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Inspiration for the second annual Edible Book Festival came from a range of books.
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Edible Book Festival celebrates literature, food and puns

By Amelia Rosch | April 13, 2015

“The House of Seven Bagels.” “The Dartmouth Alumni Marzipan.” “The Road to Tiramisu.” These titles were among several literary-themed puns that inspired desserts, including cakes, bagels and a collection of brownie crumbs, on display in Baker-Berry Library yesterday.

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Beyond the Bubble: Environmental advocacy and the arts

By Andrea Nease | April 13, 2015

Few people would question the assertion that art can have an impact on social change, but, as can be expected, some changes are easier to address than others. We have likely all seen works that call attention to gender inequality or racial injustice, for example, but how often do we see art about environmental concerns?

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“It Follows” (2014) follows no formula

By Andrew Kingsley | April 12, 2015

Although “It Follows” unravels slightly as it draws toward its close, following the teenagers as they plot an elaborate Scooby Doo gang scheme to catch the monster, Mitchell’s third film will stick with you long after the credits. Like its monster, “It Follows” will stay right behind you, getting under your skin and surely slip into bed with you as you fall asleep, its abject thoughts lurking out of your unconscious and into the fore of your nightmares.

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Sharma ’13 talks balance, meshing writing with work

By Hallie Huffaker | April 12, 2015

Divyanka Sharma ’13 exemplifies the meaning of “doing it all.” A young alumna originally hailing from India, Sharma balances budding success in short fiction with full-time work for New York City-based Locus Analytics, working to apply functional classification systems of enterprises to the developing world. An English major at the College, Sharma worked for Reserve Bank of India during her time at Dartmouth and credits English professor Thomas O’Malley for helping her publish her first ever published piece, the short story “To Benares.”

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“¡Figaro! (90210)” finds new voice, staging at Hop

By Hallie Huffaker | April 8, 2015

From its opening projections of Los Angeles smog and the Hollywood Sign, “¡Figaro! (90210)” marks a stark departure from the Mozart comedy opera from which it is adapted, “The Marriage of Figaro.” But on the strength of new elements including a hip-hop-obsessed teenager, sexting and facelifts, the adaptation of the operatic classic — which opens today and boasts a cast list including both students and professional opera singers — continues the stellar form that saw versions of the same script win acclaim in New York and Los Angeles.

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Culley to showcase student solos

By Margot Byrne | April 8, 2015

The Culley Concerto Competition, which will take place this Saturday afternoon in Spaulding Auditorium, features live solo performances by 19 Dartmouth student performers, Hopkins Center director of bands Matthew Marsit said. Ranging in instruments types from brass to strings, the soloists — competing in the annual competition established in 1988 by Grant and Suzanne Culley, parents of Maryly Culley ’86 — will compete to take home prizes for high achievement in orchestral performance.

From One Wheelock to shArk, Wooster has pursued a passion for performance.
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Student Spotlight: shArk’s Zach Wooster ’15

By Haley Gordon | April 7, 2015

When Zach Wooster ’15 takes the stage this spring for his last show as a guitarist and vocalist with campus band shArk, he may be greeted with a chant of “Fins Up!” — a slogan used by the group’s fans. As he strikes the final notes of his Dartmouth career, Wooster will find himself a long way from his early performances at the College, played alongside friend and bandmate Pablo Marvel ’15 in the relaxed atmosphere of open mic nights at One Wheelock.

Studio art exhibit “Momentum” attracts viewers.
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Opening reception for “Momentum” attracts crowds

By Annie Smith | April 7, 2015

As a crowd of undergraduates, faculty and community members watch, an arctic fox curls its back and turns its head to look directly at its audience. With its white coat popping in sharp contrast to the dry, brown tundra on which it stands, the fox creates a transfixing image — one nearly powerful enough to transport viewers to the Arctic, where studio art professor Christina Seely’s expedition-based work has taken her.

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Aires travel through China during spring break period

By Amelia Rosch | April 5, 2015

While many students took advantage of the spring interim to escape Hanover’s frigid temperatures and travel to tropical climates or catch up on Netflix’s newest offerings at home, the 20 members of the Dartmouth Aires spent their break in China in a combination of singing and sightseeing.

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Godchaux ’81 discusses writing for television

By Kourtney Kawano | April 5, 2015

It’s natural not to have life completely figured out by college. For Stephen Godchaux ’81, it took several years as a lawyer before he discovered a genuine interest in writing and producing television shows. Now, with more than a dozen television writing credits to his name and a Writers Guild Award nomination for Best Original Television Movie, Godchaux brings new meaning to the phrase “better late than never.”

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Taylor departs Hood, leaving questions

By Amelia Rosch | April 1, 2015

After nearly four years in Hanover, Michael Taylor is no longer serving as the director of the Hood Museum of Art, College spokesperson Diana Lawrence confirmed in an email. Juliette Bianco, who previously served as deputy director at the Hood, will serve as the museum’s interim director until a replacement is found.

Courtesy of the Hood Museum and Edward Burtynsky
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“Water Ways” flows into opening day

By Annie Smith | April 1, 2015

This weekend, Bianco’s idea — which was handed off to Amelia Kahl, coordinator of academic programming at the Hood, in the early stages — will come to fruition in “Water Ways: Tension and Flow,” a new exhibit at the museum that explores the relationship between water and human civilization and includes more than 20 works from around the globe. The exhibit, which primarily features 20th- and 21st-century photographs, also includes a video recording of the meditative, continuous surf off of the coast of Massachusetts and one object, a water jar with symbolic rain clouds from the Native American community of Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico. As expected from its title, the exhibition touches on a number of water-related themes, including the overuse of water sources, the destructive properties of flooding and the fishing industry.

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Master classes bring performers, students together to rehearse

By Haley Gordon | March 31, 2015

Kyle Abraham, whose choreography can be seen performed at the Hopkins Center this week in “When the Wolves Came In” — a performance combining classical and modern dance styles to explore the civil rights struggles in South Africa and the United States — is a MacArthur “Genius” Fellow with an international reputation. Today, though, he will trade working with professional dancers for a postmodern movement class in Straus Dance Studio, open to both students and the community.

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Student Spotlight: Charli Fool Bear-Vetter ’15

By Hallie Huffaker | March 31, 2015

Though she does not come from a musical family, Charli Fool Bear-Vetter ’15 fell in love with music at an early age. Without ever taking a lesson — and without the benefit of a choir at her high school — the a cappella singer said she trained herself to write music, play the guitar and sing.

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Beyond the Bubble: Dealing with the Digital

By Andrea Nease | March 30, 2015

We live in a screen-centric society. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that these screens have become the canvases of our future. Maybe these digital creations will not diminish the value of traditional art, but what if the diminishment of the traditional canvas is where we are headed?

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Spring will bring variety of arts events to the College

By Kourtney Kawano | March 29, 2015

From the visually-engaging and thought-provoking exhibitions at the Hood Museum of Art to the enchanting melodies performed by student ensembles and unique performances that will be shown at the Hopkins Center for the Arts, the 2015 spring arts season is primed to be another term full of celebration for music, film, dance and the visual arts.

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“Red Army” explores the story of 1980s Soviet hockey

By Andrew Kingsley | March 29, 2015

Many of us have fond memories of the hockey film “Miracle” (2004,) which tells the story of how the 1980 U.S. men’s hockey team defeated the juggernaut Soviet team at the Lake Placid, New York Winter Olympics. Much like the Space Race, this game was steeped in Cold War politics and pitted capitalism against communism in the battle for global and athletic supremacy.

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