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Upperclassmen shed light on performance group auditions

By Madeline Killen | September 14, 2016

Whether first-year students have been dreaming of joining the Aires since their first solo in their high school choir, curious about Ujima since the dance showcase or thinking they might just wing it at the Dog Day Players auditions, the start of classes brings with it the first opportunity for first-years to show off their talents to student performance groups at Dartmouth.

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DFS fall series deals with themes from hit musical ‘Hamilton’

By Will Tackett | September 13, 2016

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit show “Hamilton” (2015), a hip hop-based musical about the life of founding father Alexander Hamilton, has captured the hearts of people everywhere, and the Dartmouth Film Society is no exception. Every term, the society, among other tasks, organizes and presents a film series based around a theme. This term’s film theme is entitled “Hamilton’s America.”

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Film Review: ‘Don’t Breathe’ (2016) leaves you out of breath

By Diego Moreno | September 13, 2016

“Don’t Breathe” (2016) is the second feature film from co-writer and director Fede Alvarez, who also co-wrote and directed a reboot of “Evil Dead” (2013). Fans who enjoyed the unique interpretation of traditional horror in the reboot will love the similar spin to the genre that Alvarez brings to “Don’t Breathe.” The film is set in modern day Detroit, painted in the dichotomy of ultra wealthy homes and neighborhoods that appear to be real-life ghost towns.

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Alumna Q&A: Studio Art Intern Darby Raymond-Overstreet ‘16

By Madeline Killen | September 9, 2016

Darby Raymond-Overstreet ’16 is a studio art intern for the Studio Art Department. As a student, she was awarded the Marcus Heiman-Martin R. Rosenthal ’56 Achievement Award in the Creative Arts in the Arts award category, the Perspectives on Design (POD) award, and the 1960/Office of Residential Life Purchase Award. Now that she has graduated, she wants to continue to build her art portfolio by expanding her current ideas into further bodies of work.

Max Fliegner '18 performs with student band Point of Contention at Phi Delta Alpha fraternity.
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Summer term sees formation, development of student groups

By Sophia Siu | August 18, 2016

With fewer students on campus than any other term, the summer leaves student-run dance and musical groups shorthanded. To make up for the deficit, many established groups have traditionally held auditions for summer-specific additions in order to bolster numbers and maintain an active presence on campus. \n In addition to the summer versions of already well-known dance and music groups, this term has also seen the emergence and development of newer performing acts that have used the summer as a time to experiment within the campus music and dance scene.

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‘Closer’ (2016), this summer’s anthem

By Kourtney Kawano | August 11, 2016

It’s official. The moment we’ve been waiting eight weeks for has finally arrived. Amidst the Calvin Harris and Drake-filled nights spent wandering to and from basement dance parties, a bass-dropping, fist-pumping, lyric-screaming masterpiece emerged, becoming the anthem that will define the remainder of our sophomore summer.

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Frost and Dodd contest winners’ plays open this weekend

By Kaina Chen | July 28, 2016

What happens when two tapeworms find themselves in the midst of a black market organ trade crisis? A little girl’s grandfather is keeping a terrifying secret from his own daughter — what is it, and why is he so desperately trying to keep it hidden? What will be exposed of a family when its members gather to read the will of the family’s patriarch? These questions, and more, will be answered for audience members this weekend at the Frost and Dodd Student Play Festival.

Kourtney Kawano/The Dartmouth Senior Staff
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Students discuss summer art courses

By Kourtney Kawano | July 28, 2016

Looking closely at students leaving the Black Family Visual Arts Center, one can see charcoal smudges or smeared paint on hands. Voices singing melodies or reciting Shakespeare’s iambic pentameter echo through the rehearsal rooms in the Hopkins Center. Photographers scout views on the Green and film students watch movies in the library with headphones in and eyes rapt. Although the Hood Museum is currently under renovation and the Hop’s programming is limited, the arts are very much alive on campus.

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Professors share their summer reading recommendations

By Kaina Chen | July 21, 2016

With many of us taking lighter class loads this summer, students may find themselves with extra time during the week. Naturally, some will pass time laying on the Green or lounging on the swimming dock at the River. For students who feel compelled to complete “summer reading” or for those who are looking to relax and enrich their minds, The Dartmouth offers a list of book recommendations from an unexpected source: your professors.

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‘Swiss Army Man’ (2016) dares to dream, but the reality falls short

By Diego Moreno | July 21, 2016

“Swiss Army Man” (2016) has been one of the most anticipated releases of the year from A24, a production company that served as a distributor of critically acclaimed films such as “Spring Breakers” (2012), “Ex Machina” (2015), “Amy” (2015) and “Room” (2015). This latest addition to the A24 family, however, falls well short of A24’s lofty standards.

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