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November 1992 • Volume 85 • Number 3

The rape last spring of a student by a stranger jolted the College's sense of immunity from big-city problems. But something else stirred in the aftermath. The assault hit a nerve that was not only painful but painfully familiar. It had to do with encounters between friends, about things that got ugly (page 18.) By Karen Endicott

30 Uncle O'Yang and Auntie French Fry

Selling soul food in Taiwan, by Sheila Melvin

32 Hart's Last Beat

A popular prof is retiring; his column is anything but. by Jim Newton '85

3 Letters

6 Dr. Wheelock'sJournal

8 On the Hill

Confessions of a tour guide World champ puzzlers • Dino. Wars • Dartmouth in space • Plus: Bragging Rites

14 PresidentialRange

42 Syllabus

50 Class Notes

73 Obituaries

80 Dartmouth Undying

On The Cover: Gaps between men and women are creating casualties. The painting isby JUDY PEDERSEN.