Joe Spadaro Named as New CIO
By Hannah Jaenicke After a year-long search, Joe Spadaro has been named as Haverford’s Chief Information Officer (CIO). President Dr. Stephen G. Emerson ’74 said that Spadaro was the administration’s first choice for the role, although all of the candidates were strong contenders. Spadaro currently holds a similar position at St. Joseph’s College, Brooklyn, NY,...
Professor Profile: Zolani Ngwane
By Elizabeth Svokos Professor Zolani Ngwane started working as an assistant professor at Haverford in 2001. His professional future panned out as expected: he became a full-time professor in the Anthropology department, teaching classes ranging from modernism to religion to the theories behind anthropology. “I like all facets of anthropology,” he said. But before he settled down...
Reflections on Greg Kannerstein
My first instinct is to smile remembering Greg’s quick wit and priceless sense of humor. Greg was a great teacher. He showed us all the truly important things in life by the way he led his life; what it means to be honest, modest, gentle, fair, and generous.
How to Teach Math? Just Dance
By Sophia Guida On a crisp Friday afternoon, on a tiny stage in a school auditorium, a group of five Bi-Co students and their professor warmed up to dance away the afternoon, amid broken chairs and fluorescent lights. A frazzled teacher stood before the audience, the second and sixth graders of Morrison School in Olney,...
BMC Freshman Will Skate to National Ice Dancing Championships
By Amanda Kennedy Winter break has a lot in store for Bryn Mawr freshman Katie Zeigler. With ice dancing partner Baxter Burbanks, Zeigler will lace up her skates and participate in the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Spokane, Wash from Jan. 14-24. The competition will feature Zeigler and Burbanks in the Junior Ice Dance...
Pulso Latino Dances the Night Away
By Lauren Gill The tri-co’s only Latin Dance Troupe, Pulso Latino, presented its fall showcase on Friday night in Marshall Auditorium. The troupe wowed the audience, performing passionate, elegant numbers as well as upbeat, fun ones. The show started off on a high note with “Cumbia,” a by-product of the traditional Colombian Cumbia. This was...