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Summer concerts abound

By Ethan Sawyer | June 28, 1994

This summer looks like a good one for concerts, as many major acts are making their way to New Hampshire. Perhaps it is the recession, but older bands seem to be more and more willing to head to the smaller areas to do what they do best. Popular artists like Bod Dylan, Crosby, Stills and Nash, the Eagles, the Grateful Dead, Santana, Steely Dan and Traffic all planning to perform reasonably close to the College. In Vermont Phish will be playing in Sugarbush, Vt., on July 16, followed by Bonnie Raitt on the 17th. Stratton, Vt., will feature the Crash Test Dummies on July 2nd, the Indigo Girls on July 3rd, Bob Dylan on the 12th and Art Garfunkel on the 23rd. In the month of August, Stratton will feature a Blues Fest on the 20th, Howie Mandel on the 26th, Tim McGraw on the 27th and Peter, Paul and Mary on the 30th. Great Woods A little further from Hanover at Great Woods in Mansfield, Mass., one can find a larger number of big acts.

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Sports

Runners named All-Americans

By Ethan Sawyer | June 24, 1994

Juniors Sam Wilbur and Ted FitzPatrick earned All-American honors at the NCAA Track and Field Championship earlier this month. The pair's fast times propelled the team to a 13th place finish and bode well for next year's team. Wilbur sprinted to his second fastest time ever in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, finishing fifth overall with a time of 8:46.77. This was the best individual showing for a Dartmouth runner at the NCAA Championships since 1988, when Bob Kempainen '88 finished third in the 10,000 meters. Kempainen holds the current American record in the New York Marathon. FitzPatrick finished 11th in the 10,000 meters, clocking a time of 30:41. "It was a great way to finish off the season," track Coach Barry Harwick said.

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Computer consciousness?

By Ethan Sawyer | April 11, 1994

World renowned author Robert Penrose gave the keynote address for a day-long conference Saturday in a filled-to-capacity Cook Auditorium, discussing the possibility of a conscious computer. The conference, titled "Of Apples and Origins: Stories of Life on Earth," was sponsored by the College and the New Hampshire Humanities Council. Penrose is the author of the 1989 book "The Emperor's New Mind," which fueled public interest in the interrelationship between artificial intelligence and the human mind. Among Penrose's major contentions is that computers will never be able to think as humans do. Daniel Dennett, director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University and author of the book "Consciousness Explained," presented the opposing viewpoint at the conference, contending that the creation of a conscious computer will be "the inevitable culmination of scientific advances that have gradually demystified and unified the material world." In addition to their speeches and workshops, Penrose and Dennett participated in a round-table discussion with Colin McGinn, a philosophy professor at Rutgers University, in New Jersey, and author of "The Problem of Consciousness." The speakers advanced their theories and predictions regarding the possibility of consciousness through artificial intelligence in a debate mediated by Eric Chaisson of the Wright Center for Science Education at Tufts University. Chaisson empathized with the audience and set a light tone for the debate when he began the discussion by saying he was confused, and asking the speakers if they were confused as well. "The very fact that the mind leads us to truths that are not computable convinces me that a computer can never duplicate the mind," Penrose said in a news release. "It could well be that the way the universe actually operates is according to some non-computable procedure," Penrose said in the discussion. To demonstrate the ambiguity in determining consciousness, Dennett cited similarities in the physical construction of the human mind and the nervous system of a cockroach and asked "Is the brain of a cockroach non-computable?" Penrose responded that he did not know.

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Fishing season; Upper Valley area offers many prime spots

By Ethan Sawyer | May 31, 1993

Students and local fishing enthusiasts have already taken to river, pond and stream despite a fishing season that has started slowly, and with a little help from the weather, fish should soon be jumping at hooks all over the Upper Valley. Harley McAllister '94, co-president of the Bait and Bullet Club said the club has begun its fly fishing road trips on the weekends. The best fly fishing in the area is in Vermont, according to McAllister, who recommended that people interested in fishing in the area buy a Vermont fishing license rather than a New Hampshire license. Roger Lowell, who works for Mink Brook Outfitters Inc. in West Lebanon, said if the weather gets warmer, the season should pick up within the next week. Lowell recommended the Baker, Mascoma and White Rivers for trout fishing in New Hampshire.

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Srodes '93 arrested for assault

By Ethan Sawyer | May 26, 1993

Hanover Police arrested Michael Srodes '93 at Psi Upsilon fraternity Monday morning on the charge of second degree assault, according to Officer Patrick O'Neill. The arrest occurred more than three weeks after Srodes allegedly struck Jeffrey Schumacher, a visitor to the College, in the head with an aluminum baseball bat early in the morning on May 2 during a Psi U party. Police said Schumacher was treated for serious head lacerations. If brought to trial and convicted, Srodes could face jail time and a major fine, O'Neill said. The arrest report schedules Srodes, who could not be reached for comment, for a June 8 arraignment in Hanover District Court.

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