Tit-for-Tat at the Hacienda Spa (or: You put cucumbers on my back, I’ll smear honey on yours…by J. Heath Anderson)

pfrese May 26, 2011
One of the first things all students of anthropology learn is that the personal characteristics of a person doing ethnography will necessarily bias and distort the information gleaned from informants. It’s a kind of cultural Heisenberg principle in which the … Continue reading →
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Pakal Ritual of Healing: Syncretism in Contemporary Maya “Healing”

pfrese May 26, 2011
“They had the same superstitious feelings as the Indians of Uxmal; they believed that the ancient buildings were haunted (p. 14). . . .in regard to this building [the Eglesia (sic) at Chichén Itzá] that on Good Friday of every … Continue reading →
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It is always a good day if there are sclerobionts in it

Mark Wilson May 26, 2011
MITZPE RAMON, ISRAEL–Sclerobionts are organisms that live on or in a hard substrate. Paul Taylor and I coined the term in 2002, so I use it as often as I can. Maybe someday more than six people will know what … Continue reading →
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Camel stand-off!

Mark Wilson May 26, 2011
MITZPE RAMON, ISRAEL–It wouldn’t be the Middle East without a camel encounter or two. One year a camel literally ate my lunch when I left it in the shade of the car during a long morning’s work. (He even ate … Continue reading →
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Crinoid success

Mark Wilson May 25, 2011
MITZPE RAMON, ISRAEL–One of our missions on this expedition to Israel is to find more and better examples of a distinctive crinoid in the Middle Jurassic Matmor Formation. Crinoids are stemmed echinoderms with a very long geological history, dating back … Continue reading →
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Day 6: dinner for six

smegas May 24, 2011
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Makhtesh Gadol: The Movie

Mark Wilson May 24, 2011
MITZPE RAMON–It will not win awards, but I think you’ll get some of the thrill of driving into Makhtesh Gadol in southern Israel from the northwest. Note the one lane road that goes, alas, two ways.
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“Looking Back on The Class of 1961”

mgooch May 24, 2011
“Looking Back on The Class of 1961” is currently on display in Special Collections, The College of Wooster Libraries. This exhibit features photographs, programs, clippings, memorabilia, and student publications from The College Archives Collection circa 1957-1961. Highlights include photographs of … Continue reading →
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Over and Out

bvandelagemaat11 May 23, 2011
My fellow Class of 2011 graduate Itai Njanji and me are making fun of my little brother: he doesn’t have a degree. With every clever solution that we come up with, we make sure we credit our liberal arts education. … Continue reading →
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continuous improvement

sclayton May 23, 2011
Many of you know that the College is in the midst of a master planning process — an attempt to chart out directions for the physical space on campus, including plans for new buildings, new signs, and maybe new policies. … Continue reading →
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