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February 15, 2026 | Latest Issue
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English department, Orlando Consort get medieval

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Nostalgic contrasts between a poetic, damsel-in-distress-riddled past and our own cold, technology-driven world have (rightfully) become cliche, but if your only knowledge of the Middle Ages stems from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," take note: this week, troubadours grace the provenance of BlitzMail and Keystone. A poetry reading promises to set the scene.


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Warabi-Za to perform at Hop

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This Tuesday night the Hopkins Center will be hosting Warabi-Za, a group of Japanese folk performers, to add international flavor to the otherwise Dartmouth-centered week of Winter Carnival.







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Hood prepares for the future with winter exhibition

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Dartmouth students should be anticipating a wonderful winter term in the world of art. The Hood Museum of Art has been adamantly strategizing, preparing and reorganizing their objectives, with the aim of creating visually exciting exhibitions that will inspire student interest. "We want Dartmouth students to know that this is their museum, and they're welcome," said Hood Public Relations Coordinator Sharon Reed.


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Cat Power, Lewis find mixed success with new albums

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When critics bandy about the precious hyphenate 'singer-songwriter,' they often use words such as 'confessional' and 'sensitive' to evoke the tone of the style, a populist amalgam of rock, country and folk idioms that emerged in the late '60s and early '70s to describe the music of artists as diverse as Joni Mitchell, Nick Drake and Townes Van Zandt.





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Maria Schneider brings unique sound to the Hop

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Courtesy of the Hopkins Center At the post-concert public discussion that Maria Schneider, composer and conductor of her own Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra, held in Spaulding Auditorium this past Saturday, she responded to a question from an audience member about soloists and the process of improvised soloing by saying, "I give them the harmonic framework." This is, of course, slightly paraphrased, as she had much more to say than that, and her music does much more than give the members of her orchestra a simple harmonic framework. The concert given by Schneider and the members of her orchestra on Saturday was, quite simply, wonderful.


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'Buffalo Soldiers' play transcends mixture of racial prejudices

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Courtesy of the Hopkins Center In the suburb in which I grew up, not everyone thought of Bob Marley's classic song when they heard the phrase "Buffalo Soldier." (I did, but perhaps because my father was raised in Jamaica -- Jamaica, New York, that is.) So maybe, among other things, the poignant new play directed by Lou Bellamy, "Grandchildren of the Buffalo Soldiers," will add more meaning to Marley's memorable melody. The play, set on an eastern Montana reservation, is the story of the Robe family.



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Golden Globes forecast potential Oscar contenders

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Courtesy of Dark Horizons As far as Hollywood awards ceremonies go, the Golden Globes have always played second fiddle to the Oscars -- they're like the Wendy's to the Academy's McDonald's, or, if you prefer, the Apple to their Microsoft.



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Hood opens winter with a bang

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If you hear Chinese techno music flowing from the Hood Museum this Friday, don't be alarmed. In fact, it might be worth your while to check it out. In celebration of the new exhibit, "Same and Different Art: Art, Artists, and Cultural Space in Asia," the Hood Museum will hold a party for students this Friday from 8 until 10 p.m.


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Friday Night Rock brings in upbeat music for winter

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Courtesy of Montreal Friday Night Rock kicked off another term this Monday at the year's first meeting in Tindle Hall, announcing a schedule that will provide Dartmouth students a sonic alternative to frat playlists or the crushing silence of Baker Library. So far, two shows are planned for next month, and a final performance is in the works for March.