Sports Briefs 10/26/10
Cross Country HAVERFORD, Pa. – The Bryn Mawr College cross country team returned to a familiar race course Friday afternoon, when they ran at the annual Haverford JV Invitational. Knowing the course and terrain, five runners set new personal best times while five other produced season best times. Kristina Kronauer led the team with a...
Head 2 Head: Los Angeles PRO
By Erika Pinto Who doesn’t want to go to Los Angeles, California? Especially with this freezing weather we’re experiencing at Bryn Mawr and Haverford? Yeah, an average temperature of 70 degree year round weather would be a nice change. But more than the awesome climate Southern California has to offer, Los Angeles is a world-known...
Francone on Leave, and Dining Thread Down
By Thy Vo and Robin Riskin Staff Writer and Editor in Chief John Francone, Haverford’s Director of Dining Services, is currently on leave. His seven year-long online Go! Board thread on Dining Center discussion is inactive. Chris Mills, Haverford’s Director of Communications, told the Bi-Co News and posted on the Go! Boards that Francone is...
Alcohol Related Hospitalizations at HC Taxes Townships’ Resources: Police Targeting Providers
By Lizzie Douglas and Jacob Lowy News Editors Local and state police plan to spend more time on campus this semester in an attempt to prevent underage alcohol consumption. In fact, they have already been seen on campus. "They were here a couple weeks ago. I remember walking by them on my way to the...
The Social Network: Techie power hunger is looking mighty enticing
By Hannah Garner Staff Writer David Fincher’s buzzing and buzzed-about new film "The Social Network" is truly a film for our generation. The film follows the rapid boom of Facebook, created by nerd-genius Mark Zuckerberg during his sophomore year at Harvard. And two lawsuits filed against Zuckerberg reveal dishonesties and disloyalties implicated in the site’s...
Media Brief
By Lawrence Miller Arts Editor "Burden of Dreams" is a film about a film. Well, more specifically, it’s a feature-length making-of documentary about Werner Herzog’s 1982 film, "Fitzcarraldo." Who would want to watch such a movie? you may ask. After years of DVD-produced making-ofs, the genre has been diluted to the point of watching animators...
Lupus Walk and 5K – Walk for a Cure October 31
By Katie Gould Staff Writer If you weren’t aware, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Hence the pink campaigning, the ribbons, and the dollar donations made as you buy your groceries. For women, by women – it’s surprising not to see more of it on Bryn Mawr’s campus. What’s even more surprising is that very few people...
HC News Briefs
Transition to HaverApps Complete Over fall break, Haverford completed the conversion from Squirrel to the new HaverApps Email system. This included the calendering and collaboration suite. The transition between the two systems is an apparent success. Happy Birthday, Mr. President President Stephen G. Emerson ’74 celebrated his birthday on Thursday, Oct. 21. For his “23rd”...
Mawrtyrs Campaign With Cookies in Hand
By Amanda Kennedy News Editor With Election Day just a week away, the Bryn Mawr student organization Democracy Matters wants to bring attention to the way elections and political campaigns work. On Friday, members of Democracy Matters set up a table in the Campus Center to ask students to sign a petition addressed to Congressman...
Two Times the Tritton: Alum Gives Money for Second Dorm
By Matt Fernandez Staff Writer Last May, Steve Jaharis donated $10 million to Haverford College for a new dormitory on Orchard Lot, on the condition that College raise another $10 million for a second dorm. Well, Haverford is almost there. This month, Michael B. Kim ’85, founder of the prominent hedge fund MBK Partners, pledged...
Sports Sidebar 10/26/10
-Cross country will be racing at the Centennial Conference Championships this Saturday, October 30, at 11 a.m. at Johns Hopkins University. -Come out and support the Owls field hockey team tomorrow at their home match against Washington College at 4 p.m. -Crew opened up its season at the Navy Day Regatta on October 9, coming...
Athlete of the Week 10/26/10
Melanie Shafer ’12 made it to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Regionals hosted by the University of Mary Washington and advanced to the finals, winning three matches in a row.