HC BRYNMAWR NEWS
Thursday, November 3, 2011
In the summer of 2007 I had just turned fifteen years old and was starting to notice that my periods had not yet become regular. Irregular periods had been an issue for me since I started menstruating, but my primary care doctor told me that it would sort itself out. My parents started getting concerned when I was fourteen and that hadn’t happened yet. Fortunately, Boston has one of the...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Dear Bryn Mawr:
It’s drawing close to that time of the semester: red breasted robins serenade your early morning walk, the grass is getting greener, a lone cherry tree has blossomed outside of Taylor ahead of its fellows; the Canadian goose poop is getting ever thicker under foot; and, by this point in the academic year, you’re probably lusting after a home cooked meal, wishing...
Saturday, February 26, 2011
An important thing to realize when watching the Academy Awards is thatthe awards aren’t generally given on merit: it’s all politics. These politics revolve around whether it’s “time” someone received one, what their public image is, or maybe even how popular they are. Academy Awards committeedoes this to make sure it can retain its “finality” appearance:...
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Last semester I was in constant denial that I would be graduating within the year. Now that I’m back on campus and well into second semester, reality has set in.
I have three months until I am officially no longer a student and catapulted into the real world.
Despite my apprehension, I decided to take these months as an opportunity to do all of the things I have wanted to do as an...
Monday, February 14, 2011
After watching last week’s Glee’s Valentine’s Day episode, the truth is that every girl secretly loves the idea of having a boy like Artie, Puck, or Blain who can sing to them on this special day. Unfortunately, many of our significant others lack the musical abilities to serenade us, or we just haven’t found that special someone yet. So to make up for this loss, my gift...
Monday, February 14, 2011
It's Valentine's Day, and whether single or in a relationship, we tend to think of past romantic moments of this special day. Here are a few valentine's day stories from some of our very own Bryn Mawr students. Have a Valentine's Day story you want to share- funny, romantic, awkward? Share it with us!
"During my junior year of high school, my boyfriend at the time got his...
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
A few months before its theatrical release date, Blue Valentine, a critical hit at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, was given an NC-17 rating. The film depicts the blossoming and subsequent deterioration of a relationship, heartbreakingly conveyed by the film’s two stars, Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling. The MPAA struck the film with the rating due to a graphic oral sex scene.
The...
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
It would not be February at Bryn Mawr without overhearing conversations of the week of hell that is quickly approaching. Frosh, I am sure that you have all asked your closest friends to hell you and are excited to receive your schedules! Although it will be a crazy week don’t worry. We all went through hell week before, and you too will make it back to your normal selves. With that being...
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
This academic year, Bryn Mawr College saw its largest international student body -ever. Students from all around the world have definitely brought diversity to our community. Last Wednesday, February 2nd was Chinese New Year according to lunar calendar. To celebrate the New Year, the Chinese students from Haverford and Bryn Mawr got together last Saturday for authentic dumplings, hot pot, and...
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
1. Talk your Thesis Out.
It may sound like a shocker, but your thesis tends to make more sense in your head than out loud. As we write our thesis, we gather a lot of new information and content begins to blur while we write. Thus, I must share the best advice a professor once told me: talk your thesis out. How? Ask a friend who is unfamiliar with your thesis to listen to you talk about your topic...
