Monday, May 05, 2008

Student bands crop up across campus

From the Collis Campus Bands Showcase to the Festival of New Music, from the Battle of the Bands to Lone Pine Tavern, Spring term has brought about not only a return from general hibernation but also an explosion of activity in the campus music scene — and everyone from unsuspecting frat-goers to New York Magazine is taking note. More »

When in Rome: Light and Shadow — The Bubble and Beyond

By Hilary Becker, The Dartmouth Staff

Walking down the nave to the very back and standing before the Contarelli chapel, you can barely make out the figures of the Caravaggio painting on the left-hand wall. That is, not until you’ve positioned yourself diagonally, torso strained over the railing, and placed a 50-cent Euro in the adjacent machine. A light begins to whir and — as if at some antique carnival sideshow — illuminates the figures, which seem to breathe with sinister drama and dimension. More »