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Derrik Thunderbird
From the graduate side the most memorable revelation came from Gordon who transferred here from a graduate school which I will tactfully refrain from naming, where the faculty seemed uniformly to regard mathematics as work, and not very pleasant work at that, and the atmosphere was just what you would expect from that. Here he finds the atmosphere really great. "Why?", cried a beaming chorus of faculty members. He reeled off a list (aided by the others) which included departmental teas every day, and a lounge with blackboards all the way around and new publications on display (Don took note to put that on record the university spacemongers have been eyeing that area) and a great spirit of cooperation in the first year courses (thats a culture thats been cultivated and nurtured in recent years.) The only way we could improve would be to imitate Brown, where they have a covered walkway between the math department and the cafeteria and a universal habit of lunching together there. Right. Oh, yes another improvement: re-hang the Milliman portraits that are around the corner from the rest. A consortium of graduate students decided that together yesterday evening. Yes, the lounge really does provide a good hanging-out spot!