Traditions

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Traditions

Fords enjoy myriad traditional events such as the Collection speaker series; pinwheel day; the annual weekend throwdown at the end of the year called Haverfest; and, most importantly, Fall and Spring Plenary.

On April Fool’s Day, students from the science departments bedeck the KINSC with themed decorations. This life-size monster from the Super Mario Brothers video game was just part of last year's fun. Photo: Brad Larrison.

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Previous Thursday, March 27, 2014
Thursday, March 27, 2014

Beyond the Margin

Beyond the Margin

Through April 27, 2014
Alcove Gallery, Magill Library

Beyond the Margin explores the history of Haverford’s student reading communities and rituals. From the early Quaker foundations to 19th-century student literary societies, the exhibit traces the curricular and co-curricular reading experiences of Haverford students. Details »

Students from the class of 1886 in costumes for a book cremation ceremony. From the estate of Marriot C. Morris, 1950
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Next Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Tuesday, April 1, 2014

The Biologist and the Bacteria

Research conducted in the lab of Associate Professor of Biology Iruka Okeke has changed the thinking about E. coli.

Read the Faculty Profile in Haverford magazine »

Iruka Okeke with Ruben Monarrez ’14, who is doing his senior thesis research in her lab. Photo: Thom Carroll Photography.
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