It Happened in 1979*Margaret Thatcher becomes new prime minister *Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.15 *The Sugar Hill Gang releases the first commercial rap hit, "Rapper's Delight," bringing rap off the New York streets and into the popular music scene. *Record of the Year: "Just the Way You Are," Billy Joel *Album of the Year: Saturday Night Fever, Bee Gees *An overheated reactor at the Three Mile Island nuclear facility in Pennsylvania threatens to melt down. It does not, but 144,000 residents of nearby Middletown are evacuated. *McDonalds introduces the Happy Meal *Francis Ford Coppola releases Apocalypse Now *Reebok running shoes are introduced in the United States *Rubik's Cube goes on sale with 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 possible configurations but only one way to have a single color on each side. |
Welcome Back Class of 1979Do you remember Spree Days on the quad? How about living on campus in Wright or Bullock freshman year? It's time to relive those memories during our 30th Reunion celebration May 15-17, 2009. We invite you to come back to Clark and renew friendships, visit with professors, and visit newly opened Academic Common at Goddard Library. Class Accommodations:There are two choices for our class. *Reliving old memories and stay on campus! *If a hotel is more your style, Clark has booked our class a room blocks at: 35 Worcester Center Blvd Worcester, MA 01608 Reservation Code: Clark Alumni Weekend 2009 For reservations, please call 508-753-5700. There is a special booking rate of $93.00 per night. |