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Ann Donovan had a baby boy, Michael Paul, on January 24, 1999. He is named for his uncle and grandfather, both Dartmouth alums. His godmother is Ann's college roommate, Catrina Cash Corey. Send your congratulations to Ann at .

A reliable source provided me with an update on Stacy Phillips's law firm in Los Angeles. Mannis & Phillips is dedicated to the ethical resolution of all family law disputes. The firm recently developed a new community outreach the Mannis & Phillips Adopt-A-Center Program. The selected organization is usually at the vanguard of helping children and their families who suffer the emotional, physical, psychological, or social consequences of abuse, neglect, and abandonment. To kick off the program, the firm selected Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services Center, which is devoted to the well-being and care of children and families in Southern California.

Smart Money Magazine recently featured John Wilen in an article on shopping on the Internet. The former PepsiCo executive was able to retire at age 38. At 11 every morning from the comfort of his golf-course home in Frisco, Texas, John logs onto America Online and surfs for bargains. John concludes that with the Internet, the power is clearly shifting to the consumer.

Involved with book selling since graduation, Judith Recke is vice president and director of sales for Merriam-Webster, where she has been since 1993. Traveling frequently, Judith has enjoyed seeing most of the United States and Canada. With a nephew in the class of 2002, Judith is feeling nostalgic and would love to hear from classmates. She is just a mouse-click away at .

I bet others are nostalgic as well. As the official mouthpiece of the Meg CoughlinLePage/Merle Adelman administration, part of my duties over the next few months will be to whip you all into a fever pitch of excitement about our 20th Reunion in June of 2000. I just finished reading Confederatesin the Attic by Tony Horwitz of The WallStreet Journal. This very funny book is an examination of the continuing fascination with the Civil War in the South. In part, the book examines the phenomena of historical re-enactors, some of whom claim to experience a rush akin to time travel. If it works for a war from the last century, why not for a college experience only two decades ago? Here, then, is the Top Ten list for recreating the college experience:

10. Do not drive a car. (This will be easier in New York City.)

9. Eat meals in a cafeteria. (This will be easier in the South.)

8. Sleep only six hours per night or less. (This will be easier for parents with young children.)

7. Call your parents collect, but not often. (This will be easier on you.)

6. Procrastinate about work assignments. (This will be easier for lawyers.)

5. Keep your clothes in piles on the floor. Periodically sniff them to determine which is the clean pile, and which is the dirty pile. (This will be easier for bachelors.)

4. Share a communal shower and toilet with people not related to you. (This will be easier in Vermont.)

3. Sleep in a single bed, even when you sleep with someone else. (This will be easier if you are in the military.)

2. Have sex on an irregular and unpredictable basis, but wear your lucky underwear on Friday and Saturday nights, just in case. (This will be easier for married people.)

1. When drinking with friends in a social setting, suddenly point your elbow at them and yell loudly, "Chug, chug, chug."

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