Class Note 1992
Dartmouth’s sestercentennial also marked the 220th birthday of America’s oldest college newspaper; an archival book celebrates the occasion. I asked my fellow editors: “What’s your favorite story or memory from The Dartmouth?”
Matt Mosk wrote: “That’s such a tough question because my best memories are not of one specific story, but of late nights crashing deadline; the editorial meetings where Nancy deftly negotiated conflicts and competing passions, the Fortnightly larks as Jane Hodges hunted for J.D. Salinger. I do remember crashing a Dartmouth car in the snow as I drove with Molly Phinney to a state political convention and cramming into the Hop when candidate Bill Clinton rolled into Hanover. And I remember Brian Hayes ’90 hovering over the police scanner and Jason Cillo developing endless prints of dogs with Frisbees in the darkroom.
“I’m actually about to see Julie Cillo, who’s stopping through Annapolis [Maryland], where I live now. Against all odds I’m still in journalism, trying to keep up with our changing industry. I still cover politics in D.C. But my latest experiment is a podcast for ABC News, where I spent a year with the U.S. marshals on a cold-case fugitive manhunt. It’s called Have You Seen This Man? and was incredibly fun and intense. Almost as intense as having two kids in high school and getting ready to apply to college!”
Carina Wong wrote: “My favorite D memory was the night I walked into the back room at the D offices to find Nancy De Sa lounging on the couch watching L.A. Law. I decided that watching Jimmy Smits, Harry Hamlin, and Corbin Bernson play lawyer was more interesting than my govy paper and joined her, and afterwards we walked to Collis to get a late-night snack (one of their decadent seven-layer bars) and talked about TV shows, school, classmates, and life. I didn’t realize it at the time, but in that evening a lifelong friendship was born—one that would change my life forever. I always credit The D for introducing me to one of my dearest friends, who I still miss every day.
“As an update, I’m head of communications for Kaplan in N.Y.C. I keep in regular touch, through a group text, with fellow ’92s Edie (Josephson) Owen, Melissa Rich, Christine (Blanchet) Aitkins, Jenn (Sandoval) Faherty, Tina Mabley, Jamie (Hurwitz) Perello, and Jessie Levine. Most of us are making a trip to New Hampshire in a few weeks to visit Jessie, who some of you may know is suffering from ALS. We’re looking forward to celebrating a mini-reunion ‘Friendsgiving’ (her term) with her.”
Dan Farber told our story in photos, including his delightful Sophomore Summer slideshow, which he found while helping his mom move out of his childhood home; see link at 1992.dartmouth.org. He wrote: “I am still in Philadelphia with my wife, Jessica (Penn ’94), and my two preemie kids who are doing awesome, Hannah (12) and Nate (5). Hannah is very into soccer and scored four goals for her middle school team in the last game of the season. Nate loves monster trucks! I recently became program director for the University of Pennsylvania orthopedic surgery residency program as well as being promoted to associate professor and vice chief of the division of foot and ankle orthopedic surgery. Also just returned from a medical mission trip in Kijabe, Kenya, which was a great experience. I left my Dartmouth baseball cap there somewhere, so let me know if you see anyone wearing it! I live around the corner from Gary Davis and see him often (our kids play travel soccer together, small world!).”
—Kelly Shriver Kolln, 3900 Cottage Grove Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403; (920) 306-2192; dartmouth92news@gmail.com
