentofthealumnae whereyouare andtowhereyouaregoing. thealumnaeoffice. association,ismanager- Overwhelmingly,alumnaecreditAgnesScott Thecollegekeepsyoupostedonactivities directorycontentfor withplayingamajorroleinshapingyouintothe anddevelopmentsthroughthismagazine AIjim BellSoutfiAdvertisingand peopleyouhavebecome.Thisbecameevident Ei'fiils,Scottc-iVni'sandvariousmailingsthrough- PublishinginTucker,Ga. recentlyasconsultantsinterviewedalumnae, outtheyear.Mostcollegeeventsareopento Herdaughter,Bevin,isa studentsandprospectivestudents,searchingfor alumnae. 2005graduateofthe the"onetruething"thatdefinestheAgnesScott Eachinteractionwiththecollegeprovidesa college. c.Npencncc YoutoldthemAgnesScottwaslife- newexperienceandanewwayforustobecome changingforyou,amajorfactori—nhelpingyou Asakminae,youarethewonderfulresults,the becomethepersonyouaretoday andtheone radiantexamplesofthecollegeseffortsinyour youarebeconiing lourney.Theprofessionsandvolunteeractivities ^(luwillseethesewordsorvariationsot them inwhichyouareengaged andindeed thetotal frequentlysinceitisbeingaskedofstudentsand wdiiien\'ouareandwillbe show.AgnesScottwas prospectivestudents.Forstudents,"WhoWill litechangingforvou. YouBecome?"describesaphilosophyofeduca- Thecollegeasksagain Whowillvou tionthatisresponsivetotheirdreams,talents, become^' abilitiesandambitions loralumnae,this(luestmncallsustoconsider theroleAgnesScottplayedinourlives Italso ^PlOAjU^i^ /«4*-K^ callsustoconsiderthewaysthecollegecontinues lobeinvolvedinourlives, thewayswecontinue tobemlluencedandaltected,shaped,ifyouwill Editor'snote:Weareeagertohear^urstories.Ifyou byAgnesScott. Numerouswayslorustobe wouldliketosharehowAgnesScotthelpedyoubecome Winevoclavnedatintetnhdeelvifeentosf—theAcloulmlnegaeeaWreeeakvaeinladblelocal Othweepnerastoinowyeonu@aargenteosdcaoyt,tp.leedauseorco4n0t4ac4t/1J-en6n3i0f1e,roBrrwyrainte chaptere\enis,culturalandsportingevents tomeincareofthecollege. FamilyWeekend, ifyouhaveadaughterattend- ingthecollege,-andspeciallecturesandreadings. Fall2005 Volume82,Number1 -^^^ Agne^^StCffij: IFNOTREIRNISMTVIITCUETIPORNEASLIDENTo[\i ADVANCEMENTAND DIRECTOROF COMMUNICATIONS MaryAckerly EDITOR JenniferBryonOwen SENIORwriter/editor WendyCromwell ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT janannGiles DESIGN WinnieHulme DesignOffice OurMission AgnesScottCollege educateswomento thinkdeeply,live honorablyandengage theintellectualand socialchallengesof theirtimes. GAMBIAPHOTOSBYAMANDAFURNES5"08 Features Departments ©Pub2l0i0s5heAdgfnoersaSlcuomlntaeCoalnldege 10 In Her Own Words 2 Reader's Voice fnendstwiceayearbythe Women'scollegesliveuptotheirclaim. OfficeofCommunications, AADegncnnaeetxsu,rS,c1o4Ct1tAEC.3o0Cl0ol3le0gl.ee,geRAevbee,kah FBYouDrAaWlNuSmLnOaAeNsDhOoWwNEuSs'h9o2w. 5 AAgrntessS&cotLt'estPtuelirtszerPrize-winning Thecontentofthemagazine playwright"rescues"a Broadway-bound wrerfilteecrtssatnhedonpotmitohnesvioefwtphoeint 13 Preserve the Past, musical. Create the Future BYLINDALENTZHUBERT'62 Onthedrawingboardareamajorreno- Changeofaddress:Send addresschangesbymailto vationandanewbuilding,theprospect 8 Research OScfoftitceCoofllDeegvee,l1o4p1meEntC,olAlgengees ofwhichisstirringthememoriesand Everyonecomplainsaboutthetraffic Abteyvleee-p,mhDaoeinclea,ttuocrad,lleCv4eA0l4o340p70m13e-0n,6t4b^7y2or dBYreCaEmLEsSToEftPhEeNNAIgNnGeTsONScottcommunity. bsuotmeatnhAignngeasboSuctotitt.professorisdoing agnesscott.edu BYJENNIFERLUCAS Ep-umbaliilc:[email protected] 18 All That Coke Stock Website:www.agnesscottedu DocollegesgobetterwithCoke?This 26 Who Will You Become? CFoovuendra:t©ionThfeorAtnhedyViWsuaarlhol htiisotnosrhiicpalbaentdweceunrrtehnetcloololkegaettinheDereclaat-ur StthuedmenattsAwgintehsgSocaoltst.andambitionsfulfill Arts/Corbis andthesoftdrinkgiantinAtlantashows justhowwellthetwogotogether. 28 World View BYLISAASHMORE Analumna'sdevotiontoIndonesialeads herbackfollowingthetsunami. BYMELANIES.BEST'79 Studentsdiscoverhowtheplightof womeninGambiamirrorsthestruggles oftheircountry. BYAMANDAFURNESS'08 Reader's Voice We ^^ can and should be leaders in the march toward greater justice, compassion and inclusion, both in the church and in the world. '' —THE REV.ANNAPINCKNEYSTRAIGHT'93 The Last Issue tookGreektoknowwhat"agonistic"meant,and ANOTHERSTRONG ISSUE!WhileIhavenodoubt peopleoffcampussometimesmisreaditas ministryisthevocationforwhichGoddesigned "agnostic."IhadlikedTheAgonisticasthename me,1dobelieveIarrivedatitmuchsoonerthanI becauseofitsratheresotericassumptionoflearn- wouldhavewithoutthewise,kindandsuperior ing,butIthinkTheProfileisthebestofthethree. teachingofMarthaRees,TmaPippin,JohnCarey Congratulationsonafinejob,andthanks. andPattiSnyder. Iwastremendouslyblessed ELEANORHUTCHENS'40 whileastudentatAgnesScott,mostofallfor Viae-mail beingencouragedtoke—epthebarhighfor Editor'sNote:Weregrettheerror. Christiancommunities wecanandshouldbe leadersinthemarchtowardgreaterjustice,com- IAMABOUTASCONSERVATIVEastheycome,and passionandinclusion,bothinthechurchandin forthepastyearIhavebeenconcernedabout theworld.FromwhatIcanread,thisbeliefis someofthearticlesprintedinthealummagazine. aliveandwellinthereligiousdiversityanddia- iplannedtowriteaprotestletter,butdueto logueoftoday'sAgnesScott.Itisawonderfulgift severalillnessesinourfamily,Inevergotaround tocurrentandfuturestudents.Whataboutthe towriting.However,Ididnotgivetothefund windowpicturedonyourcover?Thatpowerful drivetoshowmydispleasure. window(apictureofwhichhangsonmyoffice When1readthelatestmagazine, Iagreed wall)wasmycompanionforsomanymomentsof withWinnieHortonMartin'sletter[spring2005 meditation,prayerandworship.Whereisitnow? ASTM]andwaspleasedwithsomeofthearticles THE REV.ANNAPINCKNEYSTRAIGHT'93 thatwereprinted.Therefore,youwillfindmy Pille-mail checkenclosed.Thankyouforfinallypresenting sometraditionalChristianconservativeviews. 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ThoughIsubscribetonumerousnationalpublica- tionsofhighrepute,thisissueofAgnesScottThe YOU WILLNOTE fromthise-mail I'vesenttomy Magazineiscertainlythemostrivetingreceivedin friend,aretiredPresbyterianminister,asam1, sometime.Everyarticlewassuperiorincontent thatIwastotallyconsumedbytheentireissueof andgavepauseforexcessivebrainwork.Well thespringissueofAgnesScottTheMagazine. donetooneandall.Alumseverywheresurelycan Youandtheentirestaffshouldbebeside takeprideinthefolkswhoarebuildingupona yourselveswithprideforputtingoutsuchanout- proudpastandtakingouralmamatertowardever standingissue.I'vereaditfromcovertocoverand higherideals.Thankyou. amabsolutelyflabbergastedandpleasedbeyond MARGECROMER'65 words!Keepupthegoodwork!! i»i<ie-nunl VAUGHN EARLHARTSELL Viae-mail I HOPEMANYANCIENTSlikemewillletyouknow Hey,Mr.Posey! ourstudentnewspaperwascalledTheAgonistic, Thespring2005I'ssiif0/AgnesScottThe notTheAgnosticasisallegedonpage23ofyour Magazinejiistcameout.Thewholeissueisaterrific religionissue.ThenamewaschangedtoTheAgnes reaiichockjull0}absolutelyfincinatingreading. ScottNewstheyearbeforeIbecameeditor. Isup- Eveiypageisfilledwithcontentthatwillkeepyour posethereweretworeasons:notenoughstudents rttfeiifioiitotheend!ItissooutstandingthatIasked 1 AGNESSCOTTTHEMAGAZINE FALL2OO5