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September 2009 - Page 4

Drug & Alcohol Resource Team Navigates First Semester

The new Drug and Alcohol Resource Team (DART), colloquially conceivable as "SHCs for drugs and alcohol”, was founded late last spring after students were inspired by speaker Jason Kilmer’s scientific-yet-entertaining presentation on alcohol and behavior. The group heavily advocates safe, responsible, and
September 15, 2009

Results of the Rollover Initiative

$60,000 in student groups rollover money will be re-invested in four projects this fall. The majority will go to a Revolving Loan Fund for Green Initiatives, with the rest is being split between extending popular PE classes, adding textbooks in the libraries,
September 15, 2009

The UnKicking of Coke

The decision to bring back Coca-Cola, made by the administration late in the Spring semester, has been greeted by some with enthusiasm and others with disappointment. The college administration has pointed to both economic necessity and Coke's allegedly improved practices in the
September 15, 2009

Welcome Back to Deutsch… kei?

Because I just can't tear myself away, I'm writing another column about my adventures (and misadventures) in Berlin as a Fulbright Fellow this year, thinking about Germans, Turks, and the ever-present past.
September 14, 2009

Student Liasons for Dean’s Search Host Fireside Chat

On Monday night, The Dean's Search Committee’s Student Liaisons hosted a fireside chat to discuss the process of selecting the next Dean of Student Life. The position will fill Dean Jim Larimore’s vacancy and replace Acting Dean Garikai Cambell as the leader
September 14, 2009

Happenings in McCabe: Statues, an Exhibit, and a Book

The new statues in McCabe are by a faculty member and are part of the library's ongoing effort to house art in the lobby spaces. Meanwhile, two of the Friends Historical Library's researchers are about to publish a book about the history
September 14, 2009

Reviewing Jose Saramago’s “Blindness”

A review of Jose Saramago's "Blindness." It is something too familiar, too intimate, stuck in the uneasy company of nightmares and overexposed film. Lingering on longer than the usual allegory-cum-dystopia, when the lights go out you get the feeling that they could
September 14, 2009

Clothesline Project Materials Vandalized

Around the time that school started, someone found the Clothesline Project's supplies in Tarble and "ransacked" them. All of the supplies had been taken, including markers, paint cans, and eighteen blank red and white T-shirts. No decorated T-shirts were missing, but instead
September 12, 2009

Interview with Alice Rivlin

After she gave a lecture on "Saving Market Capitalism," the Daily Gazette spoke with Alice Rivlin about healthcare, the economy, and the Obama presidency. Rivlin (Bryn Mawr '52) is currently a fellow at the Brookings Institute and on the board of directors
September 11, 2009
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