Published: November 2, 2012
Megan Patoskie
Faculty Senate held an emergency meeting last Monday, Oct. 22 to address the inconsistent faculty awareness of the events questioning diversity on campus. The meeting, in addition to addressing a student email asking faculty to become more involved, resulted in a formal letter to the Simon’s Rock Community on behalf of the faculty. More…
Published: November 2, 2012
Erik Elbieh
The new Student Store has now been running for three weeks since its opening before fall break. So far, the store has shown that it is up to the task of providing essential items to students.
However, David Ernst ’10, Student Store co-Manager, notes that the store will need to improve its cost-effectiveness. More…
Published: November 2, 2012
Erik Elbieh
On Sunday, Oct. 21, two teams from the Simon’s Rock Coders Club competed in the regional International Collegiate Programming Competition (ICPC) qualifier.
The competition, which consists of teams carrying a maximum of three programmers, involves solving seven conceptually and algorithmically challenging questions in a span of five consecutive hours. More…
Published: November 2, 2012
Ronald Gerber
On Saturday, Oct. 27, the Black Box Theatre in the Daniel Arts Center filled with a swarm of Simon’s Rock students, parents, and faculty eager for entertainment from tough gangsters and loose women.
“A Threepenny Cabaret” was a 45-minute long, minimalistic presentation by voice students and music faculty of selected songs from Brecht and Weill’s 1928 classic The Threepenny Opera. More…
Published: November 2, 2012
Megan Patoskie
Simon’s Rock awarded merit and need-based scholarships to students during the annual Honors Convocation on Friday, Oct. 26 in McConnell Theater. Peter Laipson, Provost and Vice President, welcomed the audience after an introduction from the Simon’s Rock Chorus, conducted by Jack Brown. More…
Published on: November 2, 2012
Ronald Gerber
There is an intriguing danger associated with an author adapting their own book for the screen. On one hand, there is a significant advantage in allowing an artist a chance to create their own vision, but on the other hand, an author can easily fail to produce a satisfactory adaptation if they are not familiar enough with the medium. More…
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…
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…
Published on: October 25, 2012
Ronald Gerber
Hollywood has been making something of a comeback this year. From Chronicle to The Avengers to The Grey to Ted to ParaNorman to Looper, 2012 has been a year with increased numbers of thought-provoking, genuinely funny, or visually exciting major studio films due to fewer number of remakes and sequels. More…
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…
