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A G Z 1 N E Koby Altman Is Having a Ball How the general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers is thriving in one of the sport’s most high-profile—and pressure-packed—jobs. •***«.;• PO**;;: (*•«**« **•»*•« '•*«»*« •#***« *•**«« ••«•cl »o*** »**#*< *o** ^0*2 ***** *»****«*** >*••* >***« '****^1 •***B k if**********^H L ^yo*o«*«H Spring 207^ TRUE DETECTIVES I low do you keep tabs on the nefarious moves of the most reclusive regime in the world? P. 44 < ■fif THE MAPMAKER Helping protect the country’s most precious natural resources, one map at a time. P $4 SNAKES! Ophidiophobes beware: this issue’s Short Story will make your skin crawl. P. J4 t s e E N E Spring emerges outside Gifford Hall, and a campus I collectively exhales. The first day we sit outside for lunch is the day we de cide that winter has finished thawing itself out, giving way to longer days. We eat fruit, and I put my ice cream in a cone rather than its usual porcelain bowl. There is a lack of grace to our pale legs, their first time seeing light for months. They interrupt this scene, make it less glorious, ff The sky is one constant shade of blue, and beneath it we watch the trees. Some are just branches, still bare from winter: light, skeletal. Others are cov ered in blossoms of layered pink petals, hanging onto some lucky trees like ornaments. The blossoms ask us, from our perch at the table, to watch as they return to the landscape. They ask us to stop running from one roof to another in escape from the cold, to watch their subtle movements, cherish them, walk slowly through their air. By Zoe Harris ’20 Photograph by Brett Simison SCENE There are few places as serene as Whalers Cove in Point Lobos State Reserve—a favorite locale for Middlebury Institute students, faculty, and alumni. Where the ocean breeze is always cool enough to blow away distractions, the wondrous blue water touches your soul, and the seals, sea otters and pelicans remind you of the magnificence of life on this planet. Just 15 minutes from the Middlebury Institute campus in downtown Monterey is Point Lobos, named after the f , raucous “wolves of the sea,” or sea lions, that can be .w«*. .'.I V- ^ heard barking year-round. There is no better place to quiet all the noise and connect to your own thoughts. Yet, standing on Cannery Point looking past Whalers Cove to Coal Chute Point, it is impossible not to think about the industrial past of this place—of abalone canning, whaling and coal mining—and the power of nature to recover. It makes you immensely grateful for the vision of early environmentalists who fought to protect it from development. Spring 2018 5 r SCENE Growing up in Pakistan, I made most of my own clothes; Western clothing was not available where I lived, and I wanted to replicate characters I saw on American television. I cannot remember a time when dressing up did not make me feel absolutely empow ered. ff I didn’t know that costume design existed until I came to Middlebury but since I was a first-year I have ij £ i’ N been designing shows every semester. The most recent t production, Middletown, was a special experience for me because I was able to combine my love for clothing ■ with my love for the community found in this town. ■ My research process involved interviewing and pho tographing local townspeople, including an Abenaki Native American chief named Don Stevens; I ended up collaborating with Chief Stevens and a Venezuelan jewelry designer, designing and crafting native jewelry 11 for Middletown, ff Involving the community with the ^ !. costume design for this show was a beautiful artistic ^ \’u.; ^ experience, and I hope to have more projects like this one in the future. By Iram Asghar ’i8 Photograph by Brett Simison For her senior thesis, theatre major Iram Asghar ’18 served as the costume designer for the Will Eno play Middletown. which was staged at Middlebury last fall. See more of what we’re talking about PHOTOS INTERVIEWS BEHIND THE SCENES STORIES VIDEOS REVIEWS CAMPUS HAPPENINGS EDITOR S PICKS Introducing the all new middmag.com @middleburymagazine ^0 @MiddleburyMag