Inside this Issue: Volume 93 • Number 20 • March 30, 2001

Backpage: Macalester is damn old
Opinion: MCSG can be student body's unified voice
Spotlight: Senior biology major Marjorie Hundtoft

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Seven professors granted tenure

By Federico Helfgott

The Board of Trustees approved seven Macalester professors for tenure at their most recent meeting. All seven had previously been recommended by the Curriculum Committee but had to wait for formal approval by the Trustees. The new tenured faculty are:

•Rebecca Hoye (Chemistry)
•Sonita Sarker (Women's and Gender Studies and English)
•Tom Halverson (Mathematics & Computer Science)
•Arju Guneratne (Anthropology)
•Karine Moe (Economics)
•David Moore (International Studies & English)
•Sarah Dart (Linguistics).

Harmony O'Rourke '01 student commencement speaker

O'Rourke, a history major from Fergus Falls, Minn. Will speak alongside three honorary degree recipients: human rights activist Stephanie Farrior '74, torture victims center director Douglas Johnson '75 and Federal Judge Michael J. Davis '69 Macalester's 112th Commencement ceremony will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 20, on the lawn outside Old Main.

theater review
Hamlet: Good acting, beautiful production overshadow missing words

By Betsy Head

Reams of red satin. Traces of dragging robes left on a stage of sand. Pools of water making dresses wet, reflecting, splashing. These are the memorable moments of the Theater de la Jeune Lune's Hamlet. The artistry was captivating. The production was a beautiful painting, transforming itself with the movements of the actors. Therein lies the picturesque play's fatal flaw: it was too beautiful....

New Counselor joins Winton Health Service staff

By Seth Lind

Winton Health Services has hired a new counselor to fill the vacancy left by Ted Rueff's promotion from part-time counselor to full-time associate director of health services in charge of counseling. Jane Rauenhorst...

New counselor joins Winton Health Services staff
Rauenhorst makes smooth transition from private practice to college counseling

Hacker disrupts e-mail, dial-up server discontinued

News Briefs

Yellow Technicolor Tour 2001 comes to Mac
Harmony O'Rourke '01 chosen as student commencement speaker
Diana Glancy wins Thomas Jefferson Award
NPR's Mara Liassan here on Wednesday
Student photos on display in Campus Center
Keith Gilyard to Speak at Mac

Opinion

Unfair coverage only adds to the problem

MCSG can be student body's unified voice

Expanding the US economy, one prisoner at a time

Students must stop avoiding public discussion

Letters to the Editor

Rock stars need groupies

Target dangerous behavior

Our Perspective

Word! The hole has been filled

Features

Horoscopes

Love advice

Spotlight on Marjorie Hundtoft '01
Hundtoft talks of lemurs, gamers and Senior-dom

Music

Witmer finds beauty in the basics of life, songs
Confessional Philadelphia singer/songwriter strips music to its emotional essentials

Get ready for sonic onslaught of this Busy Monster

A Perfect Circle make angst sound new agains

Arts

Master Theater for the Kick-Ass Set
DMX and Seagal redefine 'good' cinema in Exit Wounds

Good acting, beautiful production overshadow missing words in Jeune Lune's Hamlet

Sports

Men's varsity tennis wins two on spring break trip
Scots cap off trip with major upset of Division II West Virginia Wesleyan

Nichols' Niche: Bad cable selection big turnoff

Scores

Upcoming Events

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