Thank you to rowers and spectators alike who came out to the 4th Annual Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race on Saturday September 13th at the Saugatuck Rowing Club in Westport, Connecticut. The weather was excellent for rowing, although the cloud cover varied throughout the day. Cambridge proved to be the stronger group on this day, winning every race. If Saman Majd hadn't broken his oar during the Men's race, it might have been taken by Oxford!
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On December 3rd, OAANY welcomed Tina Brown, author of The Diana Chronicles, to the Harvard Club. Ms Brown spoke to the crowd of around 80 Oxford Alums and guests and answered questions from the audience. Afterwords there was a reception and Ms Brown signed copies of her book for attendees.

OAANY President Shahnaz Batmanghelidj (Somerville) and Tina Brown (St Anne’s), author of The Diana Chronicles.

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Thursday 25 October 2007: Oxford/Cambridge Young Alumni Event

Over 100 young alumni from Oxford and Cambridge gathered in a lovely Upper East Side penthouse for drinks, hor devours and lively conversation. This was the first in a series of Young Alumni events aimed at bringing together like minded New York City residents in an informal setting.

Thursday 11 October 2007: Dr Christopher Brown, Director, Ashmolean Museum

Dr Brown previewed his talk, "The Rembrandt Debate", which examined issues raised in recent Rembrandt scholarship in the US and abroad. This lecture was to be delivered at the Metropolitan Museum on Sunday, October 14 as part of "The Age of Rembrandt: Dutch Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art". Dr Brown also updated guests on news of the $120 million redevelopment of the Ashmolean Museum.

Wednesday 19 September 2007: Oxford Alumni Association of New York’s Freshers Party, New York, NY

OAANY’s annual Freshers Party gave incoming students a chance to mingle with alumni before heading over the pond. The event proved to be a great success with over 50 attendees, allowing both new friendships and reconnections to be made.

Tuesday 18 September 2007: Alumni Reception with Professor Colin Mayer, Dean of Said Business School, New York, NY

Dean Mayer spoke to a large crowd in Oxford’s North American Office on the evening of September 18. SBS’s accomplishments to date were highlighted and future endeavors were discussed.

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Thanks to all of you who came out to row at the 3rd annual alumni boat race on Sat Sep 8th. Three Cambridge alumni drove down from Boston for the event, one of whom had just stepped off the red-eye from the west coast three hours before the race... truly a heroic effort!

The weather was sunny and hot, but unfortunately the wind created unusually rough water conditions. Despite the rough water, no major crabs were caught, and despite the loss of Oxford's rudder in the 3rd race there were no major clashes. We had two coxswains from Oxford, Kajsa McLaren and Ben Crystal, who neatly handled all four races for both universities in difficult conditions.

Photos of the event can be seen at http://web.mac.com/samanmajd/iWeb/Site/Oxbridge%20Alumni%202007.html
... or using the OAANY shared photo links below.

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On Monday, April 30, 2007, over one hundred Oxford alumni in the New York City area gathered at the University Club for a luncheon with the Chancellor Lord Patten. The Chancellor spoke to a captivated audience about the future of the University and remained after the lunch to answer questions.

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