DraftFCB just helped celebrate the 100th birthday of a childhood (well, lifetime) favorite- Oreo.  There were parties across the globe in various cities and DraftFCB offices complete with stacking contests, licking races, Stuffy the mascot and flash mobs.

John and Chethna, both copywriters, are a couple that you would have never pictured together unless you knew them. John is tall (understatement), from Michigan with a self described “skeletor-esque” way about him. Chethna is from India, a little shorter (understatement) and has a very quick, witty sense of humor.

The streak is not broken- a Miami Ad School grad has a Super Bowl spot again this year. Make that two. Kristina Krkljus (’09) and her partner Armando Samuels (known as Gin & Juice) from TBWA/Chiat Day in Los Angeles worked on both Pepsi commercials with such stars as Elton John, Regis Philbin and The X Factor season one winner Melanie Amaro.

In addition to Portfolio Reviews, Miami Ad School will start a new initiative of Tweeting their grads information out to the hiring world. By following the feed #hiremas, you can see the latest graduates' portfolio links and an interesting fact to get to know them better.

Darryl Strawser passed away Tuesday morning; we and the rest of the world have lost a lovely man. I never saw him without a smile on his face and his good humor was contagious to everyone. Everyone except perhaps the photo student who was being ripped apart for a poor photograph and who became a much better photographer because of Darryl's insightful criticism.