Llamas Beat Bard Raptors

Published on: October 26, 2012

Katherine Corn

This past Monday, Oct. 22, the Llamas defeated the Bard College Raptors 191- 179 in a home swim meet.

“The meet was an extraordinarily close meet, but the hard work paid off,” said Eldred Lee ’12, who swam in several men’s events for the Llamas. More…

Model UN Team Competes, Wins at Columbia

Published on: October 25, 2012

Laura Boning Zhu

Eight members of the Model UN team competed in the seventh annual Columbia Model UN in New York (CMUNNY) on Thursday, Oct. 4 through Sunday, Oct. 7. More…

The Llama Sutra: Long-Distance Relationships

Published on: October 25, 2012

Dear Llama Sutra,

I’ve been in a relationship for several months and I really care about my partner. I am anxious though, about what will happen when she leaves Simon’s Rock. The distance won’t be too far but I don’t know if she wants to be in a long distance relationship. I really like her, and I don’t want this to end, but I feel like she’s reluctant to stay together. What can I do? More…

Fifty Shades of Fiction: An Evening with J.K. Rowling

Published on: October 25, 2012

Ronald Gerber

It is astounding to think that there is an author who, with one series published in 10 years, single-handedly changed the world of literature forever. It is not at all a stretch to say that J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series helped the world rediscover its love of reading and essentially defined a generation. More…

Chartwells Opens New Café

Published on: October 17, 2012

Megan Patoskie

Chartwells Dining Services held a Grand Opening for the new Rock Café on Monday, Oct. 15 in the Snack Bar location with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, food samples and local food business presentations.

Chartwells added food items and redesigned the Snack Bar space in order to provide a new, up-scaled area for students, staff, and faculty to come throughout the day.  More…