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AROUND THE QUADSRekindle Friendships at ReunionBy Lisa Palladino
Get ready for Reunion Weekend 2005! Classes that end in 0 or 5 will gather Thursday, June 2 – Sunday, June 5, on campus and at venues throughout New York City for receptions, theater, panel discussions, dinners, tours and more. Reunion is a great opportunity to rekindle friendships, make new friends and enjoy New York’s culture and nightlife, as well as spend time on campus and in the ever-changing Morningside Heights neighborhood. The weekend kicks off on Thursday; check-in starts at 3 p.m. in Alfred Lerner Hall, the student center, which is registration headquarters. That evening, visit with classmates at cocktail parties and welcome receptions, then enjoy one of several entertainment choices: the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center or Broadway shows (tickets are first come, first served) Glengarry Glen Ross, Julius Caesar or Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Buses will be provided from campus to the shows.
Friday features walking tours of campus, historic Harlem, the United Nations and Manhattanville, the area north of campus where Columbia plans to expand. Also available is the always-popular bus trip to the Rockefeller family’s Kykuit Estate near Tarrytown, N.Y. (tickets required, adults only). Refuel and rest while lunching al fresco at Café Columbia on Low Plaza. The afternoon continues with a talk, “The College Admissions Process,” followed by the Annual ARC reception, a chance to thank the Alumni Representative Committee for its hard work helping to recruit and select the Class of 2009. New members are welcome and will be registered on-site. Ease into the evening with class-specific receptions and parties, or join friends, family and classmates from the College, SEAS and Barnard for Shabbat services and dinner. Friday’s activities continue late into the night with one of the weekend’s most popular events, Casino Royale at the Hammerstein Ballroom, in the Manhattan Center on West 34th Street. Winners can redeem “Columbia Cash” won at the gambling tables for Columbia merchandise. The tables will remain in play after 10 p.m., when College, Barnard and SEAS alumni from the Classes of 1990–2005 gather in the ballroom for the fifth annual Alumni Dance Party, featuring food, drinks and great music. Relax and stretch your tired muscles on Saturday morning with Morning(side) Yoga and Exercise in Lerner Hall, followed by a hearty meal at the Dean’s Brunch and Convocation, when Dean Austin Quigley will address alumni and present the President’s Cup and other awards. On the afternoon’s roster is the Reunion Weekend Lecture, when recent Nobel Prize winner Richard Axel ’67 will speak about his groundbreaking research on the olfactory system. Saturday afternoon offers more chances for campus tours, as well as a terrific campus barbecue — class-specific areas will be designated so you can easily locate classmates — as well as class luncheons, a special CU tunnel tour (reservations required) and volleyball on South Lawn. Stop by Lerner Hall anytime in the afternoon to relax and catch a few moments of the Columbia Film Forum, which will show films made by and starring Columbians. Start your evening activities along with friends from SEAS and Barnard at a “Great Wines for Under $20” tasting, then enjoy class dinners, when class photos will be taken, and the Starlight Reception on Low Plaza, which features dancing, champagne and desserts under the night sky. Reunion Weekend wraps up on Sunday morning with another chance for yoga, followed by a bagel, cream cheese and lox brunch and The New York Times, sponsored by Columbia Athletics. If you are bringing your little Lions, the College offers Camp Columbia for Kids, where supervised activities will keep the youngsters busy, happy and safe; meals will be provided. The camp is open on Friday from 11 a.m.–4 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m.–10 p.m. Activities are suitable for children ages 3–12; youngsters must be toilet trained to participate. Online registration, a complete program of reunion events (including
class-specific activities), information on housing, parking, babysitting
and other frequently asked questions may be found on the Reunion
2005 website: http://reunion.college.columbia.edu.
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