{"id":35762,"date":"2015-10-06T15:52:46","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T19:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=35762"},"modified":"2015-10-08T13:05:50","modified_gmt":"2015-10-08T17:05:50","slug":"celebrating-sir-isaac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2015\/10\/celebrating-sir-isaac\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Sir Isaac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"line-height: 21.8pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 0cm 0cm 13.2pt 0cm;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';\">More than 500 people turned out to sing Happy Birthday and share a toast to Brock University\u2019s namesake Tuesday afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 21.8pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 0cm 0cm 13.2pt 0cm;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';\">Born on Oct. 6, 1769, Maj.-Gen. Sir Isaac Brock would have been a young 246 years old Tuesday. The festivities planned by students, faculty and staff were meant to start a new tradition at Brock.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 21.8pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 0cm 0cm 13.2pt 0cm;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';\">The day included cupcakes and punch, a giant birthday cake, a birthday card signed using thumbprints, an after-work gathering at Alphie\u2019s Trough, the unveiling of a new Sir Isaac\u2019s Ale craft beer, and an evening pep rally to launch the #WeAreReady campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t    <style type='text\/css'>\n\t        #gallery-2007838718 {\n\t            margin: 0 auto 50px auto !important;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2007838718 ul {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\n\t            list-style-type: none;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t        #gallery-2007838718 li.gallery-item {\n\t\t        \/* margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 10px 10px 0 !important; *\/\n\t            float: 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