Table of Contents

March 2000 Vol. 92 No. 6

DEPARTMENTS

7 Letters to the Editor

12On the Hill

News and notes from around campus, including: senior fellows and their far-ranging projects, the coolestroom on campus, ice-watching with the crew team, and more.

18 Presidential Range

The student life initiative builds upon the best of the past to meet the needs of the future.

20 Curmudgeon

The Zamboni, of all things, is an environmental evil. Or is it?

45 Class Notes

73Obituaries

80Dartmouth Undying

Paris schmaris. Dartmouth students have always had style.

FEATURES

26Talking Politics:The DartmouthCaucus

At our invitation, four alumni congressmen gather for dinner and some surprisingly candid conversation. On the docket: presidential politics, partisan bickering, and why in the world they put up with the madness of Capitol Hill. By Jake Tapper '91

34 The Day F. Scott Fitzgerald Came to Campus

It's a story only Hollywood could produce, in which a literary legend's lost weekend sets the stage for a young alum's screen writing career—and the making of one of the worst movies of 1939. By Maury Rapf '35

40One on One

When a highly recruited hoops star found himself riding the bench, both player and coach faced a tall order. Here's how Vedad Osmanovic'02 worked his way into the starting lineup. By Mel Allen

For commentary related to the student life initiative, see pages 17 and 18.

Cover photographs by Pilar VergaraCover illustration by Peter Hoey