True Maroons: Andre Pluess, Seth Zurer, Judith Walzer Leavitt, Nathan Brewer, Ed Asner, Tanapoom Damraks, Jeffrey Warne, and Jim O'Connor

FALL PORK OUT
“Baconfest Date and Venue Announced” (Food Chain blog, Chicago Reader, Jun. 3, 2009)
Chicagoans Andre Pluess, AB’96, Seth Zurer, AB’99, and friend Michael Griggs set the date for their first citywide celebration of all things bacon: October 25. “Every time I have a conversation with someone about Baconfest they come up with something that ought to be a part of it," says Zurer. “And I say yes to everything.”

DELIVERY BOYS
“Present at the Creation” (Wall Street Journal, Jun. 4, 2009)
Judith Walzer Leavitt, MAT’65, AM’66, PhD’75, describes the evolution of a father’s role in the birth process in Make Room for Daddy.

VETERAN VETERINARY VOICE
“Laboratory Animal Advocate Still a Force 72 Years After Graduation” (JAVMA News, Jun. 15, 2009)
Nathan Brewer, PhD’36, promotes humane care for animals used in biomedical research.

ELDER SPOKESMAN
“Asner Bears Banner for Seniors in Up” (Providence Journal, Jun. 3, 2009)
“I love carrying the banner for the old folks,” says Ed Asner, X’48. “Thank God I’m here, and I can lift it.”

MILESTONES

June 4, 2009