2016 Spring Issue

Mark Hilgendorf

Posted on Oct 12, 2016

Mark Hilgendorf

Mark Hilgendorf History and Social Sciences Department Member of the Faculty, 1982–2016 Of Mark Hilgendorf, one history department colleague said, “He is a master at inviting our connection with each other around the table,” of encouraging “a radical sense of shared humanity.” I’ll begin there, as perhaps there’s no higher praise for a career educator. For Mark, though, such connection was, from the beginning, the goal. He arrived at Milton 34 years ago, in 1982, with his wife, Cindy, and their two, very young children in tow, fresh out of a doctoral program in...

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Doug Fricke

Posted on Oct 12, 2016

Doug Fricke

Doug Fricke English Department Member of the Faculty, 1987–2016 Stroll. Amble. Meander. Stride. When we think of Doug, he is always walking with steady purpose—never haste—seeking out two things: good company and new experiences. Young and old alike marvel at his 500-mile walks across Spain’s Camino de Santiago, but with postal regularity Doug takes to the hallways between classes, always popping in to his colleagues’ rooms, a story, a recipe, a follow-up comment on the tip of his tongue. Just the other day, he walked to Cambridge to join former students for dinner, a trip he has...

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Let Us Snap Your Style!

Posted on Mar 25, 2016

And they did. During a break between classes, on a game day, in the depths of winter, Milton students shared the looks that make them feel good. Predictably, denim makes a solid showing, along with khakis — but so does so-called “elevated activewear,” neat and comfortable pants, tees and jackets that work for class and field, and tout the Milton logo. On their feet: Converse and Vans, iconic L. L. Bean boots, work boots unlaced just so, and classic black high boots topped by socks. Plaid is the rage and “groutfit” is the Milton name for the gray sweat ensemble. Backpacks,...

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Hungry? Here’s One Solution. Helson Taveras ’14 and Israel Moorer ’16

Posted on Mar 24, 2016

Hungry? Here’s One Solution.  Helson Taveras ’14 and Israel Moorer ’16

Helson Taveras, a sophomore at Columbia University, strides along West 116th, the heart of campus, passing students whose lives he has already helped to change. At an institution with a $9.6 billion endowment, students are hungry, and Swipes is a solution. Last spring, Helson and his friend Julio Henriquez watched classmates turn to Facebook to connect with other students who had extra meals on their meal plans, asking for an opportunity — coordinating times and locations — to be “swiped” into a campus dining hall. The two were well aware that financial aid packages often...

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The Big (Green) Room Ophelia Wilkins ’97

Posted on Mar 24, 2016

The Big (Green) Room  Ophelia Wilkins ’97

“I have always loved making things, craft-y sorts of things,” Ophelia says, “clothes, furniture, pottery — I was really into ceramics at Milton, for instance.” Slight and strong, both understated and definitively stylish in a textured black-on-black dress (“I wish I’d made it, but I didn’t,” she says), Ophelia explains how and why every detail matters in what she’s “making” today. An architect with the firm Kuth Ranieri in San Francisco, Ophelia is working on creating a space where ideas will ignite, and moving nine companies of designers and contractors to work...

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In Sight, Spring 2016

Posted on Mar 24, 2016

Photo by John Gillooly

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