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Council makes Carnival possible

By Allison K. Hoffman | February 9, 1996

Every year, Winter Carnival is planned and executed with seeming machine-like precision -- a theme is chosen, a poster is designed and selected, t-shirts are processed, a snow sculpture is conceived and shaped in the middle of the Green, and the weekend is filled with ceremonies, dances and fireworks. But most of the Dartmouth community and other visitors who enjoy Carnival each February do not realize the hard work undertaken each year by a group of dedicated students -- the Winter Carnival Council. Tim Chow '96 and Amy Henry '97, co-chairs of the 1996 Winter Carnival Council, have been working furiously for the past several weeks to ensure that the traditions of Carnival come to life this year. "We're both ultimately responsible for everything that's on the Winter Carnival Council," Chow said. Henry joked, "We got sucked in." Last summer, while most Dartmouth students were lying out in the sun and making plans for the next weekend, Chow and Henry began to plan this year's Carnival by choosing a theme. They decided on "'Round the Girdled Earth They Roamed: A Prehistoric Carnival." Over the course of the past months, the council has held weekly meetings to monitor progress.

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Despite warm conditions, many hope to sled at golf course

By Erin Loback | February 9, 1996

When the temperature drops and snow covers Hanover, many Dartmouth students celebrate coming of the winter season by heading for the hills -- the hills of the golf course, that is. When covered in snow, the greens, hills and fairways of the course become perfect for sledding, or "traying," one of the time-honored traditions of Winter term that becomes even more popular during Winter Carnival Weekend. Carrying everything from inner-tubes and sleds to pilfered Dartmouth Dining Services trays, over the years many students have enjoyed the rush of coasting through the New Hampshire countryside. Traditionally, first-year students head for the hill on the golf course called "freshman hill" after the first snowfall of the year. Although rain and unseasonably warm temperatures have prevented sledding for most of this winter, many students went sledding at the end of Fall term or during the beginning of January. John Cruz '99, who is from Hawaii, said he went sledding for the first time at the end of Fall term. Cruz said he was hesitant at first, since he had never seen snow until he came to Dartmouth and did not know what to expect. After experiencing the wonders of sliding at high speeds down the icy golf course though, Cruz said "once you go sledding, you don't regret it." Cruz said he has a tray from Home Plate, but he opted to sled using a Full Fare tray instead. If there is enough snow during this Winter Carnival weekend, Cruz said he wants to go sledding again.

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Theremin's life examined

By Tom Jawetz | February 9, 1996

The theremin is an odd instrument that stands straight like a podium with a horizontal loop and a vertical antenna sticking out of the top. The eery, etherial sound that is emitted is brought forth by musicians who need not even touch the instrument -- rather, the sound is created by the manipulation of an electromagnetic field. If this description sounds peculiar, the man who invented it was certainly, at least, equally peculiar.

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Truffaut, Godard films make their mark

By Mobina Hashmi | February 9, 1996

From a little cinema club in Paris in the 1940s came a movement that changed cinema for ever. Truffaut, Godard, Chabrol, Resnais and Rohmer -- all regular attendees -- got to know each other there. From there they became acquainted with Andre Bazin and began writing for his journal, Cahiers du Cinema and the "New Wave," auteur theory and camera-stylo (writing with the camera) were born. These young men were passionately involved not only with cinema, but also with literature, philosophy, art, music and politics. Each of them went in different directions, but the literacy they brought to film shows in the essays they wrote as critics and in the film essays they "penned" as filmmakers and artists. In 1959, the same year that Bergman made "Virgin Spring," Fellini made "La Dolce Vita," and Antonioni made "L'Avventura," Truffaut and Godard made their first films. Truffaut chose to work with genres, playing with and challenging the rules of each individual genre.

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Big Green host Yale

By Richard Petty | February 9, 1996

For Dartmouth swimming, Winter Carnival means beating Yale, and that is exactly what the Big Green plan to do as the men take to Karl B.

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Houses host numberous events

By Jeffrey Giuffrida | February 9, 1996

Winter Carnival is hardly a tradition unique to Dartmouth. Nearby rivals Middlebury College and the University of Vermont are only two of the several Northeastern universities holding winter festivals replete with skiing, snow sculptures, and sporting events.

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Winter Carnival 1996

By Jeffrey Beyer | February 9, 1996

What is the essence of Winter Carnival? This traditional weekend of revelry has been a central Dartmouth tradition for generations of students since Fred Harris '11 wrote his famous letter in 1909 proposing the establishment of a winter field day. As the event has evolved over the past 86 years, different aspects of it have become more prominent, while some have faded away entirely. Indeed, the definition of Winter Carnival inevitably changed throughout the decades as Dartmouth and the world changed too.

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Ski teams prepare for annual Carnival

By Brian Fleming | February 9, 1996

With Winter Carnival upon us, this weekend is your only chance to catch the Big Green ski team in action this year as they host the Dartmouth Winter Carnival. "A lot of people are excited to come out for the races," Andy Martin '96 said.

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Carnival kicks off

By Sara Burch | February 9, 1996

The 87th annual College Winter Carnival, a celebration titled, "'Round the Girdled Earth They Roamed: A Prehistoric Carnival," kicked off last night with the opening ceremonies, which included performances, speeches and fireworks. College President James Freedman, speaking only briefly, declared the Carnival would go on, "snow or no snow," referring to the unusually warm weather and lack of snowfall that has characterized Hanover for the past several weeks. The ceremonies began when the ski and swim teams marched onto the Green carrying red flares, arrived in front of the finished snow sculpture and faced the crowd of about 500 people. A brief performance by the Dodecaphonics officially opened the ceremony. Tim Chow '96, co-chair of the Winter Carnival Committee for a third year, led the ceremonies with tremendous enthusiasm and complimented his fellow committee members for overcoming the recent thaws and for persevering in their preparation for the weekend. Amy Henry '97, the other Committee co-chair, said she felt that this Carnival would be "a celebration of the outdoors and of all winter sports." She then invited the captains of the alpine ski teams to speak. Next, Jeremiah Thompson '96, captain of the men's ski team, said "Carnival is a very mystic occasion," and urged everybody to "make the best of the weekend." "This Carnival should be promising.

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Alumni recall many fun-filled Winter Carnivals

By Karen Rose | February 9, 1996

Winter Carnival has always been a weekend filled with friends, parties, snow and memories. Whether they spent the weekend in fraternity basements or out skiing on the slopes, many Dartmouth alumni still vividly recall the Carnivals they celebrated during their four-year stay in Hanover. Peter Beekman '69 remembers Winter Carnival as a time of good parties and phenomenal snow sculptures. "Winter Carnival back then was far different than it is now.

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Commentators talk on Forbes' role

By David Kung | February 8, 1996

Political commentators Arnie Arenson and Charlie Arlinghaus discussed the role GOP candidate Steve Forbes will play in the coming primary elections at "Who's Who in Presidential Politics," a forum about presidential candidates held last night at the Rockefeller Center for the Social Sciences. The two commentators co-host "Arlinghaus and Arenson," a political news program aired weekly on New Hampshire Public Radio.

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Monk talks on women and location

By Erik Tanouye | February 8, 1996

Janice Monk, executive director of the Southwest Institute for Research on Women, said yesterday that specific geographic locations help women find their identities. In a speech titled "Gender, Place and Identity," Monk focused primarily on female authors whose works involved women discovering their identity in relation to geography.

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Winter Carnival events to commence tomorrow

By Jean Blackerby | February 8, 1996

Tonight marks the beginning of Winter Carnival -- an annual Dartmouth tradition since 1911. The theme for this year's carnival is "'Round the Girdled Earth They Roamed -- A Prehistoric Carnival," which is complemented by the snow sculpture of a giant stegosaurus on the Green. Winter Carnival events will begin with the opening ceremonies this evening at 7 p.m.

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