Letters to the Editor
AROUND THE QUAD and to The Point
Endowed scholarship honors Pokhrel, social issues The Aastik Pokhrel Award will provide a small stipend for a student engaged in community organizing, peace and conflict resolution or gender and LGBT issues — three areas for which Pokhrel consistently demonstrated his passion and commitment.
I’m writing to thank you profusely for the beautiful Fall Hanoverian I just received. I'll keep it at hand to reread for a long time. I'm a member of the class of 1953 and keep in touch with a dozen or more friends from Hanover. We have been in Florida for the past 15 years but are now enjoying our first winter back in Michigan. Originally from Indianapolis, I still miss being closer to Hanover, but have made it to several reunions on campus and in Florida. Keep up the good work!
A 2009 graduate, Pokhrel was a gender studies major and active in college life. At Hanover, he was a member of People for Peace, a strong advocate for Love Out Loud and gay rights, and involved in community organizations both on and off campus. Pokhrel died in a hiking accident in his home country of Nepal in 2011.
Aastik Pokhrel ’09
Appreciatively, Shirley Hungate Weersing ’53
Thiossane African Dancers return to Hanover
To celebrate February’s Black History Month, the Thiossane African Dancers brought colorful, traditional West African dances back to Hanover’s campus. The troupe’s moves had the audience dancing and drumming right along with them.
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