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June 17, 2026
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Students plan for Collis art show to benefit Costa Rica

By Mark Herman | August 3, 2004

Students working with the International Humanitarian Foundation to help raise money for a small Costa Rican community will unveil the pictorial story of its ambition in an art opening Thursday night in Collis. The 13 original oil paintings by prominent indigenous Costa Rican artist Fran Vazquez, which have been hanging on the walls of the Collis Cafe since Friday, are part of a children's book, which will be published and sold in the local area to benefit the Cabecar community of Lower Chirripo in Costa Rica. The pictures tell the story of a young indigenous man who leaves the mountain village in search of fame and fortune, only to return to the values and the lifestyle he knew as a child. "It's about being able to hold onto your past and how important that is while at the same time striving for something new.

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Celebrity headlines: Paris dumps Nick

By Steven Orbuch | July 27, 2004

The world does not stop for Dartmouth. While members of the Class of 2006 spent this past weekend entertaining their parents with on-campus barbecues and prostituting younger siblings out to their Greek organizations, celebrity life continued as usual.

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Ferrell keeps his boat afloat with 'Anchorman'

By Mark Sweeney | July 13, 2004

Of all the "Saturday Night Live" alums to make the inevitable jump to the big screen, only a few -- such as Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy and Mike Myers -- have been able to amass a body of work that has achieved box-office success and also garnered at least some degree of critical acclaim.

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South Africa's Clegg to play Spaulding on Wednesday

By Sarah Givner | July 6, 2004

As Dartmouth sets into its third week of summer, the double-platinum, Grammy-nominated and internationally renowned musician Johnny Clegg will perform with his current outfit The Johnny Clegg Band in Spaulding Auditorium Wednesday at 7 p.m. Clegg, formerly of the bands Juluku (meaning "Sweat" in Zulu) and Saluka ("We Have Risen") will cap off the day's African-themed events, consisting of a 3 p.m.

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Hanks makes waiting delightful in 'The Terminal'

By Lindsay Barnes | June 24, 2004

Much of the success of last year's critical darling "Lost in Translation" hinged on a great American comic actor playing the role of a man completely lost in a strange world he doesn't understand and playing that role with just the right mixture of pathos and silliness.

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Frost fest showcases range of original plays and ideas

By AnnMary Mathew | June 1, 2004

Loving two people at once, black men loving black men and infanticide were the major themes in the plays presented in this year's 77th annual Eleanor Frost Playwriting Festival. The first play, "Complex Mathematics in the Backyard," was ambitious but often came off soap-operatic.

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