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Daily archive Dec 15, 2009

Purcell Classifies the In Between

By Rebecca Militello Staff Writer The slide show began with a mysterious door, and etched on top: “WELLCOME.” One would normally expect it to be a simple misspelling. But at her lecture on Tuesday, Rosamond Purcell said some believe the word may very well have been someone’s last name.  And that’s what intrigues the viewer....

Two Missing Rock Owls Resurrected

By Margaret Ernst News Editor After a Godfather-like exchange on a street corner, three of the wooden owls that sit on Rockefeller’s dark banisters have been located. Rock residents have been discussing the loss of all four owl sculptures since before fall break, when the first owl went missing. According to Public Safety Officer Beth...

New Records at Haverford Holiday Meet

By Jordan Schilit Haverford College hosted its annual Holiday Meet at the Alumni Field House on Saturday.  Four meet records were rewritten by Fords and plenty of personal bests were posted.   The meet’s first race –- the 5,000-meters –- was swarmed with Goats. The men’s team secured eight of the top-10 places in that...

Kannerstein and Haverford Over the Years

1963 – Kannerstein, the Student "Kannerstein enjoyed being at Haverford during formative years of the 1960s. Haverford’s financial state was bad, the dorms were ‘awful,’ and the food was ‘really awful.’ – The Bi-College News Archives Additionally, Kannerstein was Sports Editor of The News of Haverford College from 1961-1962. 1968 – Kannerstein Begins Haverford Career...

Haverford Examines Writing Program

By Jacob Horn Staff Writer Haverford faculty are concerned students are having trouble with academic writing, and Haverford deans are concerned students are having difficulty communicating effectively on applications for grants, scholarships, and graduate schools. In an attempt to address these concerns, the Educational Policy Committee (EPC) is proposing changes that would integrate more writing...