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Sospiri Trio to fill Rollins with ‘Stolen Gems’ show

By Kyle McGoey | January 8, 2014

Despite its location on one of Dartmouth’s busiest corners, Rollins Chapel maintains a quiet presence: beautiful and stately, yet closed-off, like an animal curled up to hibernate for the winter. This Sunday, Rollins will come alive as the Sospiri Trio brings a vibrant program of chamber music classics, old and new, to the chapel.

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Aynu myth told in shadows, song

By Perri Haser | January 8, 2014

One day many, many years ago, an evil monster captured the sun goddess, taking her hostage as she emerged on the horizon. Numerous “Kamuys,” or gods, tried to rescue her to no avail. Aynu Rakkur must slay the shadow monster, who threatens the future of humankind. “Poro Oyna,” the creation myth of the Aynu people, will be brought to life at 8 p.m. this Friday and Saturday. Audiences in the Hopkins Center’s Moore theater will be treated to a production that features supersized puppets, shadow and light effects and an original soundtrack.

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Track and field to host Relays this weekend

By Macy Ferguson | January 8, 2014

Runners and spectators of all ages will flock to Leverone Field House this weekend for the 45th annual Dartmouth Relays, a three-day competition featuring top high school, college and elite post-collegiate athletes from around the Northeast.

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Programs will launch in Jerusalem, Cape Town next year

By Victoria Nelsen | January 7, 2014

This fall, the Asian and Middle Eastern languages and literatures department will introduce an exchange program with Hebrew University of Jerusalem. If approved, students will spend a term studying in Israel, and an equal number of students from Hebrew University will come to the College.

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Dartmouth Atlas study examines regional pediatric health

By Nancy Wu | January 7, 2014

Tens of thousands of children in northern New England do not receive essential lead screening tests, while thousands of others undergo unnecessary CT scans for stomachaches, according to a Dartmouth Atlas report on children’s health care in northern New England. In the study, released on Dec. 11, researchers found striking variations in pediatric medicine across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, suggesting that local hospitals may need to reexamine their health care delivery systems.

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Tom Wolf '71 campaigns to take Pennsylvania governor's seat

By Michelle Li | January 7, 2014

Pennsylvania gubernatorial contender Tom Wolf ’71 is building his campaign on a platform of economic innovation, calling attention to his background outside the political sphere to gain recognition as an unconventional candidate in the packed race. The 65-year-old Democrat from Mount Wolf, Pa., who has never held an elected position, said he hopes to win over voters with his background as both a scholar and multi-millionaire businessman.

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Men’s basketball stifled offensively by visiting Hartford

By Jasper Bingham | January 7, 2014

When the University of Hartford men’s basketball team was up off the bench, towels waving and coaches cheering, no one would have guessed it would be for the team’s reserve guard Taylor Dyson. The Australian freshman didn’t show up on any scouting reports, but his performance Tuesday night was crucial as Hartford topped Dartmouth 68-56 at Leede Arena.

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Behind the Curtain: Workshop hides resources in plain sight

By Margot Byrne | January 7, 2014

A secret hides in Baker Library’s basement, and you have probably never noticed it. No, it is not a three-headed dog you will need to lull to sleep or a madwoman locked away, but Dartmouth’s full-service Book Arts Workshop, which allows students and community members to handcraft invitations, birthday and holiday cards, flyers and even entire books. The workshop offerings include printing presses dating from the 19th century to the mid-20th century, a letterpress and bookbinding studio.

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Student Spotlight: Julia McElhinney ’14

By Joon Cho | January 7, 2014

Freshman fall, Julia McElhinney ’14 found her passion for art in the depths of eraser shavings, working with charcoal-covered hands in a class that would direct her toward a studio arts minor. By the end of Drawing I with studio art professor Enrico Riley, she had confidence in her abilities as an artist. She had not turned into Michelangelo overnight, but she was proud of what she could do if she set her mind to it.

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Campus faces blackout

By Sera Kwon and Roshan Dutta | January 6, 2014

A two-hour blackout left students and faculty in the dark on Monday, the first day of winter classes. After trudging through the slush to arrive at class, students were forced to read their syllabi by the light of their cellphones’ flashlights while professors had to improvise without lecture slides.

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College goals may impact provost pick, experts say

By Hannah Hye Min Chung | January 6, 2014

In choosing its next provost, a search that has spanned nearly eight months, the College must decide whether to hire from within its ranks, as it has done historically, or from outside the College — a choice between institutional knowledge and a fresh perspective, experts say.

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Rebecca Holcombe takes office in Vermont

By Jessica Avitabile | January 6, 2014

Former education professor and director of Dartmouth’s teacher education program Rebecca Holcombe took office as Vermont’s Secretary of Education on Jan. 2. Holcombe said one of her main goals is to improve the education opportunities the state provides young people by closing both the achievement gap and the opportunity gap.

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Grants fund seniors' thesis research travels

By Chris Leech | January 6, 2014

During the winter interim period, Ezra Toback ’14 roamed Tokyo and its surroundings, interviewing priests and collecting materials at over 15 sacred sites. Toback’s travels, funded by the College’s office of undergraduate advising and research, formed an integral part of his Asian and Middle Eastern studies thesis, which looks at the ways in which Japanese shrines and temples market themselves to members of various socioeconomic classes.

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College to host IvyQ conference

By Brian Chalif | January 6, 2014

The College will host its first IvyQ conference in the fall, bringing to campus hundreds of participants whose presence organizers hope will improve awareness of and support for the Dartmouth’s LGBTQ community. The conference, open to LGBTQ and allied students, connects students with one another and aims to foster an LGBTQ community larger than those of individual schools.

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