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Author Archives: Chris Mills '82
From this shall come Reese Witherspoon…
…maybe. Must be quite a way to introduce yourself: “Hi, I’m Dan and I’m scouting locations for the next Reese Witherspoon movie.” And that’s pretty much how Dan Kinkade did it. Not long afterward, I was escorting him around campus … Continue reading
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Video: March Nor’easter
Though a snowy day, not a Snow Day: with our customers on campus and so many faculty living within half a mile of Founders Green, it’s business as usual. Here’s some video, complete with whistling wind as gusts round the southeast corner … Continue reading
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Hugs
Video: You are walking across campus and suddenly attacked by artistically-minded huggers!
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Atmosphere
Winter fog at the Ford reminds me of that Joy Division song “Atmosphere” – and not just because it came out while I was a student here. The fog makes for a disorientation, an uncertainty of what is where, and … Continue reading
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50 Degrees and Friday
So why not fly a kite on Founders Green? Senior Reed Hurt opted for the ‘Space Shuttle’ model, available at the college bookstore.
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Two Inaugurations
…an American president, and a new student ‘living room’: the old Ryan Gym is now a place for students to hang. Details later, but for now: the TVs (located at each end) are working fine and on a newsday like … Continue reading
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Snow-vember
Just yesterday I noticed that our resident black squirrel population was looking especially fat ‘n fluffy.
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Attack of the Warosaurus
A drizzly Friday afternoon, and a jagged-toothed inflatable monster on wheels stands guard (or beckons?) on the steps of Ryan gym. I approach cautiously. He appears to be snacking on…us?…and as I squeeze past I can hear the hiss of inhaling … Continue reading
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Haverford On The Web, Friday 11/14
Gotta love this guy. Here’s an earlier Tom Donnelly post – including video – from last year. Meanwhile, in Physics, Walter Smith gets noted on a Discovery blog: “Smith runs what he describes as the premiere online collection of physics … Continue reading
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Haverford On The Web, Wednesday 11/5
Norm Pearlstine ’64, who once headed up Time, Inc., is the lead anecdote in a Vanity Fair profile of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s media empire. “Gone is the private office; here, both of Pearlstine’s workstations are smaller, and have less … Continue reading
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