Mike, whose 30-year career as a film director and producer earned him many awards, including five Emmys and the Humanitas Prize, passed away in his sleep on December 29th. "He had been in decline with Alzheimer's for several years, but he never lost his warmth and positive spirit," says Tony Barclay. "He was among my best friends at Yale, and we stayed in touch over all the years since then."... "In freshman year Mike, Peter Sheckman and I were roommates in Wright Hall," says Mike Leahy. "We all got along really well and roomed together as sophomores in Branford, adding Alan London. "One day, Mike decided he wanted to have a pet boa constrictor. So over Peter's and my protests, he went to a pet store and bought one. He brought it back to campus in a black trash bag on a city… READ THE ENTIRE COLUMN HERE... Time to take an intellectual and spiritual trip down memory lane with three of the most extraordinary figures of our undergraduate years: the great art historian Vincent Scully,..