Athlete of the Week
Jilly Forde on the soccer team. She scored two goals against Washington College in the last game of the season. The second goal was the winning goal in overtime. She is an amazing player and was the conference offensive soccer player of the week.
Salute a Senior
By Lily Hann Collette Pullion ’09 concluded her four years of Bryn Mawr soccer third amongst all Owls in career saves, and fifth in all time saves for the Centennial Conference. Yet Pullion’s dedication to the sport has not narrowed her collegiate experience, but rather widened it; by shaping Pullion as a player and teammate,...
BMC Sports Column
By Alex Byers As I was thinking of a topic for this column, I could not stop thinking about last week’s Presidential election. As I pondered possible subjects, I connected the two areas of interest: sports and American presidents. Sometimes our exaltation of the President exceeds normal standards. This person does, after all, hold great...
Cuban Closets and Dirty Linen
By Genna Cherichello Haverford’s SAGA (Straight and Gay Alliance) and ALAS (Alliance of Latin American Students) joined forces to present Humberto Padron’s film Cuban Closets and Dirty Linen on Thursday night in Chase Auditorium. Bryn Mawr Spanish professor Enrique Sacerio-Gari, a man with a strong passion for Cuba, introduced the film and led the subsequent...
Canaday Classic
By Rachel N. Carpenter Last Spring, I watched a silent Canaday Classic during Plenary, so this Fall Plenary, I thought that I would continue this tradition with “Broken Blossoms,” a ninety-minute silent film by the acclaimed director D.W. Griffith. Starring Lillian Gish and Richard Barthelmess, “Broken Blossoms” is seen by some as D.W. Griffith’s attempt...
Restaurant Reviews
By Ally Mintz and Alessandra Grace XIX XIX (Nineteen) is located on the top floor of the Park Hyatt Hotel. With grand domed ceilings decadently draped with enormous strands of pearls and a picturesque view that even made Philadelphia look glamorous, we felt as if we were walking onto the set of gossip girl. Unlike...
Magill Movies: La Haine (1995)
By Walker Anderson As I ventured into the stacks this week to review another film out of Magill’s eclectic collection, I decided to go for a higher class of movie. I found the perfect candidate: "La Haine," a movie with an obscure cast, shot in black-and-white, and in another language (French)—all the right ingredients for...
BMC Basketball begins
Alex Byers The end of fall brings with it the beginning of the winter sports season. Bryn Mawr basketball practiced during Fall Break, building their strength through sprints and technique through defensive drills. Although Basketball has one of the longest seasons on campus, it runs from mid-October through mid-February, the coaches are optimistic about this...