Category: Articles

A Conversation With Nora Murphy

Nora Murphy is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology in the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts. Her research specialty centers on “first impressions” and how individuals accurately detect the traits and characteristics of others in a social interaction, particularly through nonverbal communication.

Breaking Into the Brewing Business

Chris Enegren ’06, his brother, Matt ’08, and Joe Nascenzi ’06 have turned their love for beer into a business. In September 2010, they started a craft beer company in Moorpark, Calif., Enegren Brewing Co, and they celebrated their grand opening in July. We sat down with Chris, who earned a mechanical engineering degree, to talk about Ventura Co.’s new brewery. Chris was interviewed by John Kissell.

“Bearing Witness: Daniel Heyman”

When painter Daniel Heyman heard the stories of people who have suffered from war and other dire experiences, he decided his portraits were incomplete without his subjects’ words.

Testy

In August 2010, the Los Angeles Times sparked a heated education debate when it published a series of articles about using value-added assessment techniques to evaluate teachers’ performance.

Voices: Rod Carew

When Rod Carew, one of baseball’s greatest hitters, spoke to students April 19, he acknowledged the pinnacles he had reached as a baseball player.