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First he took bachelor’s degrees in Russian and political science at UA. Then he graduated from the Scottsdale Culinary Institute. Then he completed a master’s in Slavic languages and literature–and language education–at Indiana University-Bloomington. Then he did Teach for America in south Phoenix.
So where is Devon Sanner (‘92) now?

He’s the sous chef at Janos Restaurant [...]

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And here comes some more coverage of the 23rd class of Scholars:
The Tucson Citizen offered a profile of Jason Xu (‘08) and another of David Ware (‘08) as part of the paper’s coverage of this spring’s area graduates. They also ran a story on all four new Scholars from the Tucson area–Jason, David, Alice Cai [...]

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Your choice. Go to the Metallica concert and walk around all day tomorrow with your ears ringing. Or put these YouTubes on repeat and start referring to yourself as Dr. Chillaxing.
You might think it’s the super-powered reincarnation of Brad Ford (‘92). His fans know him as Mitch Turbenson (‘08):

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We were looking at this morning’s dismal job numbers, thinking about the price of gas, wondering about the falling dollar… and on the one hand, we were thinking, Maybe it’s the wrong moment enter the cutthroat specialty bakery sector, selling artisanal muffin tops at clean, well-lit shops nationwide.
But on the other hand, we were thinking, [...]

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We haven’t done a double-blind study or anything, but it sure looks like veterans of the journalism machine at ASU have an inside track to employment as scribes in southern Africa. See here and here, for starters.
The latest wordsmith to make the jump is Brian Indrelunas (‘04), who will graduate from ASU in December. For [...]

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Six months to go until the world premiere of Lost Canyon II, and everywhere we turn, people are already getting revved up for the talent show. We just saw three hacky sack prodigies doing calisthenics out on the quad.
Regarding the talent show: The eight-member Rules Committee has just issued a press release that reiterates a [...]

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Considering that 2008 has already begun for the farthest-flung Scholars and alums, we’d better hurry up with some year-end awards. Let’s get right to it:
Most Likely to Catch You if You Start Spilling Trade Secrets: Keith Schon (‘92). Keith is a senior software engineer for Cataphora, which conducts investigations on very large data sets, mostly [...]

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If you’re like us, your cell phone is still recharging, after almost burning out completely Thursday from all the text messages announcing Texas touchdowns in the Holiday Bowl.
We really have no idea how Robb Modica (‘92) keeps track of everything.
Robb, already a veteran collegiate athletics administrator, is part of the design/hosting/management team at PrestoSports, which [...]

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It’s the start of a new dorm-room craze. Can anybody beat this?

Kevin Bacon was in “Mystic River” with
Marcia Gay Harden, who was in “American Dreamz” with
Mandy Moore, who danced around on a Seattle stage during a concert noted by Ticket editor
Raina Wagner (‘91) of the Seattle Times, which was the employer of
Jake Batsell (‘92) before [...]

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Megan McGinnity (’03) was named one of 2007’s “Top 10 College Women” by Glamour magazine, which highlighted her research about and advocacy regarding human trafficking. You can read about Megan’s recognition here.
Matt Ellsworth (’93) has joined the Flinn Foundation as Senior Writer and Editor. He welcomes tips, news, and inquiries: mellsworth@flinn.org or 602-744-6813.
Jake Batsell (’92) [...]

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Shelly Lowe (’92) has arrived at Yale University in New Haven, Conn., where she has assumed duties as Director of the Native American Cultural Center and Assistant Dean, Yale College. Read about her appointment here.

Roger Levy (’91) is now an assistant professor of linguistics at the University of California, San Diego. Roger continues to play [...]

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