Dean to speak at Williams College next Tuesday, open to public.

http://www.iberkshires.com/story.php?story_id=15530
WILLIAMSTOWN - A conversation with former Democratic Governor of Vermont Howard Dean will take place Tuesday, Sept. 28, at 8 p.m. in Chapin Hall on the Williams College campus. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be moderated by Stephen Frazier ’74, primetime news anchor for CNN Headline News.

The conversation is the first of three events supported this fall by the Class of ’71 Public Affairs Forum. On Thursday, Oct. 7, at 8 p.m. in Bronfman Auditorium there will be a debate on the presidential race, with Hoover Institution Fellow Dinesh D’Souza arguing for President Bush and Professor of Political Science George Marcus for Senator Kerry. On Wednesday, Oct. 13, former Republican Governor of New Jersey and Chair of the 9/11 Commission Thomas Kean will speak in Chapin Hall at 7:30 p.m.

Dean will address the long-term implications of the 2004 presidential election and youth involvement in the political process...."END SNIP

Someone mentioned an interesting thing about Williams College, about their mascot.....a purple cow. I loved this poem, and had forgotten all about it.

Purple cow
The Williams college mascot is a purple cow, possibly derived from Gelett Burgess's nonsense poem:

I never saw a purple cow
Nor do I hope to see one;
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I'd rather see than be one.

Another possible source of the mascot is the color of the surrounding mountains, which often appear purple in the light of the setting sun (but which don't really resemble cows).

Thanks for the heads up!!

I thought that was so great.