There are 8 million people living in New York City, and about 5,000 of them are SLC alumnae/i. In this issue we take a look at the metropolis in the College's backyard and meet members of the SLC community who are making their marks on America's biggest city.
The New New YorkerRobert Leleux ’03 moves from Texas to New York, learns some new words, wrecks an art installation, and finds his calling.
Out of the BlueAs city planning commissioner, Amanda Burden ’76 designs the future of New York's neighborhoods. Now she's leading the charge to revitalize a long over-looked area: the city's waterfront.
Students in the CityWhether you've got a craving for exotic doughnuts, violent musicals, or doing good, SLC students can show you where to go.
Room to WriteIt really is the final frontier: Carolyn Ferrell ’84 goes on the city-dweller's never-ending quest for more space.
A Coney Island EducationA history class explores the immigrant neighborhoods and decrepit amusement parks of New York's favorite peninsula.
Community Centers: Drama King“Harlem, Bed-Stuy, Detroit, Watts, or Chicago’s South Side—we are basically the same people: a transurban people. What we have in common is the slave ship.”
Community Centers: Church Ladies”We often think of a church as a building, but it’s actually made of people.”
Community Centers: Social Media“When asked about activism, saving the building is the first thing most students will mention.”
Community Centers: Saloon Salon“We’ve gone from cutting-edge to venerable in a blink. It’s absurd.”
Community Centers: Animal Collective“We wanted to create a collective environment, one where we could work together toward a larger creative vision.”
Patrick Metzger '10
In 2009, Patick Metzger '10 won the Presser Foundation Award, a scholarship granted annually to an outstanding music student at the College, and used it to compose a work for string orchestra called Turn Again, Down. A prolific composer, he has written about 40 concert pieces of various lengths and more than 50 songs. He also performed in the bluegrass, gamelan (Indonesian orchestra), and African percussion ensembles at Sarah Lawrence.
Vera Wang '71 addresses Class of 2013; photos, videos, media clips available on Commencement site