1983

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East German radio proudly announced the other day that over 60,000 people had given blood at a single donar center. The broadcast then added: "Most of them were volunteers."

Pay attention, Bruce Andrus. The McGill University Medical School's 1986-87 catalogue states, with eerie similarity, that enrollment has risen "dramatically" in recent years. Really? What's behind this surge in McGill's popularity? It's cold there. It's very far away. And nobody cares about the Red Sox. Who made you go?

Even as Andrus spars with the penguins up in the Great White North, DanAlbright's been tackling both books and wedding plans down in the Louisiana bayous. The aspiring doctor-to-be, who remains impervious to the Amazon-like climate in New Orleans, has just been launched into his fourth year at L.S.U. Med School. The good news is that, come June 1987, Dan will marry Karen Hannaway '86 in Pittsburgh, jumping on the '83 engagement bandwagon that swells with each successive edition of the AlumniMagazine. Dan reports, off the record, that the same crowd which graced Mark andRachel Hausmann's wedding last summer has already been banned from Pennsylvania state borders.

As the holidays approach, it seems appropriate to issue the annual David Stern update. The rabbi-in-training is back from Israel and can be tracked down in Los Angeles, studying for his master's in Jewish Education at Hebrew Union College. Other year-end information/

disinformation reveals the following: Mike Sheedy is doing something computer like for Itek in Lexington, Mass. Rich Diver, formerly the Heorot netminding dynamo in I.M. hockey, is in Wilmington, Del., squeezing out the Japanese car imports at Diver Chevrolet. And Heather "The

Marketmaker" Roulston, standing tall despite the stock market's unnerving instability, continues to wheel and deal for Jefferies and Company in Boston.

Special Sports Update: Two great items to report here. Lisa Feinberg, ski edges sharpened and corporate aspirations left far behind in a mogul somewhere, stands prepared to go all-out in this season's

Women's Pro Ski Circuit. Last year, Feiny ended up tenth overall, a superb finish given the extraordinarily high caliber of women's skiing. This year? Let's hope for even better results. Lisa's being sponsored by Olin Skis and, at last report, was training hard in the Himalayas. Carey Wilson, the class of 1983's contribution to the National Hockey League, missed the Stanley Cup finals last spring because of an unfortunate injury sustained in an earlier series. But Carey's back this year with a vengeance for the Calgary Flames, tallying two assists on the season's opening night and scoring his first goal the next day. Keep an eye on him this year.

A special plea to Wendy Wasson: Steffi Graf notwithstanding, women's tennis is still way too predictable. Please turn professional soon and shake things up.

They both have legitimate jobs. More importantly, however, the effect New York City has had on them should be duly noted by anybody considering a move into the Big Apple. Mike Peltz works in publishing, lives with three older women, and wears clogs. DaveGrubman, computer tekkie-at-large for Casher Associates, wears suspenders and was recently spotted entering a Japanese restaurant. If you knew sushi, like I knew sushi. . . .

Bill Robbins, who spent the better part of his four years at Dartmouth staring at the portraits in the '02 room, is back to pulling all-nighters at Columbia Business School. Ken Weinstein emerged from case study mania at Harvard just long enough to check out some Red Sox games this fall. Pete Lavery, who used to play varsity sports year-round as an undergraduate, is now ensconced in the far more sedate world of insurance at John Hancock in Boston. Ashley Korenblat, who hails from the booming metropolis of Little Rock, Ark., has opted for the more tranquil world of New York investment banking at First Boston. Stacy Henderson, although this information is slightly dated, was sighted in China late this summer as one of the class's overseas representatives. And, from Paris, RobHirshfeld reports that he is working as an intern at the American Cathedral and about to finish writing his first novel. Details on the movie rights to this book will soon follow.

Wedding Bells Department: Tom Gleason and Julia Auwarter took their marriage vows on August 9 in Brookville, L.I. Tom, who works as an employee benefits consultant, for Kwasha Lipton, was serenaded by Ronel Enrique, Richie Bradley,Roger Baumann, Debbie Robbins, and Susie Monagan. (Sorry if I'm missing anybody.) There were no casualties, although Baumann once again issued his annual most ridiculous prediction of the year: that the New York Rangers will win the Stanley Cup.

This is never easy. On October 7, JeffLamb passed away in Stratton, Vt., apparently due to asphyxiation from a gas leak in his home. Jeff had married Diane Nesto '84 just several months prior to his horrible accident and has a sister, Margaret '87, at Dartmouth now. I am so sorry this has happened. Let us please keep Jeff and his family in our prayers. Have a safe and happy holiday season.