Inside this Issue: Volume 93 • Number 24 • April 27, 2001

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Class puts modern spin on Shakespeare

By Johanna Jones

On April 26-29, Macalester will be presenting Hamlet, directed by Sears Eldredge and starring Jacques Roy '01 as Hamlet and Stephen Pelinski as Claudius. The performance times are 7:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, with matinees Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 general admission, $5 for senior citizens, and free for Macalester students, faculty and staff (with a current ID). Hamlet is being performed to commemorate its 400th anniversary. The production is set in modern times and, according to director Sears Eldredge, the goal of the setting is "to make connections between the text and us, so it's not seen as a period piece. We wanted to make the connection for the audience." ....

Sue '03 gets job done- on and off field

by Brad Salmen

If you've ever wondered which type of baseball player loves the game the most, that player who reveres and cherishes the game in a Kevin Costner-Bull Durham-Field of DreamsFor the Love of the Game way, let me set you straight. It's not the professionals, or the big-school college player, or the high school player. It's the Division-III player. . .

Professor Hirsch to deliver inaugural lecture

Harry N. Hirsch, Macalester College's new G. Theodore Mitau Professor of the Social Sciences, will deliver an inaugural lecture at 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 27, in the John B. Davis Lecture Hall of the Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center. The speech, "The Politics of Exile and Voice," is free and open to the public. Hirsch will examine the relationship between a scholar's life and his or her ideas. He will look at the issue in relation to the life of Felix Frankfurter Mitau, who served as a U.S. Supreme Court justice from 1939-1962, and others. Call 651-696-6290 for information.

Mayoral candidates address alleged 'campus sprawl'
Macalester alums among those discussing SARPA President's controversial comments

Macalester celebrates Hamlet's 400th anniversary
Class puts modern spin on Shakespeare

News

Biology Major wins grant

CMA cancels symposium

News Briefs

Macalester joins national teleconference
Professor Hirsch to deliver inaugural lecture
Sunday News to explore women's issues

Opinion

Hate crime legislation doesn't end intolerance

Letters to the Editor

Queer Union divides campus

Mac Weekly neglects Macalester teams

Defending the Union

Oppressed because of sexuality

Our Perspective

Work to up the alumni giving rate

Quietly

Macalester going Ivy

Features

QU aftermath, Springfest, and benefits of marijuana
This week our columnists offer marriage advice, explain Springfest and more

"Humptyesque" horoscopes for fellow Springfesters

Spotlight: Zero in on Zapata: amazing Anthro major
Jessie reflects on multiculturalism, her time in Australia and more

Music

Am-Fm span all segments of the radio dial
Philadelphia side-project bursts forth with wide-ranging sound on debut full-length

Lenola: Outerspace via Southern New Jersey
Home-recording wizards craft tripped out soundscapes on fourth full length album

Folk Implosion dares to surprise live

Arts

Macalester's Hamlet: three hours and actually worth it

And you thought the originals were bad...

Sports

Sue '03 gets job done- on and off field
Shortstop earns plethora of records, respect of teammates

Scots suffer 2-4 down week

Nichols' Niche: Draft day winners and losers

Athlete of the Week

Scores

Upcoming Events

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