Established 1879
A Voice for the Students FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2019
VOLUME CXXXX-IV
HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES
Commencement Speaker: New Yorker Executive Editor Dorothy Wickenden ’79 By Alex Kerai ’19 Editor-in-Chief Hobart and William Smith Colleges announced today that the 2019 Commencement Address will be delivered by Dorothy Wickenden ’76 L.H.D. ’14. Currently the Executive Editor of The New Yorker, Wickenden is an accomplished novelist, journalist, and editor who has an extensive career covering national news and has been noted as one of the most influential women in journalism. Wickenden has worked at The New Republic as managing editor and executive editor, and at Newsweek as a national affairs editor. In 1995, Wickenden joined The New Yorker as managing editor. She is also the editor
of The New Republic Reader: Eighty Years of Opinion and Debate, which “traces the key political and social battles of the century” and includes magazine contributors such as George Orwell, Rebecca West, John Dewey, and Arthur M. Schlesinger. Throughout her career, Wickenden has written for publications such as The New Yorker, The New Republic, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post, and has also published the acclaimed non-fiction biography Nothing Daunted. “During her distinguished career, Dorothy Wickenden has demonstrated a diligence and fearlessness in pursuing important news that reflects the Colleges’ values of intellectual rigor, integrity and citizenship,” says Interim President Patrick A. McGuire L.H.D. ’12. “Under her leadership, The New Yorker has played a critical role in elevating public discourse on vital issues, from national politics and foreign affairs to the #MeToo movement. She is an accomplished journalist, author, and executive whose experience makes her uniquely suited to address the world into which our seniors
will
graduate.” Wickenden graduated magna cum laude from William Smith and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. As a student, she won the Chester J. Hampton Price for Excellence in English and was awarded distinction for her baccalaureate essay. In 2009, she received the Alumnae Achievement Award. In 2014, President Emeritus Mark D. Gearan L.H.D. ’17 awarded Wickenden an honorary Doctor of Letters to note her accomplishments in journalism and her support of the Colleges as a speaker, panelist, and member... Speaker… continued page 8
Photo Credit: Ani Freedman for the Herald
Photo Credits: Simon & Schuster; New Yorker
Walkway for W.S. Hill By Elise Donovan ’20 Herald Staff
Joyce Jacobsen Named Next President of HWS
The Herald has full coverage of the Presidential Announcement, including the first sit-down interview with President-elect Joyce Jacobsen. Dr. Jacobsen sat down with the Herald on Friday, February 8 just hours before the official announcement to the campus community. We also have an exclusive interview with John Isaacson, of the search firm Isaacson, Miller, which led HWS’s presidential search.
“I like to talk to students and find out about what they’re interested in and what their hopes and goals are for the future... I hope to meet as many [students] as possible... and start to understand how I can make this a better Colleges for them as well.” - President-elect Joyce Jacobsen
In addition, there is full coverage of the announcement itself, with a photo spread from Chief Photographer Ani Freedman and quotes from attendees and members of the search committee. Full coverage begins on page 4
Eco Reps p. 3 President Jacobsen p. 4 Search Process p. 5 Free Speech p. 6
Walkway… continued page 6
Arts & Entertainment
News Sodexo p. 3
Ever since I could walk, my Dad would constantly remind me that the fastest way to get between two places is in a straight line. This idea is partly why Nuzhat Wahid, previous William Smith Class of 2022 president and current William Smith Congress vice president, decided to construct and establish a walkway up the infamous William Smith Hill. Besides acknowledging Archimedes and my Dad’s claim about cutting down on walk time by going in a straight line, Wahid explained her initial thought process in an interview about the walkway. “Unfortunately, the idea did not suddenly jump out from my subconscious and ignite within me a fire to pursue the issue as steadfastly as I have. Initially, I, like other firstyears, would bemoan the arduous task of trekking along the muddy plains of the hill and/or the hellish incline of the driveway. Sometimes, walking along both was necessary. Failure on grass equated to full shoe submersion in the mud. Also, take note, white shoes and grass do not get along.” Not only eloquent in wording, Wahid’s idea also marked the start of a long road (or pathway) to helping out her other WS Hill residents. At first, Wahid remarked, the problem of a long and strenuous commute did not seem like something she believed she could fix. It was only on her post-WSC election night high that she decided to pose the idea to some upperclassmen. Many, she said, agreed with Wahid’s concerns regarding the lack of the pathway, with one student recounting the story of a WS sophomore who attained frostbite during a late-night walk. This story was particularly memorable to Wahid. Later in the conversation, Wahid made sure to give due credit to a fellow first-year who pointed out a possible ‘path’ to actually accomplishing the goal of a pathway. Wahid explained, “after mentioning the concept...
Student Trustees p. 8 Housing p. 9
D a vi s G a llery p. 2
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Hobart Gov. p. 9
HW S Co ncert p . 1 0
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New Faculty p. 9