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Rebecca Xu / The Dartmouth Staff Welcome, 17's! The end of summer vacation has probably never looked so good.

Dartmouth's administrative leadership continues to evolve

‘Bacha Bazi' artists discuss Afghani culture with experts

Heather Szilagyi / The Dartmouth Staff The artists in residence working on "Bacha Bazi (Boy Play)" with the New York Theatre Workshop may be a fun-loving group who let loose at Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity's foam party Friday night, but they are also doing serious work during their three-week stay at Dartmouth.

NAP director finalists to visit campus

Madison Pauly / The Dartmouth Staff Three finalists vying to become director of the College's Native American Program will visit campus this week to meet with search committee members, students and faculty.

New GLC policy to change first encounters with Greek life

Anna Davies / The Dartmouth Staff A new policy enacted by the Greek Leadership Council will prohibit first-year students from entering Greek houses until the Monday following Homecoming weekend.

Students conquer Tough Mudder

First-Year Trips will focus on meaningful conversations

Maggie Rowland / The Dartmouth Senior Staff In the last few weeks of summer, more than 1,000 first-year students will pass through Robinson Hall to pick up their outdoor gear before First-Year Trips.

Campus venues will host eclectic mix of artists this fall

Anna Davies / The Dartmouth Staff With the Year of the Arts behind them, performance venues across campus will kick off the 2013-2014 school year with a vibrant lineup of actors, musicians and other artists. This fall's visiting performers at the Hopkins Center were selected for their ability to attract students and "keep the energy going," programming director Margaret Lawrence said. "Last year we discovered how strong the student appetite is for the arts, in both attending events and creating their own work," she said. During the first week of classes, the Mark Morris Dance Group will perform in Moore Theater to live accompaniment. Lawrence said the group's "electricity" will be a dynamic start to the season. "It's exciting and unusual and a very unique opportunity for students," she said. A Tribe Called Red, a Native American DJ collective, will perform in Collis Common Ground.

Vladimir Feltsman stuns listeners with skillful performance

Nushy Golriz / The Dartmouth Staff Vladimir Feltsman's hands, reflected in the mirrored surface of a grand piano, seemed barely capable of keeping up with his real ones during his exuberant performance Friday night. The recital by Feltsman, a Moscow-born pianist, was the last in a handful of major events planned for the slow summer season at the Hopkins Center. With works by Haydn, Schubert, Liszt and Scriabin, Feltsman's program was enjoyable for the inexperienced listener as well as the classical music buff. In a post-performance question and answer session, Feltsman explained the logic of his program, describing how the composers represent a progression of musical influence spanning almost two centuries. "He's not one of those Russian players who just plays Russian music," said Richard Fu '13, the Hopkins Center's classical music student relations advisor. The performance in Spaulding Auditorium was peppered with gray heads and a smattering of visiting students and sophomores.