The Bi-College News

Francone Leaves Haverford Dining

By Robin Riskin

Editor Emeritus

John Francone, Haverford’s Student Services and Quality Assurance Manager, packed up his things from his Dining Center office and left Saturday morning.

Dining Center Manager Corey Wilkinson wrote in an e-mail that Francone left the College to pursue other opportunities, and “that’s all we can say.” He does not know what will happen with Francone’s role in Dining Services.

Catering Manager Bruce Levine said he was told...

Out of the Shadows: Undocumented at Bryn Mawr

By Jessica Hyejin Lee

Staff Writer

 

“Why aren’t you sure about studying abroad in Cape Town?”
“I just haven’t figured out the finances.”

I lied to my friend again about why I can’t study abroad in Cape Town, though it has been my dream to study the politics and disparities of South African society.

So here is the real explanation: I’m undocumented. Although I appear to fit in a group of Mawrters and Fords in a Dalton classroom, at...

“The New American Short Story” Panel Prompts Enjoyable Discussion

By Taylor Stone

Arts Editor

 

In the past, the BMC Creative Writing Reading Series has sponsored a myriad of fantastic readings by domestically and internationally renowned writers and this academic year is clearly no exception. Hosting such writers as Jennifer Egan and Nathan Englander in previous weeks, the CWRS kept the momentum going with a panel of several writers rather than a strict focus on one’s individual work.

“The New American Short Story”, the title of...

The Importance of Being Earnest (About Sleep)

By Hannah Rossen

Staff Writer

 

As you’ve heard time and time again, from Wellness, from Professors, from your bed, from your not-so-well-done-homework- sleep is important to academic performance. It’s also important to health. What I’ll bet you’ve heard less often is that sleep is important to partying. Yes, sleep impacts our social lives just as heavily as it does our schoolwork and our bodies.

When we’re tired, we don’t enjoy meeting new...

Senior Snapshot 11.1.11--Rose Heithoff

By Amanda Gill

Staff Writer

 

Name: Rose Heithoff

Hometown: Oldwick, NJ

Major: English (Creative Writing Minor)

Activities: Writing Center, Hall Advisor, creative writing program, creative reading and writing series

What are you looking forward to most after college?
"I am most looking forward to having time to define myself and my interests outside of a school setting, because that’s all I’ve ever known. I’m putting grad school and further education on hold...

Props to the DC

By Matt Fernandez

Arts Editor

 

Although many here – including this newspaper – love to take an occasional jab at the Dining Center, the food has undoubtedly improved in the past year.

My appreciation for the improved quality of DC food began while I was home on Fall Break eating at a fairly large college nearby. Simply put, the food was absolutely awful. This dining center offered pretty much the same kinds of food, yet the selection was limited and most of the food...

Night Owls’ Halloween Concert featuring Drexel a Cappella Compels Joy, Outdated ‘50s Expressions

By Michaela Olson

Staff Writer

Has anyone ever told you to ‘wear socks, ‘cause they’re gonna get knocked off’? This is the kind of experience they’re talking about. The Bryn Mawr Night Owls Halloween Concert, featuring Drexel’s 8 to the Bar, was truly a sock-knocking evening.

The evening began, as expected, on Bryn Mawr time, giving plenty of time for audience members to cozy up to one another in the crowded Erdman common room, which was bedecked in...

Simple Pleasures, Intriguing Art

By Whitney Mueller

Staff Writer

Perhaps the most striking aspect of the latest exhibition at the Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery is its everydayness.

The “small and shapely pleasures” promised by “Through the Plain Camera” are, according to co-curator Rebecca Robertson, small in their depiction of “everyday, not grand, moments” and shapely in that they are “pleasureable to look at.” As suggested by the title, none of the photographs are...

NFL Fantasy Picks: Week 9

By Dillon Hamill

Staff Writer

 

First, here are the key players on teams with byes this week, so set your line ups accordingly:

QB – Matthew Stafford (Det), Cam Newton (Car)
RB – Maurice Jones-Drew (Jac), Adrian Peterson (Min), Jonathan Stewart (Car)
WR – Calvin Johnson (Det), Steve Smith (Car)
TE – Brandon Pettigrew (Det), Jeremy Shockey (Car), Greg Olsen (Car)

Quarterback

Start – Mark Sanchez (NYJ at Buf)

In general, I would not even think of...

The Truth About Women’s Colleges

By Emily Chan

Staff Writer 

When I made my decision to come to Bryn Mawr College, I did so a bit hesitantly. Stereotypes about attending a women’s college swirled in my head: it would be overflowing with obnoxious feminists, insecure girls, and I would never again see a member of the opposite sex.

While there is some truth behind every stereotype, Bryn Mawr is not what I expected it to be. I am surrounded by vibrant, confident women who are unafraid to express their opinions and...