The Student Newspaper of Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges

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Monthly archive May, 2008

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Frequently Asked Questions

p>What is The Bi-College News? The Bi-College News is a weekly journal of the happenings at Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges and a testimony to the Bi-College relationship.  We endeavor to provide representative, accurate and fair news and information.  It’s a great way to know what is going on at both campuses and improve writing...

President Nancy J. Vickers: A Retrospective

By Whitney Graham Nancy J. Vickers will leave Bryn Mawr this year after eleven years as president. She has brought about great transformation for the institution in her time here, and met many goals of fundraising and restructuring.

Ryan Gym as Student Center

By Michael Novinson   Starting this September, Haverford students will at last get to relish the fruits of their labor, as Ryan Gym is slated to become a temporary student center. For the first time in many generations, the student body will have jurisdiction over an above-ground recreational space on campus. This initiative stems from...

Frugal Food: Where to Go for Sunday Brunch?

By Halli Melnitsky   It’s May and graduation is nigh upon us. Come May 18, one fourth of the student population will walk across a stage in front of family, friends, and peers. Most of the class of ‘08 will spend a good half hour standing still and smiling while our proud parents snap pictures...

Last Word: RE: Bite Me, Or, It’s supposed to be funny

By Megan Rowley   I feel that this, my last Last Word, should be about all those things that are most important in life.  It should be about love, it should be about joy… it should be about the importance of taking a joke.  Two weeks ago, I published a piece about Craigslist and my...

People IN Color Engages BMC’s Past

By Margaret Ernst Last Thursday, an incredible thing happened in Thomas Great Hall. It was a thing that we’ve needed all year, maybe even since the founding of Bryn Mawr.

Dear Joel in the Past, This Is Joel in the Future

By Joel Censer   Dear Joel, Hello. I write this to you twenty years in the future on the eve of your graduation from Haverford. The good news is you are still alive, have a couple kids, and a wife that is competent enough not to overcook the meatloaf. The bad news is you need...

HC Announces Honorary Degree Recipients

By Ryan Fackler   Three additional honorary members will join the Haverford graduating class of 2008 on May 18. John S. Carroll ’63, Dr. D. Holmes Morton, M.D, and Anna Deavere Smith will be awarded honorary degrees, acknowledging their influences in their respective fields.

Canaday Classics: ‘The Lion in Winter’

By Rachel Carpenter   Nominated for seven Academy Awards and winning three, the 1968 film “The Lion in Winter,” is this week’s Canaday Classic. Directed by Anthony Harvey, “The Lion in Winter” is based on actual events and is fairly accurate, though of course some license is taken. The film was adapted from a play...

Students Study the Middle East, But on Their Own

By Margaret Ernst   Talking to Dina Rubey ‘09 is like talking to a textbook on recent Middle Eastern history, but that wasn’t always the case. “I grew up in New York City, and I probably couldn’t have told you where the Middle East was on the map,” she said. “But then 9/11 happened. It’s...