Well, it’s that time of the term again. Classes are over, reading period is beginning and finals are just around the corner. We all know studying can be tedious and just … not fun. But have no fear! Study breaks are the perfect time to check out a new television show, which, if you decide you like, you then have six whole weeks to get all caught up! So here are some of the episodes I will be turning to for my study breaks over the next couple of days: Courtesy of fox.com “New Girl” Season 2, Episode 2 —“Katie” This episode is a great introduction to “New Girl” for those of you who haven’t had the chance to fall in love with Zooey Deschanel’s adorkable-ness yet. Jess (Deschanel) is still dealing with getting over the fact that she was laid off of her job recently. Nick (Jake Johnson) encourages her to go “off the grid,” which quickly leads Jess/Katie (you’ll see) into a love triangle. Meanwhile, Nick meets his future self, and Schmidt (Max Greenfield — fun fact! He played young Sandy Cohen on “The O.C.”) struggles to act normal around Winston’s (Lamorne Morris) mother and sister. With all of… Read more »

Today on Dartbeat, we talk with Grace Borgeson Tu’90 about her recently published children’s book, “Douwlina: A Rhino’s Story,” and catch up with Borgeson on what she has been up to since her days at Tuck School of Business.

Andrew Pham:  Thanks for agreeing to do the interview with me Grace!  Tell us a little bit about your book, and what motivated you to write the story.

Grace Borgeson:  Part of my work takes place on a game farm in Africa, and Douwlina was actually the first animal to greet me when I entered there.  The story developed as I got to know Douwlina on the farm.  We were there with the original game owners at the property, and they had been telling me stories about her.  … Read more »

When I was a kid, the radio stations local to my Appalachian hamlet frequently intermingled nineties pop and rock with country ballads — the latest from the likes of Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and the Dixie Chicks. Since the region’s unofficial mantra was John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” this was hardly surprising.

Nevertheless, it came as a shock to me when I moved to New England, where country music was considered decidedly uncool (it was Santana and Lil’ Jon all the way). Since living further north, I’ve heard plenty of rants about country’s lack of sophistication — such as how it is only ever about a significant other leaving the singer, guns and drinking — that can be unfair and misinformed. Sure, much of what you hear on popular country stations incorporates these themes, but they do not characterize a vibrant genre that encompasses everything from Appalachian folk to traditional Cajun music…. Read more »

The lights dim, and a computer mouse clicks. Music fills the auditorium, and three stories unfold on the screen. The stories are so complex and the cinematography so compelling that you lose yourself in the images and the sounds. This is the product of 10 weeks of hard work, 12 bodies moving constantly and much emotional and physical stress.

This past summer, 12 students embarked upon the first film and media studies foreign study program to Edinburgh, Scotland, where they experienced Olympic festivities, the Edinburgh International Film Festival and the process of music video production. Jeffrey Ruoff, chair of the film and media studies department and film professor, and several students who attended the FSP held an event on Monday in Loew Auditorium in the Black Family Visual Arts Center to showcase the music videos that the students produced and to discuss their experiences on the trip…. Read more »

As the new guest director for the Dartmouth Dance Ensemble, John Heginbotham, a Julliard graduate and Brooklyn-based choreographer, has guided the group to explore new perspectives and techniques in dance. Heginbotham is one of the artists that the Hopkins Center imported to lead the nine-person Ensemble.\

The Ensemble’s previous director, Ford Evans, is now teaching classes within the theater department. Under Evans’ direction, the Ensemble hosted evening-long performances, which brought together dance and theater. The exhibits incorporated dancing, acting, speaking and multimedia content, according to Annie Munger ’13, a member of the Ensemble since her freshman fall…. Read more »

Whether you’re planning to gorge yourself on chocolates and gummies in your room or don the costume you’ve been planning for the past year for a night out, there’s nothing like a couple of good Halloween episodes of your favorite TV shows to get in the spooky spirit. Just so that you don’t have to go searching too far to come up with some of the best ones, we’ve done the hard part for you! So grab the festive candies and start off the night with a few creepy classics from Dartbeat’s list of 13 lucky must-see Halloween episodes, in no particular order…. Read more »