Watergate: Lessons for Current Times with Henry Hecht ’68 Professor Henry Hecht of UC Berkeley, School of Law, served as an Assistant Watergate Special Prosecutor from the inception of the office in the spring of 1973–through the Saturday Night Massacre and the firing of Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox–until the spring of 1976. In his mid-morning […]
READ ARTICLEWho’s Coming to our 55th? (alternate version)
We’re getting close… Here’s a list of 68ers who have announced they will attend our 55th, together with the names of classmates who who are giving it serious thought. Updated May 28, 2023. See you soon! YES (73) Abrahams, Peter Anthony, Ross Auburn, Trav Boynton, Caroline Calfee, Bill Cambouris, Arthur Carothers, Tom Caskey, Alexander Chambers, […]
READ ARTICLEJuly 28, 2019 at the Williamstown Theater Festival
’68 Classmates Approach Grand Horizons
No, not those grand horizons. On July 28, a hearty healthy band of ’68 brothers and sisters experienced Grand Horizons, Bess Wohl’s new play at WTF. No, not that WTF. Everyone raved about Williamstown Theatre Festival’s stunning and startling world premiere.Bill and Nancy, happily married for fifty years, have settled comfortably into their Grand Horizons independent-living condo.
National Art Gallery, Tintoretto April 19 2019
The Tintoretto exhibit was in celebration of the 500th anniversary of the painter’s birth, and many of the art works had not previously been on tour. In fact, the NGA show was the only one in North America, the other venue being Venice. The budgetary shutdown of the government delayed the opening of the show, but that ultimately did not affect the timing of our class event.
READ ARTICLEPresidential Welcome
As your class president for the next five years, I look forward to serving you. Please contact me about your ideas for activities and any concerns you may have. Our gratitude goes to Ned Perry, our immediate past class president, for his effective and inclusionary leadership, culminating in our 50thClass of 1968 Reunion. The Reunion […]
READ ARTICLE’68 English prof hangs up cleats, game goes on
We recently found out that Prof. Jack Shindler, whom we remember as English major, Fulbright Scholar (France), and creator of the babbel coffeehouse, has made the transition away from daily work life. In his long career at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois, Jack Shindler served as chair of the English Department and the Division of Arts […]
READ ARTICLEWilliams 74, Harvard 59 (Dec 12, 1967, Lasell Gymnasium [audio broadcast])
Listen as classmate David Snydman, aided by some energetic acoustics from Lasell gymnasium, takes us through a memorable basketball victory over Harvard. David entered medical practice after Williams, eschewing a brilliant future as a replacement for Johnny Most. Due to server side audio size restrictions, we’re offering an edited version of each half. Click on […]
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