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Over the years, Carnegie Mellon students’ preferences for music and movies have evolved, but some things have never changed — bagpipes and Buggy, to name a few. Below are some quick facts about three alumni who visited campus last weekend for Homecoming.

Jane Grim Duffy — Architecture, 1947

Favorite music: Concerts by the Dorsey brothers and Glenn Miller, where “everyone danced.”

Popular sports: Archery, badminton.

Popular clothes: Penny loafers, bobby socks, blue jeans (rolled up), fathers’ shirts.

Life after graduation: Married a fellow archie and had six children, all of whom were interested in architecture.

Favorite Carnegie Mellon memory: Using her uncle’s set of drawing tools from when he was a student at Carnegie Technical...

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