Go Nuts!: Nut Lady’s Exhibit Back At Conn and Better Than Ever
The walls are lined with paintings of chestnuts. A sculpture at the front of the room displays nuts attached to a metal wire. A photo of the worlds largest nut, a thirty-five pound…
Conn Hosts Third Annual Relay For Life
Despite the abnormally cold April weather, last Saturday’s Relay For Life attracted a huge amount of support from the Connecticut College community. This year marked the school’s third annual Relay, which raised a…
The New York Times Introduces Digital Subscriptions
Starting last Monday, the New York Times began charging readers to access articles online. The newspaper is allowing users to read twenty free articles each month, after which they will have to pay…
A Yogi of Many Trades: A Talk with Marya Ursin
Marya Ursin, visiting dance instructor, has sufficiently impressed me with her exciting, beautiful and devastating experiences. Where shall I begin? Perhaps with her mask theater company called Mystic Paper Beasts, with her love…
An Interdisciplinary Inspection of Memory
How does our memory define us? It’s hardly easy to explain and understand the meaning of memories in a few hour-long sessions, but speakers at the Memory Across Disciplines symposium tackled the question…
Taking the “Huh” Out of Writing Prompts: Students and faculty discuss the issues in both reading and writing essays
What does it really mean to “critically analyze?” Students and professors constantly struggle to discover what exactly makes a good writing assignment. This Tuesday, Smith House housefellow Anna Membrino ’11 and Writing Center…
Ultimate Frisbee: Hucking Fantastic
The rapidly growing national interest in Ultimate Frisbee has undoubtedly enveloped the Conn campus this year. Both the women’s and men’s club teams have gotten off to a great start, highlighted by the…
