Chestnut Hill -- Despite having graduated almost 28 months ago, unemployed former student Barry Truck, A&S '10, still finds the time to hang out by himself at the school he attended.
Truck makes the three-minute commute from his off-campus apartment, the same in which he lived his junior year, to his alma mater, a journey that never fails to trigger an emotional reaction.
"I've been gone too long," he said Monday. "This place really brings back memories," he added, before taking up his usual far table in Hillside Cafe and opening his laptop.
Truck had a mediocre academic record, finishing in the bottom 25% of his peers, and aside from a few legendary stories of drinking bravado has little to show for his time at the university. But he enjoys exploring the campus.
"I can't believe they still have this!" he exclaimed, pointing to a particularly offensive epithet he penned on the O'Neill Library stalls his sophomore year. "It's like it was just yesterday I was making fun of that kid," he concluded, shaking his head all smiles.
"The other day I ran into James' [Donovan CSOM '10] little brother Rodney [Donovan A&S '12] who once came over my mod and hooked up with this freshman girl Melanie [Tresten LSOE '12]. Great seeing him again," he added.
The Register contacted Rodney Donovan and one-time crush Tresten, who reported that they still enjoy each other's occasional company but had never heard of Truck.
Truck also frequents the Plex and, on a few misty mornings, climbs the circular ramp up the Beacon St. garage to remember a sunrise that once was.
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