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mmm THEHIULNEWS, February 3,2006 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT PAGE 7 Stuart Dybek Visits St. Lawrence Leah Frankel Staff Writer Stuart Dybek, American poet and author of five books, visited St. Lawrence as part of the Writers' Series on Feb- ruary 9. Dybek has been the recipient of numerous . awards, including the Lannan Prize, a PEN/ Malamud Award, a Whiting Writers' Award, a Guggenheim, and numerous O. Henry Prizes. His work has been included in The Best American Short Stories and The Best America^Poetry as well as appearing regularly in magazines such as Harper's, The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, Poetry, Tin House, Ploughshares, and Triquarteriy. Dybek's short but poignant reading consisted of his reading of Yehuda Amichai's \We Did It,\ and his own subsequent story, \We Didn't.\ Dybek said his least favorite phrase is \we did it,\ an \enemy of all writers.\ Dybek attempted the arduous task of creating a love story, ulti- mately creating a humorous, but quite serious, account of a couple attempting, but ultimately failing, to make love and to love one an- other. The short story, in its lyri- cal prose, erotically depicts a couple attempting to make love on a beach. They are interrupted by searchlights and surrounded by police officers who pull, a dead body out of the water, just inches from where they stand nearly naked. The shock of the situation and sight of the woman's corpse de- stroys the couple's relationship, as the lovers are haunted by that night. The narrator describes in length all that the couple did not achieve, besides the act of mak- ing love. \I was the D. H. Lawrence of not doing it,\ Dybek writes.-The audience was en- thralled with the story's inten- sity, whether it was a sexy mo- ment or the relationship's loss of love. Dybek said, \I couldn't write fiction if I couldn't write poetry.\ \We Didn't\ had begun as a poem but flowed lyrically in its prose form, Dybek attempts in his writing to appeal to an audi- ence. As he noted* ^We all have an urge to have poetry or lyri- cism in our lives.\ Interactive Forum February 10, 2006 Sponsored by; The Association for Campus Entertainment UPCOMING AGE MOVIES Thursdays: 8 & IO:30pm Saturdays: 2pm Sundays: 2:30pm A No Showing v ^ Showing Saturday 2/4 sponsored by: All Times The Association for Campus Entertainment LCZY-LYNN'S LOOK AT LARRY LAND Dear Lizzy-Lynn, - . It's spring semester again, and it seems like everyone is get- ting anxious about getting attached, or steering clear nf any sort of relationship. Why does this always happen this time of year? . Sincerely, Confused by Crushes Dear Confused by Crushes, Yes, it is that time of year again.. .Spring semester, also known as Winter Semester here at St. Lawrence! Besides the elements of winter creating the need for warm bodies to unite, there is an extra element of pressure. Spring semester means time is run- ning out! Whether you are graduating, transferring, going abroad next fall, or just preparing for summer away from St. Lawrence, there is a more drastic end to this semester. This determined end creates a pressure that steers people down two different paths, or in some cases a personal conflict with which path to take. One option might be to think of that someone special who you haven't had a chance to get to know better, and now face the hours ticking by, opportunity passing with every day. You want to make sure you get your chance, and make something hap- pen before you go your separate ways. You also may be sud- denly interested in having a relationship, making a commitf- ment! At SLU, a feeling like this might come to you as a shock! Whatever the reason, your timing may be due to the prime environment offered by college life: experiencing freedom...-we can (for the most part) drink the weekends away to our hearts -content, usually bring significant others, or others we have never met before, (but really like the looks of) back to our beds at night, lounge around with friends in between doing \very im- portant work,\ party, and just enjoy! Or if you aren't the rela- tionship type and all of a sudden want to be, it may be easier to attempt a St. Lawrence relationship knowing that if it doesn't work out, you will.be gone in a few months, so the risk is mini- mized. You think JUST GO FOR IT! And if you are a Senior, you have nothing to lose! The other path is one of avoidance. The desire to get involved, even if you have been waiting, for the opportunity, just isn't attractive to you anymore. This is the last semester of the year, and for many, the last-semester of college in its entirety! Why lock yourself down when you can really enjoy your last semes- ter. Why get into something if you will not be together in a matter of months? This route is always challenged by the fact that most students have been living their St. Lawrence lives with this motto for four years. Reflect on your life. Where you are now, and what is impor- tant to you in that now? Try to imagine, yourself in a relation- ship, and who it could possibly be with. Heck, go back to the basics and write a pros and cons list...but consider the .situa- tion, the lifestyle that is college and the implications that has on your decisions. You can always try to have a relationship without the seriousness.. .here at St. Lawrence we call that your Consistent Hook-Up. Good Luck, and most of all make sure YOU are having a good time! Sincerely, Liz2y-Lynn
