Writing about books, hiking, the Battle of Tarawa and more
By Clay Evans For the University of Colorado Arts & Sciences Magazine “People are still very protective and squeamish about the notion of literature,” says William Kuskin, leaning back in his chair outside a Starbuck’s near the University of … [Continue reading]
By Clay Evans For the Coloradan Steve Ells (Art’88) vividly recalls the day in 2000 when his eyes were opened about factory farming. He was visiting a hog farm in Thornton, Iowa, with Paul Willis, co-founder of San Francisco-based Niman … [Continue reading]
By Clay Evans For the Coloradan Daniel Shellabarger Suelo (Anth’84) had no intention of becoming anybody’s guru when he plunked his last $30 into a phone booth at a truck stop in Pennsylvania in 2000 and vowed to stop using money. For 13 … [Continue reading]
By Clay Evans For the Coloradan Sportsman Tred Barta (A&S ex’74), pictured above, has overcome a paralyzing stroke to make his hunting and fishing show more popular than ever. Brashly opinionated, irascible and confident, Tred … [Continue reading]
By Clay Evans For the Coloradan When Tom Brokaw wrote his paean to the Greatest Generation, he left them out. Filmmaker Ken Burns skipped them when he documented The War. They are the estimated 100,000 women who joined the military during … [Continue reading]