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THE TUFTS DAILY Where You Read It First Monday, May 3,1993 Vol XXVI, Number 63 Weather, music make for great Spring Fling by MATT CARSON tastic, so one of those dull shows Daily Editorial Board would have been a crushing disap- The weather was beautiful. pointment. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky; They appeared on The Tonight perfect shorts weather. The stag- Show last week, backed by two gering lameness of last year’s rain horns, a drummer, a deejay, and venue of Cousens Gym, and the the coolest instrument ever in- dark clouds that found their way vented: an upright bass. Judging into the sky over last Friday’s block from this little sneak preview, we party, turned this year’s Spring were all in for a great show. Fling weather into quite a con- And we were. The best place to cern. But prayers were answered be for their set was right up close, and there was not a drop of rain in where the bass was heavy enough sight. tomake your lungs shake. Digable So 5,000 people ventured forth Planets has found the perfect mar- onto President’s Lawn to hear riage between rap and be-bopjazz, some music, have some fun, and giving new dimensions to both ingest all kinds of different things. forms of music and creating a new Legend has it that the concert sound all its own. startedatnoon, withareggae band And the band was tight. Their whose name nobody can remem- music would seem to be difficult ber. Of course. nloon is kind of to reproduce outside of the studio, Approximately 5,000 people were gathered on the President’s Lawn for Spring Fling on Saturday. early for college students, espe- but they made it look easy. It was cially after one of this school’s sad to see them leave the stage best party nights. So, alas, some of after playing an extended version Students see Fling as us showed up a tad late. of “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like successful Thankfully, though, this writer Dat)” with some sensational horn by JULIE CORNELL freshman year, and it was The the day. Many students reported arrived in time to hear Digable lines. I could have listened to them Daily Editorial Board Band and it sucked.” seeing him with his wife, Nancy, Planets do their thing. Now, a live play all afternoon. This year’s Spring Fling was Although many students had and his dog. “I think it’s great that rap show can be really coo!, or it The saddest thing is that the considergd a success by stu&nts either m.wr heard of the bands or the president should interact so can be duller than a htta knife. didn’t them if they had, they closely and be involved with from Tubas well as from otbgr so Digable’s album Reach’ is fan- see FLMG, page 11 schools.~eweathercouldn~thave were Wea hit. One iunior said, the student body.” said one iunior. been better, and the bands were ~~weI1,’I’m normally not into that “Spring Fling is always ield on well-received. kind of music, but they made great President’s Lawn, but this is the The day started out cold and Fling bands. It was a great time.” first time the president has really gray, but improved by the time the Steve Conant, a junior at the kicked back and been with the concert began, and the good Berklee College of Music, had students,” said one student. weather lasted the rest of the day. never heard ofthe Digable Planets Many students commented on There wasn’t a cloud in the sky, before the show but after he heard the general atmosphere on cam- and the temperature was a balmy their first song, he said, “This is pus. “It’snice to lookaround Tufts 65-70 degrees. great. I’m going out to buy the on a particular day and finally Many students feared bad album today.” know that you live on a college weather, which would have forced Senior Harold Cheyne said, “I campus,” said one junior. the concert indoors. Last year’s was really impressed with the Fling, held in Cousens Gym be- Digable Planets, but the Another student said, “it was cause of rain, was not as well- Lemonheads were disappointing.” like an infectious good mood.” attended. “We ditched last year Cheyne’s sister, Hilary, a high Some students commented on because it was indoors. We went school sophomore, said, “The Vio- the timing of Fling. Many felt that to the movies instead,” said junior lent Femmes were the best; they it should be held after classes end. “I think it’s pretty silly that we Robyn Liebman. were awesome.” Photo by Okwer Tiftman Even University PresidentJohn have classes tomorrow,” said Senior Bob Patterson said, “The President DiBiaggio mingled with students during Spring Fling. last Spring Fling I was at was DiBiaggio could be seen enjoying Patterson yesterday. British cool as Christopher outlines strategy for Bosnia LONDON (AP) -- Secretary of pher said, after speaking twice by outlined the air attacks and lifting ment. The Croats and Muslims had State Warren M. Christopherwas phone to President Clinton. of the arms embargo against the Administration officials are already endorsed the plan worked skeptical SUnpy that the signing “Whetherthe killing stops, whether Muslims that Clinton tentatively concernedthat Bosnian Serb leader out by mediators Cyrus R. Vance of an internatlonal peace plan by the aid is permitted to get into has approved. Radovan Karadzic’s signingofthe of the United Nations and Lord Bosnian Serbswould end their eth- those who need it, whether the The U.S. presentation elicited internationalpeace plan in Greece Owen of the European Commu- nic cleansing campaign, but he heavy weapons are silenced, ajoint statement in which the Brit- was an empty gesture to avoid nity, even though it would codify fell short of winning British SUP- whether the parties carry out their ish government agreed to try to military action from the West. some of the Bosnian Serbs’ terri- port for military steps designed to agreements.” develop “a common position with Christopher said the Serbs had torial gains. The 15-month war force their hand. Within hours of Christopher’s our partners and allies on stronger approved agreementsin the past to has left some 134,000people dead At the start of a six-day Euro- remarks, Bosnian Serb forces measures to be taken if the Serbs end the fighting but then went on or homeless. pean trip, Christopher said the lobbed four shells into Sarajevo, fail to implement the peace settle- with the war. “This is good news so far as it Serbs’ signing of the plan in Ath- killing at least two people. Two of ment.” Meanwhile, Senate Republican goes,” Christopher said Sunday. ens would not deter the United the shells hit a police station near Military steps are among the Leader Bob Dole of Kansas said But he noted that approval required States from trying to force an end the presidency building. options under consideration, the Clinton had decided on allied aerial the endorsement of the self-styled to the bloodshed in Bosnia- Christopher then had dinner statement said. It did not announce attacks on Serbian positions and Bosnian Serb legislature. He said Herzegovina. with Prime Minister John Major Britain’s approval of Clinton’s permitting weapons to get to the see BOSNIA, page 15 ‘What really matters is what and other British Cabinet minis- military strategy nor make men- outgunned Muslims in Bosnia- happens on the ground,” Christo- ters. He and Pentagon officials tion of its two main features -- an Herzegovina. air attack on Serb artillery and Dole said on ABC’s “This lifting the arms embargo against Week With David Brinkley” that I Inside TCU Senate appoints Trustee reps Bosnia. Clinton had called to tell him the Fling photos .................... P. 8 Trustee representative positions were appointed by the Tufts The statement began with an two steps were the key elements in Check out Bags chuggin’ a brewski, CommunityUnion Senate at the final TCU Senatemeeting ofthe year appeal to the warring parties in the the new strategy Christopher is two lovebirds, and all kinds of shots of in closed session last night. former Yugoslavrepublic to come pressing the European allies and everyone’s favorite weekend. Administration and Finance Representative for next year will be to a cease fire and implement the Russia to endorse. peace agreement without delay. Clinton decided on Saturday to Semester-in-Review ..... p. 16 Alison Feiner. Representative for Academic Affairs will be Jennifer For those of you who have been Fox, and the Development Representative will be Jason Rashkin. In Washington, Clinton re- take U.S. strategy in a new and leased a statementcalling approval asleep since December, here’s what Also approved for the Educational Policy Committee were Adam more forceful direction, although you missed. Pearlman, Sherry Dong, and Ajit Joshi. ofthe peace plan a“positive step.” he released few details. But he said he will continue plan- While Christopher en route At press time, positions for the Peter-Paul Committee on Univer- was Advertisement p. 24 ning for military force in case the to London, Karadzic approved the .............. sity budgetary issues were still undecided. Got a car? Are you a morning per- Positions for the Allocations Board were also slated to be dis- Serbs “do not act in good faith.” plan to end the fighting and to “We will judge intentions by son? Need some dough? Well, check cussed later in the Senate’s agenda.

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