True Maroons: David Brooks, Patrick McGuire, Matthew Fan, and Shaindel Beers

CORE BELIEFS
"The Chicago View" (New York Times, Jun. 5, 2009)
David Brooks, AB'83, looked at the question "How U of C is Barack Obama?" at his lecture during Alumni Weekend 2008. One year later via his column at the New York Times, Brooks revisits the new president's City of Chicago roots.

RED PLANET PIX
“Phonecams Could Boost Hunt for Mars Life” (New Scientist, Jun. 2, 2009)
Patrick McGuire, AB'89, and his team of researchers perfect the art of using cellphone cameras to look for life on Mars.

EVERYBODY'S CRAZY 'BOUT A SHARP DRESSED MAN
"Meet the Semifinalists" (Esquire, Jun. 2009)
We're fans of Matthew Fan, JD'08—a semifinalist in Esquire's "Best Dressed Real Man" contest.

POETIC ASIDES
"Interview with Poet Shaindel Beers" (Writer's Digest, Jun. 08, 2009)
"I really like sestinas," says Shaindel Beers, AM'00. "There's something comforting and scary at the same time about setting up a Word document or a page in a notebook with those six end words all down the page."

June 8, 2009