Ira Reid House and On-Campus Dialogue About Cultural Identity
By Steffi Feldman Staff Writer Haverford College is currently facing questions of race relations and cultural identity on campus as the Office of Multicultural Affairs leads negotiations to re-interpret the usage of the Ira Reid House, the current home of the Black Cultural Center on campus. For approximately the last thirty years, the Ira Reid...
Lana Del Rey’s Melodramatic “Born to Die” Refreshing Addition to Music Scene
By Ava Cotlowitz Staff Writer If you want to find out more about Lana Del Rey as a musical artist, please, do not YouTube her Saturday Night Live performance. Do not read the articles regarding her “cancelled tour.” And definitely do not listen to the slandering remarks and crude comments that have been following Lana’s...
Tell’em Tolu: NCAA Scouting Report: Talking “Kidd” Stuff
By Tolulope Oladele Columnist Name: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Height: 6-6 Weight: 216 Wing Span: 7’0
Tell’em Tolu: No Love Here: Why Kevin Love for Pau Gasol is not the answer
By Tolulope Oladele Columnist After the Dallas Mavericks swept the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals, it became painfully obvious that Kobe Bryant’s days of carrying the Lakers to the promised land are now numbered. The Lakers front office must now plan for the future and bring in younger talent that will...
Art Date – 2/13/12
Wednesday, Feb 1, 2012-Sunday, May 6, 2012 “Van Gogh Up Close” The Philadelphia Museum of Art will display the much anticipated work of Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh. The exhibit includes 45 still lifes and landscapes painted during Van Gogh’s in Paris. Tickets for students cost $12 with ID, $16 for adults, and $14 for...
A Dangerous Method is Only Skin Deep
By Christine Dickerson Staff Writer When making a film that is defined by its historical setting, directors often find themselves torn: should accuracy be forfeited for an overly romanticized, Hollywood storyline or should achieving historical consistency be prioritized so that no anachronisms damage the merit of the film (as seen, for example, with Sophia Coppola’s...
A$AP Rocky at Philly’s Theater of Living Arts
By Lauren Gill Staff Writer Highly buzzed about Harlem rapper, A$AP Rocky (Always $trive and Prosper) gave a whole new meaning to the phrase “quality over quantity” at South Street’s Theater of the Living Arts on Wednesday night. With an energized fifty minute set, Rocky commanded the crowd, going through a majority of his LiveLoveA$AP...
Why The Descendants Should Ascend To Oscar Glory
By Ashley Reid Staff Writer In the next three weeks, on Sun. Feb. 26, the 84th annual Academy Awards will take place at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California, broadcasted live by ABC where it will be celebrating a year’s worth of eventful films, including Michel Hazanavicius’ The Artist and Alexander Payne’s The Descendants, which...
People by Numbers: Survey Use at Bryn Mawr
By Jessica Watkins Features Editor Mark Freeman’s office doesn’t match his job. The room lies along Taylor’s second floor corridor, now somewhat of a ghost town after the transition of the Deans and Co. to Guild at the beginning of this semester. Walking into the well-lit space one is greeted with inspiration from all directions....
Bi-Co Uncovered: The Best (And Worst) Places to Kiss at Bryn Mawr
By Rachel Ohrenschall Columnist Everyone has heard Bryn Mawr’s romance-associated legends. Freshmen are introduced to them during customs week and they can even be found on the traditions page of Bryn Mawr’s website: “The Moon Bench is at the end of senior row. Superstition has it that you can’t kiss someone while sitting on the...
Rational Passion: A Scientific Exploration of Love
By Devin van Dyke Columnist Love is a beautiful state of unthinking affection. It releases us from the patterns of daily life and lends transcendent meaning to our relationships. Love has been described by Karen Sunde “a glimpse of heaven,” and “the master key that opens the gates of happiness” by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Somehow...
Senior Snapshot: Matt Cohen, HC
Interview by Erin Seglem Matt Cohen, HC Major: History Favorite place on campus: The Meadow behind the soccer field. It’s peaceful. Any Extracurriculars?: Running A favorite book you’ve read: The Master and the Margarita What is your dream vacation spot?: Iten, Kenya. It’s where all the best Kenyan runners train. Top DC Meal choice: The Adobe Chicken...