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Marian Wright Edelman, the keynote speaker of Dartmouth's MLK celebrations, spoke about King's work to eradicate poverty and help children.
News

Edelman praises King's legacy

By Rebecca Cress | January 22, 2008

Tilman Dette / The Dartmouth Senior Staff In a keynote address that marks the beginning of the College's week-long celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, said that to honor King's legacy Americans must act as voices for children and the poor.

Dartmouth returns home to face Harvard and the bulk of its Ivy schedule after an overtime loss at Virginia Tech.
Sports

Virginia Tech knocks off women's basketball in overtime

By Kevin Liao | January 22, 2008

Jennie Post / The Dartmouth Staff Despite maintaining a lead for the majority of the game, Dartmouth's women's basketball team failed to prevail in a non-conference matchup against Virginia Tech, 80-73, on Sunday. Dartmouth (4-11, 0-1 Ivy) hopes that a tough non-conference schedule will pay dividends in Ancient Eight play.

The sold-out crowd clap in unison to the melodies of Jason Mraz at Thursday night's concert in Alumni Hall.
Arts

Mraz rocks Alumni Hall with clever banter and witty tunes

By Marielle Battistoni | January 22, 2008

Courtesy of The Aegis On my list of musical guilty pleasures -- you know, that category of musicians you scoff at in company but whose songs you sing verbatim whenever they come on the car radio -- Jason Mraz occupies a spot somewhere between Justin Timberlake and Maroon 5. Thus, Mraz's concert Thursday night at Alumni Hall provided the perfect excuse to roll my eyes while secretly taking pleasure in the catchy, funky pop that comprises his eclectic appeal. Sporting a "Dartmouth Surfing" t-shirt and a bizarre fuzzy brown headband, Mraz proved himself to be a very charismatic, audience-friendly performer. He kept the show lively, cracking jokes, responding to every lovestruck or obnoxious shout-out from the crowd, and making clever comments to the audience and his dreadlocks-wearing percussionist, Toka Rivera. One such semi-witty remark came in the form of a shout out to concert-goers. "Thanks for having me here.

Arts

'American Idol' prepares more fun for seventh season

By Brittany Coombs | January 22, 2008

If you've had enough of watching and hearing about primaries, and playoff games, I hereby invite you into the delectably commercialized microcosm of America's favorite karaoke show. Last Tuesday and Wednesday "American Idol" christened its newest season in much the same way it ended its last -- with lots of drama, lots of weirdos and lots of ratings. Yep, it's that time of year again.

Mirror

The Granite in our Brains

By Jean Ellen | January 18, 2008

Is that copy of "People" perched on your elliptical really helping your workout, or are you hungry for gossip in addition to a Collis salad?

Mirror

Tech it Out: Macbook air

By Luofei Deng | January 18, 2008

What is the geek in all of us going to be drooling over this year? Luofei Deng talks about Steve Jobs' latest masterpiece. I had planned for my first column of the new term and new year to be a look back at 2007 and a look forward to 2008.

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