So, graduation is over—mine included. And I have to say that they do it well at the evil empire as the yard was packed on a hot sunny Thursday as Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Placido Domingo received their honorary degrees (in fact, Placido sang a special song for Justice Ginsburg). The ceremony marked the end of a remarkable year for Nancy and me and we enjoyed every minute of it. Though I just began my appointment as a senior research fellow at Harvard’s Hauser Center, fear not a loss of “green-ness.” We remain stealth observers of this Crimson species.


Given the busy summer, the mailbag was light, though I received an urgent message from our own Michael Caldwell and Frank Gallo, who are planning the 40th reunion of the fall 1971 undefeated freshman soccer team. The team was 9-0 for the season, allowing only one goal, compared to the 38 they scored. The reunion is scheduled for September 9-11, the same weekend that the Dartmouth men’s varsity plays South Carolina and South Florida. Saturday is the big reunion game and all are welcome. Following the game will be a barbecue and party. Michael and Frank’s e-mails are respectively mcaldwell@vtlink.net and gallof@msn.com. Michael sent along a team picture from 1971, which I have passed on to Simmy for the newsletter—it’s pretty amazing to look at a photo of all of you from 40 years ago.


Well that’s all the news for now. As always, if you get to Boston, please give us a call, we’d love to see you. Nanc sends her best, as do I.


—Jim Bildner, 5 Boardman Ave., Manchester, MA 01944; (978) 590-2295; jim_bildner@hks.harvard.edu