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...
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...
A day for celebration, goodbyes and forever: the history of Bryn Mawr’s May Day
By Rachel Ohrenschall Columnist The blossoming of trees throughout the campus, albeit early this year, signals the start of spring, the end of the semester and its climax: May Day. Initially celebrated across many cultures in the northern hemisphere as a festival to celebrate the coming of spring and the end of the planting...
You’re hired! A labor economics approach to employment
By Lise Wagnac Staff Writer Ever wonder what the secret behind getting a job in this market is? Well, after a week and a half of my Labor Economics course I’ve been given a glimpse of the ways in which employers are hiring. Labor economics is defined as the study of how labor markets work....
A New Breed of Super Hero: The 99
By Michelle Chung Arts Editor Departments from Bryn Mawr and Haverford jointly organized a lecture by Kuwaiti clinical psychologist Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Dressed unassumingly in a gray plaid shirt and slacks, Al-Mutawa did not initially appear like the sort of man who triple majored as an undergraduate (history, literature, and...