Brown University - Liber Brunensis Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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There are more art movies than ever before; a Modes of Thought course deals with the history and develop- ment of the film form. Viewers pack Carmichael, Faunce House and the Cinematheque. Although all this may increase the bewilderment as to why there should be an 11-million dollar athletic com- plex in the offing instead of a per- forming arts center, interest, despite the lack of facilities, runs high. Wheth- er this isa mere corollary to the Flow- er Child Movement or represents in- stead a more enduring, more earnest new attitude towards creativity, re- mains to be seen. But it is impossible to deny the new life.

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4 O Rty P g .V. Y- -rhe squeamishness which makes culture something which one goes out and gets like a minimum daily vitamin requirement is being replaced at Brown by widespread participa- tion in theater, film and the visual arts. Student exhibits rotate in Faunce House. Omphaloskepsis sells student art. There has been a major modern dance program, as well as workshops in movement, photography and experimental staging techniques. Creative writing and theater arts majors have been introduced, and affairs such as the Novel Conference which brought Barth, Von- negut and Fiedler to Providence, or poetry readings by both faculty and visiting readers have packed lounges and auditoriums.

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Pomises about minority group equality had run on too long. Now was the time to stop the bullshit and come down hard. Stu- dents throughout the University helped create and coordinate recruiting for black students, a Black Studies program and equal employ- ment procedures. The University responded by accepting 11 black students in the Class of '73; the faculty resolved intensive staff recruiting ef- forts. Although many viewed the issue as a lowering of standards, those who matched their rhetoric with action were convinced that the change had been one of emphasis and responsibility. 21