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Audio Essays: Hear the Original 1971 Cauldron Record and Explore the New 50th Anniversary MP3 Recording
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July 15, 2021October 26, 2021Music

Audio Essays: Hear the Original 1971 Cauldron Record and Explore the New 50th Anniversary MP3 Recording

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The 1971 Cauldron yearbook included this now classic 33 1/3 RPM record that offered an aural history of life for Northeastern college students between 1966 and 1971 The 1971 Cauldron yearbook was a creative break from what had gone before, befitting the times and its spirit of innovation and experimentation. Graduating seniors opened the book...

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June 23, 2021November 5, 2021Purpose & Politics

Born 50 Years Ago, Social Imperatives Are Ascendant Today

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I hadn’t looked through my copy of Cauldron 1971 for many years before working on this project, but when I did, I was struck with what a remarkable accomplishment it was. I had never before (or since) seen a comparable yearbook with such an inclusive scope of academic, local, national and global awareness or with...