Pratt Institute - Prattonia Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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RS EE EO CT work my 9-5 job, and then get mentally prepared for 6:30 class here in Brooklyn”’ e “Fighting the winds on St. James d Place, trying to save my final model from destruction?’ ¢ ‘Reading the New ee York Times reviews of all the great plays ae rele ; and movies, and not having the time or i 1 Sia money to see them” ¢ “The way my bo = tate alarm clock mysteriously turns itself off ; in the middle of the night?’ ¢ “Tipping the A P bag-stuffer a dime for a job well done?’ ¢ “The remodeling of the engineering building to be a sculpture and ceramics studio?’ ¢ “Passing time on the subway trying to decipher Spanish advertisements?’ ¢ ‘Popping in on the graduate thesis shows during class breaks?’ ¢ “The way Higgins Hall bulletin boards are always so neatly arranged?’ e “February blizzards and snowball fights in front of the Main Building”’ ¢ “‘Heli- copters over campus during the N.Y.C. Marathon’ e ‘Canal Jean Co. and their plaid buttons?’ ¢ “Going to the Whitney Museum to write a museum paper.” ¢ “Taking the train to the plane to catch a flight home?’ ¢ “Listening to a conversa- tion between two foreign students, and imagining what they are saying?’ ° “Trump Tower and it’s five-story indoor waterfall?’ e “All of the noisy construction sites that block traffic in Manhattan?’ e “Saks Fifth Avenue and their Christmas storefront displays:’ ¢ “Looking closely at ornaments on the Pratt cannon?’ ¢ ‘Macaroni and cheese dinners”’ ¢ “‘Con- certs at Pratt House?’ ¢ “The sauna in the ARC, especially after weightlifting?’ e “Hanging out around the Higgins Hall staircase?’ © “Being pushed along a busy street by a crushing flow of people?’ “The only mail I ever seem to get is flyers DO YOU REMEMBER? announcing beer parties. I wish someone In May, 1984, authorities finally would write me a real letter!” © “the 88th caught up with Miss Liberty and . ° put her behind bars for a much Precinct?” ¢ “Remember when campus needed facelift. was protected by Dobermans?” ¢ “The day Mary Murphy won a prize!” ¢ Wide World Photos : PUBLIC SERVICE NOSTALGIA “Keith’s unbearable New Year’s Eve BROUGHT TO YOU BY Ad | bash? O 17

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CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT. Row 1: Michael Gibson, Salah Elhindi, Winston Jarrett. Row 2: Bakre Abdul, Sherwin John, Thomas Carchietta, Gino Fazio, Ganesh Jiawon, Donald McMillin. Not pictured: Stephen Beal, Frank Cassa, Guy Celestin, Gary Couch, John DeSilvia, Joseph Esposito, Kevin Gavan, Frank Gramarossa, Deborah Leonard, Frank Morello, Paul Murach, Seifuddin Mustafa, Joseph Palumbo, Francis Piccirillo, Vincent Santangelo. December graduates: Arthur Cross, Kevin Murphy, Joseph Pollice. Senior memories: ‘Using the library’s microfilm machines, paying my dime for a smelly black page with white type, and not being able to read it?’ ¢ “Having to “BEFORE OR AFTER THE SHOW, HAVE A QUICK BITE WITH US. NO RESERVATIONS NEEDED: The Higgins Hall Coffee Shop

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST ART EDUCATION. Shari Nash, Amy August. December graduates: Peter Palumbo, Fern Perkal-Seinuk, Lee Ann Thompson. Senior memories: “Walking to Kum Kau at midnight” ¢ “San Filipo’s preten- tious hand gestures during a critique” ¢ “The spring semester when the bridge sculptures were displayed on campus’? ¢ “Needing xeroxes, and the library being closed” ¢ “Wishing that my roommate’s noisy TV would blow up!” ¢ “Being told that my last time sheet was late, so my work-study check won’t be ready for two more weeks” ¢ “Dr. Eckhard’s tech- niques for humiliating students” e “Junior’s Strawberry Cheesecake” e “Thosetwo hour waits fortheGG?” () Former student Don Nardo confesses: “AN OVERDUE LIBRARY BOOK RUINED MY LIFE” “It started innocently enough whenI financial aid. I pleaded for mercy, but tried toskipoutonadO¢ fine. But... it wasnouse. They forced me to leave © but they were waiting for me. school and disgrace my family! “Tt was horrible! Their methods... “Daun TsHOULD HAVE PAID sad INE” . so ruthless. . .so efficient! My Sates PAY on TIME OR YOU'RE NEXT 7 identity was reduced to a blinking © ved light on the computer. They can- Pra tt Coi mput ta taCorp . valled my Pinceniae neat 18