Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern
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| Type | Humor magazine |
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| Format | Quarterly magazine |
| Owner(s) | Dartmouth College |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Headquarters | Hanover, New Hampshire |
| Website | dartmouth.edu/~jacko |
The Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern (also known as the Jacko)[1] is a college humor magazine, founded at Dartmouth College in 1908.
History
One of the magazine's oldest traditions is "Stockman's Dogs". In the October 1934 issue, F.C. Stockman (class of 1935) drew a single-panel cartoon of two dogs talking to each other. That same cartoon has appeared in virtually every issue published since, always with a different caption.[2]
The magazine is alluded to in the opening lines of F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story "The Lost Decade", which was first published in Esquire in 1939.[3]
Jack-O-Lantern writers Nic Duquette and Chris Plehal invented the unofficial Dartmouth mascot Keggy the Keg in the fall of 2003.[4] A 2006 video prank by the Jack-O-Lantern on a Dartmouth College tour group entitled "Drinkin' Time" was featured in an article by the Chronicle of Higher Education,[5] posted by AOL on the Online Video Blog,[6] and was mentioned by The Volokh Conspiracy.[7] As of November 2013, the video has garnered over 585,000 views on YouTube.[8]
Format
The Jacko publishes print issues approximately four times a year, as well as regularly updated online content and occasional video productions. The magazine devotes one publication cycle each year to a parody of the campus newspaper, The Dartmouth.[1]
Notable alumni
Some notable writers, artists, comedians and politicians began their careers at the Jacko, including:[9]
- Norman MacLean, whose novel A River Runs Through It, awarded a Pulitzer Prize, was made into the Robert Redford film of the same name.
- Theodor Seuss Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss. Geisel began signing his work with his middle name so that he could continue to work on the Jack-O-Lantern after he was banned from participating in college activities for having violated Prohibition.[10]
- Budd Schulberg, subsequently known for his 1941 novel, What Makes Sammy Run, his 1947 novel The Harder They Fall, his 1954 Academy-award-winning screenplay for On the Waterfront, and his 1957 screenplay A Face in the Crowd.
- A. J. Liebling, author of The Sweet Science, Between Meals, The Earl of Louisiana, and other classics of "New Yorker journalism."
- Bruce Ducker, author and poet, whose novels include Lead Us not into Penn Station, Mooney in Flight, and Home Pool.
- John S. Monagan, remembered, in addition to his service in the U.S. House of Representatives, for his biography of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.[11]
- Buck Henry, founder and frequent host on NBC's Saturday Night Live.
- Chris Miller, who based his short stories in National Lampoon on his undergraduate experiences at Dartmouth, and subsequently turned them into the movie Animal House.
- Stephen Geller, awarded a Cannes Film Festive prize for his screenplay for the film adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's novel Slaughterhouse-Five.
- William C. Dowling, editor of Jack-O-Lantern during the period when its cartoon staff included Kirk Ditzler, James Fosso, and Robert Reich. Dowling subsequently wrote about his Jack-O-Lantern days in his memoir Confessions of a Spoilsport .
- Peter Golenbock, sportswriter, author of Personal Fouls, The Bronx Zoo, and numerous other best-selling works on college and professional sports
- Robert Reich, whose Locked in the Cabinet, a memoir of his time as Secretary of Labor in the Clinton Administration, has been described as a classic of political humor.
- William Hjortsberg, known as "Gatz", author of fiction and biography.
- Mindy Kaling, writer and actress for The Office, on which she portrayed the character Kelly Kapoor.
- Phil Lord and Chris Miller, directing duo behind the films 21 Jump Street and The Lego Movie.
References
- 1 2 "About This Site". Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern. Retrieved 2007-01-28.
- ↑ "85th Anniversary Issue" (PDF). Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern. Fall 1995. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
- ↑ Fitzgerald, F. Scott (December 1939). "The Lost Decade". Esquire. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ↑ Orbuch, Steve (2003-11-04). "Jacko mascot 'Keggy' wins many Dartmouth fans". The Dartmouth. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
- ↑ Bartlett, Thomas (2007-04-06). "Culture Watch: The College Prank as Viral Video". Archived from the original on 2007-04-06. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
- ↑ Tonka D. (2007-02-22). "AOL Video Log". AOL. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
- ↑ Kerr, Orin (2007-02-03). "'It's Drinkin' Time!'". The Volokh Conspiracy. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
- ↑ DartmouthJacko. "Drinkin' Time". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
- ↑ "About Us: History". Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern. Archived from the original on 2009-12-08. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ↑ Geisel, Theodor Seuss (2005). "Dr. Seuss Biography". In Taylor, Constance. Theodor Seuss Geisel The Early Works of Dr. Seuss 1. 228 Byers Road, Suite 201, Miamisburg, OH 45342: Checker Book Publishing Group. p. 6. ISBN 1-933160-01-2.
- ↑ Estrada, Louie (2005-10-25). "Conn. Congressman John Monagan Dies". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2009-12-08. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
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