Alumnae Send Letter in Support of Radnor
One day after the Radnor Hell Week story blew up online, the Bryn Mawr Alumnae sent a 15-page letter to President Jane McAuliffe and the college Deans, advocating for the strong community many of them have experienced as students at Radnor. The letter, which now has over 200 signatures, emphasized their concerns that this decision...
Patti Smith Performs at Bryn Mawr
By Julie Mazziotta A one-woman show came to Bryn Mawr Feb. 7, as artist and musician Patti Smith took the stage in an exclusive performance for the college community. Smith read from her memoir, “Just Kids,” sang a few of her songs and answered questions from the audience. Smith was at Bryn Mawr to receive...
Poems to Answer All of Your Questions? A Reading and Discussion with Terrance Hayes
By Lily Lopate Poet Terrance Hayes has recently visited Bryn Mawr College to conclude the fall semester of the Creative Writing department’s ‘Reading Series.’ As a winner of the National Book Award for Poetry for his most recent collection, Lighthead (2010), as well as a recipient of a Whiting Writers Award, and Pushcart Prize, and...
Bryn Mawr Dining Services Holds Open Forum
By Anna Merriman It should not come as a surprise that Bryn Mawr Dining Services has been struggling with their budget recently. Students have seen a loss of sundae bars, absence of some special dinners (such as the holiday dinner during first semester) and even cutbacks on takeout containers. In an open forum on dining...
Adventures with solar panels
by Lee McClenon Contributing columnist When walking down to the Bryn Mawr gym you might notice something new in the scenic vista of landscaping along Cambrian Row. On Monday November 12, the college installed its first set of solar panels. The panels were chosen and bought by the facilities office with the help of calculations done...
Supporters of Bryn Mawr’s Perry House hope to keep diverse housing option alive
by Alicia Ramirez Staff Writer Bryn Mawr women are known for defending who they are and what they stand for, and Perry House is no exception. The proud supporters of Perry House have many questions that beg to be answered. When will Perry House be restored? How and when will Bryn Mawr obtain the funds?...
Residents of Perry House speak out
by Sarah Jenness, Christine Calderon, Jomaira Salas Contributing writers In Spring 2012 it was announced that Perry House, a living and social space for members of Sisterhood, Mujeres, and BACaSo would close due to lack of maintenance. A 1970 list of demands by black students needing a space to celebrate and value their culture produced Perry House...
Why I volunteer
by: Amanda Beardall Contributing writer While the rest of the campus was sound asleep on Saturday mornings, during my freshman year I would wake up at 5 AM to catch the first train into the city where I would spend the day leading social justice workshops and doing related service projects with middle school...
Campuses connect: SEADS project to change cross-campus registration, data communication
by Sarah Wolberg Managing Editor The Bi-College Consortium is getting connected, as a new project promises to make interaction and communication between Haverford an Bryn Mawr more seamless in the next few years. The Seamless Administrative Services (SEADS) project is the “next stage of Bi-Co collaboration,” according to Bryn Mawr College president Jane McAuliffe, who...
Hurricane Sandy brings a forecast for change
by Lee McClenon Columnist “Anyone who says there is not a change in weather patterns is denying reality,” said New York governor Andrew Cuomo in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. While I do not believe that any one storm can prove climate change to be true, it is evident that climate change is already here. Unlike...
“Why I vote the way I vote”
by Emma Geering Contributing writer I was raised in a part of New Jersey that, despite the state’s tendency to go with the Democratic candidate during the Presidential election, is very conservative. Parents preach to their children, essentially brainwashing them with the jaded ideas of a conventional America. Ideas such as that they were blessed to...
“Why I vote the way I vote”
by Emma Moore Contributing writer I am voting this election because it is the first presidential election in which I am eligible to vote and I want to prove my generation is not apathetic. I am voting because, as a woman, my voice is underrepresented in each iteration of American government. I am voting because...