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The Dartmouth
June 7, 2026
The Dartmouth
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Students and Hanover kids: a winning team

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Down by one point with five seconds left on the clock, the Hanover Middle School Basketball Gold B-Team entered the court poised to score. But after the referee failed to call a blatantly obvious foul and the team lost the game, the seventh and eighth grade girls headed to their coaches, two Dartmouth seniors, for solace. Brian Kurlander '95 and Kieran McNulty '95 have been coaching Hanover's Gold basketball team since last November. Kurlander said a key element is making sure the young players have a good time. "We have to keep it fun," said Kurlander.





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Branford Marsalis takes a new look at jazz and hip-hop

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After playing in his brother Wynton Marsalis' shadow for the past few years, Branford Marsalis has stepped into the limelight with a new album titled "Buckshot LeFonque." The title of the album is derived from a pseudonym used by alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderly when he performed on pop and R&B records in the 1950s.


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LaForgia performs at the Hop

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The charmingly mannered Jeanne LaForgia '92, accompanied on the piano by her former voice teacher, Louis Burkot, gave an enthusiastic performance of selections from her master's thesis yesterday afternoon in Faulkner Recital Hall.




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Von Herzen '84 to read from 'Copper Crown'

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Lane Von Herzen '84 returns to Dartmouth tonight for a public reading, after recently completing two extremely successful works, "Copper Crown" and "The Unfastened Heart." After earning her bachelor's degree in English literature from the College, Von Herzen went on to the writer's workshop at the University of California, Irvine, to earn a master's degree.



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Trio Globo captivates audience with exotic jazz rhythms

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Combining Eugene Friesen's combustible spontaneity on the cello, Howard Levy's mastery of the piano and harmonica, and Glen Velez's proficiency on the frame drums, Trio Globo entranced the audience at Spaulding Auditorium Saturday night. Called "a totally original voice in contemporary jazz" by music critics, the trio mesmerized the audience with their unique blend of jazz and world music. Both musician and audience members alike received an education in listening as the group combined their original compositions with an uncanny ability to improvise that stunned the audience. Each artist showed tremendous individual expertise on his respective instrument.


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Matthews plays with excitement and energy

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Friday night's sold out concert, featuring Big Head Todd and the Monsters, the Dave Matthews Band, and opening act Ugly Americans, drew masses of excited students who enthusiastically welcomed the bands. The Dave Matthews Band was the undisputed favorite with the audience. The band succeeded in turning a mellow, politely responsive crowd into a bunch of wild, crazed fans who ruthlessly squeezed their way toward the stage in hopes of a better view. "Our energy comes from playing live," said violinist Boyd Tinsley in an interview last week, and the band definitely lived up to this promise. Tinsley stole the show with his astounding fiddle playing, and his frequent jam sessions with guitarist/lead vocalist Dave Matthews gave the performance a feeling of spontaneity. "Boyd Tinsley was amazing.


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'Lonesome' orchestra enthralls audience

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Silent black and white films emphasize the importance of physical motion and facial emotion. These films are an art in themselves, sparkling remnants of the developing film industry. "Lonesome" is a film that has the energy to convey a message without sound.


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Unsafe lead levels found in faculty apartments

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The College is continuing ongoing inspections into lead levels in the faculty apartments. So far, one-third of the units have been tested and inspectors have found lead levels exceeding state standards in some of the units. Woody Simonds, the College's real estate manager, said specific figures about the number of units affected and their lead levels are not available. The College's rental housing office launched a program last August in conjunction with the College's department of environmental health and safety to inspect faculty housing for lead. The testing "was initiated because it is becoming an issue.


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Lecture on Fellini highlights his artistic origins, history

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Have you ever come out of a movie shaking your head with a smile, wondering how the director ever came up with such inventive and impressive ideas of how to make the movie come alive? Unless you have some background in the making of film, the techniques used to create cinematic images might never be obvious.



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Big Head Todd and The Ugly Americans will perform Friday night

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Hailing from Denver, Big Head Todd and the Monsters (their name is a tribute to blues artist, Eddie "Clean Head" Vinson), includes Todd Mohr (guitar, lead vocals, harmonica, keyboard), Brian Nevin (percussion), and Rob Squires (bass), broke into the limelight after touring with the HORDE festival. Now Big Head Todd is back, touring with fellow HORDE members, The Dave Matthews Band. When they were virtually unknown, they traveled 250,000 miles a year in a 1977 Plymouth van, playing any club they could, in an effort to gain national popularity.