Cornell Reunion 2007

I recently received an email with a bit more info regarding the  class reunion. It appears we can stay at the new Mary Donlon Hall on North Campus.  Glad they had enough sense not to put us middle aged folk in West Campus where we would have to climb Libe Slope. The link is here:  Class of '82

I came across this news item while browsing Cornell's website: The chimes were refurbished and enlarged to 21 bells during a renovation of McGraw Tower in 1998-99, making them the largest set of chimes in North America. The work included replacing the 46-year-old electronic clock with a new mechanism that links all four faces to a Global Positioning System (GPS), which communicates the exact Eastern Standard Time data via satellite, ensuring up-to-the-minute time. GPS in a clock tower! I recall an overly complex sundial in the engineering quad. The renovated McGraw Tower is the Arts & Sciences answer to it. The full story is at: McGraw Clocked To listen to the chimes from our days at Cornell (lower volume if you're at the office), click this link: alma.wav

The photo of Eddy St is recent, taken in 2006 by my brother. He was at Cornell for his 20th reunion anniversary. Since graduation, I've been back to Cornell twice, but neither visit was during the reunion weekend. This will be a first for me, and my brother tells me it's highly organized. Even if no one I know shows up (but I know Frank is coming), my time will be occupied. There are lectures... apparently so we can relive sleeping through them. There are dining events. And there are kid events -- train rides and day care. Hmmm, lecture or train ride? You'll know where to find me.

There's no better time to blog about the Cornell Reunion than at the start of the year. The event takes place mid-year (June 7-10) and I plan to end this blog at year end. 2007 is significant for me because it marks 25 years since graduating in 1982. But I hope to see many of you regardless of when you tossed that graduation cap. The official reunion site is at: http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/reunion/ And to jog our aging memories, can anyone identifiy the photo below?