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Samburu sends 'SOS' to world

By John Teti | October 29, 2001

Fun facts: the Samburu and Boran tribes of Kenya adhere to monotheistic religions. While some Samburu have been converted to Christianity, and some Boran to Islam, others observe traditional beliefs -- which still place faith in one God. So where are Linda's "gods and goddesses" and "spirits" of Africa? The Harvard career counselor and member of Dartmouth's Class of 1978 keeps jabbering about the deep meaning of Africa.

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Kidjo energizes Spaulding crowd

By Carl Burnett | October 24, 2001

"If you don't come up here and dance for this next one, we're not gonna play," Anglique Kidjo warned the audience near the end of her performance in Spaulding Auditorium last night. She hardly need have asked. Kidjo, a Beninese-born, Brooklyn-based world-pop singer of renown, had worked the crowd into a frenzy by then, taking a nearly full auditorium divided almost evenly between Dartmouth students and Upper Valley residents and bringing it to its feet.

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'The Last Castle' certainly not the first film of its kind

By N.F.S. Knight | October 24, 2001

Yes, Bobby Redford is at it again. In his new film, "The Last Castle," he is once more attacking the American prison system only this time, from the other side of the bars. In 1980's "Brubaker," his first philippic against the penal system, Redford played a young warden dead-set on reforming a corrupt Southern prison.

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'Riding in Cars with Boys' coasts along smoothly

By Kelly Swartz | October 23, 2001

Drew Barrymore's character, Beverly, the focus of "Riding in Cars with Boys," struggles to come to terms with and accept her true identity. The film opens with a grown-up Barrymore riding alongside her son, Jason (Adam Garcia), in, surprise, a car.

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Anastasio, Claypool and Copeland a 'Grand' failure

By David Klein | October 23, 2001

Oysterhead's debut release, "The Grand Pecking Order," is a failure of XFL proportions. To label the band a "supergroup" would have been appropriate over a year ago when the trio of guitarist/vocalist Trey Anastasio bassist/vocalist Les Claypool and drummer Stewart Copeland -- each extraordinary musicians in their own right -- debuted at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival to much fanfare. That show, which featured a spirited mix of original songs and covers -- including a ferocious version of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" -- left many salivating for more. But with their first studio effort, it seems Oysterhead should have been a one-shot deal. There is but one moment on "The Grand Pecking Order" that makes the release appear to be a worthwhile experiment.

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Rift between young and old brings bad tribal blood

By John Teti | October 22, 2001

"Well I ain't worried about it -- this is just a game!" That's how Tom explained away his forgiveness of Kim (Boran) after she fell during the reward challenge (and thereby broke one of last week's rules). Who cares if we starve?

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Dave Chappelle performance at Hop in high demand

By Kelly Swartz | October 18, 2001

The Hopkins Center and The Programming Board will help kick off Homecoming festivities this evening with a sold out performance by comedian David Chappelle in Spaulding Auditorium. Chappelle first gained notoriety as a teenager, while performing his act in and around Washington D.C.

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Ryan Adams' latest album closer to bronze than 'Gold'

By Katie Van Syckle | October 18, 2001

Approximately a year after the release of his solo debut, "Heartbreaker," Ryan Adams is back on the scene with his new double album, "Gold." Adams, not to be confused with the '80s rocker Bryan Adams, was first noted on the music scene as a member of the country band Whiskeytown.

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Screw, Shag and Bang: a different sort of vocabulary

By Nicholas Ostrow | October 17, 2001

"Hook up," according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is a verb that means to establish a link or to make a connection with. But to people in their teens and 20s, "hook up" means physical intimacy that can range from kissing to sexual intercourse. This word is just one of many that belongs on the unwritten list of vocabulary used to describe relationships and activities between two people who are intimately involved with each other. Because of its very unwritten nature, "hook-up vocabulary" promulgates misunderstandings and misconceptions.

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Latest batch of 'Survivor' contestants breaks the rules

By John Teti | October 15, 2001

Everyone in America watched at least some of "Survivor" and "Survivor: The Australian Outback" -- except, it seems, for the contestants on "Survivor: Africa." Our new gang of 16 made many of the same mistakes that garnered tribal council votes on the first two editions of CBS's hit reality series. Mail carrier Diane Ogden, 42, made the first error by showing up for the "Survivor" contestant auditions in the first place.

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