April 2004
SPRING IS IN THE AIR It’s been a pretty cold winter by any standard. On March 21st spring officially began, but for a while there it was still tinged with the winter blues and chills. The flowers have sprouted, tested the air and felt that it was too cold, so as we write this they’re still very small and conserving their energy for warmer weather. To celebrate the season, we are reporting on events on- and off-campus which will surely entice you out of you hibernation and into the midst of your fellow alums. In New York, your mini-reunion chairs are planning First ever NYC Class of 98, 98th Day of the Year Party happening in early April, so look for news from that shindig in the next issue. We’ve got some other goods and news which we hope will inspire you to share your own stories with us. As always many thanks to all of you who have already taken the time to write in. — Simone Swink and Gabi Sarhos
IN THIS ISSUE News! alumni club with promoting children's literacy and reading. Check it out at Spring Is In The Air Reunion Memories @ YADA http://yada.dartmouth.edu/connect/ Eleazar and YADA have put together seussism.html. Our own Joan Ai is the News! a nifty photo gallery of our memorable chair of the Young Alumni Committee Dartmouth’s Organic Farm 5th Year Reunion. You can check out and we’re sure she’d love to tell you the photo gallery which is chock full more about the Seussism initiative. Upcoming Events of images. The web link is Raven House: The New Home Wearers of the Green http://yada.dartmouth.edu/play/ for Dartmouth’s Department Photo_Gallery/5th_Year/1/index.htm. 10 Questions with of Education Kyle Ancowitz... Celebrate the Seussentennial! U.S. Secretary of Education, Green Gossip March 2, 2004 marked the 100th the Honorable Rod Paige, visited anniversary of Ted Geisel ‘25. Schecter - Berkowitz Wedding Dartmouth on in early January to In honor of this event, YADA and celebrate the newly revitalized Augustus The Amazing Bird Dog the Young Alumni Committee of Department of Education and to Now Playing Alumni Council are bringing you inaugurate its new home, Raven House! the Seussism = Volunteerism program. http://www.dartmouth.edu/~educ/ Get involved by helping your local (continued on page 2) April 2004 — Spring Is In The Air! 2
>> News! (continued from page 1) Brothers and Sisters The Dartmouth Lambda Rho Chapter of the National Order of Omega Greek Leadership and Scholarship Honorary Society won one of the top prestigious national awards given to an outstanding chapter. The Dartmouth Chapter, which consists of juniors and seniors, has a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 (out of 4.0). Way to go! Department of Theater Spring 2004 Productions Anything Goes by Cole Porter Directed by: Bill Fennelly Costume design: Margaret Spicer Dartmouth’s Organic Farm greets every spring with enthusiam. Every Lighting design: Dan Kotlowitz March, this student-created and student-run enterprise begins a labor of Set design: Georgi Alexi-Meskhishvili love and social responsibility. The Farm grows produce for the College The Moore Theater dining services and for charity. Not to mention that all the food they grow May 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21 @ 8:00 pm is certified organic, grown with no pesticides or chemicals and guaranteed May 22 @ 2:00 pm delicious. 76th Frost Playwriting Festival Created about six years ago by students who felt agricultural knowledge Titles to be announced in March 2004. deserved a place at Dartmouth, the Farm has quickly become a valuable Bentley Theater part of the College, offering academic, residential, employment, and May 27, 28, 29 @ 8:00 pm social opportunities. It currently consists of one acre of crops, a greenhouse, a residential house, a large field, and 180 acres of forest. Everything that Observation from happens at the Farm happens because of students. March 19, 2004 As I (Gabi) write this, there’s a large The labor of love begins in March, when the Farm starts up the greenhouse, demonstration going on outside of my seeds and begins growing transplants. This year in mid to late March, window at work. On Madison Avenue, they’ll also be tapping the maple stand for making maple syrup. from 34th Street down, a substantial In April field work begins, including preparing crowd is marching against the war in growingbeds, seeding and transplanting. Iraq; maybe some are marching to In May, the main field season begins with extensive seed- support the troups. It’s hard to read the ing transplanting and weeding. signs from my 20th floor window, but I can definitely hear the noise of the And in June the farm has its biggest labor demand for large tender annual crowd, even above the roar of the police transplanting, seeding, weeding and harvesting. helicopter hovering above 23rd Street. Surely the work doesn’t stop in June, so as those of you still living in the Upper Valley can plainly see, there are plenty of chances to get your hands dirty. Call (603) 643-5196 or email [email protected] to find out how. The Farm welcomes all and there is absolutely no experience necessary. 3
Pub Night What: Drink, socialize, wind down from a day The “Wearers of the Green” was formed in 1984 to at the office with old and new friends recognize Dartmouth students, alumni, and coaches When: First Wednesday of every month, 8PM onwards who have achieved distinction in one or more fields of (until at least 9:30PM) athletics. In order to receive this honor, current students, Where: The Running Horse, 50 Davies Street graduates or coaches must be an All-American; an indi- How: Closest tube @ Bond Street vidual or team National Champion; an Olympian; a major (Central and Jubilee lines) league professional; a member of an athletic hall of fame; Find Out More: a first team All Ivy member three times or more; an Ivy http://www.dartmouth.org/clubs/dcle/ League Player of the Year in a particular sport; a member of a wining crew in either the IRA or Eastern Sprints; or a recipient of the Archibald Prize. Being a “Wearer of the University Charity Ball 2004 Green” is Dartmouth’s equivalent to an athletic hall of What: An exceptional evening of reunions, fame and it is celebrated every five years. entertainment and fine dining for the On May 14, 2004 the Fifth Gathering of the “Wearers community of US university graduates, of the Green” ceremony will recognize and induct those their families and their friends athletes who have qualified since 1999, and will be When: April 10, 2004 presided over by the 2004 Honorary Dinner Committee. Where: Grand Hyatt in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo The program is as follows: Find out more: Reception: 6:00 PM http://www.universitycharityball.org Dinner: 7:00 PM Highlights include: • Master of Ceremonies: Murry Bowden ‘71, Annual Trip to the Sea Reception All-American and Football Hall of Famer What: Every year for the past two decades the • Honorary Co-Chairs: Cameron Myler ‘92, Four-Time Dartmouth Club of Southeastern CT have Olympian Luger and Jay Fiedler ‘94, NFL Quarterback greeted the paddlers who brave the annual • The Premiere Showing of the new “Wearers 200 mile canoe trip down the Connecticut River of the Green” film from Hanover to Old Saybrook (conducted under • Silent Auction the auspices of the DOC). If you are an inductee, Dartmouth student or alumni, or When: 2004 date to be determined other guest to “Wearers of the Green”, or wish to be a Find out more: sponsor, visit http://www.dartmouth.org/wearers/ http://www.dartmouth.org/clubs/dcsect/ to register, donate, and find out more information about the evening's events, accomodations, and transportation. April 2004 — Spring Is In The Air!
by Simone Swink
By the time the time you read this col- umn, Adam Gorra will have graduated from U-Conn medical school and will be on his way to general surgery resi- dency. Where? He doesn’t know yet… that’s for the next update. A note from Anna Schecter, now Anna Berkowitz… “Dave Berkowitz and I were married (see photo) August 24th, 2003 just north of Boston. There were 28 alums on hand so we took a group photo with all of us. We ranged from the class of ‘34 to the class of ‘99 including Bill Berenson ‘69, Lauryn Zipse ‘99, Juan Carlos Serna, Greg Hayes, Shar- at Raghavan, Martin Kessler, Eric Petitt, Jon Drew, Ed Kim, Alison May ‘97, Rob Nutt, Rachel (Bogardus) Drew, Beth Turk, Rachel Derkits '99, Abby Gordon, Stan Berenson '37, Scott Bogard, Joan Ai, Heather Charles, Diane Sliwka, Khalid Os- bourne Roberts, Betsy (Lewis) Rob- erts, Wally Buschmann '66, Christie Anna Schecter and David Berkowitz (center) tied the knot. In attendance were Buschmann, Anil Doshi, many Dartmouth folks. Anna has kindly the two of us and Charlie Rolfe ‘34 named them all for us in her letter. (not pictured.” Anna and Dave are Congratulations to Anna and Dave! now living in Boston while he finishes his residency. Stan Weinberger and Andy Smith are roommates and 4th years at Dartmouth affiliate with a broker soon so any of notes that Malia Bodhaine is “happy Medical School. Stan writes that Andy you looking to buy a home in DC or teaching Spanish in Denver” and Tim is matching in family practice while he Maryland, look him up. Jasson is also Farrell is “wrapping up med school at is pursuing a Master’s in Public Health DJ-ing at DC clubs on the weekends – UMASS and looking to hear about his at Dartmouth and so won’t be leaving Friday nights at Republic Gardens and residency plans.” until 2005. He also just got engaged to Saturday nights at Dream Nightclub. fellow med student Christine Haughey Christine Utter is living in Menlo Park while they were traveling in Australia. Across the ocean, David Walthall is with Jesse Fourt. “We spent a couple “Life has been good,” he writes. still living under the Tuscan sun in months this summer goofing around Florence where he spends his days in India, where we got to celebrate the Jasson Walker, in the Maryland-DC taking people into the countryside to Dalai Lama's birthday, trek rather region since just after graduation work- tour the hilltowns and vineyards. He unsuccessfully in the Himalayas, watch ing as a software engineer with Optimus plans to embark on a Master’s program Snake Boat Races in Kerala (100 men Corps, just passed the Real Estate Sales- in Italian in Florence this fall. And he per boat!), and generally just had a great person exam for Maryland. He will 5
Onieka Fraser Sutton and her husband, Admiu, are the proud new parents of a baby girl they named Zerlina. Born on January 4, 2004, she was “quite a surprise be- cause our ultrasound technician said we were having a boy.” We at the newsletter wish you all the best and can’t wait to get some pictures of little Zerlina.
time. I'm teaching 7th grade and Jesse school residencies), Marlene (Sheehan) 3rd year in Salt Lake City, enjoying is designing products at IDEO. We have Dandler (working on her acupuncture med school far too much and telemark a little West Wing get-together every degree), and Andres Dandler '97.” skiing an impressive amount.” week with Austyn Fudge (who is Recently, over MLK weekend, Christine Erica Thrall has made the “dramatic teaching 5th grade at a dual-immersion and Jesse went to the annual birthday decision to abandon the field of pub- Spanish/English school) and her fantas- party of Liz Gerber and ski weekend lishing to study biomedical engineering tic new husband Vince, Julie McGuire at the DOC's Sierra alumni cabin with at BU. I think I am closer in age to (finishing her PhD in social psych at 35 other people from Dartmouth and some of my professors than my class- Stanford and marrying Dan Turchin in elsewhere: “Liz Gerber is, as I under- mates but the classes are exciting and May), and Gus Moore '99. We spent stand, doing a PhD on the creative challenging.” New Year's cross-country skiing in process and having lots of fun as usual. Yosemite with Austyn, Jesse, Caroline Chris Wang and his wife Rena, who Sarah Snyder is married to a wonderful Kerner (out in CA interviewing for med met several years ago while studying in fellow med school student and is in her England, are now in Hong Kong where April 2004 — Spring Is In The Air! 6
The following is a freeform conversation conducted during I almost always start with food. In Brooklyn, Dizzy’s Diner workhours. This is the first in what we hope becomes a on 9th St. in Park Slope. In Manhattan, the Bull Moose regular newsletter feature. We’ll let the exchange speak Tavern on 44th St. My favorite place is Empire Coffee on for itself, so without further interruption we present 9th Ave. It’s not cozy, but it smells great and the people 10 Questions with Kyle Ancowitz. who work there are friendlier than anyone else in the City. It’s like a little slice of Berkeley in Midtown.
By day, I manage a small office in New York’s financial district. Don’t be misled! That means answering the The Coney Island-bound F train. I wish I could say phones, watering the plants, and emptying the trash. this only happened once. By night, I’m a part of Blue Coyote Theater Group— http:/www.bluecoyote.org—a not-for-profit, Off-Off Broad- I give blood from time to time. Once the NYC Blood Cen- way theater company. I do a little bit of everything for Blue ter called to say that they needed a donation of white blood Coyote, but mostly I direct plays. cells for a child with leukemia who matched my blood type. I couldn’t refuse them that, so I went down to the center and submitted to leukopheresis, a procedure wherein leuko- cytes are removed from one’s blood via centrifuge. It was a The hardest thing is getting out to see theater. There’s never two-hour process, which I spent watching daytime TV, de- enough time and they all cost too much. Netflix is just so lirious, with a quantity of my blood supply churning around much easier. Also, it’s very hard to keep track of when to in a box next to the bed. They wouldn’t tell me how the spell it “theatre” or “theater.” They're not interchangeable. child fared, but I was deeply affected by some kind of chemical reaction. I spent the whole weekend afterwards Group house. Well, it's an apartment. sobbing uncontrollably about everything—the news, my laundry, dust, everything. I was living with four women then and they agreed that I’d come to understand what it was like to menstruate.
Actually, right now I have the best roommates I’ve ever It was at the 1999 Miramax holiday party. I didn’t feel like had in New York. It’s the right balance of neat/messy, mo- dancing, but the sushi buffet was very seductive. I ate about tile/sessile, and male/female. And sometimes I like eighty pieces, not counting the shumai. So screw you, Har- to come home and find everything all moved around. vey! It keeps me alert.
It’s “theatre” in England, but there’s no rule the US. We had a kissing booth at a fundraiser a while back. It doesn’t matter if you’re talking about the art form, the I don’t mean to brag, but I think I pulled in some cab fares. physical place, the experience, or anything else. Everyone picks their own favorite spelling, and you better keep it straight. Good luck trying! 7
they are raising six-month old daughter, the Greek National team after winning the North End, though Amy is preparing Ashley. “We are planning to stay in Greek nationals this past summer. Ben to move to Dallas in late January. In my Hong Kong for at least a few more Robinson ('97), Chris Winship ('97) and free time (when I can find it!) I continue years. Surprisingly, there are quite a I (and a few I am forgetting) are plan- to train for the upcoming triathlon few Dartmouth alums in Asia. There ning on making the trip to Athens to season, getting ready for a half-ironman are two Chi Gams in Singapore and watch Adam and Alex compete. Adam or two this summer!” several people have passed through won the silver in the shotput in Sydney Hong Kong.” and is pretty determined to stand atop the podium. I am getting chills just A meaty update from Dave Viele that thinking about it.” ranges across several classes: “After I finished Dartmouth in ‘99, I moved to Dave was in New York City last sum- Denver to attend Grad School at the mer visiting John Kline and a friend Now Playing University of Denver. I graduated from from DU. I had a few drinks with Evan DU in 2001 with an MBA in finance. “Sickdog” Sotiriou. Evan got married I continued to ski race through Grad last spring and is working with John at school and retired in the winter of 2001. GSC Partners… I hadn’t seen the “dog” I stayed in Denver for a year and some since his graduation… [It was] great to change and worked for PWC in their see him doing so well….” finance-consulting group. I moved And, Dave mentions that “I see Zach back to Vail (I grew up here) about Ellis on a pretty regular basis. He is in 15 months ago to run my family's “When Dartmouth Builds” Colorado on business a couple of times construction and real-estate develop- is a short QuickTime film a year and I actually made a trip out to ment company. Life in Vail is pretty exploring the values and the 'burg for a weekend this past spring. good… I get to ski a lot during the philosophy behind Dartmouth's We played around at Zach's new golf winter and spend my free time on the building program. To view club (a very very nice track!) for a day golf course, the river or the woods in the film please visit: and he hosted a golf tournament a few the summer. I bought a house about