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William K. Martin ’72: I was on the steps of my dorm—Thayer South—that morning in ’69 that the bust took place. The Beatles song “Revolution” was blaring from a stereo in Weld Hall. All that afternoon, as the tension was building, my room became Ground Zero for all the reporters. It was on the first floor, so when the guys from the Washington Post and The New York Times needed a phone, they’d come knocking. Something would happen and they...
...difficult to believe that it has been 12 years since Massachusetts, easily one of the most liberal states in the nation, has had a Democratic governor. As the corner office has passed from Republicans Bill Weld to Paul Cellucci to Jane Swift, the quality of the state’s leadership has dramatically declined. It is high time to elect a governor worthy of this state. On Nov. 5, Massachusetts’ citizens should cast their votes for State Treasurer Shannon P. O’Brien...
...Green, a Weld Hall resident originally from Newton, Mass., took up classical composition a few years ago. He said he enjoyed the change of writing jazz for the Pudding’s production...
...Force until the first day of her sophomore year. Even full scholarship recipients get a year’s trial period. Bartch declines to say one way or the other whether she’s positive she’ll continue with her commitment. When she moved into Weld Hall this fall, it was the first time she ever lived off a military base, and the rhythm of Air Force training keeps her grounded. “I’ve always sort of been a tomboy. I love lifting weights, hanging out with boys. I feel comfortable with...
...perhaps the biggest freshman year perk: Bartch describes the rooming talk with her Weld roommates. “We were picking rooms and I was like ‘by the way, I wake up at five in the morning a couple times a week.’ No one wants to share with me. It worked out really well.” While she’s not completely sure about the future, she is certainly enthusiastic about the present. She couldn’t really imagine college any other way. “A lot of military kids...