It’s the end of the inaugural year of the UConn Laboratory for Spoken Language Processing. We’re excited that it’s been such a productive – and fun – time. We’re continuing a tradition that started in Dr. Joanne L. Miller’s lab, where Dr. Theodore did her Ph.D. research. The ritual is to celebrate each successful grant proposal and each defense with a bottle of Champagne. Our collection is already growing with two successful intramural grants and two M.A. defenses. Why 5 bottles? Well, the ’66 Bordeaux is how Dr. Theodore celebrated the lab being opened!