1990

I'd like to start this month with a correction. There are several '90s out there who were well aware that when I wrote that Jay Davis was a first-year student at the Tuck School, I was quite wrong. In reality, Jay is not at Tuck, and, as far as I know, he has no intention to enroll there. (The October account of Jay's wedding is indeed accurate, however.) I should have checked my sources at the admissions office, because they would have informed me that Jay Benson was indeed the person awarded admission at Tuck. However, if I had reported Mr. Benson as a first-year, I would also have been wrong, because, as I have since learned, he has decided to defer for a year. Thus, according to an official Tuck School Admissions Office source, the first-year students at Tuck are, in alphabetical order: John Becker, MegDevine, Richard Morris, and JeffreyHalpern. I apologize for any confusion or consternation I may have caused.

Here at class news headquarters in Boston, I scan a lot of newspapers and search the airwaves with a satellite dish for any news of'90s in the media. I was perusing the Northern Wyoming Daily News one day when I came across a section entitled, "Sun Country Review and Big Horn Basin Shoppers' Guide." Right there on the front page was a story headlined, "Girls have a job that's really for the birds." I'm sure most '90s will recognize how un-PC that headline was, but, all kidding aside, the story was about Hallie Brooks. The article said Hallie was working this past summer for the Peregrine Fund, an Idaho-based group seeking to build the peregrine falcon population enough to remove the bird from the endangered species list. She and a co-worker kept an hourly log of the birds' behaviors and vocalizations. The two women lived in tents at about 9,200 feet and a "good, steep hour and a half hike from the nearest road." When asked about the potential perils of the job, Hallie replied, "What's the worst we could get like, a psycho mule deer coming through our camp?"

From the Sunday Bergen (N.J.) Record, I learned that Tom Kean is working as a legislative assistant to freshman Rep. Bob Franks (R-N.J.) in Washington, D.C. Tom started the job in February when he left his job at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Tri Thornhill graduated second in his class at the University of Florida Law School. Last I heard of him he was headed off to Australia. Phil Privitera is in his second year at Boston College Law. He was an intern at the Massachusetts Attorney General's office during the summer and is president of the American Bar Association (student division) and of the Italian-American Law Student Association there. Phil hosted a successful minireunion at his parents' house this summer, and he wanted to especially thank Matt Kelley and John Carroll for their help. Phil sees MelSchneeberger often at B.C. Law. She's a third-year. He also sees Andy Gower, who is a third-year at B.U. Law.

Perhaps the most creative submission I've ever received came on the back of a Nestle's chocolate bar. Ed Kelley, Jim Yu, and JonNordmeyer gave me the play-by-play of a meal featuring "Sciatt con insalata (local cheese in oil, fried on the outside), tagliatelli al funghi, trutta almondolina (trout with almonds), and piatti di frommagio (four quite dry, excellent cheeses)." Because of limited column space, here are some excerpts. Try to guess who is writing each one: "Ambrosia and nectar in Olympus pale by comparison... We are slaves to our uncompromising palates... We don't know any better than to spend our money on food and wine rather than a roof over our heads." At least they didn't blow any money on the writing paper.

Please keep your secretary busy. Write. You know I'll publish it. I'll give you a topic: I hate my cable company.

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