Saturday, 05 July 2008
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NTID 40th Reunion....
I had a great time during the NTID 40th reunion that ran from June 26 to the 28 at NTID in Rochester NY.
I actually spend longer than that in Rochester, NY. I arrived in Rochester on June 25 and check into the hotel. On the 26, I register at the reunion and got a carry on bag with the logo of NTID 40th Reunion. My family and I took a walk around the campus to see what is new since the last visit 5 years ago at the NTID 35 Reunion. There is always something new. There is no longer a Dining Common Building but a new Student Development Center (SDC) that is connected to the LBJ building. But there are different fast food service inside the SDC building. That part of the building is still called "Hettie L. Shumway Dining Common" or better known as "The Common". Here is the link for more information on the place called The Common:
http://finweb.rit.edu/diningservices/commons/
The are also new buildings and changes on the RIT side of the campus and you can look at the Virtual Tour of the RIT campus at the following website:
http://www.rit.edu/maps/virtualtour/
There is also a new area called "Point Break" on the outside corner of the RIT campus. They have one new building that will open called "Barnes and Nobles/RIT" Bookstore. That building is a two story bookstore. The current RIT bookstore in Student Alumni Center (SAU) will closed later in July and move to the new bookstore as well. I also view the new GYM that includes new swimming pool that were under construction 5 years ago when I visit NTID. They have three pool area. One area for diving. Another area for swimming back and forth like swimming race. One one more swimming pool for normal relaxing swimming.
If you have not gone to visit NTID since you graduated and want to see changes, I do suggest you go visit NTID or go visit NTID at the next reunion in 2013 which is 5 years from now unless NTID decides to have another reunion less than 5 years from now.
I had a wonderful time even seeing friends from my SVP 1983 and our group had 30 people. One person I did not expect to come to the reunion showed up and I have not seen him since I went to his wedding.
For anyone who went to the DBC conference and missed out at the NTID 40th reunion, all I can say is that you missed out on a good time. I saw the movie "The Wrong Game" for the first time and others have said the plot is a little bit different then they have seen it before. It was the best movie I have seen and I really enjoy it. There was even a performance by CJ Jones. I really enjoy his performance and I know he will have many more years of success of what he is doing. I know there will be another reunion in 5 years and I hope you will be around to attend. Life is short and I know one person who went to the reunion 10 years ago and did not go 5 years ago because of health problems and recently passed away. He may have messed out of another reunion but I know he was watching spiritually. I do know he wish he was there but his life was cut sure. There was even a list of about 100 names of people that have passed away. Their names were listed on the Memorial Chart for everyone to see who passed away including the person I know. I was told about 3 or 4 other people on that list were from SVP 1983 as well.
This is my second attend at the NTID reunion and I hope to go again in 5 years or whenever they have the next NTID reunion. I won't miss going again because each time I visit, I surely wish I was a student again at NTID.
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