The Boston business press proudly announced that “After dry spell, Boston has a new unicorn.” (A “unicorn” is a startup valued at over a billion dollars.) The profile is of David Friend, ’69, who founded his company – Wasabi Technologies — in 2017 and just closed a funding round of $250 million at a company value of $1.1 billion. This is David’s seventh company and his biggest. He also has been a long-time Yale supporter,…
[Op-Ed] Author’s Note: I learned it when I watched some Democrats rigging an election 40 years ago. Today’s Republican Party is anti-democratic (as well as anti-Democratic) in a reactionary – “populist” way that’s trending toward fascism, but the harder, subtler truth — new to many in America’s neoliberal chattering classes — is that many ordinary […]
This was initially posted when John died in February 2020. The memorial service was postponed twice for COVID but was finally held on September 25th. Here is a YouTube recording of the service. Several classmates attended; Ted Van Dyke and Steve Haworth both spoke (at 16:07 and 22:02, respectively).
If you’re experiencing daily headaches and anxiety from the constant drumbeat of news related to the upcoming midterm elections, the daily exposure of ever more surprising revelations related to the seemingly unlawful behavior(s) of the former President, to the attacks upon our institutions and democracy, then you were justifiably optimistic turning to Class Colloquium # 15 for better understanding and a renewed sense of hopefulness. Once again the Class turned inwardly, to radio host and…
Editor’s Note:
John ran the music program for the 2019 Reunion; see Classmates In Concert>
As the Music Editor of Yale1969.org, he featured Rick Drost, Norm Zamcheck, John O’Leary, Derek Huntington, Mike Folz, the Plastic Visitation, the Lunatic Fringe and The Morning. He even supported The Whiffs CD (from 35th Reunion). Click thru to enjoy his writing and listen to the music!
Earlier this year, a few ’69ers who were student broadcasters at WYBC organized some Zoom meetings to reconnect, reminisce and socialize a bit. We also hosted some substantive discussions about WYBC developments and updates on the radio industry more broadly.
We are inviting all classmates to listen to the zoom recordings of the previously recorded sessions and/or to add your name to the email list for this group. You do not have to be a former WYBC-er to join our group. Everyone is welcome.
David Lawrence passed away on June 25, 2022. Here is the profile he contributed to Yale1969.org just prior to the 50th reunion. Following my life backwards from the present (2018). A retired commercial photographer of politicians (hired by the campaigns of three Presidents), movie stars, celebrities, and Titans of Industry, I live with my wife Judy in a suburb of Milwaukee. We moved here in 2014 to be with her kids and grandkids, and to…
(from Legacy.com) GREEN, Joseph Benjamin Of Cambridge, Massachusetts, passed away on August 17, 2022 at 74 from pancreatic cancer. An accomplished attorney and tennis player, Joe was known for his integrity and agility, both in court and on the court. Born in 1947 in New York City, Joe attended Horace Mann School for junior high and high school, followed by Yale University, where he majored in American studies. Upon graduation in 1969, he completed one…
Your scribe has two deaths to report. Jim Nippes died suddenly on May 16th, 2022. From the Jackson, Mississippi Clarion Ledger: He graduated from the Hopkins School in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1965; from Yale University in 1969 with a double major in Physics and History; and from the University of Mississippi Law School in 1973. After receiving an LLM Degree in Tax Law from the University of Miami in 1974, he moved to Jackson…
Classmate and conservative radio host Michael Medved will speak to us privately about the Republican Party, the upcoming elections and the Trump phenomenon.
Almost a quarter of our Class identifies as “conservative” and one-third as “moderate or conservative.” But today’s Republicans are NOT the same as the Republican Party of our parents.
Register for the 7:30 PM (ET) zoominar on Thursday 9/22 for Michael’s views, some Q&A and “breakout groups” for broader discussions.
In the summer of 2021, David Howorth hosted some online lessons to teach bridge to classmates — some who played earlier in their lives (and who wanted a refresher) and some newbies. Rave reviews followed.
Well, he’s offering the course again, starting in early October. Click thru to read more and sign up by September 25th.
We recently learned that our own Dick MacKay, MD has been awarded the 2022 Humanitarian Award by the U.Va Medical Alumni Association and Medical School Foundation.
Frankly, Reid didn’t leave too much of a footprint online, so classmates who knew or remembered him are encouraged to add comments and remembrances below. He entered Yale a year before us, in September 1964, as a member of the Class of ’68. He spent our sophomore year at Millsaps College and the University of Texas, before returning to Yale and being a non-resident member of Silliman. He got a law degree from UCLA and…
from Opiyoi It accused the university of discrimination during the admission process DOJ carried out a two-year investigation into Yale’s admission process Yale rejected DOJ’s findings as “meritless” The Justice Department accused Yale University on Thursday of violating US civil rights law by illegally discriminating against white and Asian American applicants. The department’s finding — which Yale rejected as “meritless” — came after a two-year investigation into the undergraduate admissions process at the prestigious Ivy…
The late pundit prized civic trust and the common good. With his death, I wonder: Do America’s elite schools even teach those ideals anymore?
Friendship Recession A new survey conducted by the Survey Center on American Life finds that the social landscape is far less favorable than it once was. Over the past three decades, the number of close friends Americans have has plummeted. This friendship recession is particularly bad for men. The percentage of men with at least six close friends fell by half since 1990, from 55 percent to 27 percent. The study also found the percentage…
