Class Notes
With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore and Santa Claus, I share the following tale.
’Twas the night before the deadline and all
through the house
No updates from classmates, not even their
spouse
Upon reading this, the majority of our classmates has already turned 50 and likely chose different ways to commemorate the special milestone. Jim Sapienza celebrated his 50th in Alaska to complete visits to all 50 states.
If you were wondering what becomes of a college newspaper editor-in-chief, we filled you in on that one in our May column, relaying the news of the recent publication of Toms River by our very own Dan Fagin.
Truth be told, this column has a habit of sneaking up on me, particularly at this time of year.
If you did not hear Conan O’Brien’s Commencement address to the class of 2011 in Hanover this past June (or hear about it or view it on YouTube), you must have been hiding under a very large rock.
It’s really a matter of simple math: zero, number of days until this column is due; one, e-mail updates I received from ’86s; two, e-mail updates I received from ’85s; three, number of people who read my column about freshman trips (see one and t
We’ve all asked, “How many (blanks) does it take to screw in a light bulb?” Well, let me ask, “How many 1985s does it take to write a column?” Answer below.
Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Day is an unofficial holiday increasingly celebrated around the world in order to encourage acts of kindness.
I recently attended an event that featured Thomas Friedman (The New York Times columnist).
Happy holidays and best wishes for 2013 to everyone! While the weather outside may be frightful, I am pretty sure this column will not be so delightful.
The holidays are filled with a lot of emotions, mostly good and some maybe not so good. Things cross our mind—did I get the right gifts? Did my kids really need all that stuff? Can I get them to write thank-you notes?
I think we all agree that numbers and statistics are an important part of our daily lives.