Stories
1/21/2008
It’s one for all in the exhausting, educational, exhilarating, and uniquely cooperative
sport.
by Doug McInnis
In any team sport there are players who labor in anonymity. In the sport of crew, anonymity is the rule. No one stands out because every rower does the same thing at the same time as every other rower. ...
1/21/2008
Coaches Dan Robinson ’79 and Becky Metz Robinson ’88, M.S. ’95, share professional and personal lives. by Doug McInnis with Maura Stephens
In many households the standard after-work greeting is “How did your day go?” Often the question is perfunctory, but not at the Robinsons’...
1/21/2008
Allan Miller, M.S. ’97, joins an NSF expedition to Antarctica as a research fellow and education consultant. by Alex Meril ’07
For some people, exploration is just a hobby. For Allan Miller, M.S ’97, it’s a lifelong passion. He’s a licensed pilot. In 2003 he was a finalist to become an...
1/21/2008
Artist and former crew member Peter Feitner ’81 shares his passion for the sport. by Kate Larrabee
“Probably the single most influential aspect of my experience at IC was my participation with Ithaca crew,” says Peter Feitner. For many years the Ithaca native has been returning the favor.
A business administration major, Feitner is...
1/21/2008
“VoluntEars” Carl Hansen and fellow grads help out after the California forest fires. by Carl Hansen ’99
I looked to the mountains east of my Los Angeles apartment, and while I’m used to seeing them through the haze of smog, now they were almost entirely obscured by thick smoke. Ash was falling...