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Yee-Lynn Lee ’23

Yee-Lynn is the editor-in-chief of The Student. Originally from Eldersburg, Maryland, Lynn is an economics major.

In Response to Atlanta Spa Shootings, Asian Students Grieve, Mobilize and Call for Action

In Response to Atlanta Spa Shootings, Asian Students Grieve, Mobilize and Call for Action

The killing of eight people, six of whom were Asian women, on March 16 in a series of three mass shootings in Atlanta, Georgia devastated the college’s Asian and Asian American community. In an email sent the following day, President Biddy Martin condemned the attacks, offering resources and support

Cornel West Discusses Higher Education, Racial Justice in Virtual Event

On March 18, the Office of Student Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (OSDEI) celebrated its official launch by hosting a virtual conversation between Cornel West and Assistant Professor of Black Studies and History Mary Hicks. The event was co-sponsored by the Black studies, American studies and political science departments. During the

One Year In, Students Reflect on the Pandemic

It’s been a year since the college shut down and the Covid-19 pandemic became a visceral reality for everyone in the United States. Few anticipated then that the pandemic would still be continuing to this day. The Student sat down with several students virtually to ask how the past

Thoughts on Theses: Andrew Swenson

Thoughts on Theses: Andrew Swenson

Q: What is your thesis about? A: My thesis is at the intersection of urban economics and industrial organization economics. What it’s looking at is competition between landowners who own retail centers. It’s essentially thinking about how the landowners’ choice[s] of retailers within the centers affect each

New Academic Building to Celebrate Humanistic Thinking and Inquiry

The college will build a new academic building named the Aliki Perroti & Seth Frank Lyceum. The Lyceum will be located just south of the President’s House and will contain the Center for Humanistic Inquiry (CHI) on the ground floor and the Department of History in the two floors above.

Headlining Litfest 2021, Charles Yu, Megha Majumdar Spotlight Asian American Identity

LitFest 2021 featured 2020 National Book Award for Fiction winner Charles Yu and nominee Megha Majumdar in a virtual conversation moderated by Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint, a visiting writer at the college on Feb. 26. Responding to questions posed by Myint and audience members, Yu and Majumdar spoke about topics

Fresh Faculty: Will Rosenbaum

Fresh Faculty: Will Rosenbaum

Will Rosenbaum is an assistant professor of computer science. He received a bachelor’s degree from Reed College. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he earned a master’s degree and doctorate. Q: How did you become interested in computer science? A: I kind of came