DC Mini Reunion!

Come hang out with the classes of 06, 07, 08, and 09 for a DC Mini Reunion! Admission is free, but we ask that everyone bring a canned food item to donate to a local food pantry.

ChurchKey is known for its amazing selection of beers, wine and great food, and thanks to a Dartmouth grad who works there we will have several great specials and a prime location.

In addition to a selection of appetizers, every attendee will receive one free beer from a menu of 5-6 artisanal beers chosen by our host, as well as specials on other beers, wine and cocktails.

We're all looking forward to seeing you!

ChurchKey Mini-Reunion - Tuesday, November 9th
5 - 8 PM
**Free Food and Artisanal Beer**
http://www.churchkeydc.com/
1337 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005

E-Mail Mike Heslin (michael.t.heslin@gmail.com) with any questions or suggestions!

GET TO KNOW YOUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE!

Hi everyone! I'm Yasmin Mandviwala and I am the secretary of our class Exec Committee. After graduation I spent two years working at McKinsey in New York, enjoying all that the city has to offer and becoming familiar with corporate America. I left my job recently and have moved to Hyderabad, India, where I am working with Acumen Fund, a social venture fund that seeks to solve many of the world's problems through patient capital (check it out! acumenfund.org). The work is thrilling, and the city presents quite a culture shock.

If you are ever in the area, please let me know! And of course, if you want something in the class notes just email me :)

GET TO KNOW YOUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE!

Hi 08s! I've been living at home in New York City this summer, while working as a research assistant at a law firm. In a couple of days I am going back to Nashville to start my second year of law school at Vanderbilt. Nashville is a really fun place to live - full of music and delicious food. If you find yourself there, let me know! Hope you're all doing well!

--Annie Greengard

GET TO KNOW YOUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE!

Hey all! To continue with the (re)introductions...My name is Jordan Nahas-Vigon. I just finished a 1 year post-baccalaureate pre-medical program at Goucher College (right outside Baltimore). I’m now living in Baltimore, working in a research lab at the FDA and applying to medical school!

Let me know if any of you are in the area, I’d love to hear from you!

2:08

A story...



The place: An office
The time: 2:08pm on a Thursday afternoon
The situation: A meeting

The interesting part: I looked at the clock, and the only thought that went through my head was, there's still time to order EBA's. Unfortunately, that particular office did not carry buffalo chicken pizzas with a side of ranch. Worst meeting ever.

The admission: "Interesting" may have been a stretch.

GET TO KNOW YOUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE!!

Hello all, Johnathan Ball here. I am currently living in the windy city of Chicago. After graduation I did the Tuck Bridge Program in Hanover. I then moved to Chicago to work for McMaster-Carr Supply in a management program. I am currently supervising in Sales after spending time in Finance, and Web Publishing.

I'm living in Hyde Park about 4 blocks from Pres. Obama's Chicago home. Love the neighborhood. Chicago Class of 2008 "Mini Reunion" coming this Fall. Dartmouth Chicagoans send comments with any ideas!

JBall

"Live Free or Die"

GET TO KNOW YOUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE!!

Hey 08s!

In case you've forgotten who we are, we decided to blurb-it-up and tell you a bit about ourselves (your 08 Executive Committee)...

If YOU want to post an update about yourself, just shoot us an email at 08update@gmail.com and we will try to get your info posted here too!!

So I'm Lauren Bennett, the Class President (as Alums). I'm in charge of coordinating quarterly calls with all the execs to make sure we are doing a good job of keeping our class connected. (Ie- this blog, our facebook page, class website, emails, etc)...

Right now, I'm living in my hometown of Miami, FL, waiting to start law school at the University of Miami in August. After graduating, I worked as a Restaurant Manager for Hillstone Restaurant Group (yay corporate recruiting) for one year and then took another year off to apply to law school, relax, and get my life together.

Hope you are all doing well!

Lauren :)

Check Out This Craigslist Posting, 08s!

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/tlg/1766206482.html

hysterical.

Dartmouth is KING of the Valley

Hello ‘08s!

I came across this little gem and thought it worthy to share – a nod to our little alma mater from the big boys of Silicon Valley. Let your Harvard friends and Stanford siblings read – and weep, because The Daily Beast claims WE are Kings of the Valley – the most powerful college in SV, dominating hundreds of TECH campuses (what up Google? Facebook! cough cough) dotting the Northern California landscape:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-05-03/techs-29-most-powerful-colleges/

It may shock some of you…but me? One year out in San Francisco - and, admittedly, a bit too much sun, far too many Sunday Fundays, and an overabundance of free-range burgers and farmers markets - and even I’m a budding techie. I can talk circles around the Cloud, and (surprise! surprise!) finally know my Software from my Sa’AS(S). I’ve been to Web 2.0 – not once but twice, swore off Gawker for ValleyWag, dated the guy who developed Facebook’s Quiz Creator (What Disney Princess Are You? – shameful, I know… ) and – yes – even cried tears of joy when Android beat out the i(t-That-Must-Not-Be-Named) in Q1, buzzing, tweeting, bit.lying, and serving up the story to anyone that might share in my singular hatred for Black Turtleneck – the one man I’m convinced will singularly destroy the world – or at least Adobe’s good name.

You might ask how does anyone from Dartmouth hit it big out West? WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE? While I would love to think the answer lies in the kegs, IPAs, and hefeweizens stocking our companies’ fridges (complementing our ability to - smile - "WORK") or our fellow classmates inherent love for the outdoors (it's possible!), I’m pretty sure only the Thayer engineers among us hold the key. And, sadly, as a Creative Writing major– I don’t exactly have premier access.

Still, if any of you are wondering: why trade good old Granite for Silica? The Valley may not be Wall Street or Capitol Hill, but I think its a no-brainer for us graduates: surfing by day, skiing by night; park at noon – beach before 1; bottomless mimosas; boats, boats (and – did I say boats?); BGs as bosses (it happens; they leave the Basement!); casual Fridays – every day; Napa + Sonoma, Sonoma + Napa; cabbies that -"No way man!"-lived in Wheeler in '65 and New Hamp the following year; sushi; Mediterranean weather; and even the possibility of your own claim to fame…

Did I mention I make a living NAMING stuff?
http://deals.venturebeat.com/2010/03/19/ncomputings-numo-chip-could-drive-desktop-computer-costs-to-zero/
(one of my babies)

Hope all is well + enjoy the BEAST!

Stevie B.

DOM Playing at Green Key

Wait. When did Dartmouth become this hipster locale? No more jam bands? No more mainstream, small-budgeted Programming Board? No more Talib Kweli, OAR, Vanessa Carlton, Third Eye Blind, etc.? It's DOM now? I feel old. And out of touch.

TEDxDartmouth-Paul Whalen: The Uncertainty of it All: Brain Lessons for ...

TED Talks, you are the bomb-dot-com. Listening to TED is sort of like going to a 10A, except on average, the lectures are about 20 minutes long. And you get to choose the subject. Plus if you don't like the video, you can click on a new one(kind of like MTV's Next). And you can sort the videos by most watched, most emailed, etc. - so you can be lazy if you don't want to spend the time searching. Also if you fall asleep to it (like I normally do since I listen to most of the talks at night), no one will test you on what you missed. Win - win!

If you've never been to TED, it's definitely worth following regularly for more riveting talks by remarkable people. Check out a video recently filmed at Dartmouth above or browse the site to choose your own. May I recommend Adora Svitak: What adults can learn from kids or Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity.

"Just took a wrong turn somewhere..."

Oh moose, how'd you end up here?

via Stevie's gchat status.

CONGRATS DAVE!!!

Congratulations to our Class Secretary, Dave Glovsky who will be off to Senegal, Africa this March to join the Peace Corps!!! We will miss him!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 08s!!!

Hoping 2010 is a great year for you all!

-Your 08 Executive Committee