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The Dartmouth
June 5, 2026
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DAO Culture Night to present zany ‘Oz' spoof

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For this winter's Asian Culture Night taking place on Saturday at 6 p.m. in Collis Common Ground the Dartmouth Asian Organization will present a spoof on "The Wizard of Oz" that explores the effect of Asian stereotypes on Dartmouth students.


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Students drum to the beat of blues rhythms

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Courtesy of Dartmouth.edu On Friday night, a diverse group of Dartmouth drummers including some students who are new to percussion and others who have been playing the drums all their lives will come together to tackle dynamic African and blues rhythms in the World Music Percussion Ensemble's Winter term concert. The concert, titled "The Power of Rhythm: From Africa to the Blues," will chronicle the emergence of blues in the American music scene, demonstrating the crucial role that African beats and music played in the formation of the genre, according to Ensemble member Christina Chen '12.


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HEAR AND NOW: 2011 Grammys

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Although I always enjoy seeing who the Grammy winners are, Sunday's 53rd Grammy Awards Show was all about the performances. The show opened with a tribute performance to Aretha Franklin, who has won a whopping 18 Grammys in her career.



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Mack takes first prize at juried film festival

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Courtesy of Dartmouth.edu Hand-painted bottles and plastic, pastel-colored Easter egg shells all decorated with a smattering of horizontal and vertical lines overflow from boxes stored in film professor Jodie Mack's animation studio. "I have a movie called Rad Plaid' about the alternation of horizontal and vertical lines," Mack explained.






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Omar Sosa joins Barbary Coast for world jazz performance

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Courtesy of Hop.dartmouth.edu By Shannon DrauckerThe Dartmouth Staff Renowned jazz pianist and composer Omar Sosa will join the Barbary Coast Jazz Ensemble in Spaulding Auditorium on Saturday for the group's 33rd annual Winter Carnival concert, "Global Jazz: Coast Goes Latin." Born in Camaguey, Cuba, Sosa discovered his love for piano while attending the National Music School of Havana.



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DHMC hosts exhibition of genome-inspired paintings

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Courtesy of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Correction appended### While many people regard science as purely objective and art as purely subjective, Daniel Kohn's paintings including "Data Sets," a series currently installed in the public spaces at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center blur the lines between these seemingly disparate disciplines. Kohn spent the past six years as an artist in residence at the Eli and Edythe L.






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FNR brings diversity to campus music scene

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Patton Lowenstein / The Dartmouth Staff From its quaint small-town atmosphere to its abundant natural beauty, Dartmouth's isolated locale certainly has its charms, but Hanover cannot compare to larger cities in terms of live music offerings.


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‘Much Ado' modernizes classic tale

Gavin Huang / The Dartmouth Staff The Rude Mechanicals delighted audience members with their clever, intimate performance of "Much Ado About Nothing" last weekend, which opened on Friday night to a sold-out house.


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Dartmouth Idol

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Last evening, the Dartmouth Idol Semifinals showcased Dartmouth's finest singers in a variety of styles and genres.


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Legendary filmmaker shares animated shorts

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Courtesy of Film.Dartmouth.edu Typical high school students emphasize grades and test scores on their college applications, but animator Frank Mouris said he impressed Harvard University admissions officers by building a scale model of the Globe Theatre out of cardboard. Like his unconventional approach to college admissions, Mouris' collage animations are set apart by their singularly zany, playful style.