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Palaeopitus Senior Society hosts ‘Reflections on Race’

By Savannah Maher | April 11, 2016

Identity, campus racism and Dartmouth’s legacy of slavery were all up for discussion at “Reflections on Race,” a student panel and dinner discussion held Monday night in Dartmouth Hall. The event, organized by Palaeopitus Senior Society and a number of co-sponsoring academic departments and student groups, was attended by over 100 students.

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Erik van Hove introduces exhibit ‘The Craft of Art’

By Susie Davidson | April 11, 2016

Walking into Belgian artist Erik van Hove’s exhibit in the Hopkins Center’s Jaffe-Friede Gallery, one is taken aback by the intricacy of the large, mechanical looking piece that takes up most of the center of the gallery. A team of Moroccan craftsmen created the reproduction of the Mercedes V12 engine. The piece is a behemoth of wood, bone and engraved metal.

Grace and the Carnivore played alongside two other bands at Friday’s FNR.
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Grace and the Carnivore headline last Friday’s FNR

By Diego Moreno | April 11, 2016

Last Friday night, the lights in Sarner Underground illuminated the stage with mood-setting hues as Grace Carney ’17, member of the Rockapellas and winner of Dartmouth Idol 2016, took the stage along with her band Grace and the Carnivore to headline a Friday Night Rock show that featured a trio of Boston-based alternative bands. FNR, a student run organization that works to bring alternative music acts to campus, have welcomed notable past performers such as Danny Brown, Titus Andronicus, The World Is a Beautiful Place and I’m No Longer Afraid to Die, Of Montreal, The Mountain Goats and The Front Bottoms.

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‘The Revenant’ (2015) cannot bear its own weight

By Andrew Kingsley | April 11, 2016

With Leo officially in the Oscar record books, we can all rest easy. But it took “The Revenant” (2015), a film plagued with budgetary problems, threats of hypothermia, cast injuries and a fired producer to get him there. Alejandro González Iñárritu has a history of torturous films (“Biutiful” (2010) and “Birdman” (2014)) that study the processes of human will and endurance. His films are inflections of this central theme, and “The Revenant” applies his aesthetic to the 1820s American frontier, before Manifest Destiny was a national rallying cry and the road to expansion was paved in blood.

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Rhymefest visits campus to discuss ‘In My Father’s House’

By Nalini Ramanathan | April 11, 2016

Although predominantly known for his collaborations with Kanye West, Chicago-based rapper and songwriter Che “Rhymefest” Smith takes a different approach to rap than his former collaborator, focusing more on philanthropy, emotional intelligence and the value of family. Dartmouth students and community members experienced Smith’s approach when he visited the College for the Hopkins Center’s screening of the documentary film “In My Father’s House” (2015) this past Thursday. Smith is known for co-writing the Grammy award-winning song “Jesus Walks,” from Kanye West’s album “Yeezus,” and the Oscar and Golden Globe award-winning song “Glory,” from the film “Selma” (2014).

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Science Day exposes high school students to science

By Daniel Kim | April 10, 2016

Local middle and high school students isolated DNA from strawberries, explored brain cells and made clouds inside cups this past Saturday at the fourth annual Science Day. Approximately 120 local students and close to 80 graduate student volunteers attended the event.

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Tracking the Coaching Turnover

By Alexander Agadjanian | April 10, 2016

When athletic director Harry Sheehy announced on the morning of March 21 that men’s basketball head coach Paul Cormier would not return for the 2016 season, the news came as somewhat of a surprise.

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Just a Bit Outside: Déjà vu all over again

By Sam Stockton | April 10, 2016

Déjà vu all over again. In a coincidence sure to have conspiracy theorists everywhere buzzing, opening day of the 2016 season began with a rematch of the 2015 World Series with defending world champion Kansas City Royals hosting the New York Mets.

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Women's rugby plays split spring season, seeks future growth

April 10, 2016

In the past year, the Dartmouth women’s rugby program has been host to many changes. Not only is it now a fully recognized varsity sport, but it is also one of the few programs in NCAA women’s rugby to be fielding teams of both sevens and the more traditional fifteens. “We’re one of the only teams [that does this],” Ashley Zepeda ’18 said.

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Office of Greek Life launches ‘Greek 101’

By Estephanie Aquino | April 7, 2016

The Office of Greek Life, formerly known as Greek Letter Organizations and Societies, launched “Greek 101” last Monday, a two-week-long series of workshops with titles including “Discipline and Dunkins,” “Fried Rice and Fiscal Responsibility” and “DBI and Dumplings.” The programming that included presentations by the Alcohol Management Program, representatives from the Office of Pluralism and Leadership and undergraduate deans, among many other College staff members. Greek executives, who began their tenure this term, were encouraged to attend the workshops in an effort to familiarize the students with college resources available.

Greens Week highlights plant-based diets and healthy eating.
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Greens Week brings plant-based cooking to the College

By Noah Goldstein | April 7, 2016

New York Times best-selling cookbook author Jane Esselstyn describes her cooking style as “plant-based, baby!” Esselstyn came to Dartmouth this week to discuss this style for what Dartmouth Dining Services has dubbed “Greens Week,” showcasing plant-based diets around the College.

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