1995

1995

A belated thanks to all of our classmates who organized great gatherings for the 95th Day of the Year across the country. Alicia Lisowski co-hosted in Chicago with Brian Novelline and wrote in: “Lots of good stuff to report! My 9-year-old daughter, Jane, and I live in Chicago in a 130-year-old historical house in a fun city neighborhood—we absolutely love it. Work is also a blast. I’m consulting with multiple companies in the startup innovation tech space, and I’ve recently picked up my painting and photography again. I’ve gotten to see Gillian MacLean Growdon, Melissa Trumbull Mitchell, and Jen Evers Shakeshaft a bunch recently as well as reconnected with Brian Novelline and met his awesome wife, Kristen. Always enjoy seeing Dartmouth friends—hit me up at alicia.m.lisowski@gmail.com if you’re coming through town. (I know all the best places to eat!)” Brian added, “J.W. Beard and I are now living in the same town, and his son, Aidan, was the top scorer on my hockey team last winter. Also, the Beards took their two boys over to India in April to adopt a little girl from there.”

I’m delighted to report that there are two new branches on the ’95 tree. Congratulations to Shara Frase, who welcomed her second son, Shane, into the world this May, and to Michelle Butler, who had her first baby, Joey, in March. If you need a lift on a dreary day, I recommend getting a dose ofjoy on Shara’s and Michelle’s Facebook pages, where cute baby pictures abound!

Did you know that Tetris was invented 35 years ago? That game was a fixture in my freshman dorm room, and I remember John Jones admitting that he started seeing Tetris game pieces in the shower tiles. I asked for more Tetris memories on our class Facebook page, and Grant Czerny wrote, “When I went back to New York City my brain was trying to move buildings to make them fit in place. It was quite a phenomenon. My freshman year Mac Classic still works and still plays Tetris—and runs BlitzMail.” Talk about a blast from the past!

I’ll close with a note from our reunion cochairs, Rebecca Slisz and Candice Jimerson: “We

are excited to embark on this reunion co-chairing adventure together! Where are we now? For those familiar with Sweet Honey in the Rock, we’d say we are ‘still onthe journey’—the journey of figuring out what we want to do (is it too late to start those history Ph.D.s?!) and where we want to be, having spent time since graduation in the Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast United States. We are sure of two things: We are grateful to still be on the journey of a friendship forged as first-year roommates in a Fayerweather triple (along with Shaela Cruz), and we want you all to think about making the journey back to Hanover June 18-21 for our 25th reunion in 2020. If you’re interested in joining us in the planning efforts, please reach out to us at rebeccaslisz@gmail. com or cjimerson2004@yahoo.com.”

Where are you now? Keep your news coming and get your plans in order for our big 25th next summer! Hope to see you there.

—Kaja (Schuppert) Fickes, 2 Bishops Lane, Hingham, MA 02043; kaja.k.fickes.95@dartmouth.edu