May 1999 Vol. 91 No. 8
Departments
4 Letters
11 Presidential Range
On the lessons of history.
12 On the Hill
Cable in the dorms, why IM hockey rules, explosive art at the Hood.
16 Curmudgeon What can colleges learn from car dealers?
18Syllabus
The masculine mystique.
46Class Notes
48Beyond the Hill
Dogs on Prozac, a special skier, piano love songs, etc.
77Obituaries
80 Dartmouth Undying
The College goes to the dogs.
Cover Story
20 Trapped in the Impenetrable Forest
A tragedy complicates the fate of Uganda's endangered mountain gorilla. A student researcher adds her perspective. By Aliette Frank '00
FEATURES
28 Hue and Cry at The Whitney
New director Maxwell Anderson '77 has the New York art world talking already. At the once-controversial Whitney Museum of American Art, that's a good start. By Jeanhee Kim '90
32 Stagestruck
Dartmouth's theater crowd steps into the spotlight. Photographs by Alex Waldman '99
On the Cover: Uganda's rare mountain gorilla apes for the camera.Photograph from Natural Selections.