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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

Dickinson Museum Undergoing $2 Million Renovation During Coronavirus Closure

Dickinson Museum Undergoing $2 Million Renovation During Coronavirus Closure

On Feb. 17, The Emily Dickinson Homestead, purchased by the college in 1965, announced [https://conta.cc/2NEzFut]that it will be embarking on its most significant restoration project to date. The $2 million project aims to revert the museum’s home and ground to the way it looked when

Former NFL Star Colin Kaepernick Joins Wave of Sports-Focused SPACs

Former NFL quarterback and current civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick announced on Feb. 9 that he had formed a SPAC named Mission Advancement Corp. A SPAC is a shell company — a corporation that exists only on paper — that buys private companies with the sole purpose of taking them public. SPAC

Weather Causes Delays During NHL Lake Tahoe Games

The scene was magnificent. Sunlight shimmered off of beautiful Lake Tahoe as the Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights took to a fresh sheet of ice on the shoreline of the California-Nevada state line. NBC opened their broadcast with aerial shots presenting the gorgeous lake in front of a wall

The Graham Potter Dilemma

The Graham Potter Dilemma

The “analytics revolution” in sports has completely changed the way that different games are played. Starting with baseball’s “moneyball” — the term used by Oakland A’s manager Billy Beane to describe his team’s use of sabermetrics to find cheap talent — every sport now has a slew of statisticians

Candace Parker's Signing Secures Chicago Sky's Dream

Candace Parker, the longtime face of the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks, announced on Feb. 1 her decision to sign a two-year deal with the Chicago Sky. Widely considered the biggest signing in the Sky’s history, Parker will return to her hometown, affording her the opportunity to play closer