1986

Some of us took Animal House a bit more literally than others. Most felt satisfied just to frolic at a fraternity or sorority a la John Belushi and company. Not Celeste Boatwright, who had a different interpretation of the motion picture classic. She has chosen to become a real-life Dr. Doolittle, sharing her life with wild beasts. Celeste will soon be entering her third year of veterinary school at Cornell, where she has taken a special liking to large four-legged critters. Recently she has performed orthoscopic knee surgery on a hotshot racehorse and emergency surgery on a horse suffering from colic. Perhaps her most unusual rescue mission was for a camel with leg problems. No, this camel was not part of the circus. Nor has the summer drought created a desert in New England in which camels now flourish. Somehow this camel was imported to Maine where it hangs out in a wildlife refuge. Maybe this critter is actually lucky that it wasn't in the middle of the Sahara where medical attention would be less accessible. Anyhow, this confused beast is now receiving expert medical attention at the hands of Celeste in med aca. Outside of the classroom Celeste serves as president of the student body and president of her fraternity, where she enjoys a different sort of-Animal House.

Tim Rumberger has also taken a liking to bovine creatures. While working near Albany for the Amsterdam Recorder Tim won an AP award for in-depth reporting on dairy farming. Not that Tim didn't find reporting on cows action-packed, but he wanted a little change of pace, so he headed down to Mexico to be a free-lance journalist. While there he ventured into Guatemala where he experienced armed bus searches. After a while he missed the pastures of New York, so he returned to Albany where he now restores historic buildings.

Chad Rosenberg recently bagged the daily grind of daily newspapers ana moved to Germany where he teaches English for the Berlitz School. After having spent so much time writing for The D and The Springfield Union Chad couldn't completely walk away from the reporting work so he still is a correspondent for U.S. News World Report. However, most of his energy is spent preparing for his upcoming move to Oxford and his subsequent enrollment in the philosophy and theology master's program.

Siegfried Martens's recent success in the Tabard Pong tournament is a pleasant reminder that we '86s aren't over the hill quite yet. When you see some pipsqueak Olympic athlete win the gold, you might start feeling a bit old and wrinkled. Just let Siegfried serve as inspiration that even people our age can compete against the youngsters. Granted, Siegfried's success didn't come easily; he spent many hours practicing and conditioning, using his kitchen for a pong court. His hard work paid off as he made it to the championship, which was won by a real senior citizen from the class of '82. Siegfried works in Boston as a computer programmer for International Treasury Associates, which produces programs for foreign exchange trading.

Walt Medline is "sort of' engaged to Sarah Jenkey '85. Walt is living in Seattle where he is studying in preparation for entering medical school.

Liz McClintock is spreading goodwill on her Peace Corp mission. She is teaching English in Morocco.

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