The BellWhat 106 West Coast Wildfires Can Teach Us About Delayed Gratification
To investigate the cause of the West Coast’s record-breaking summer—for wildfire damage, grid failures and heatwaves—The Bell sought out the expertise of Bay Area resident and clean energy professional Maggie Alexander ’10.
How to Launch Your Career During an Economic Crisis
In 2008, Mike Schnakenburg, Lucy Mull, and Andrew Breton graduated during the Great Recession—and Dan Stevens ’06 started his own business. Hear their stories and sage advice for this year’s graduating class.
Confidence in a Season of Unknown
When Elizabeth Mulley ’19 thinks about what it feels like to walk into the hospital as a nurse’s aide during this season of COVID-19, she likens it to some of her most nerve-wracking experiences as a La Vida sherpa.
In Tune With Others: How Singing Together Can Help Us Navigate Hard Conversations
Eighty-one years ago, you could walk into a tiny basement club in Greenwich Village (a.k.a. “The Wrong Place for the Right People”) and hear 23-year-old Billie Holiday end her set with a song called “Strange Fruit.”
The Redemptive Side of Anger: How Civil Rights Activist Arthur Whitaker ’49 Used His Own Pain to Bring About Healing
In honor of Black History Month, The Bell revisits the inspiring story of Rev. Dr. Arthur L. Whitaker ’49, a Gordon graduate who worked tirelessly for racial equality and the “brotherhood of all men” during World War II, the Civil Rights Movement and the many decades that followed.