among friends

These are all people you may know, students you’ve seen walking around campus, eating in the Dining Center, studying in Lunt Café. So what, you ask, are they doing in these masks, popping out of a wooden board in Ryan Student Center that looks like a Whac-a-Mole game at your local carnival? Read the rest of this entry »

Pope.L plans to blend the iconic images of E.T. and Emmett Till in his performance at Haverford in March. Someone in Philly has beaten Pope.L to the punch but chose Mr. T instead!

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the cast of William Pope.L’s performance-shoot!

Merrie Bentley ’09 – acting, comedy improvisation, whistling

Adam Mayer ’10 – spoken word, beatbox, singing, guitar

Jesse Paulsen ’09  – acting, comedy improvisation

Sarah Allard ’09 – folk singing, yodeling

Waldean Nelson ’09 – dance, acting

Thea Rockwell ’12 – accordian, piano

Simon Linn-Gerstein ’09 – cello

Caitlin Elizondo ’11 – poi, acting, clowning

Peter Sturtevant ’11 – bass guitar, mandolin, singing

Rob Harbison ’09 – singing, beatbox, smeagol interpreter

John Daise ’09 – electric bass, guitar, vocals, spoons

congratulations! knock ‘em dead.

For a taste of what’s to come, click here!

My mom’s friend Chelo has a special chef in her kitchen.
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I went to see William Pope.L speak at the University of Chicago this afternoon and live-blogged his lecture. Here is the link to the event, in case you’re interested.

Keep reading for my thoughts on the lecture. The earliest entries are at the bottom. Here’s a picture of that video that was looping when we came in (see 3:05 p.m.):

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