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A Musical Tribute to Thanksgiving

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Nora Landis-Shack '13

Ruth Marshall Magill Professor of Music Curt Cacioppo and his friend, pianist Emanuele Arciuli, presented an on-campus colloquium celebrating Native American art and music in honor of Thanksgiving. Continue reading →

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The Bi-Co Orchestra Performs Dvořák and Bernstein

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Rebecca Raber

The Bi-College Orchestra, conducted by Associate Professor of Music Heidi Jacob, performed Leonard Bernstein’s Overture to Candide and Antonin Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 in the majestic Marshall Auditorium for free last Friday night. Continue reading →

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Fall 2011 Student Dance Concert

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Rebecca Raber

On Saturday, November 19, students from the Bi-Co community performed the annual Fall Student Dance Concert, featuring performances from the dance troupes Bounce, Mayuri, Pulso Latino and Yalah!, as well as those by a number of dancers not affiliated with any particular group. Continue reading →

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Black Students League Brings Fashion to Fords

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Rebecca Raber

Founders Great Hall was the setting for some serious glamour on Friday night. The Black Student League’s Culture Shock Fashion Show featured Bi-Co students strutting their stuff on the runway in professionally made couture. Continue reading →

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Artist Pamela Johnson’s “Lucid Dreaming”

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Rebecca Raber

Bates College’s Pamela Johnson gave a talk, “Lucid Dreaming,” on campus and discussed her own artwork and her life. Continue reading →

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Jeremy Golan ’09 Talks Peace Corps

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Rebecca Raber

Jeremy Golan ’09 recently returned from Cambodia, where he served in the Peace Corps, and gave advice to current student interesting in applying to the program after Haverford. Continue reading →

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Snowy Friends and Family Weekend Warmed By Howard Lutnick ’83

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Rebecca Raber

Friends and Family Weekend was a flurry of activity (with actual snow flurries). A highlight was a talk by Howard Lutnick ’83, Chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, who shared his story of resilience, rebuilding and triumph after losing 658 of his employees in the attacks on the World Trade Center. Continue reading →

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Boo! It’s Haverween!

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Rebecca Raber

This weekend campus played host to the annual Ultimate Frisbee tournament known as Haverween, which featured strong showings from The Donkeys and The Sneetches (and their respective freshmen teams), but also a team of alumni. Continue reading →

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The Classics Department, Unrehearsed

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Rebecca Raber

Wednesday night the Classics Department put on their annual unrehearsed staged reading of an ancient text. This year’s choice, Lysistrata,, about a sex strike by Athenian women to put an end to the Peloponnesian War, was a hilarity-filled success. Continue reading →

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Maps Show Opens in Magill Library

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Rebecca Raber

Quaker & Special Collections just opened its latest show, You Are Here: Exploring the Contours of our Academic Community Though Maps, in the Sharpless Gallery of Magill Library. Continue reading →

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