Inside this Issue: Volume 93 • Number 18 • March 9, 2001
Art
exhibit to feature Minnesota-inspired drawing and sculpture
Burma/Myanmar:
the forgotten country
Macalester
students not as tolerant as they think
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After three months away, Mike comes in like a lion
By Curtis Gilbert
A well-rested and bewhiskered President
Michael McPherson returned to campus this week following a three-month sabbatical
at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA. There, McPherson spent his time reading,
writing, researching and relaxing, all culminating in a lecture on the relationship
between democracy and higher education. He is currently putting the finishing
touches on a paper with the same topic....
Survey finds seniors more engaged, less supported
Macalester's seniors scored higher than first-years in three categories on the National Survey of Student Engagement: level of academic challenge, active and collaborative learning and student interactions with faculty. Senior benchmark scores are lower than first-year scores on the enriching educational experiences and supportive campus environment categories of survey items....
movie review
The Mexican: lightweight, but clever to say the least
By Chris Berry
Imagine Pulp Fiction without the drugs and with the scenes in order. Then brighten the sets, put in Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt, and make Marcellus Wallace's soul a gun. This is very much The Mexican, a charming action/comedy/ romance that interweaves its two main characters and four different versions of the same flashback over a light and sprawling two hours....
Ask an Alaskan: ANWR blown way out of proportion
By Andy Angstman
This week is "Arctic Wilderness Week," according to the Sierra Club, and it has sent 80 volunteers to Washington to augment the already significant lobby against drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. An employee of the Anchorage, AK branch of the Sierra Club was recently quoted in the Anchorage Daily News, saying "Most of (the lobbyists) have never visited ANWR, but they want the coastal plain preserved for the benefit of their children and grandchildren." What exactly does he mean? I have heard ANWR called an "incomparable wilderness," "one of our last, great national treasures," a place "to be defended at all cost"—why? What is it about this place few people have ever seen—or ever will see—that stirs America to its core?
International
Week turns lens on media
News Briefs
Opinion
Burma/Myanmar:
the forgotten country
Macalester students not as tolerant as they think
US intervention in Iraq: questioning the credibility of Washington DC as a 'humanitarian crusader'
Ask an Alaskan: ANWR blown away out of proportion
Bad blood: when discrimination comes with donation
Letters to the Editor
Our Perspective
Time for an archaic, misinterpreted Amendment to go
Features
A
theater near you: which one will you choose?
Reviews of the Twin Cities' movie theaters close to
home
Spotlight
on Taous Khazem '03
Dancin' and France-in: Taous at a glance
Music
Ladytron
kick new wave 1980s flavor in your ear
WMCN
show descriptions, good for all Mac kids
Critical
rock 'n' roll roundup arrives just in time
If you only read one rock 'n' roll roundup this year,
then it should be this one, for real
Arts
The Mexican: lightweight, but clever to say the least
Spinning racism and liberal arts
Art exhibit to feature Minnesota-inspired drawing and sculpture
Sports
Baseball
loses to Upper Iowa, sweeps Northwestern
Team rebounds from early losses to defeat Northwestern
in Metrodome, has 2-2 record
Indoor
track closes out seas at championships
Sseebbaale leads men's team to 10th place finish; women's
team comes in 11th
Nichols' Niche: March Madness: An NCAA Tournament Primer
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