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Winds perform Sunday

By Allison Ruderman | February 13, 2007

With a nod to the famed Bob Dylan song of the same name, the Dartmouth Wind Symphony will perform a set entitled "Blowin' in the Wind" Sunday at 2 p.m.

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Strong performances can't save Field's 'Little Children'

By Joseph Debonis | February 13, 2007

A look at the list of nominees for the 79th Annual Academy Awards reveals that, despite what many consider to be a strong year, some tried and true conventions remain.

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Irish musical legends to join forces at the Hop Tuesday

By Caitlin Kelly | February 12, 2007

After the enthusiastic celebration of hedonism that is Winter Carnival, many students might be turning to drier activities this week.

These Empty Bowls will be filled with soup and bread at the fundraiser for anti-hunger organizations Tuesday.

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Empty Bowls unites art and activism at Hopkins Center

By Leanne Mirandilla | February 12, 2007

Danny Gobaud / The Dartmouth Staff This term, over 600 ceramic bowls were handmade, glazed and fired for the Empty Bowls project, which will take place on Feb.

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The music industry is too diverse and far-reaching -- from salsa idols to "American Idol," from a Miami recording studio to your neighbor's garage -- to see the Grammy Awards as anything other than a popularity contest among the most commercial artists of the year. Indeed, the only reason that the 49th annual Grammy Awards caught my eye was that the Police are reuniting to kick off the show.

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Snubs and surprises abound in 2007 Oscar nominations

By A.J. Fox | February 8, 2007

God bless the Academy Awards. Just when you're ready to write them off as predictable panderers to public expectation, they go and drop a bombshell on you.

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College taps young novelist for creative writing post

By Matthew Ritger | February 7, 2007

After weeks of interviews and readings by a diverse group of four final candidates, Thomas O'Malley has been selected to join the faculty of Dartmouth's creative writing program.

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Del Toro's brilliant 'Labyrinth' is a dark fairy tale for adults

By Joe Indvik | February 7, 2007

"Pan's Labyrinth," Guillermo del Toro new film, boldly mixes fairy tales with unmitigated violence.

Anne Galjour, a Louisiana native, will perform her award-winning solo show

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Galjour brings one-woman 'Hurricane' to the Bentley

By Hilary Becker | February 6, 2007

Courtesy of the Hopkins Center In the wake of Hurricane Katrina it's been easy to forget that there were storms before that one, but Anne Galjour's one-woman play "Hurricane," which premiered in 1993, reminds us that the 2006 natural disaster wasn't a singular phenomenon.

Dancers from Ujima performed to a crowded room Friday as part of Kappa Kappa Kappa's

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'The Movement' shakes the ground at Tri-Kap

By Leslie Adkins | February 5, 2007

Kawakahi Amina / The Dartmouth Staff This past Friday, groups celebrating dance, music and spoken word combined to kick off Black History Month at Kappa Kappa Kappa Fraternity's first annual "The Movement" event.

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With 'Thin Ice,' Hood celebrates beauty in Inuit culture

By Joe Indvik | February 5, 2007

by joe indvik "One must respect and sometimes fear ice. It is the giver of life for us." Aqqaluk Lynge, president of the Greenland chapter of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, said these words during his keynote address in Loew Auditorium Wednesday. The speech commemorated "Thin Ice: Inuit Traditions in a Changing Environment," an exhibit that opened at the Hood Museum of Art last week. The show is a joint project between the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding, the Institute of Arctic Studies at Dartmouth and the Hood Museum. "Thin Ice" displays Inuit artifacts from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that portray that culture's connection to the environment through its hunting techniques, social organization, religion and technologies.

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Silverman debuts on Comedy Central

By Allison Ruderman | February 1, 2007

Forget about Dave Chappelle. Comedy Central has a new comic hitting the small screen who isn't inclined to mysteriously jet off to South Africa anytime soon.

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'Betrayal' at Bentley

By Leanne Mirandilla | February 1, 2007

On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, three juniors will perform the lead roles in the ensemble play "Betrayal," written by Harold Pinter. "Betrayal" is a psychological drama set in England.

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Music prof gains recognition with experimental 'Exercises'

By Liz Ellison | January 31, 2007

Last year was a good year for music and classics professor Christian Wolff. His most recent recording, "Christian Wolff: Ten Exercises," has been named among the 50 best albums of the year in the annual list compiled by The Wire, a popular alternative music magazine.

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Japanther brings raw energy and noise to FUEL

By Joseph Debonis | January 31, 2007

"Friday Night Rock ... wait, does that even happen anymore?" Yes, ignorant freshman, Friday Night Rock is alive and well. "But wait, isn't that just for, like, hipsters?" No, ignorant freshman, Friday Night Rock is for everyone.