Dear Members of the Classes of 1960-1969, It's that time of year in Washington, DC: the warm weather is here, the tourists are back, and GW Alumni We ekend is just four months away! GET INVOLVED! NEW WEEKEND EVENTS - Screening of critically-acclaimed film, " The Matador ," on Saturday afternoon, followed by a Q&A with Nina Seavey, producer/co-director of the film and founder/director of The Documentary Center at GW. The film is an epic tale of David Fandila's three-year quest to become the world's top-ranked bullfighter. His story recounts the love of a son for his family, of audiences for their heroes, of people for their cultural traditions, and of a bullfighter for the majestic beast he must kill to create his art. - An election-themed brunch, featuring GW alumnus Chuck Todd, NBC News' political director, and NBC News' on-air political analyst for "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams," "Today," "Meet the Press with Tim Russert," and MSNBC's "Hardball with Chris Matthews."
Check out the full tentative schedule . PHOTO COLLECTION PLEASE JOIN US We want to hear about your memories of GW during the '60s! Please join us for our next committee meeting on Tuesday, June 10, at 5:30pm EST to share your memories. The meetings usually last about 30 minutes and we start right on time. You can participate in person or via teleconference. For call-in details, please contact Stephanie Medwid at smedwid@gwu.edu or 800-ALUMNI-7. ALUMNI SPOTLIGHTS
Neil has written 30 books, from children's books to novels to textbooks and health guides. One of Neil's novels, What, Dead Again? , was adapted into the major Hollywood film, "Doc Hollywood." He most recently published Get Between the Covers, a book he wrote to motivate new writers. Neil also travels around the country and the world speaking, performing and doing stand-up comedy. "I like making people laugh," Neil says. Most of the time he performs for free to raise money for charities, and last year he estimates he helped raise $120,000 for various organizations. Neil tries to demystify the practice of medicine and make it accessible to everyone. "Humor is important in demystifying medic ine. Everyone should learn a lot about medicine." This is one of the reasons Neil started working on Red Light Signals, a tool to help people identify medical symptoms which may be warning signs of urgent medical problems, and "What's in a Doctor's Bag," funny health education spots for children on public television. Neil is the co-founder of several nonprofit organizations, including Worldplay (cross-cultural learning for children through toys), Second Wind (making dreams come true for nursing home residents), Social Entrepreneurs at Emory (helping students start their own non-profits) and Heart to Heart, (bringing children from developing countries to the U.S. for life-saving heart surgery). He also serves as president of the board of Patch Adams's ('6 7) Gesundheit Institute. Neil also co-created the website cRadiance.com, which will be accepting writing submissions for the book, Finding Comfort: The Words of Virginia Tech, the proceeds of which will go to the Hokie Memorial Fund. Neil graduated from GW in 1967 with a BA in Political Science. He is currently working on a medical thriller which he hopes will illuminate the issues surrounding medical insurance in this country. He is also working on a book about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. You can reach him at nshulma@bellsouth.net or find out more about his activities at www.neilshulman.com . 1960s TIMELINE In every newsletter, we will list facts from each year of the 1960s. February 1, 1960: In Greensboro, North Carolina, four black students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University begin a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter. Although they are refused service, they are allowed to stay at the counter. The event triggers many similar nonviolent protests throughout the Southern United States, and 6 months later the original 4 protesters are served lunch at the same counter. November 10, 1961: Catch-22 is first published by Joseph Heller. March 2, 1962: Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a single basketball game. July 1, 1963: ZIP Codes are introduced in the U.S. June 12, 1964: Nelson Mandela and 7 others are sentenced to life imprisonment in South Africa, and sent to the Robben Island prison. August 6, 1965: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law. June 13, 1966: Miranda v. Arizona: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them. August 30, 1967: Thurgood Marshall is confirmed as the first African American Justice of the United States Supreme Court. July 17, 1968: Saddam Hussein becomes Vice Chairman of the Revolutionary Council in Iraq after a coup d'état. August 15-18, 1969: More than half a million people gather in the small, upstate New York town of Bethel (near Woodstock, N.Y.) for the Woodstock Festival, featuring performers such as Janis Joplin; Jimi Hendrix; The Who; Joan Baez; Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young; Jefferson Airplane; and Sly and the Family St one.
POST A CLASS NOTE! TRUSTEE CHALLENGE MATCH Please join fellow Colonials and welcome President Steven Knapp to The George Washington University; please make your gift today! Visit: www.gwu.edu/give2gw. JOIN THE LUTHER RICE SOCIETY! We look forward to seeing you in September! The 1960s Reunion Committee:
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- Other events: The Distinguished Alumni Achievement Awards, the Alumni Weekend Kickoff Party, the 150th anniversary of Greek life on campus celebration, tours of campus and DC, a family barbeque and carnival, Classes without Quizzes, "Back to Thurston" tours, a performance at Lisner Auditorium, The Kalb Report, Politics and Pita, an Orioles game, your class party and more! 
ALUMNI PROFILE: Neil Shulman 
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