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Film looks at gay porn

By Michael Borden | October 9, 1996

"Super 8 1/2" is the tale of a washed-up porno star (Bruce La Bruce) "rediscovered" by an underground avant-garde lesbian filmmaker, Googie (Liza LaMonica) who wants to make a documentary about him titled "Bruce." He thinks that this is his big comeback, but she is only using him to finance her pet project, "Submit to My Finger," a tribute to underground film auteur, Richard Kern. Bruce, a former director, spends his time on his "alcholidays" in bed with his hustler boyfriend Pierce (Klaus Von Brucker), who supports the two of them by his "profession," (the oldest one). The film doesn't hide the fact that it's a gay porn flick, but with off-the-wall humor.

Arts

Company delights with irreverent jokes

By Jess McCarter | October 9, 1996

I am still in pain as I write this. The Reduced Shakespeare Company's performance last night of "The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged)" was humor at its finest, deftly combining physical with more traditional comedy. I literally threw my back out laughing along with the rest of the audience. This is the same group who wrote the amazingly funny "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)." The name, though, is a leftover from the group's origins at Renaissance Fairs where they performed during the early 1980's.

Sports

Athlete of the Week

By The Dartmouth | October 9, 1996

Lloyd Lee '98 has been selected as this week's athlete of the week for his tremendous contributions as a free safety on the Big Green football team. Lee has been named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week for two straight weeks for his strong performances, as he has been instrumental in Dartmouth's 3-0 beginning.

News

Assembly resolves to halt truancy

By Erik Tanouye | October 9, 1996

The Student Assembly last night unanimously passed a resolution that amended its constitution to include a new attendance policy. The resolution allows members three absences before the Assembly takes action.

News

Over 100 students board bus to Manchester to hear Clinton speech

By Jacqueline Rose | October 8, 1996

Manchester -- Almost 200 Dartmouth students toting "Dartmouth loves Bill" and "Bill helped me pay for college" signs boarded buses and headed to Manchester yesterday afternoon to attend a campaign rally for President Bill Clinton. Standing beneath a huge wooden sign of a covered bridge and the words, "Building America's Bridge to the 21st Century," Clinton told the crowd education will be his top priority if re-elected. "We have got to unite in education and make American the education capital of the world," he said. After announcing his proposal for a tax credit of up to $10,000 a year to aid families in paying for the first two years of college, Clinton asked the audience of thousands, "Will you help me open the doors of college education to every person of college age in America?" Huge American flags and banners emblazoned with the now familiar democratic campaign theme, "Building the Bridge to the 21st Century," transformed the football stadium where the speech was given into a political arena. Even the stadium's athletic scoreboard was converted into a "debate scoreboard," which revealed that Clinton was leading "the other guy" zero to one after Sunday's debate. Clinton delivered the speech at a podium erected in the center of the field.

Opinion

Choose and Lose

By Sam Bonderoff | October 8, 1996

I'll be honest -- I wasn't going to write about the Presidential campaign. No, I figured I had far too many trivial complaint columns still needing to be voiced: the lack of sandwiches at the Collis Cafe, the fascistic parking policy of the College, the inherent weirdness of Tai Chi ... well, you get the point. But a funny thing happened on the way to the rant.

Sports

Field hockey pounds Siena

By Ben Riefe | October 8, 1996

Sometimes its hard to get motivated for a lackluster opponent, but the Big Green field hockey team had no problems yesterday afternoon at Chase Field.

News

Will to Excel fundraising effort ends

By Erin Loback | October 8, 1996

The Will to Excel capital campaign ended last night having exceeded its goal by more than $30 million. The five-year campaign raised money to increase endowments for facilities and student and academic programs. The campaign hit its $500 million goal in June, according to Stan Colla, vice president of development and alumni relations. The original goal for the campaign, $425 million, was increased to $500 million in October, 1994. Director of Development Publications Jack DeGange said yesterday the final amount raised will not be released until Friday, once all contributions have been processed. He said more specific details about the campaign will not be available until next week. DeGange told The Dartmouth last month the goal had already been exceeded by six percent, with $530,033,275 raised to that point. Although the campaign officially ended yesterday at 5 p.m., Colla said he expected last-minute faxes from around the country last night pledging donations to the campaign. "People were working busily dealing with last-minute calls," Colla said.

Opinion

A Warning to the Ignorant Voter

By Kenji Hosokawa | October 8, 1996

I was appalled to read "Can Clinton Bring Us to the Table?" by Aaron Klein '98 [Oct. 7]. It clearly illustrated an example of inane thinking that often plagues today's political debates.

Sports

Men's tennis defeats UVM, BU with ease

By Hondo Sen | October 8, 1996

On Sunday the Big Green machine once again flexed their muscles and bulldozed both of their opponents, the University of Vermont and Boston University. "A great day," Coach Chuck Kinyon said.

Sports

Big Green linksters finish second at Yale

By Sarah Hood | October 8, 1996

The women's golf team traveled to the Mount Holyoke Invitational last Saturday and returned with a second place finish, its best since the spring of 1993. Led by Samantha Sommers '99, who shot rounds of 80 and 82 (162) to finish second behind Boston College's Katie Shields (77-83--160), the team finished one stroke out of first place.

Arts

Theater company abridges the Good Book

By Jack Vaitayanonta | October 8, 1996

The Reduced Shakespeare Company, one of the world's best-known touring comedy troupes, will perform its hilarious repertoire of condensed versions of religious, political and literary classics at a sold-out show tonight. The group has many targets for its material.

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