Casual Conversation with Prof. Haslam Sunday, January 8, 2023
Join us for a casual conversation with Professor Haslam, who will offer us a window into the Soviet Union and, through it, today’s Russia, on Sunday, January 8 at 3 pm Eastern Time (US).
News and Updates
Come see "A Flea in Her Ear"
On this Sunday, December 18, at 1 pm Eastern (US) time, the Traveling Troupe, made up of classmates and others, will present a reading on Zoom of classmate Eric Forsythe’s translation and adaptation of A Flea in Her Ear, which is widely believed to be the greatest of all French farces by the greatest of all French farceurs, Georges Feydeau.
Important Update on the Harari-Sapiens Casual Conversation event
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Due to a family conflict for Arthur (playing with grandkids), the discussion of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari has been moved from December 28 of this year to January 17 of next year and from 3 pm Eastern to 4:30 pm Eastern.
Thus far, the following have signed up: Peter Elias, Daniel Cooperman, Peter Schaeffer, Steven Horwitz, and David Abbott.
The change of date allows more people to have the time to read the book and join us. Please consider doing so.
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Casual Conversation about Alzheimers December 20, 2022 with Jennifer Rauch
On Tuesday, December 20 at 4:30 pm Eastern Time (US), Jennifer Rauch will join us for a Casual Conversation. Ms. Rauch is Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst. Our Class President Jim Staros asked her to spend time with us, and she has generously agreed. Here is Jim’s email to me from October 21 placing the importance of her work in a context we can all appreciate:
Casual Conversation December 14: Where Did I Come From?
“Where did I come from?”
Announcing our rebuilt Class website
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Our Class web site has been rebuilt and launched and functioning with three zero remaining glitches I am working on:
Reflections on rebuilding our Class website
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I fully anticipated the technical and cognitive challenge of this undertaking, but I underestimated how long it would take me. And I was totally unprepared for the emotional impact.
Pete Fahey '68 has died
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From John Mathias comes this sad news:
About Obiter dicta
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This is our (new) Class Blog, a place where classmates can share personal stories, essays, and opinions. The guidelines are:
- Length: under 1000 words.
- Subjects: things we think classmates might be interested in reading.
- No anonymous submissions.
- Show respect for our class and classmates.
Submit your essay to: obiter_dicta@dartmouth69.org
Casual Conversation December 4, 2022 with Alice Mathias
We are fortunate that Alice Mathias, director and producer extraordinaire, has generously agreed to spend time with us at 3 pm Eastern on Sunday, December 4 in a Casual Conversation. As a short introduction to her work, you can read the short biographical sketch that