“My father was a debate coach at Case Tech when I was a teen, in the 1960s, so I learned a little about debating,” says David Budin, author of “The World Watches,” about the Jean-Pictet moot court competition. “Having grown up in the music and entertainment industries, I’m more accustomed to seeing people argue. The Pictet sessions reminded me how satisfying it is to watch people engage in civilized discourse, even over strong differences of opinion. It was especially gratifying to observe younger people not only adept at debate, but also so knowledgeable, quick-witted, and poised.”
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G. M. Donley’s “Sculpture, Sculpture Everywhere,” looks at the Putnam Sculpture Collection. “Works of art help define memorable places on the CWRU campus,” he says. “But it’s a funny thing: A person can walk past and enjoy art in public places all the time without wondering how it got there—who made it, who paid for it, who decided where to install it, who determined that the environment might be improved by it? How does it happen? If the story of the Putnam Collection is any indication, all it takes is a combination of vision, pragmatism, money, stamina, and maybe an eccentric genius or two.”
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“When my friends heard I was working on an article about the human form of mad cow disease, they pelted me with questions,” says Kristin Ohlson, who wrote “On the Trail of a Dread Disease.” “One even called and asked, ‘Should I grill eggplant instead of burgers tonight?’ I don’t think I’ve written about a scarier topic, but I was heartened and reassured to find that there were researchers at CWRU who have been working at the mysteries of prion disease for years—patiently, methodically, and without media fanfare. It’s exciting that the national spotlight is now shining on their work.”
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