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s iday • October 10, 1997 L The Battalion IFESTYLES Jpfi ipipi 11 1 « jip pit WVK fl«W5»*Wfe on t nnegut condemns Di never reading a book iKRIWAN/M GLEW00D, Colo. (AP) — Kurt Vonnegut, true llis irreverent style, said he did not mourn Bess Diana’s death. Vonnegut said the Diana never made any mem- ■ B orable statement and was not V CT known to have read a book. P “She’s too tall, for one thing,” g the author told a luncheon gath- J ering Wednesday. “I don’t know * M why people are worshipping this | B. B tweed.... Don’t you think you’ve iu pbcctk^A JB all gone loony?” Iniwr 5 *^ The author of Slaughter- hI'I^SIKss Diana house-Five, Cat’s Cradle and Hocus Focus acknowledged that ) createa )me t-| ave criticized his writing for not giving more 1 twocho bailed descriptions of his characters. But he said the best-selling book in history, the ties aval jbje, is short on details. l, ° takenS:||rhe Bible did not stress that Job spoke with a n) andthsB However.;® 5 ^ i’ WH' I- 1 B ^ t kk.Tjr 1 ! svMiiwfflliirtfifi lisp or that Jonah was short,” he said. “We don’t care what he looked like, but with the situation.” Vonnegut said young people love his books because he writes simple sentences without semicolons. do something about it,” said John Ackerly, the cam paign’s director. “I’m proud Hollywood has told the truth about Tibet.” Tibet’s cause has become a favorite of actors, including Richard Gere, Harrison Ford, Steven Sea gal and Uma Thurman. In 47 years of rule in Tibet, China has failed to quell support for independence. Last year, it launched a campaign to discredit the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader. The movie gained attention earlier this year when it was learned that Pitt’s character, explorer Heinrich Harrer, was linked to the Nazi party. The film is based on Harrer’s book on the years he spent as an adviser, teacher and friend of the Dalai Lama after he escaped from a British POW camp in India and trekked to Tibet in 1944. J. F. Kennedy, Jr. enters hospital for hand surgery CHAT& CHEW with Dr. Malon Southerland Vice President for Student Affairs OCTOBER 15 11:00 - 1:00 PM REC CENTER Discuss questions Voice concerns Light Refreshments Activists anticipate Seven Years will free Tibet NEW YORK (AP) — Activists who want China to end its occupation of Tibet are hoping a movie starring Brad Pitt that debuts this week will spur ticket buyers to action. Members of the Internation al Campaign for Tibet passed out leaflets Wednesday in front of a New York theater featuring Seven Years in Tibet. The leaflets are part of a campaign in 34 states to draw attention to the film and the Ti betan cause. “Don’t just see the movie, NEW YORK (AP) — John F. Kennedy Jr. entered a hospital for hand surgery, the Daily News re ported Thursday. Kennedy went to Lenox Hill Hospital on Wednes day, accompanied by his wife, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and sister, Caroline Kennedy Schloss- berg. Hospital spokeswoman Karen Zipern would not discuss the report, saying “we ab solutely do not comment on any patients.” A spokeswoman for George magazine declined to comment on the editor-in-chief’s personal J. Kennedy, Jr. life. Brad Pitt “Hand surgery? Yeah, that just doesn’t fall into the scope of the magazine,” said spokeswoman Nancy Haberman. seem, fa d. 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