Class Note 2009
Issue
Hello again, class! This month’s column will be a sparse one, as I received very few classmate updates since my last submission. This is primarily my fault: I have been away from Internet access for almost four months and couldn’t pester you guys with e-mails asking what you had been up to since my last column. However, you should always feel free to drop me a line even if you haven’t heard from me in a while. I am literally in a constant state of anticipation when it comes to classmate news, so never hesitate to tell me anything.
Since I have nothing to report I will offer an update on my own life. I recently finished up a theater conservatory program at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center called the National Theater Institute. It was a wonderful experience and has convinced me to move to New York City as soon as possible and try my luck as an actor, despite my initial plans to take the MCATs and apply to med school following graduation. It certainly feels like I’m doing a complete 180, but I think such a drastic change in direction was exactly what I needed to reinvigorate myself and start the new year with a fresh sense of purpose.
That reminds me—I am submitting this column just a few days before New Year’s Eve, when the sun will finally set on what was certainly an important year in our lives. I encourage all of you to reflect on your favorite Dartmouth memories from 2009 and keep them close to your heart. And, as always, you should feel free to the send them to me! I will try to compile a Best of 2009 list of people’s favorite memories from our last two terms at Dartmouth and write about them next time. You should also send me your goals for 2010, and let me know how you plan to make our first full year away from Dartmouth the best one yet. It might seem impossible to top 2009, especially now that we are no longer living just a few yards away from the Green, but I know we have what it takes to let our Dartmouth spirit carry us into 2010.
Just a few items of interest before I sign off:
You should all be receiving copies of the ’09 newsletter (The ’09 Grapevine) in your mailboxes on a regular basis. Our newsletter editors continue to work hard to put out amazing issues. If you are not receiving the newsletter by mail, check that the school has your most recent contact information by going to this Web site: alumni.dartmouth.edu/default.aspx?id=324. You can also check out the newsletter online by going to our class Web site and clicking “news”: www.dartmouth.org/classes/class09.
Our class project has been decided! We will be working with the class of 1959 on Dartmouth Partners in Community Service, supporting Dartmouth students working in the community service sector during off-terms. This is an amazing opportunity in which all ’09s can be involved. Find out more information here: www.dartmouth.org/classes/class09/partners.html.
Our first mini-reunions will be held in major cities on January 9, before this issue will go to print but after my deadline. Feel free to send me stories if you could make it to one of the reunions and I will try to include them in the next issue.
That’s all for now. Please do send me updates (I crave them like I crave Collis breakfast sandwiches), and best of luck in the new year!
—Peter Rothbard, 2000 Via Tuscany, Winter Park, FL 32789; (407) 421-4676; prothbard@gmail.com
Mar - Apr 2010
Hello again, class! This month’s column will be a sparse one, as I received very few classmate updates since my last submission. This is primarily my fault: I have been away from Internet access for almost four months and couldn’t pester you guys with e-mails asking what you had been up to since my last column. However, you should always feel free to drop me a line even if you haven’t heard from me in a while. I am literally in a constant state of anticipation when it comes to classmate news, so never hesitate to tell me anything.
Since I have nothing to report I will offer an update on my own life. I recently finished up a theater conservatory program at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center called the National Theater Institute. It was a wonderful experience and has convinced me to move to New York City as soon as possible and try my luck as an actor, despite my initial plans to take the MCATs and apply to med school following graduation. It certainly feels like I’m doing a complete 180, but I think such a drastic change in direction was exactly what I needed to reinvigorate myself and start the new year with a fresh sense of purpose.
That reminds me—I am submitting this column just a few days before New Year’s Eve, when the sun will finally set on what was certainly an important year in our lives. I encourage all of you to reflect on your favorite Dartmouth memories from 2009 and keep them close to your heart. And, as always, you should feel free to the send them to me! I will try to compile a Best of 2009 list of people’s favorite memories from our last two terms at Dartmouth and write about them next time. You should also send me your goals for 2010, and let me know how you plan to make our first full year away from Dartmouth the best one yet. It might seem impossible to top 2009, especially now that we are no longer living just a few yards away from the Green, but I know we have what it takes to let our Dartmouth spirit carry us into 2010.
Just a few items of interest before I sign off:
You should all be receiving copies of the ’09 newsletter (The ’09 Grapevine) in your mailboxes on a regular basis. Our newsletter editors continue to work hard to put out amazing issues. If you are not receiving the newsletter by mail, check that the school has your most recent contact information by going to this Web site: alumni.dartmouth.edu/default.aspx?id=324. You can also check out the newsletter online by going to our class Web site and clicking “news”: www.dartmouth.org/classes/class09.
Our class project has been decided! We will be working with the class of 1959 on Dartmouth Partners in Community Service, supporting Dartmouth students working in the community service sector during off-terms. This is an amazing opportunity in which all ’09s can be involved. Find out more information here: www.dartmouth.org/classes/class09/partners.html.
Our first mini-reunions will be held in major cities on January 9, before this issue will go to print but after my deadline. Feel free to send me stories if you could make it to one of the reunions and I will try to include them in the next issue.
That’s all for now. Please do send me updates (I crave them like I crave Collis breakfast sandwiches), and best of luck in the new year!
—Peter Rothbard, 2000 Via Tuscany, Winter Park, FL 32789; (407) 421-4676; prothbard@gmail.com