Fall 2004 Table of Contents

FEATURES

9 Taking Up Residence

A look at students’ lives in their homes away from home

10 Making Matches

The science, art, and psychology of pairing students in rooms, teaching young adults to respect each other and negotiate differences.

14 A Brand New, Old-Fashioned Dorm

Bornhuetter Hall may sport modern furniture and carpeting, but it sticks to tradition, two roommates per room, to encourage community living.

16 Home Suite Home

Specimens of dorm decor over the years, from Wooster pennants to Indian bedspreads.

20 Perfect Strangers

Alumni tell about the roommates they learned to love and the ones they’d love to forget.

26 Missing the Story

Despite their intense focus, the media covering the presidential campaign in Ohio filed disappointing reports – high on spin, low on substance. By Susan Q. Stranahan ’68

DEPARTMENTS

2 Mailbox

3 Oak Grove

8 Alumni News

31 Class Notes

58 Obituaries

64 Family History