Bright College Years

Ah, the bright college years. I am reliving my college days this weekend at my 10th (!) College Reunion at Yale. I took the train up from Philly yesterday and since that time it's been an almost non-stop trip down memory lane, as I meet up with former friends & roommates, many of whom I have not seen in 10 years. The night ended at about 3 in the morning at Yorkside Pizza (one of our traditional late-night hangouts) and I'm just now (11:30am the next day) recovering...

On tap for today: I'm probably going to visit some of my old haunts, especially Jonathan Edwards College (the residential college/dorm where I stayed for all 4 years--pictured on right) and hopefully meet up with even more Yale '96ers.

In honor of the occasion, here's an outstanding photo of one of the greatest college pranks ever played. The setting: The annual Harvard-Yale Football Game, 2004, held in Cambridge, MA. A group of Yale students dressed up as Harvardites handed out cards to each and every person sitting in the Harvard section and were told that when everybody lifted the cards up in unison it would spell out a patriotic Harvard message. That message was "We Suck", written in loud red letters, in perfect view of the Yale section on the opposite side of the stadium. If I wasn't going to be a Harvard employee in a year's time, I would seriously consider purchasing a framed picture of this memorable image for my office...