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A day for celebration, goodbyes and forever: the history of Bryn Mawr's May Day

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...
Let's talk about "Kevin"

Let’s talk about “Kevin”

By Michelle Chung Arts Editor *SPOILERS AHEAD* “We Need to Talk About Kevin” raises more difficult questions than it answers. Based on the novel of the same name, “Kevin” tells the story of Eva Khatchadourian (Tilda Swinton) before and after her 15-year-old son Kevin (Ezra Miller) massacres students and faculty...
Why Harrison Barnes is the most NBA-ready prospect

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...
Bi-Co Finance: How to Navigate the Summer Internship Search

Bi-Co Finance: How to Navigate the Summer Internship Search

By Sebastian Tilson Bi-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...
3/20/12 Haverford Senior Snapshot--Ryan Rubio

3/20/12 Haverford Senior Snapshot–Ryan Rubio

Interview by Jessica Watkins Features Editor   Name: Ryan Rubio Hometown: San Diego, CA Major: Political Science Favorite Class: Oooh…either Politics of Violence or International Relations. Best Weekend in the Bi-Co: Can I include the ones when I wasn’t here? Hate to Love, Love to Hate: I love to hate...
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Bang: Clowning Around With Desire

Ashley Reid Staff Writer Though I thought I’d walked into the Hepburn Teaching Theater, I quickly found reality to be a slippery concept; I had actually stepped into the strange world of “Bang.”  “Bang”, a show by alumnae Charlotte Ford ’02, was a commedia dell’arte show that ran from April 6th to April 8th and...

Anne Carson’s “Cassandra Float Can” & “Bracko”: a Provocative Exchange between Modes of Expression

Taylor Stone Arts Editor This past Wednesday, audiences at Haverford College were treated to a unique array of stimulants during poet and classicist Anne Carson’s presentation of Cassandra Float Can (an essay on translation) and Bracko (an evocation of Sappho), collaborative pieces with Robert Currie, artist and Benjamin Miller, composer. The two creative pieces, though...

Of Monsters and Men: Far from Home but with Plenty to Be Happy About

By Lauren Gill Staff Writer In August 2011, Philadelphia’s Radio 104.5 debuted Of Monsters and Men’s triumphant wall of Icelandic sound “Little Talks.” Fast forward to April 2012 and the sextet has sold out shows in a matter of minutes across the U.S. even before their album “My Head is an Animal” hit American soil....

“Colors of Greece” Exhibit Displays Colorful Depth of Greek Modernist Art

Taylor Stone Arts Editor Nestled within the walls of the Rare Book Room of Canaday Library is a new exhibition exploring rich themes such as artistic design and cultural life in modern Greece, topics not easily confined in a single space but extraordinarily presented in this artistic display “Colors of Greece: The Art and Archaeology...

A Sneak Peak at “Strangeland”: A Return to The Old Keane Days?

Ashley Reid Staff Writer Chimes and a piano delicately ring. A drumbeat gradually appears. A bright and soft melody begins playing. Tom Chaplin’s voice sings, ”In a city like mine there’s no point in fighting/ I close my eyes and see, you and me driving, if I am a river you are the ocean. Got...

Writer Alice McDermott Charms at CWSR

Michelle Chung Arts Editor As described at Bryn Mawr’s most recent edition of the Creative Writing and Reading Series, visiting author Alice McDermott is among the “finest fiction writers today.” McDermott’s list of awards and nominations is extensive and includes a National Book Award for her fourth novel “Charming Billy” and two nominations for a...

Cousins making case for Most Improved Player

By Tolulope Oladele Columnist   In the last eight games, power forward DeMarcus Cousins of the Sacramento Kings has averaged 26.9 points, 13.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.5 blocks. These beastly stats are a typical day at the office for players like Kevin Love and Dwight Howard, but not for the King’s hot-headed big man....

With injuries, Knicks must rely on Melo

By Tolulope Oladele Columnist   It has been little over a year since Carmelo Anthony bullied his way to the New York Knicks in hopes of forming a “super team” along with Amare Stoudemire. Anthony lighting it up at Madison Square Garden was a strong aspiration–for both sides–so much so that the New York Knicks...

Spurs going all in for another title run

By Tolulope Oladele Columnist   In the 2000’s, the San Antonio Spurs had a dominant run in the league, winning three NBA championships—four if you go back as far as 1999.  The Spurs motto during this era was “defense wins championships,” an approach that proved to be very effective when they suffocated the New Jersey...

Top five NBA point guards

  By Tolulope Odadele Columnist In the last decade, we have seen the NBA slowly shift from a “big men” oriented league to a point guard dominated league. This is supported by the fact that three of the last four first overall picks have been point guards (Derrick Rose, John Wall, and Kyrie Irving). In...
Letters from abroad: Melbourne, Australia

Letters from abroad: Melbourne, Australia

By Christine Wheaton Staff Writer I have always known that I wanted to study abroad. What I didn’t know when I was younger was where I wanted to go. I guess that I’d always assumed that I would go to Europe. Then, somehow, that shifted to Australia. Now I can’t imagine having this experience anywhere...

Laughing in Throng

Ava Cotlowitz Staff Writer On Friday night the last Throng Show of the semester took place in Lunt Basement.  Cement walls painted dark indigo surrounded rows of black fold up chairs that led to a platform stage backed by a black linen cloth. Various etchings and graffiti scattered the walls and criss-crossing pipes lined the...