Table of Contents

FEATURES

40 The Art of Darkness

Reviewers use the word raw to describe poet and creative writing professor Tom Sleigh. The Poetry Society of America uses another word: genius. BY KAREN ENDICOTT

46 Reunions and Commencement 2000

When caps, gowns and green jackets rule the fashion landscape, it must be June in Hanover. An offbeat look at class reunions and Commencement 2000. ILLUSTRATIONS BY MICHAEL WITTE

50 Fox Trot

What is it about a fox hunt that drives students, alums and countrydwelling gentry out of their warm beds and into the cold, damp New England morning? Hint: It isn't the prey. BY JOHN BARTON

58 Two Years Before the Mast

When Heather Halstead '96 fulfilled her dream of sailing around the world, thousands of schoolchildren across the country joined her for the ultimate virtual field trip. BY MICHEL MARRIOTT

DEPARTMENTS

Letters

12 Raves and rants from readers.

Notebook

20 CAMPUS

News and notes from around the College, including the opening of Berry Libraiy

24 THE PRESIDENT

The wired world of Dartmouth. BY JAMES WRIGHT

26 FACULTY OPINION

Voters head to the polls in November, but members of the media seem to vote daily. By JIM A. KUYPERS

28 CURMUDGEON

A modest proposal to revive old library traditions. BY NOEL PERRIN

30 PERSONAL HISTORY

What is perfect? BY MARY CLEARY KIELY '79

32 OUTSIDE

Earl Jette retires after 30 years as the ultimate outsider. BY WILLEM LANGE

34 SPORTS

Quarterback Jay Fiedler '94 aims to be the man in Miami. BY BRAD PARKS '96

36 HISTORY

Student dance cards from a bygone era. BY KAREN ENDICOTT

38 CLASSROOM

Biology 4: "Genes and Society." BY KAREN ENDICOTT

Class Notes

70 NEWSMAKERS

72 THE CLASSES

105 OBITUARIES

Continuing Ed 112

New York comptroller Carl McCall '58.

ON THE GOVCR Creative writing professor Tom Sleigh poses at the corner of Bond and Wyckoff streets in Brooklyn for Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. He and his wife, artist Ellen Driscoll,have an apartment nearby. Photographed by Alan Jakubek on Februarys, 2000.

Modern mariner Heather Halstead '96