Fall 2000 Newsletter

April Reunion 2000

Over fifty alumnae/i and partners traveled back to campus the weekend of April 14 - 16, 2000 for the third BiGALA reunion. The weather was perfect and the weekend was a great kick-off to the BGLTU's Queer Pride Days. Members of the BiGALA Executive Committee, the BGLTU, Wendy Hopkins and Becky Logue in the Alumni Office bent over backwards to make it a truly memorable weekend! Highlights included:

• An Opening Reception at Mass MoCA on Friday evening. The private tour and reception at Mass MoCA, one of New England's most exciting new museums, was followed by the chance to meet Stephen Collingsworth, new Coordinator for LGBT Concerns, and past BiGALA Summer Interns. Photos from the reception.
• An Exhilarating Hike up Pine Cobble on Saturday morning with BiGALA Board members and outdoor enthusiasts Brian Carpenter '86 and Susan Paulson '88. Photo from the hike.
• A Lunch Forum on Being Out in the Big World with alumnae/i sharing with students their life experiences outside the Purple Valley. Photos from the forum.
• A Gay and Lesbian Parenting Panel with Linda Davis '80 and Professor Jana Sawicki and their partners discussing their experiences starting a family.
• A Women's Reception in Stetson Lounge with Jana Sawicki, Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies, and Nancy Roseman, new dean of the College.
• Cocktails and the Alumnae/i, Faculty and Student Dinner on Saturday evening in Dodd Dining Hall (complete with linens, candles and a menu far nicer than the standard cafeteria fare). During dessert, Eddie Murphy '99 performed his own brand of acoustic styling in Dodd Living Room.
• A talk with Mitchell Anderson '83, and screening of Relax... It's Just Sex, his latest picture, our keynote event of the weekend.
• The weekend wrapped up on Sunday morning with an Ecumenical Forum in Thompson Chapel led by Michael Gross '93 (see text of his address).

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