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Sleeping through Hanks' latests

By Kristen King | June 29, 1993

If viewers hadn't kept their eyes peeled waiting (and waiting, and waiting) for one of Tom Hanks' hilarious comic scenes in "Sleepless in Seattle," they probably would have been sleeping in their seats. And they wouldn't have missed much of the story.

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'Jurassic Park' frightens and delights

By Joe Berger | June 25, 1993

The Jurassic period, according to history textbooks, was not renowned for etiquette or polite manners. In the recently released "Jurassic Park,"a delegation from that time in the Mesozoic era makes a general mess of their tropical island home, ignores traffic rules, eats people and spits. Mammals began to evolve just before the Jurassic, 215 million years ago,but they never made it past the nocturnal, tree-dwelling, embarrassing rat-like stage until the dinosaurs became extinct.

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'Black and White' film shows again

By Jennifer Skoda | June 1, 1993

"Politics of Love in Black and White," a student film on interracial relationships, is back by popular demand and in a newly edited version. The film by Edward Burley '92 and Christopher Weck '92 began in their documentary film class during the 1991 Summer term.

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Spontaneous Combustion sings year's finale in Spaulding

By Brad Parks | June 1, 1993

It's 11:35 p.m. on a performance night and Spontaneous Combustion is on the serenading prowl. They've already made one hit, and they're looking for more helpless prey. The group's four current members, Lew Cirne '93, Bill Lapcevic '93, Norm Roye '93 and Dave Kaiser '93 bound down the steps of the Channing Cox apartment complex, filling the stairwell with the bops, bums and ba-das so typical of their 1950's doo-wop style of music.

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Artists honored

By Will Lockwood | May 27, 1993

Tuesday afternoon the College arts community convened for The Arts at Dartmouth Awards Ceremony. College artists, actors, filmmakers, writers and musicians received awards in recognition of their achievements at Dartmouth. The ceremony opened with musical performance by Kojiro Umezaki, which was followed by a welcome and a key note address by Deborah Sale, the Chief of Staff to the New York Lieutenant Governor.

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Music Prof produces 'Dreams' CD

By Amanda A. Amann | May 25, 1993

"To me there is something remarkable about a compact disc, a little circular object zipping around and around in its rectangular box, spinning out sounds and thoughts and dreams -- seemingly forever," said Music Professor Paul Moravec.

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Hood exhibit explores a history of the female figure

By Alina Mogollon | May 24, 1993

The Hood Museum of Art's new exhibit, "Crinolines, Bustles, and Tight-Lacing: Creating the Artificial Silhouette," traces women's fashions from the nineteenth century to the early 1900s. The emphasis of the unusual exhibit is on the changing silhouettes created by the underwear and support structures of the time period. The exhibit, displayed in the Harrison gallery, consists of 12 mannequins in various poses depending on their clothing.

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Women show art

By Scott Anthony | May 24, 1993

Women artists from the College yesterday transformed drab Alumni Hall into a festive celebration of music, song, food and artwork. At the Women's Resource Center Student Art Exhibit there were etchings, paintings, photographs, poetry and pottery, all produced by women.

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Solar car race comes to Hanover

By Rachel Cleaves | May 20, 1993

All around the streets of Hanover, students have looked down to knee level to find members of the Dartmouth Solar Racing Team encased in sleek-bodied vehicles. Although it may seem like joy-riding, the team is preparing for the upcoming fifth annual American Tour de Sol, a seven-day solar and electrical car race, which will pass through Hanover next week. The team plans to enter two cars: the electric Equivox and the solar-powered Sun Vox IV.

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Harrington '85 receives film industry promotion

By Amanda A. Amann | May 20, 1993

Ellen Harrington '85 would like to thank the Academy for naming her Special Events and Exhibits Coordinator. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is best known for its annual Oscar awards. "I will go to the Oscars, but luckily, I do not really have anything to do with it.

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Meters to perform

By Cy Torchinsky | May 12, 1993

The Meters are coming! The Meters are coming! These words have passed through the lips of many students in the past few weeks.

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Torian, by popular demand

By Susan Ettinger | May 12, 1993

When Jay Torian '94 found an old guitar in his attic at age eight and asked his mother if he could learn to play, he didn't anticipate becoming the talented musician he is today. Torian said that he hated his first guitar lesson.

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Main St. vendors fight for business

By Tyler Newby | May 12, 1993

On warm spring days, scents of pickle relish, mustard and hot dogs hang in the humid air in front of Hanover's Town Hall. The scents come from an area filled with a maximum of four hot dog and jewelry stands on Main Street each day.

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Barbary Coast honors '93s

By Chris Bartel | May 9, 1993

With commencement just around the corner, Saturday night's Senior Feature Concert put on by the Barbary Coast Jazz Ensemble provided the perfect forum for a display of graduating jazz talent.

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Student art graces Dirt Cowboy

By Jennifer Skoda | May 5, 1993

The Dirt Cowboy Cafe, Hanover's funky new hangout, now also serves as an art gallery. A show of senior honors projects by studio art majors Audrey Bennett '93 and Laura Howse '93 opened yesterday. The studio art senior honors program requires students to work on an intense project for two consecutive terms.

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