Duke Alumni from the classes of 2005, 2000, 1990, 1980, 1970 and 1960 were invited to campus this weekend to reunite and celebrate the years they graduated with their classmates. Alumni from other classes could also be found around campus spending time with friends and family. The Chronicle asked alumni what it was like to be back on campus and how it has changed since they graduated.
—compiled by Carmen Augustine
“It’s fabulous to be back and it’s just as beautiful as ever. It’s a walk down memory lane for us.”
—Kim Makris, Trinity ’80
“I have a new appreciation for these old people. [The reunion] comes around very quickly.”
—Steve Kiefer, Trinity ’85
“I would say the two most surprising things about the Duke campus are one, how much it stays the same, and two, how much it has changed... I just finished walking around East Campus and it’s pretty much exactly the same.”
—Larry McMichael, Trinity ’75
“I’ve gotten lost on campus already, which I wouldn’t expect after five years.”
—Daniel Landau, Pratt ’05
“In one way it feels like we never left. We just rode the bus from East to West and it was the same rumble.”
—Bobbie Brown, Trinity ’80
“When we were here, the drinking age was 18.”
—Tim Stodder, Engineering ’81
“It seems like there’s more obvious security.”
—David Anderson, Trinity ’85
“It’s a lot spiffier than when we were here.”
—Jan Bird, Trinity ’75
“It’s twice as big as it was when we were here.”
—Allen Sewell, Trinity ’75
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