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Professor Tom Ilgen Scholar in Residence
Pitzer political studies Professor Tom Ilgen has been chosen the Scholar in Residence for the 2002-03 academic year. Ilgen will offer a research seminar, "The Political Economy of the Inland Empire." Student research projects will be centered on Inland Valley cities and will explore economic history, current economic base and future economic strategy.
Segal's Photography to be Featured in Los Angeles Times Magazine
"Lost Vegas," a photo essay about Las Vegas' forgotten strip shot by PACE instructor Gregg Segal, will be featured in the March 10 issue of Los Angeles Times Magazine. Segal says he was intrigued by Fremont Street, a part of Vegas most people don't see.
"It's the original strip, dating back to the '40s and '50s with nourish hotels like the Pair-A-Dice and Blue Angel," says Segal, who collaborated on the piece with Vince Beiser, an editor at MotherJones.com. "Having fallen on hard times, the original strip now is home to drug dealers, prostitutes and ordinary families who have lost their way. The destitution of Fremont Street is a sharp contrast to the new, wealthy Vegas. Despite the riches that have flowed through Vegas in recent years, nothing has been done to preserve its history, so I wanted to look at these ruins and the people that inhabit them before it's all swept away."
The piece will be the fifth Segal has had featured in the magazine. He also was a recent contributor to Mother Jones' online feature "Debt to Society: The Real Price of Prisons," as well as L.A. Magazine, Dwell and FHM.
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