Flexner Lectureships Bring South Asia to Bryn Mawr
By Meghna Singh It was the elephant, decorated so familiarly in gold and red, that made me pause. I had to stare at Dr. Subrahmanyam’s presentation for at least ten seconds before I could believe that yes, illustrations from my 12th grade History textbook in India had indeed followed me to college. The surprise, though,...
Liberalism at Bryn Mawr: Are We or Aren’t We?
By Rachel Tillison Students balancing books on their laps and even more students sitting crouched together on the ground, everyone waiting anxiously to see the results. Even in the quiet study room below Thomas Great Hall, the dim roar of applause and screaming could be heard as the final results rolled in and Barack Obama...
Head To Head: Library
By Julie O'Neil Arts Editor So today I slept until 2pm and then got up and watched "The West Wing" until I had to head to an editorial board meeting for this very paper. Other nights, I'll decide it's a good idea to re-read the Zac Efron "Rolling Stone" cover story. Trust me, at 3am...
Many Attend Kannerstein Memorial Service
By Hannah Jaenicke Following the death of Haverford’s former Dean of the College Greg Kannerstein ’63, a Quaker-style memorial service was held on Saturday in the Gardner Integrated Athletic Center. Attendees included President Dr. Stephen G. Emerson ’74, former President Thomas Tritton, current Dean of the College Martha Denney, and many staff, students and alumni....
Kevin Zucker Presents Career in Artist Talk
By Lawrence Miller On Monday, the final day of November, artist Kevin Zucker delivered a talk to a half-filled Chase Auditorium, focusing on his past and current work and the ongoing timeline of his young career. The talk lasted about an hour and a half and involved Zucker explaining and elaborating on his prefabricated PowerPoint...
Contemporary Iran in Light of the Iranian Revolution
By Waleed Shahid The Islamic Republic of Iran is currently in a defining moment in its short yet significant 30-year history. Haverford sociology professor Mark Gould and the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship teamed up to host four professors in Chase Auditorium on Saturday for a symposium on viewing Iran through the lens of...
BMC Lit Mags
By Eleanor Easton Opening up a copy of one of Bryn Mawr’s student-run literary magazines, Kaleidoscope, is something more than your average lit mag experience. “It is Bryn Mawr at a glance,” the Kaleidoscope website says. Bryn Mawr’s other literary magazine, Nimbus, is an annual publication showcasing the talents of the students of...
Urinetown Review
By Nina Zipkin Staff Writer Greasepaint’s production of “Urinetown: The Musical” has it all; romance, intrigue, corruption, political uprising and public facilities. Mostly it’s just a lot of fun. The show tells the story of a down-on-its-luck town in the midst of dealing with a drought that has lasted for 20 years. The water shortage...
When Soap is Not Enough
By Jessica Watkins They stand quietly at corners and doorways, watching students pass by throughout the week. They are mechanical drones, pumping out germ-annihilating foam for whoever decides to wiggle their hand beneath the sensitive motion detector. Forty of these Purell hand sanitizer stations have stood on the Bryn Mawr campus in locations such as...
Architects Reimagine an Outmoded Magill
By Robin Riskin A winding path leads up to Magill Library, where vaulted windows peer into halls lined with books and Quaker portraits. Most students find Magill just fine for reading, doing problem sets, printing, and writing papers. But the folk at the library want it to be the academic heart of campus, the technologically...
Julia Alvarez Reads at Bryn Mawr
By Julie O’Neil Arts Editor This past semester many impressive and important artists and authors, including Lorrie Moore, Suzan-Lori Parks, Marilyn Nelson, and George Saunders, have performed on campus through the Performing Arts Series and the Creative Writing Program Reading Series. To cap off the semester, the program invited esteemed Dominican-American poet and novelist Julia...
John Mayer’s Battle Studies
By Julie O’Neil The week before Thanksgiving, among the stress of multiple papers and the excitement of break, I eagerly anticipated John Mayer’s new albums, "Battle Studies," which hit stores November 17. Luckily, I was not disappointed. The album, Mayer’s fourth, is a mellow masterpiece definitely worthy of the musician’s respected place in rock music. ...