Steven Schier, the Dorothy H. and Edward C. Congdon Professor of Political Science, commented in a July 17 Minneapolis Star Tribune article titled “Aide: Pawlenty followed advice on reporting pay.” The article focused on Minnesota govenor Pawlenty’s claim that the form for reporting income had no place to report compensation as an independent contractor or consultant. Schier said it appears that “the spirit of the law requires total disclosure,” even if a loophole exists.

Steven Schier, the Dorothy H. and Edward C. Congdon Professor of Political Science, was quoted in a July 15 article in the Christian Science Monitor titled “Recall heard ’round the country?” The article discussed the implications of the current recall situation in California, which Schier called “an irresistable case study in American democracy.”

Elizabeth Elmslie Treat ’03 has received a 2003 Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Humanistic Studies from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. The fellowship is designed to encourage college graduates to pursue doctoral studies in the humanities. Treat majored in history at Carleton.

For a week in July, eighth, ninth and tenth graders come to Carleton to participate in the Summer Science Program.

Jeffrey Pasley ’86 was quoted in a July 11 Short Subject story titled “What They’re Doing This Summer” in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Pasley compared his summer breaks at Carleton to those he has now as associate professor of history at the University of Missouri, Columbia. At Carleton, he said, “I always did very productive, professional things in the summer—lots of internships. One summer I painted houses. That was about as fun a time as I had.” These days, he’s writing encyclopedia articles and book reviews. Pasley was a history major at Carleton.

Mark Gonzalez ’83 wrote a column that appeared in the July 9 Bismarck (N.D.) Tribune titled “Birding by ear brings added dimension” where he reminisced about meeting the late Bill Muir, professor emeritus of biology, and his wife during a run in the Carleton Arboretum. He credits that meeting with sensitizing him to the joys of birding for the visually-impaired. (Muir was blind from diabetes, yet still enjoyed birding and teaching.) As a result of public response to the column, Gonzalez reports that the Bismarck-Mandan Bird Club, of which he is president, has developed a program to reach out to the visually-impaired. Gonzalez graduated with a degree in geology and is a geologist with the North Dakota Geological Survey.

Roy Grow, the Frank B. Kellogg Professor of International Relations, was quoted in a July 9 Star Tribune article titled “Liberians in Minnesota hope U.S. will assist, but they also worry.” Grow was commenting on the need for the U.S. to assist Liberia and other “arc of crisis” African nations. “The humanitarian disasters going on there is something no civilized westerner could ignore.” said Grow, who maintains that reforms must come from within and that humanitarian, not military, aid is an appropriate response.

Phil and Kathy Dahl-Bredine ’63 were featured in a July 8 Columbus (Ohio) Telegram article titled “For Lay Missioners, it’s all in a day’s work.” The article highlighted the Dahl-Bredine’s work in Mexico with the Catholic Maryknoll missionaries. Phil works with native farmers, showing them proper techniques for working with their soils. Kathy works with teenagers on leadership skills and preventative health. At Carleton, Phil was a philosophy major and Kathy majored in French.

Carol Rutz, director of the college writing program, and Jacqulyn Lauer-Glebov, assistant director of institutional research, teamed up with Bill Condon of Washington State University to present a panel titled “An Organic Approach to Writing Assessment” at the American Association for Higher Education Assessment Conference.

Jack Thurnblad, professor emeritus of physical education was quoted in a July 6 Star Tribune story titled “Mayo studies troubled golfers for mystery of the yips.” Thurnblad is a volunteer for a Mayo Clinic study to determine the cause of this nervous condition. “I don’t think I’m cursed with a bad case,” said Thurnblad. “I was fascinated by the fact that Mayo was going to do this kind of study.” His personal antidote? He takes vitamin B—and sings a love song under his breath as he putts.