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“I recall Anucha Browne coming into Patton gym to play ball. Not everyone on the court would know who she was, and some guys clearly …”

– Richard Wallace ’86 Ann Arbor, Mich., responding to Wildcats Reflect on Title IX’s Impact via Facebook.

“I started as a WNUR DJ and as a producer of Third World Report and later First World Report in 1978. We all had a wonderful sense …”

– Vincent Williams ’82 Las Vegas, responding to Turn Up the Radio.

“As a producer of the BlackNuss radio strip in the mid-70s, I was proud to be a part of a cohort of news and music curators that …”

– Herb Taylor ’78 Washington, D.C., responding to Turn Up the Radio via Northwestern Magazine.

“In 1975, to comply with Title IX, the men's basketball locker room at McGaw Hall (now Welsh-Ryan Arena) was split in half so the …”

– Bob Klaas ’79 Orland Park, Ill., responding to Wildcats Reflect on Title IX’s Impact via Northwestern Magazine.

“While Morty and I don't always agree on certain aspects of how the university is being run, I am deeply respectful of his passion …”

– Stacey Silverman Singer ’84 Englewood, Colo., responding to The Morty Years.

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  • “In 1975, to comply with Title IX, the men's basketball locker room at McGaw Hall (now Welsh-Ryan Arena) was split in half so the women's team could be closer to the floor. The funny thing was that the …”
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The Morty Years

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  • “Morty was always approachable. Whether it was when he came to a Hillel luncheon to discuss his book The Fabulous Future?, chatting with me when my kids graduated or answering a nonspecialist's economics …”
  • “Morty has been and is amazingly great. Surely there is an ongoing role for him at Northwestern. When you find someone so special, never ever let them go! ”

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  • “I’m with Catherine Scholl ’86 — loved the old Music Building! I’d trek down from the Phi Gam house, sometimes late at night, just to spend an hour or two playing piano to my heart’s content down …”
  • “The walk along fraternity row. I was a DU [Delta Upsilon]. ”

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  • “I read your article “Widening the Arch” in the winter edition of Northwestern Magazine with great interest. I went to Northwestern in the 1960s and our daughter, Rose [Arnold ’10, ’12 MS], got …”
  • “I enjoyed reading about the students that have been helped by Northwestern. I am a '97 grad with my MA in speech pathology. When I applied, I was 40 years old and facing a career change (from television …”

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