“A copy of a current, student-produced
radio show. It would be fun to have tapes
today of the early broadcasts, and I think
it will be interesting to future Albrightians
to hear what students today are listening
to, and the slang of the era on radio.”
– Mindy Cohen ’04
“A copy of the College’s Articles of
Incorporation. It would signify those
articles that we have operated under for
the first 150 years and further signify
those articles would continue to serve us
for the next 150 years.”
– Paul Gazzerro Jr, vice president for
administration and finance
“An issue of the Albrightian from this
past year, a poster from the successful
MTVU concert that SGA organized, a
program from President McMillan's
Inauguration and a copy of the picture
taken of the Sesquicentennial class during
our freshman orientation.”
– Jordan Mauger ’06
“A copy of the Commission on the Future
Report. It seems this was an important
step in looking at the future of Albright
and the source of at least some
recommendations that were duly
implemented.”
– George Updegrove ’55
“A cell phone or laptop that a student in
2006 might use. These items would
certainly be obsolete before very long
and they would offer a fascinating
glimpse into the past. It would be like
finding an old transistor radio or
television with rabbit ears.”
– David Mink ’68
“A picture of someone ponding someone
else because that’s a tradition that needs
to be continued – it’s one of those things
that makes Albright what it is. I’d also
include a POPs t-shirt. Ponding and POPs
are two very unique Albright things.”
– Lisa Mixon ’03
“A digital camera, because old technology
is fascinating and funny. A cell phone
with earpiece…So THAT’S how they all
got brain cancer! A Reading speeding
ticket, because they won’t be using
paper. It’ll appear on your personal
communication device as you hit 56
mph. A concert or play poster because
they’ll be fascinated by the lame stuff that
entertained us.”
– Ken Borland ’81 |
“My ‘Albrighticus’ helmet and some paint
to represent the Albright College Chest
Painters.”
– Charles J. Beatty III ’06
“A freshman beanie, Homecoming
football program, dance card from the Ivy
Ball, sorority and fraternity pins, a menu
from the dining hall, copies of the
Albrightian (issues covering key events,
like the library sit-in), graduation cap.”
– Ginger Strong-Tidman ’69
“Apartment J from my freshman year
(’91-92). It was where every single person
in school went on the weekends.”
– Brian Turtle ’95
“From the mid/late 1980s . . . A visor worn
by Orientation leaders, an old tennis
racquet with a bandana tied around it
from the A-Phi-O Airband competition
and a plastic cup from Spring Fever
Weekend.”
– Scott Keaton ’88, president,
Alumni Association
“The Lion mascot’s head.”
– James Sweeney ’98
“A copy of the College Catalog (on paper,
just to show people in the future that we
really did use paper) to mark the current
curriculum. I would also include an aerial
photograph of the campus and
surrounding neighborhood so future
generations have a benchmark for the
growth of the College in the coming
years.”
– Christian S. Hamann, Ph.D.,
assistant
professor of chemistry
and biochemistry
“I can’t walk across campus without
seeing at least a dozen cell phones or
iPods. Those things would be great for a
time capsule. Who knows, maybe in 100
years they will be obsolete.”
– Samantha Roy ’07
“All of the photos of Albright community
members that I’ve taken.”
– John R. Pankratz, Ph.D.,
professor of history |
