Dear Students, There have only been a few times in my life when I was told I was "cool" or even "so cool" just for showing up at an event. The others included my brother's Boy Scout badge nights and clean-up crew at a Kiwanis pancake breakfast. And in those cases, I am pretty certain that "cool" was synonymous with "civic-minded" or "sad" or "somewhat pathetic."

Tonight you were the cool ones, though. You put on a really brilliant BCU night. I was informed, moved, entertained, proud by all of you. Wow. I wish everyone could have seen you looking so smart in your Cliff Huxtable sweaters and finery.

Here are a few moments, now etched in my mind's eye, forever.

Love, Prof. SL

P.S. Thank you to Mrs. Hargrove for being my slick date.

*** Georgia and Chanel (a.k.a Brooklynn)