Clevenger Hall

News From England

2007-08-20T07:48:00.000-07:00

If this report from England is right, then all of us that walked into Clevenger Hall in 1988 are feeling kind of down.

men in their late-30s and early-40s are the least content of all of us, it seems.

Bob Nulsen Responds

2007-08-20T07:29:00.000-07:00

I got an e-mail from Bob Nulsen. Before I post it on the blog, I wanted to get his permission. Somehow, Kevin and I didn't think of Kirk Beckham and John Oliver.

One of them bought U-2's Rattle and Hum and I sat in their room listening to it 3 times one day. I'm sure I overstayed my welcome. I've got letters out to them. John was easy to find. I remember as a teenager driving on US-30 from Ft. Wayne to Chicago and seeing his families dealership in Plymouth. He's there now.

19 years ago this week....

2007-08-17T09:18:00.000-07:00

I remember pulling up to Clevenger Hall and going to my room to find that my roommate had already been there. Boz was there at the front desk and I seem to recall him saying something about how opposite me and my new roommate were. I'm not sure if he was referring to the fact I was a foot taller than Ed or that he was a few shades darker than me. Regardless, he turned out to be the a great roommate for 2 years but even a better friend. As I told Chuck, I've never blogged before, but I figure this is a good start since he and I may be the only ones that ever see it!!! I hope we are able to make this reunion a reality!

Brayton/Clevenger Hall

2007-08-14T10:57:00.001-07:00

This place seemed really big on my first day.

Guys Kevin and I remember

2007-08-13T05:24:00.001-07:00

Here's a list of guys Kevin and I remember from Freshman year. I e-mailed the Ball State Alumni Association for contact information. Kevin contacted some; I contacted some. BSU didn't have some contact info - either they didn't graduated or dropped of the face of the earth or we misspelled their names. If we forgot someone, please forgive - it's been nearly two decades.

Anyone got any news on anyone?

Greg Yancy - Got contact info. Chuck is contacting

Dave Skinner

Dave Stevens

Bob Nulsen - Got contact info. Chuck is contacting

Schyler Mitch Townsend

Steve Entrican

Brett "Animal" (forgot last name)

Jeff Rullman

Jeff Smith

Scott Jones

Lance Aukerman - Got contact info. Kevin's contacting

Ed Beathea - Got contact info. Kevin's contacting

Andy Faley - Got contact info. Kevin's contacting

John Horner

Dave Green

Darren Hamilton - Chuck is contacting

Russ (forgot last name)

Boz - The R.A. from southern Indiana

Clevenger Hall Reunion

2007-08-13T05:22:00.000-07:00

Remember me? Chuck McEwen? Yeah, me!

So I’m sitting in my office late one Friday afternoon when the phone rings. The voice at the other end says his name. It’s a name I recognize but there’s a disconnect. Who is this? I asked myself. Kevin Lauck? Through 18 years of hazy memories I start to remember. Oh yeah, I lived across the hall from him for two years.

One of the stupidest things I ever did was loose touch with the guys I got to know freshman/sophomore year on the second floor of Clevenger Hall. Fresh out of high school and with limited worldly experience, they taught me a lot.

After nearly twenty years, Kevin and I picked up from where we left off. We decided we had to touch base with some of those guys from Clevenger. Maybe even have a reunion of sorts. This letter is the result.

What’s going on? Give me a call or drop me a line. My home number is 859-803-8482. My personal e-mail is howard@howardmcewen.com.

Here’s what I’ve been up to:

After graduation, I followed Alicia – remember her? – down to Dayton Ohio where she was going to grad school. After a brief stint selling TVs at a Circuit City, I got a job at Fidelity Investments. That sucked. After 6 years I took my 401(k) rollover, some securities licenses, and my large pair of balls and started my own investment firm. This was late 1999 – 6 months before the three year market slide known as the “tech bust”.

I survived. I have a smallish investment practice. I cater to middle-income, middle class families – mostly on Cincinnati’s Westside. It’s an underserved market that really appreciates mere competence.

During that time, a few letters to the editor turned into a writing business. I contribute to several newspapers and a couple magazines.

On the family side, I live in Bellevue, Kentucky, a small city directly across the Ohio River from Cincinnati. I married Alicia in 1995. We have two daughters – Dagny (10) and Harper (6). That’s it. Alicia has stayed home with the girls for the past 9 years or so but is pretty active in volunteer and civic organizations.