Thursday, April 26, 2007

SAPA, AAm examine hip-hop music

By William Schpero, The Dartmouth Staff

Issues of race, gender, sexuality and violence converged as Dartmouth students discussed rap music in hip-hop culture Wednesday night in an event sponsored principally by the Sexual Assault Awareness Program and the Afro-American Society. The dialogue, held in a crowded Occom Commons, hinged mainly on whether individuals internalize the meaning of lyrics by listening to the music. More »

‘Syriana’ producer, writer discuss movie industry

By Astrid Bradley, The Dartmouth Staff

Syriana producer Georgia Kacandes and Robert Baer, the author of the movie’s source, See No Evil, spoke about their work on the film Syriana in the Loew Theater on Wednesday afternoon in an event sponsored by the Dickey Center. More »

McCain throws hat in ring, officially

By Allyson Bennett, The Dartmouth Staff

Despite the rain, approximately 200 people attended the outdoor rally, which was part of a five-state announcement tour beginning in New Hampshire, the state where he won his surprising victory in the 2000 presidential primary. More »

Animation professor takes his craft to Beijing

Half the world away, film and television studies professor David Ehrlich has brought his passion for animation to China, a country that he has visited annually since 1988. This year, he is teaching animation classes at the Beijing Film Academy, as well completing work on his own animation projects. More »

Undergrads, med students help at Kenyan clinic

Instead of alighting in New York, Boston or Washington, 11 Dartmouth undergraduates plan to run a mobile medical clinic in the small Kenyan village of Tuikut this summer in collaboration with students from Georgetown University. More »

Daily Debriefing

  • A memorial service to celebrate the life and work of former Dartmouth provost, dean and professor John W. More »
  • At noon on Wednesday, the Dartmouth Progressives, the Dartmouth Civil Liberties Union, the Dartmouth College Democrats and the Dartmouth chapter of Amnesty International teamed up to protest the detention of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. More »
  • The members of the Class of 2010 in the joint Brown-Dartmouth medical program will be the program’s last graduating class. More »