The Bi-College News

We are the student newspaper of the Bryn Mawr and Haverford College community, serving over 2,500 students across both campuses.

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“The Bi-Co Must Reevaluate Its Plans, Again”—with the COVID-19 Omicron variant breaking infection records across the country, Bryn Mawr and Haverford’s return-to-campus plans need urgent attention. Read more in the newest opinion piece from The Bi-Co News.
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Maus by Art Spiegelman is a nonfiction graphic novel about the Holocaust which has been banned by a Tennessee school district for its use of profanity.

Read our latest opinion article “Banning Maus: Protecting Innocence or Denying History?” by staff editor Gabrielle Grosbety.

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North Philadelphia’s state Representative Malcom Kenyatta Eyes rose to national prominence in 2018, as the first openly-LGBTQ person of color to be elected to Pennsylvania’s General Assembly. Now, he has launched his campaign to be Pennsylvania’s next senator. Link in bio.

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With many states and major cities rescinding their mask mandates as COVID cases fall and the immediate threat of the Omicron variant having seemingly retreated, Haverford registered its highest ever active case count.

Read our latest Feature article by Lizzie Allen. Link in bio.

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On October 18, Pullizer Prize winning writer Quiara Alegría Hudes held a conversation, reading, and Q&A about her memoir My Broken Language. Staff writer Annarose King covered this event in our latest Arts/Features article.

To read more about Hudes’ visit, hit the link in bio.

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On Friday, October 1, Bryn Mawr College celebrated their 2011–2021 financial aid campaign Defy Expectation with outdoor food and activities. Staff editors Jingsia Hathorne and Isabel Oalican covered the campaign, highlighting misconceptions about the campaign money. Link in bio.

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Missing the late night runs to UnCommon Grounds? In “UnCommon Grounds Frier Food Review”Helen Ehrlich and Anna Hsu tried every fried food at UnCommon, reviewing each item from price to taste.

Indulge viciously through this comprehensive review by hitting the link in bio.🤤🍗🍔

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A severe labor shortage in the food service industry has impacted campuses across the nation. Haverford and Bryn Mawr are no exception.

Read Co-Editor-in-Chief Anna Hsu’s article on the challenges facing the Bi-Co’s dining halls in our latest opinion piece. Link in bio.

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Tobias Iaconis is a screenwriter and member of Haverford’s class of 1993. Iaconis joined Bi-Co students virtually on Friday, September 24 to discuss his career.

To read more, check our latest Alumni Feature written by staff writer Helen Ehrlich! Link in bio.

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The ghost of Lillian Vickers has now been haunting Merion Hall, the College’s oldest dorm, for 120 years 👻

Read staff editor Viviana Freyer’s article covering Lillian’s tragic death in this week’s Halloween special! Link in bio for more.

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“As the sky’s rosy blush deepens to a dusky indigo, the full moon slowly ascends to take its place atop the heavens”

To hear more about the history and spectacle behind this year’s Mid-Autumn festival, make sure to read Co-Editor & Chief Anna Hsu’s Feature! 🥮 🍁. Link in bio.

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Feeling hungry? Read about the history behind Philadelphia’s foodie staple Reading Terminal Market in our latest feature by staff writer Helen Ehrlich.

Link in bio for more.

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Wondering about this stormy retrograde? Check out this week’s horoscope to find all the astrological answers to a week in your life! Link in bio.

Article by our own astrologist & contributing writer Theo Bien 🧐.

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Our latest opinion article, “Contextualizing Radical Change: Is it radical or just long overdue,” staff writer and editor Isabel Oalican responds to external opinion articles from parents, students, and even the Atlantic about the Bi-Co Strikes.

To read more, link in bio.

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On April 28, Bi-Co Presidents Wendy Raymond and Kim Cassidy sent an email to students, faculty and staff with a long-awaited subject line: “COVID Vaccinations to be Required for Students for Fall 2021.”

For more, read our latest article by Co-Editor-in-Chief Adrian Velonis.

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In an April letter, a group including Mawrtyrs for Access and the Bi-Co Neurodiversity Affinity and Awareness Group wrote to administrators to demand a formalized minor at BMC. To read more about the disabilities minor hit the link in bio!

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Read about Bryn Mawr students, Emma Yoder (‘21) and Dana Caldwell (‘22), and their experiences as essential healthcare workers on the frontline of the pandemic in our newest article by staff writer and secretary Vanessa Shehu.

To read more, hit the link in bio 📰!

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Bryn Mawr’s spring 2021 plenary was a resounding success, hitting quorum with a day left to spare and passing four amendments.

To read more about these amendments, as well as the results of the Spring 2021 SGA elections, read our latest article by Elle Thompson. Link in Bio!

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Our latest opinion article, “Contextualizing Radical Change: Is it radical or just long overdue,” staff writer and editor Isabel Oalican responds to external opinion articles from parents, students, and even the Atlantic about the Bi-Co Strikes.

For more, hit the link in bio!

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On April 7, the college sent an unexpected announcement on April 6 that it would be distributing the Pfizer vaccine to all students, staff and faculty, free of charge.

To read more check out our latest article by Co-Editor-in-Chief Anna Hsu! Link in Bio.