Greetings, classmates! I am getting insanely excited about our upcoming five-year reunion. There are so many things I’m looking forward to doing and seeing on campus, but I am equally as excited about all our old off-campus haunts. Remember Molly’s with their sickeningly sweet margaritas and warm bread with honey butter? Then there’s the unforgettable quaintness of Lou’s (cruller french toast!) and the delicious java from Dirt Cowboy, where it takes an overworked barista about 15 minutes to make your cup of coffee. I was always a fan of Jewel of India and Mai Thai (RIP). These days, everyone is spoiled by hot new options like Pine or Salt Hill Pub, but I will always remain faithful to the old school joints, such as Murphy’s, where they actually listed “government cheese” on the ingredients under their cheeseburger. Why? Who knows? But I certainly hope it’s still there, just as quirky and unsettling as I remember. What off-campus places are you excited about seeing again? Let me know in an email! Now, let’s see what our classmates have been up to in the last few months.


Andrew Weibrecht came home from the Sochi Winter Olympics with a silver medal in the alpine skiing men’s Super-G with a time of 1:18:44. Congratulations! 


Hannah Dreissigacker had an amazing time at her first Olympics in Sochi. “I had my best race ever, in 23rd, and our women’s relay team was a best-ever seventh (with Susan Dunklee ’08 and Sara Studebaker ’07). I also had a lot of fun making a video with my teammates and athletes from other countries.” Check it out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkH0TQsveLc.


Anna Krigel and Ben Wiener ’10 just got engaged! “We are so excited and looking forward to a big Dartmouth wedding.” 


Frances Karam will be getting married in August in San Antonio, Texas. Her fiancé, Marek, is currently a cardiology fellow at University of Texas Medical Branch and the couple plans to reside in Houston.


Jake Kahane and Liz Doolittle are getting married this August in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire!


Lilian Mehrel’s next film is supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. It’s a sad but funny short about the search for the loneliest whale. She is also working on a TV comedy pilot (and her N.Y.C. subway face) as a third-year grad film student at NYU Tisch.


Ry Sullivan will be attending Harvard Business School in the fall. “Anyone looking for a roommate?”


Sophie Hood will graduate from Central Michigan University with an M.F.A. in costume production this spring and will continue living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


Sonia Schnee became Avid certified and is now new media asset specialist at HBO.


Kimia Shahi is living in New York and working in the department of painting and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art. 


Kat Carmody is working as an economist and living on the lower east side in N.Y.C. She writes, “I recently put my deposit down for business school and will be returning to Hanover to attend Tuck next fall! Separately, I was a bridesmaid in Shelley Miles’ wedding, where there were many Dartmouth alums in attendance. Amy Davis, Caitlin Cunningham and Diana Punko were also members of the bridal party.”


That’s all for now, folks. Class of ’09 love!


—Peter Rothbard, 2490 Purdue Ave. #7, Los Angeles, CA 90064; (407) 421-4676; prothbard@gmail.com