Many of us are still basking in the glow of our 35th reunion and three wonderful days in Hanover. Two hundred ninety-six classmates, partners, and children participated. For some, the reunion began on Wednesday night with a stay at the newly rebuilt lodge at Mount Moosilauke, followed by a cold and blustery hike to the summit on Thursday led by Peter Kilmarx. Hikers included Lynn Johnson, Peter Kidder, Dan Zelikow, Melissa Kaish, Keith Moskow, Peter Ham, Jessica Rosenberg Brown, and Chris Hunt. Back in Hanover Mac Gardner graciously hosted a Thursday evening reception at his home, just steps from Main Street. On Friday four classmates talked about their recent work. Shelley Drake Hawks spoke about her book The Art of Resistance: Painting by Candlelight in Mao’s China, which tells the stories of secret, counterrevolutionary artists during the Cultural Revolution. Jean Hanff Korelitz read from her latest novel, The Devil and Webster, a captivating tale about a college president and a student protest at a small New England liberal arts college. Former CNN producer Marika Olsen described the two years she spent in Baghdad helping to establish the country’s election process, and former federal prosecutor Brian Kelly discussed trying the notable case U.S. v. James “Whitey” Bulger. Friday evening highlights included dancing to our favorite reunion band, The Marsels, with a performance by Kelly Fowler Hunter. Early Saturday morning in picture-perfect weather, Reed Webster guided a canoe trip on the Connecticut that included Fred Cuda, Kathy Bowler Mitchell, Belle Traver McDougal, and Jim Bloomer. They paddled upriver and drifted back down. Spotted at the alumni row were Anni Dupre Santry, Steve Hart, Andre Hunter, Libby Lawrence, Mike Hjerpe, Patty Shepard, and Laura Stephens Robinson. Meanwhile, back on solid ground, ’83s were represented at the tennis round robin by Kathy Provost, My Nguyen, David Ellis, and Lynn Vanderhoek. On Saturday afternoon the Baker Library lawn was awash with a luncheon gathering of the classes of 1982, 1983, and 1984 alumni, while 35th Reunion Songsters, composed of alumni from many singing groups, sang Dartmouth favorites. Some ’83 Glee Club singers included Catherine Brown Dougherty, Natalie Hulen Diana, Beth Hovey, and James McKim, who also directed the performance of Pea Green Freshmen. Saturday evening featured an outdoor banquet at the DOC House on Occom Pond during a beautiful sunset. The evening’s festivities went full-tilt boogie when the Dartmouth Idol All-Stars took center stage at the Green with live musical performances showcasing the extraordinary talent the College continues to nurture. Alumni classes danced, waved glow sticks, admired a pyrotechnic spectacular, and gave more than a rouse for dear old Dartmouth. As occurs every five years, the class elected its new class officers, which include Maren Christensen and Martha Gerhan as co-presidents, Walter Foster as vice president, Joe Dempsey as treasurer, and Becky Ankeny, James McKim, Elliot Stultz, and Shanta Sullivan doing communications. Our class has an active Facebook page—“Dartmouth Class of 1983”—and we hope everyone who attended the reunion will post photos.

—Shanta Sullivan, 1541 North Sierra Bonita Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046; shantaesullivan@gmail.com; Elliot Stultz, 421 West Melrose St., #8A, Chicago, IL 60657; elliotstultz@yahoo.com