Gotye at Tower Theatre
By Lauren Gill Staff Writer Belgian-born, Australian-bred Gotye (real name Wouter de Backer) confirmed that he is much more than a one-hit wonder with his electric sold-out show Friday night at the Tower Theatre in Upper Darby. First to perform that evening was Gotye’s opening-act Kimbra, a doll-like Kiwi dressed in a ruffly blue prom-dress-gone-bad....
Why Harrison Barnes is the most NBA-ready prospect
By Tolulope Oladele This year, Harrison Barnes, the sophomore forward from the University of North Carolina is leading the Tar Heels to another NCAA title run. Despite struggles, Barnes will still be a notch above the rest of the 2012 NBA Draft pool if he decides to enter. Even with Kentucky’s shot-blocking specialist Anthony Davis...
How to Stop Linsanity
By Tolulope Oladele On Feb. 4 against the New Jersey Nets, Jeremy Lin started an historic two-week run that saw him save Coach Mike D’Antoni’s job–for a short time, at least–, bring the New York Knicks back into playoff contention, and fuel lucrative economic stimulus by himself. Since inserting Lin into the Knicks’ starting lineup,...
Bi-Co Finance: How to Navigate the Summer Internship Search
By Sebastian TilsonBi-Co Finance Columnist Spring recruiting for summer internships is in full bloom, and the Bi-College Finance Club would like to offer some helpful advice about effectively securing internships in the column this week and through our mentorship program. We would also like to stimulate community discussion about the now-infamous op-ed piece in the...
Undocumented, unapologetic and unafraid: Jessica Hyejin Lee, BMC ’13, and Tania Chairez, UPenn ’14, stand up for their community through civil disobedience.
By Nina Zipkin Editor-in-Chief Over 100 students, faculty and staff gathered in the main lounge of the Bryn Mawr Campus Center on March 15 to welcome home Jessica Hyejin Lee, BMC ’13. She was not returning from a trip abroad or a spring break getaway; she had just been released from jail, where she had...
“I <3 Kony:” A skeptical take on Jason Russell’s media sensation
By Raymond Scott Opinion Editor The implication of Jason Russell’s film “Kony 2012″ is indeed an encouraging one. This evocative film looks to rouse us, through shock-and-awe tactics, out of a sort of armchair complacency that has too often possessed so many of us when it has come to the sufferings of our fellow man...
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings: Celebrating Aung San Suu Kyi
By Raymond Scott Opinion Editor It seemed at first strange to read a headline, “Pity The Burmese Dissident in Exile.” Before just last month, Burmese dissidents abroad for decades in Thailand and other locales across the West have been symbols of defiance against the military junta that has ruled their country since 1962. They have...
Scorching Sixers Make “Philly Ball” Relevant Again
By Tolulope Oladele Staff Writer In my last article about the Philadelphia 76ers, I predicted the 76ers would have the same winning percentage as last year, given their limited cap-space flexibility and lack of star talent in comparison to the Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, and New York Knicks. I was sorely mistaken given the Sixers’...
Soccer
By Max Reinhardt Staff Writer There are sixteen teams remaining in the Champions League. That should not need to be stated in the round of sixteen, but Arsenal tried its hardest to convince the world that really only fifteen clubs still stand. First leg matches saw a range of results. To review, here is where...
The Science of Religion
By Devin van Dyke Columnist Science and religion are two sides of the same coin. They both exist to help us make sense of a confusing and complicated world. As the balance of power has shifted in the last hundreds of years, vicious culture wars have been waged over the correct and moral way to...
Art Date – 2/28/12
Wednesday, Feb. 29 Colloquium in Visual Culture: “Hollywood’s Copyright Wars” Thomas Room 224 12:30-2:00 PM Lecture by Peter Decherney, Associate Professor of English and Cinema Studies, University of Pennsylvania Thursday, March 1 EL EDIFICIO DE LOS CHILENOS (The Chilean Building) Film Screening Stokes Auditorium 4:00 PM Screening of a film by Macarena Aguiló. By reconstructing...
The Importance of the V-Day Movement in the BiCo Community
Stigmas surrounding the Vagina Monologues By Steffi Feldman Staff Writer Though Bryn Mawr College performs Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues every year as a matter of tradition and Haverford College put on a production of their own on Feb. 24, 25 an 26, audiences new to the play may have misconceptions about the piece and can be apprehensive of the material before...