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Don't hate them because they're beautiful

By Susan Zieger | October 19, 1993

The Dartmouth Players elicited much laughter and many poignant moments during yesterday afternoon's reading of "The Beautiful People Die Twice," a new play-in-progress by Chance Whitmire '94, in the Warren Bentley Theater, Hopkins Center. "The Beautiful People Die Twice" is the vibrant, trenchant and often hilarious story of fragrance saleswomen at the fictional department store Chandler's, particularly, the vituperous heroine Talon Kerideth, read by Heather Nolan '94. Talon is unconventional, anti-social and seemingly unbeautiful compared to her gorgeous co-worker, Saint Winter, read by Aliza Waksal '96.

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'George:' A moving portrait of two artists

By Rick Owen | October 13, 1993

"Sunday in the Park with George," presented yesterday in Center Theater by Circa '21 productions, is a moving look into the lives of two artists and the various conflicts that love and art create in their lives. Loosely based on the life of the great 19th century painter Georges Seurat, "Sunday in the Park with George" depicts the life and painting of George, a passionate and unconventional artist in Paris in the late nineteenth century.

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Georgian choir delivers folk music tradition

By Richard Owen | October 11, 1993

Yesterday afternoon in Rollins Chapel, the Rustavi Choir, an 11-member all-male ensemble, performed a delightful and accessible musical collection of authentic Georgian folk songs and hymns. The a cappella choir, clad in colorful Georgian costume, cleanly jumped from solemn and harmonic hymns commemorating rituals and special events to playful and melodic folk tunes, altering their voices and manner to perfectly render the demands of each song. "For Georgians, singing is as natural as breathing" claims Erkomaishvili, the choir's founder and artistic director.

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Students celebrate Native cultures

By Jennifer Skoda | October 11, 1993

Holidays are a usually a time for celebration, unification and great food. Native Americans at Dartmouth recognizes this but asks that people take into consideration the reasons behind the merriment. In last night's two-hour event titled "501 Years of Survival: A Celebration of Native Cultures," Native American students met in Brace Commons to cook food, play music and recite poetry that expressed the richness of surviving Native cultures, while at the same time encouraging people to think about the social implications of honoring the Columbus Day holiday. As a tape of tribal music played, the festivities began with a feast, including Native culinary treats from across the country.

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Computerized music raises eyebrows

By Joseph Marcheso | October 6, 1993

A concert of electro-acoustical music presented last night in the Top of the Hop by Dartmouth faculty and graduate students posed many difficult questions, which ultimately involved the meaning of music itself. The difficulties of the performance first out of its virtual lack of performers.

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Digable Planets satisfies audience

By Marina Lakhman | October 4, 1993

A fusion of cool jazz with hip hop rhythm streamed out of Webster Hall Saturday night as the celestial Digable Planets and their band Planet Patrol performed. In a show that lasted a little longer than an hour, the group played most of the songs from their debut album "Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)," including their hit single "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)," which hit number 15 on the pop charts last spring. Keeping an audience of over 500 people entertained and often dancing, Digable Planets members Butterfly, Ladybug and Doodlebug seemed to have hit the right notes for even hard core rap lovers. Their sound, which varied from song to song, had the aura of a New Orleans jazz club at one instrumental point and then had most of the audience jumping up and down and waving their hands in unity during "Pacifics," the hit song from the soundtrack to the film "New York is Red Hot." Although the group's cool rhythm can take one away from the harshness of everyday life, the Digable Planets' social influence remained in synch with their beat, addressing the issues of abortion and drug use. The group's insect nicknames are part of their unstated social influence.

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Pilobolus returns to perform acrobatic spectacle

By Hannah Wolfson | October 4, 1993

Pilobolus, a modern dance troupe founded at Dartmouth 20 years ago, came home this Friday to amaze a new audience. Formed in 1973 by three Dartmouth students and a dance teacher -- now artistic directors to the group -- Pilobolus has achieved international recognition as an innovative modern dance group.

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Students to provide input for Hanover's master plan

By David Hemmer | September 30, 1993

Some College students will have input in the upcoming revision of Hanover's master plan next spring, when the town's planning board will include students in its first survey of voters since 1981. The master plan outlines the town's long-term plans and goals in areas such as population growth, affordable housing, economic development, transportation, recreation and use of natural resources. Only students who are registered to vote in the town of Hanover will be allowed to participate in the survey, said Peter Johnson, the town's code administrator. Important issues that will be addressed in the master plan revision include the departure of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center for Lebanon, transportation problems and the future of Ledyard Bridge. Board member Mark Severs said the survey allows the board to "get a general feel for what the town citizens would like to see," before proceeding with the revisions. Katherine Connolly, the town selectmen's representative to the planning board, questioned whether surveying students might waste town money. "The survey has all sorts of questions which, in my opinion, a Dartmouth student would not consider ordinarily or might be burdened by," Connolly said. "A Dartmouth student receiving this long questionnaire, which is probably totally irrelevant to his or her life, would probably discard it and it's costing the town money," she added. The survey is expected to cost between $2,000 and $3,000 dollars. Severs led support for the plan.

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Druffle's paintings brighten Hop

By Jennifer Skoda | September 28, 1993

"Landscapes of Spokane," a collection of about 40 recent works by painter Christine Druffel, adds a certain vibrancy to the Upper Jewett Exhibition Corridor in the Hopkins Center, where the pieces are presently on display. Color is definitely Druffel's forte.

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Challenging Panda: 'Madame Ou' to open new Chinese eatery

By Kristen King | September 23, 1993

After spending 20 years fantasizing about running her own restaurant, the owner of a cramped Chinese carry-out in the basement of the Dartmouth Medical School finally has the chance to make her dreams come true. Cynthia Ou, who is well-known among students and faculty alike for her Thursday special of fried dumplings, is expanding to a sprawling Main Street location that will seat almost as many patrons as Panda House, which is the largest Chinese restaurant in Hanover. The new restaurant, which does not yet have a name, will seat 120 people and provide take-out service, Ou said.

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