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Friday, May 31, 2002

Friday Agenda

(Best of luck with exams; here are some great diversions for when studying becomes unbearable)

Download Groove Blender for Mac or PC to create funk, rap, or electronic beats on your computer. CD-quality, and better than much of what you'll find at the record store, anyway.

Do it!: Contemporary artists give you exacting directions on how to make art. Artists include Matthew Barney (Bjork beau of "Cremaster" "fame"), Louise Bourgeois, Bruce Nauman, and Yoko Ono.

Scott Meacham's DArch: a history of architecture at Dartmouth.

and

Sissyfight 2000: The ultimate addictive waste of time, conceived by the sadly defunct Word.

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Posted by Andrew Grossman at 2:05 PM (0 comments)

Forget the Alamo

Jim Bowie's rolling in his grave...I bet John Wayne's angry too...
Texas Public Schools invaded by commies...no longer teaching that Mexico lost...
Fox News
That fellow's speaking the plain truth, "If you teach young people who have allegiances not only to the United States but to Mexico that Texas is stolen, you could be planting the seeds of a separatist movement 30 years from now or sooner," only I got your separatist movement right here, pal...Republic of Texas--Provisional Government

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Posted by Ryan at 2:07 AM (0 comments)

Thursday, May 30, 2002

Thursday Happenings

There really aren't any, considering that it's reading period. So, here are some diversions anyway:

David Horowitz has a new book out in August, announced this week: How to Beat the Democrats: And Other Subversive Ideas (sounds like all of his subtitles). "If the Democrats thought we'd forget who demoralized our military, eviscerated the CIA, and let America become a playground for terrorists, they're in for a rude awakening." Pre-order from Spence here. If you haven't yet read it, TDR's profile of Thomas Spence '83, the publisher, is here.

The new issue of the Review (i.e., "Larry's latest") is up as of yesterday. It includes articles on the upcoming Bike Week in nearby Laconia, this year's recipients of honorary degrees, the hilarious Kill Duck Before Serving book of NY Times corrections, and A.J.'s Restaurant. Read it here. Also, post any comments on our new website here.

And, regarding Laconia, things are really heating up. The Hell's Angels are not happy.

Finally, a review of Eminem's latest album vs. a banana sandwich. Guess which wins.

Sick of studying? Try any of these: Fark, Obscure Store, MetaFilter, memepool, TV Go Home, and the always-entertaining Afrocentric News Network.

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Posted by Andrew Grossman at 2:37 PM (0 comments)

Bridge Over the James River

Kalb battles virii and amorous hikers on the Trail. Read the latest from our Man in the Field.

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Posted by Andrew Grossman at 2:11 PM (0 comments)

The Indian Will Never Die

"The California Assembly has voted down a bill that would have banned Indian-themed sports mascots in the state's public schools, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The bill, sponsored by left-wing Democrat Jackie Goldberg, failed on a 35-29 vote in the Democrat-controlled Assembly, with more than 12 Democrats abstaining." -WSJ

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Posted by Matt at 11:12 AM (0 comments)

My hero

The Earl of Kimberley just passed away at age 78. His obit makes a good read. As he freely admitted himself, "no normal person would try to drive a car up the steps of the Grand Hotel in Brighton."

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Posted by Rollo at 6:41 AM (0 comments)

Wednesday, May 29, 2002

Wednesday Happenings

(last day of classes for graduating seniors!)

"Greek Barbeque" 5 - 7 P.M., Gold Coast lawn--The Greek Week barbeque, rescheduled. Featuing the music of Lucky Southern.

"Student Animation Festival" 7 & 8:30 P.M., Loew Auditorium--70 short animated films by students.

"Jung" (film) 7 P.M., 13 Carpenter--A showing of the documentary film.

"Aires" 11:30 P.M., Kappa Delta Epsilon--The a capella group performs.

"Cords" 11:45 P.M., Alpha Xi--The a capella group performs.

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Posted by Andrew Grossman at 3:30 PM (0 comments)

Tuesday, May 28, 2002

Poison Ivy Part II

Dartmouth administrators seem not to have learned their lesson from the total failure of the Poison Ivy dance club, a ridiculously costly student dance space under Collis that has yet to host a well attended event. No, college administrators this time around are suggesting turning the North Fairbanks space into another dance club, among several other proposed uses, according to The Daily Dartmouth. "We'd have to upgrade restrooms and do a certain amount of renovation," the article quotes College Provost Barry Scherr as saying, then continues to note that this "would include making building accessible to people with disabilities." No insult intended at all towards disabled people, but does this not seem just a bit illogical?

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Posted by James at 1:58 PM (0 comments)

Monday, May 27, 2002

Our Illustrious Alumni

The AP reports on the unveiling of a statue in Springfield, Mass., honoring Dartmouth alumnus Dr. Seuss.

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Posted by Andrew Grossman at 8:18 PM (0 comments)

Memorial Day Happenings

Well, there are none, per se. NR Online has some great pieces for Memorial Day:

George W. Bush at Normandy

A Memorial Day tale

"We remember those who have died so that we may live"

What makes men enlist, fight, and die?

I'm surprised there aren't any Greens protesting against the "military-prison-industrial complex" on the Green today.

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Posted by Andrew Grossman at 12:50 PM (0 comments)

Sunday, May 26, 2002

It's about time

The new Dartmouth Review website is finally up and running. Check it out here.

Yes, it looks surprisingly like the old Review site, doesn't it? Well, yes, on the surface. There's a lot new under the hood, however, and we'll be rolling out feature updates and adding archived content over the next few weeks (sweatshop typists accessing this site from the Third World should contact us here to discuss our generous hourly wages)

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Posted by Andrew Grossman at 11:45 PM (0 comments)

Sunday Agenda

(both highly opinionated and uninformed)

"Chamberworks" 4 P.M., Rollins Chapel--"The Apollo Trio performs Mozart's Trio in B Flat, K.502; Schumann's Trio in F Major, Op. 80; and Ravel's Trio."

"Just Tryin' to Live" 6 P.M., Faulkner Recital Hall--A recital by senior Joel David.

"Clothing Drive" 7 P.M., Tindle Lounge--Get rid of bad clothing for a good cause.

"When the Music Mattered" 8 P.M., Commonground--Barry Drake discusses the music of the Sixties.

"Dog Day Players" 9 P.M., Bentley Theater--The impvor comedy group's last performance of the year. Adam Ballard accompanies on the piano ($1 admission).

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Posted by Andrew Grossman at 1:48 PM (0 comments)

Idiocy Loves Company

Radical Leftists are apparently not the only Americans enlightened enough to believe that Israel is an oppressive, evil empire. According to The New Republic's Idiocy Watch, another pundit has recently weighed in on Israel's crimes: David Duke, white supremacist, anti-Semite and former Klu Klux Klan member. It's nice to see that crazy people on both ends of the political spectrum have been able to come together to vehemently criticize the Israelis while ignoring any and all of the Palestinans' wrongdoings.

Postscript: I'm not saying that Israel has been blameless. Though, again according to TNR, many Israelis have tried to be.

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Posted by Matthew at 11:23 AM (0 comments)

Princeton's Top Ten

Princeton's humor and campus life newspaper, the Nassau Weekly, recently published a story on the top ten most attractive women at Princeton, causing some controversy and a complaint from the campus women's organization (also published in the Nassau).
Along with photos, the story includes Playboy-style interviews (sample question: "What is the most romantic spot at Princeton?"). Best of all, many of the women have comical names like Vail Bloom and the Bond Movie-esque Coco Stiff. Here's what the New Yorker had to say about it.

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Posted by Matthew at 11:22 AM (0 comments)

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