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Rachel Liebling talks about 'High Lonesome'

By Matthew Garabedian | July 22, 1994

Writer and director Rachel Liebling felt compelled to make "High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music" because she said she felt it was her responsibility to "bring the music to a new audience." The documentary film follows the evolution of bluegrass music from its roots in Scottish folk music to the influences of jazz and rock and roll. At the end of the 95-minute movie, Liebling presents the music as a living and thriving genre. Liebling said in a telephone interview Tuesday that she was inspired to make this documentary after seeing Bill Monroe, known as "the father of bluegrass," in the Lone Star Caf e in New York City in 1986. Liebling completed the film in 1992 and it was quickly lauded by critics -- winning five major awards on the film festival circuit. Before she made the film, Liebling said she had been listening to bluegrass for about a year, but was not an avid fan. Then, a friend took her to the Bill Monroe concert that ended up changing six years of her life, and maybe her career. "It is hard to connect to a band you don't know," she said.

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Marks: piping away

By Scott Thomas | July 20, 1994

As students walked out of Food Court yesterday, the distinct sounds of a bagpipe could be heard drifting out of the Old Dartmouth Cemetery. The music belonged to Josh Marks '96, a geography major who has become infamous around campus for his piping. Marks studied the bagpipe for six months when he was nine, but quit because he never practiced.

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College prepares for curriculum changes

By Jack Vaitayanonta | July 20, 1994

As Fall term draws near, the College is ironing out the kinks created by the its first major curriculum change in 40 years. The administration, Committee on Instruction, faculty and various other groups are now in the final stages of planning for next year before the course guide and members of the Class of 1998 arrive. The new curriculum requires students to take courses in 10 narrowly defined fields, including a multidisciplinary course, two lab sciences, a literature course, an arts course and a non-Western course.

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CFSC works to improve reputation

By Scott Anthony | July 20, 1994

The Coed Fraternity Sorority Council is working on several programs and projects this summer to try to improve the Greek system's reputation on campus. CFSC Summer President Matt McGill '96, a brother in Chi Heorot fraternity, said the Greek system wants to show administrators, faculty and students that there are positive aspects to the system, and that the CFSC plans to work to fix some of the system's problems. McGill said the CFSC will sponsor "Greek Week" the first five days in August.

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Macdonald speaks on a new world

By Scott Anthony | July 20, 1994

In a speech Monday afternoon, Theodore Macdonald urged social scientists to work together to try to better understand the problems of today's rapidly changing world. Macdonald, an anthropology professor who heads the Cultural Survival Center at Harvard University, gave a speech on "Doing Social Science in a Disorderly 'New World Order,' " to about 25 students and faculty in the Rockefeller Center for the Social Sciences. He said in the past, policy makers would scorn what anthropologists were saying about wars and other disputes. But now, those policy makers are listening more and more to those same anthropologists. "We are aware that we are dealing with a set of significant, but poorly understood actors," he said.

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Students discuss dating scene

By Alicia Jennings | July 20, 1994

At a discussion about dating at Dartmouth Monday night, a group of students decided that the root of the problem with romantic relationships is BlitzMail. The discussion, led by Health Education Coordinator Gabrielle Lucke, combined exercises and interactions to discuss various aspects of dating. About 50 students attended the talk, titled "Can We Talk?

Opinion

Defining relationships

By John Strayer | July 20, 1994

I attended a "discussion Monday night entitled, "Can We Talk?" The point of this event was to examine relationships between men and women at Dartmouth and to learn skills to improve those relationships.

Sports

Fiedler fights for position on NFL Eagles

By Scott Anthony | July 20, 1994

Jay Fiedler '94 started his quest to become a National Football League quarterback yesterday as the Philadelphia Eagles opened their 1994 rookie camp in West Chester, Pa. Fiedler, who signed with the Eagles as an undrafted free agent in late April, is battling second-year pro Preston Jones for the third-string quarterback position. If Fiedler makes the team, he will backup Randall Cunningham and Bubby Brister. In an interview from his home in Oceanside, N.Y., Fiedler said he was "anxious and excited" to start training camp. "I've been down there a couple of times, so I know what to expect," he said.

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Tubestock will be held this Saturday

By Maneesh Shrivastav | July 20, 1994

Tubestock is still scheduled for this weekend because of some frantic planning by members of the Class of 1996 after the event's host apparently called it off earlier this week. Though not all details have been finalized, Tubestock will be held on Saturday starting at 1 p.m.

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Foreign profs visit College

By Jacquelyn Kim | July 18, 1994

Once again this summer, professors and students from across the globe are coming to Hanover to mingle with the sophomore class. For many years now, some College departments have sponsored a summer exchange program with universities that house College professors when they are participating in a Language Study Abroad and Foreign Study Programs. The exchange, which enables foreign students to study and take classes during the Summer term at Dartmouth, has been active in departments for close to 20 years, according to Religion Chair Robert Henricks. Organized by the individual departments -- independent of the Off-Campus Programs Office -- the foreign students and professors never formally meet the other exchange students. The foreign students are here to experience studying in America and at Dartmouth, said Richard Fitch, a student at the Divinity School in Edinburgh. He added that they do not get credit for their studies. The exchange enables the foreign students to meet more Americans, said Henry Woudhuysen, an English professor from the University College London. In his three weeks here, James Hall, an English student at the University College London said he observed that "Dartmouth has much better facilities than many of the universities in England." This results in "a real can-do, will-do atmosphere," he said. The combination of computers, the theaters, the library and the Hood Museum make Dartmouth's resources outstanding, said Matthew Tempest, also studying English at the University College London. Carole Hillenbrand, a professor of Arabic and Islamic studies in Edinburgh, is teaching about Islam in the College's philosophy department. She said Dartmouth students "talk more.

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Weight, height affect earnings

By Christopher Kao | July 18, 1994

Obese 16-year-old girls and short 16 year-old-boys earn less money than others at the age of 23, according to a new survey of more than 10,000 British children by a pair of Dartmouth researchers. The study says important things about British and American society and how "appearance affects how you fare in the labor market" said Dr. James Sargent, a pediatrics professor at the Dartmouth Medical School, and one of the authors of the study. Sargent co-authored the study, published in the July issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, with Economics Professor David Blanchflower. "The effects are very important just as people enter the labor market," Blanchflower told the Associated Press last Wednesday.

Opinion

Services of 'jerks' keep world running

By Kishan Putta | July 18, 1994

To the Editor: John Strayer's column in Thursday's paper ("Learn from slackers," July 14) made some strong assertions about the personalities of Dartmouth students -- assertions which were not offensive, yet were extremely condescending. On one end, according to the author, are the "greedy jerks." These are described as money-hungry fools who are blind to all but the pursuit of wealth.

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'94s still hanging around campus

By Jacquelyn Kim | July 18, 1994

Whether out of fear of entering the real world or just getting those few extra credits, members of the Class of 1994 are still hanging around after their "graduation" in June. Some "seniors," like Dawn Urbont '94, said they are staying around Hanover to ease the transition into the real world. "I'm kind of here to figure out what I'm going to be doing next," said Urbont, who plans to go into film or television production and is currently finishing up a film she started earlier this year. Another member of the Class of 1994, Heather Searles, is learning Swahili and researching graduate schools this summer.

Opinion

Groups working together to prepare Social Issues program

By Grace Chionuma | July 18, 1994

To the Editor: Members of the Student Assembly's Sexual Assault Task Force have been working cooperatively with the Freshman Office for some weeks now on the preparation of the Social Issues event for Orientation. Members of the task force were instrumental in devising the current arrangement for preparing the Social Issues program. The article in the July 14 issue of The Dartmouth ("Group looks at Social Issues Night," July 14) created the impression that the relationship between the Freshman Office and the Student Assembly Sexual Assault Task Force is one of conflict when, in fact, this is simply not the case. The story unfortunately opened with quotations that lacked context, and the more positive characterizations of the situation were obscured by having been relegated to later parts of the article. A group of students in the Class of '96 will remain engaged through the summer in preparing the Social Issues program, and we continue to invite the participation of additional students. The next meeting is scheduled for July 26; those interested should phone or blitz Assistant Dean of Freshmen Tony Tillman for details on time and location.

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College will look at alcohol policy

By Matthew Garabedian | July 18, 1994

Dean of the College Lee Pelton said the College plans to review Dartmouth's current alcohol policy next fall, a little more than a year after it went into effect. "It was our plan when we made these revisions that we'd have a review of the revisions after the first year," Pelton said.

Arts

Send in the clowns

By Amanda A. Amann | July 18, 1994

In the pre-dawn hours of this morning, the circus came to town. The Big Apple Circus, along with its cast and crew of 150, moved onto Fullington Farm, on Lyme Road about three miles from the Green. The public is invited to attend the tent-raising free of charge, when between the hours of 8 and 10 a.m., circus workers will labor to put together and hoist the hundreds of pieces of equipment that form the five-story bigtop tent. The circus, founded by Paul Binder '63, has been traveling to Hanover for the past twelve years. This year's performance will be based on the "Carnevale in Venice," showcasing the classic clowns that originated in 16th century Italy. "Their core performers are very skilled and have a classic background," said Georgia Croft, publicity manager for the Hopkins Center for the Performing Arts. "They are also bringing guest artists -- world-famous circus performers who travel all over the world," she said. The Hop is presenting the show, which runs from July 19 until July 24. Tickets range in price from $8.50 to $22.50 and will be on sale at the Hop's Box Office until Saturday.

News

Comet hits Jupiter

By Alexander R. Edlich | July 18, 1994

Dartmouth professors at the College's Shattuck Observatory watched through a telescope fruitlessly as a comet smashed into Jupiter late Saturday night and exploded, creating a hole half the size of the Earth. North America is one of the worst places to see the spectacular "celestial fireworks" caused by the collision of a comet, Shoemaker-Levy 9, and Jupiter. Astronomy Professor Richard Fesen said the impact of the first of 21 comet pieces was hidden by overcast skies Saturday night. Two parts of the comet, which are made of ice, smashed into the atmosphere this weekend.

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