M O N D A Y SEPT. 15,2003 Vol. 125, No. 9
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INSIDE THE MAN IN BLACK
Cadenza looks back at the man, the myth, the legend that was Johnny Cash. A remembrance of his contributions to the music world and popular culture, from the 1950s up to the present day.
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Top: An aerial view of the Hilltop Campus in 1948. Left: An early Bears’ baseball team.
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The Bears broke MacMurray’s 20-game regular season winning streak on Saturday. Find out how Kindbom’s squad defeated the Highlanders.
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The Olin Cup now opens its doors to not only students but also members of the community. Two prizes are awarded: a grand prize of $50,000 in the High Opportunity category and a $20,000 prize for smaller ventures in the Bootstrap category. DANA KUHN
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Students Lara Wolfson, John Mandel, Jeremy Woolf, and Nicole Matchneer share some “Ses-Quete,” a special flavor Ted Drewes created to help celebrate Washington University’s 150th anniversary. The event drew an estimated 15,000-20,000 people for events on the Hilltop and medical campuses. Below: “Magic Mark,” one of the day’s most popular attractions, coaches a young scientist.
100 WORD LIFESTORY: DAVID MARCHANT He instructs dance improvisation, performance, choreography and all levels of modern dance. Marchant started dancing while working on his BS in Psychology at the University of Iowa. He planned to earn a PhD in Psychology until he got an audition with the Utah Repertory Dance Theatre. After dancing professionally for two years, he returned to Iowa to get his MFA in Dance Choreography. A tip led him to Washington University. “It feels more and more like everything I do is a kind of dancing,” said Marchant. “Whether riding a bike or flying — everything is a variation of a dance form.”
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University officials declare the more than 220 events a success
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Thousands of people flooded the Hilltop Campus to wish Washington University a happy 150th birthday, Sunday. Between 15,000 and 20,000 students, faculty, and community members attended the Sesquicentennial Celebration, according to Don Strom, chief of WUPD. Bob Wiltenburg, chair of the Sesquicentennial Committee and dean of the University College, said that he was very pleased with both the overall turnout and the interest in the individual events. For example, the Persian poetry reading by Professor Fatemeh Keshavarez attracted around 50 people, and both of Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton’s “Magic Mark” chemistry magic shows were completely filled.
“Everything has happened just as we had hoped,” said Wiltenburg. “It’s wonderful seeing lots of planning finally come together. It’s like what Eisenhower must have felt on D-Day, but on a much smaller scale.” Robert Virgil, the Sesquicentennial Commission chair, said that the planning of the event was a way to show his appreciation for the University. “It’s been a lot of fun for me, next to my family I owe more to Washington University than to anything,” said Virgil. “Every opportunity I have to give something back, I like to do it, and this has been just a lot of fun,”
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Some students drum-up excitement, others skip events By Justin Choi q Assistant News Editor While the sesquicentennial celebration was a concerted effort by Washington University to reach out to the community, students questioned the part that they were supposed to play in the happenings. Some students eyeballed a few specific events that they wished to attend throughout the day and tried to stick to those plans. The most popular of these events were Chancellor Mark Wrighton’s
“Magic Show.” “It’s a great way for the community to become involved with the University, but I was disappointed because I couldn’t get into some of the events,” said senior Vanessa Clark. “I really wanted to see the Chancellor’s magic tricks because I missed them as a freshman, but the showings were packed and I was turned away after they fi lled three rows for standing room people.” Some students living on
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the South 40 made the hike to the Hilltop Campus for the day’s events. “I was surprised and impressed by the amount of effort and planning that the University put into making the celebration,” said sophomore Laura Robb. A number of other students were committed to attend for a number of reasons. Freshman Aaron Weninger made an appearance singing
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