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“Why We Refuse” Tour comes to Swat

The “Why We Refuse” Tour on Wednesday featured two Israeli high school seniors who were imprisoned for refusing to serve in the Israeli army to protest Israeli occupation in Palestinian territories. They discussed their experiences and their reasons for refusing to serve.
October 8, 2009

More Freshmen Interested in Science and Pre-Med, Pre-Law Paths

Intro-level chemistry and physics have had to scramble to add extra lab sections due to increased enrollment by freshman. Meanwhile, pre-med and pre-law interest meeting had over 120 students attend, a jump from 70 and 45 respectively in previous years. Many freshmen,
October 7, 2009

Psyching Yourself Out: The Impact of Stereotypes on Intelligence

On Tuesday afternoon, Joshua Aronson, an Associate Professor of Applied Psychology at NYU, gave a talk on the effects of social pressure and bias on behavior on intelligence tests. Entitled “Stereotype Threat and the Nature and Nurture of Human Intelligence,” his talk
October 1, 2009

Recalibrating the Budget, A Fireside Chat

Last night, Student Council hosted a Fireside Chat on the school budget, inviting Acting Dean of Students Garikai Campbell and President Rebecca Chopp to speak on, and field questions about, the current and future fiscal state of the College. The chat was
October 1, 2009

Noted Poet Albert Goldbarth Speaks on the Poetic Process

On Monday, poet and novelist Albert Goldbarth gave a poetry reading in the Scheuer Room of Kohlberg Hall. Goldbarth, who has twice been awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry, read selections from his most recent collection of poems, _To
September 29, 2009

Using Forensics to Investigate Human Rights Violations

Mercedes Doretti, a member of the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team (EAAF), spoke about her work in forensic exhumation Wednesday to a group of students and staff. The lecture, which took place in Kohlberg’s Scheuer Room, focused on Doretti’s efforts to identify the
September 24, 2009
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