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A Short History of the Groody Groodies were introduced at HMC by Bill Purves, founder of the Department of Biology. He got the idea from colleague Burton Guttman, who featured “groodies” (so named by Guttman’s daughter) in the book, Biological Principles. HMC’s Biology 52 homework book from 1980 is subtitled “Tales of Groodies, Raging Elephants and Noble Cucumbers.” These days, students might be asked to align sequences between the eastern and western Groody. In Biology 109 (Evolutionary Biology), students study the phylogenetic rela- tionships of different species of Groodies that have evolved a variety of characteristics, including preferring to mate in various brands of beer. There are also Linde and Atwood Groodies. Thanks to Dave Gonda ’79 for the original HMC Groody illustration, above.


Groody Hunt In celebration of the biology department’s 35th anniversary (1977) and the 20th anniversary of the biology major, we’ve hidden Groodies throughout this issue of the HMC Bulletin. By June 30, tell us how many you fi nd (send answers to communications@hmc.edu). During July, we’ll select randomly from the correct answers/closest guesses. Two winners will receive a Groody T-shirt. Grood luck!


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