Dancin' On Memory Lane

About 1030 members of the Class of '87 took a trip down memory lane last Saturday night at the eighth annual Senior Soiree. In a traditional twist, Radcliffe women were expected to ask dates to the dance instead of vice versa.

Radcliffe President Matina Horner greeted the couples along with the four Radcliffe Class Marshals, who organized the event. The dance was sponsored by the Radcliffe Alumni Association.

Matthew Eichner '87 described it as "best formal I've been to while at Harvard," while Steven Gross '87 said he was glad to see the classmates he had met during Freshman Week. "It was a lot like looking through the facebook, because you haven't seen them since French A and Expos," he said.

"It went really smooth. I think it was a huge success," said Marilee Chang '87, one of the four Radcliffe Marshalls.

A Man To Watch

Politico Evan Grossman '87-'88 received the Rendon Report's Michael Ventresca Rookie of the Year Award at last week's prestigious Golden Donkey Awards dinner in Boston. The Currier House senior took a semester's leave last spring to serve as scheduler and field coordinator for the campaign of Congressional candidate George Bachrach.

The Bachrach campaign took the largest number of awards at the banquet, which feted veterans of this year's many Democratic campaigns. According to Grossman, "I would've rather won the election than the award, but I was pleased anyway ...My campaign associates assure me that Joe Kennedy won't receive a similar honor."

Grossman plans to graduate next January which, in his words, "is just in time to head up to New Hampshire to catch some Presidential action."

Another Man To Watch

Quincy House's self-described "writer in residence" may work as a speechwriter in Gary Hart's upcoming presidential campaign.

An ardent Hart supporter, he said Hart, who is a good writer himself, is concerned with ideas and proposals in his speeches--unlike President Reagan, whom he said has "torn all the substance out of American political discourse."

The tutor, who asked to remain anonymous, said the position will not be confirmed until he meets with Hart campaign officials next month. He has lived in Quincy House for the past eight years, and previously wrote speeches for local campaigns in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The tutor received his Masters and Ph.D. in English at Harvard and teaches a course on speechwriting at UMass/Boston. He said he has been in touch with the Hart people about a position since last summer.

Better Late Than Never

The Leverett House Masters' annual get-acquainted party, scheduled for early fall, finally took place last week, making up in elegance what it missed in timeliness.