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SWV's new album lacks complexity

By Micheal A. Posey | August 14, 1997

Sisters with style, sisters with rhythm and sisters with attitudes could have easily been replacements for SWV, whose three-letter moniker stands for Sisters with Voices. The group composed of three young ladies (Cheryl "Coko" Gamble, Tamara "Taj" Johnson and Leanne "Lelee" Lyons) have continually impressed their listeners with their simple yet heart-felt ballads and their musical messages about the joys of being in love, the hurt of breaking up and the pleasures of sex. Dating back to 1993, the group has had an amazing musical evolution. "It's about Time," their debut album, featured "Weak" which skyrocketed to the top of the R&B charts. Following on the heels of "Weak" was "Human Nature," a remix-of-sorts of a Michael Jackson's tune and the scandolous "Downtown" a track which served as an sex educational piece for men who wanted to find the "way to SWV's love." Although "It's About Time" proved to be a R&B powerhouse, there was much criticism.

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'G.I.Jane' is an after-school special on the big screen

By Joe Peters | August 14, 1997

Halfway through the movie "G.I. Jane," two trainee Navy SEALs are going through their first battle simulation in approaching a concealed enemy outpost which may or may not be occupied. When one remarks that there seems to be no one around, the other replies, "Well, I had a broken watch once, and it was right twice a day." If this strikes you as trite and unoriginal, brace yourself because it's about as original as this movie gets. "G.I.

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'Picture Perfect' needs more Mohr

By Erik Tanouye | August 12, 1997

Ignore the publicity. Jennifer Aniston is neither the star nor the hero in "Picture Perfect." She may get the most screen time, but she's really just playing a shallower version of her "Friends" character from television. The real discovery in "Picture Perfect" is another TV veteran -- "Saturday Night Live" alum Jay Mohr steals the movie as Nick, the only character with any feelings.

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'Supa Dupa Fly' fizzles due to mediocrity, lack of originality

By Micheal A. Posey | August 8, 1997

When Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott was ready to record her first debut album, she made sure to reach out and call in favors from around the hip-hop world. Featuring current R&B favorites like songstress Aaliyah and hip-hop rapper Busta Rhymes, "Supa Dupa Fly" should have been the next R&B bomb, detonating with its strong artillery of the best personalities in the business.

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'Spawn' showcases great effects but has weak story

By Arvid Nelson | August 8, 1997

"Spawn" gives us a dark tortured hero and amazing computer-generated effects but, like too many action films today, goes heavy on the special effects and too light on the story. Todd McFarlane is a comic-book artist best known for his work on "Spider Man," and later "Spawn," a super-hero he created as well as illustrated. McFarlane has always been a better visual artist than a story teller, and all of the flaws inherent in the original story are prevalent in the big screen spin-off. First of all, there is no underlying theme to Spawn's superpowers.

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Hood receives donation of European Master prints

By Arvid Nelson | August 6, 1997

The Hood Museum received 121 Old Master and nineteenth-century European prints, including 29 Rembrandt etchings, in a gift of unprecedented quality and quantity from the widow of late Dartmouth alum Adolph Weil '35, a long time patron of the Hood and preeminent American print collector. These excellent prints feature etchings, engravings and woodcuts by key figures in the history of European art and represent one of the most significant gifts ever given to the Museum. "I can describe this as one of the greatest gifts of art ever donated to the College," said Richard Rand, Hood curator of European Art.

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'Brave Old World' delights audience

By David Kung | August 6, 1997

"Brave Old World" brought a delightful combination of the old and new in Yiddish concert music to the Dartmouth stage last night. Their vocal and instrumental concert at Spaulding Auditorium was a vibrant combination of both classical artistry and jazz improvisation with some daring innovation.

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'Operation Condor' falls short

By Arvid Nelson | August 4, 1997

"Operation Condor" falls far short of the mark of Jackie Chan's older films, such as "Drunken Master II." The film -- originally released in Hong Kong as "Armour of God II" in 1990 -- is Chan's latest U.S.-released action film and was written and directed by the renown martial arts star himself.

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Hood receives Homer watercolor

By Elizabeth Dziadik | July 31, 1997

The Hood Museum of Art's newest acquisition depicts boys swimming and boating along the coast on a bright summer day. The Hood recently received "Boys Bathing," a watercolor by the American artist Winslow Homer (1836-1910), as a gift. The painting was donated by Edward Connery Lathem, Dartmouth's former Dean of Libraries and a long-time member of the College's administration staff, in memorial tribute to Rudolph Ruzica. According to a College press release, "Boys Bathing" remained in Homer's studio until 1917 when his brother gave it to William S.

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NYTW gives sneak peak at drama

By Erin Loback | July 31, 1997

For the next two weeks, the Hopkins Center for the Performing Arts and the drama department will feature sneak previews of works-in-progress by various artists with the New York Theatre Workshop. Established in 1979, the NYTW has been coming to Dartmouth every year since 1992 and features works in varying stages of development.

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Puff Daddy proves originality bad

By Michael Posey | July 29, 1997

Like the Vanguard movement of the 1970s, Puff Daddy (Sean Combs), Bad Boy CEO and entertainer, finds that originality can be a bad thing. Popularized by pop artists such as Andy Warhol and literary staples like Manuel Puig, the Vanguard movement questioned the boundaries of originality.

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'Arcadia' succeeds with skillful acting and suspense

By Ann De Bord | July 25, 1997

"Arcadia," a mind-teasing search for truth among the English landscape and through the gamebooks of the Coverly household, premiered last night at the Hopkins Center with great energy, good acting and incredible costumes. Dartmouth's cast, which includes visiting British actor Sam West, enthusiastically met the challenge of Tom Stoppard's elaborate and complex play which alternates from 1809 to the 1990s from scene to scene until the end when past and present collide. Director James Loehlin correctly describes the script in the program, as a "masterpiece." His direction, while beautifully wrought, was sometimes lacking in creativity. The play opened with lights up on Thomasina Coverly, a 13-year old aristocrat played gracefully by Amanda Jones '97, and Septimus Hodge, her tutor portrayed stunningly by West. From the beginning, Jones provided great depth to her character by demonstrating both youth and innocence as well as the Coverly family genius.

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Matchbox 20 album sounds great, lacks depth, needs work

By Erik Tanouye | July 23, 1997

On the surface, Matchbox 20's debut album "Yourself or Someone Like You" sounds like another Counting Crows/Wallflowers knock-off. And while the world could certainly live with one more hard-edged folk rock band, that band shouldn't be Matchbox 20. Sure, they sound great.

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'All day All night' is nothing new

By Micheal A. Posey | July 21, 1997

Changing Faces, the R&B duo who first hit the musical scene three years ago with the R. Kelly inspired single, "Stroke You Up," and quickly submerged under the weight of other talented girl groups on the charts, has suddenly resurfaced with another disc, "All Day | All Night," which features another R.

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