Category Archives: Campus

Lunt Concert Do you recall a particularly memorable night of music in Lunt, its precursor Jones Café, or in The Crypt during your time at Haverford? Tell us about it! Photo: Brad Larrison.

Then & Now: Concerts Now

Then & Now: Concerts Now In February, the Baltimore band Chiffon played for students in the basement of Lunt, which is home to a student-run café and a performance space that hosts the Federation United Concert Series. Missed yesterday’s photo? … Continue reading

The Crypt in Union Today, no trace of The Crypt is visible in Union. Instead, practice rooms have taken over the space. Photo: Theodore Hetzel.

Then & Now: Concerts

Then & Now: Concerts In 1965, students could get coffee and a bite and listen to musical performances in a café called The Crypt in the basement of Union. There was even some snazzy balcony level seating overlooking the action. … Continue reading

Pinwheel Day, 2013 Pinwheel Day, 2013. Photo: Meghan Vaughan.

Pinwheel Day

Spring Has Sprung: Pinwheel Day 2013 It’s quite a sight! Haverford’s arboretum campus is beautiful year round, but never more so than on Pinwheel Day. Leave a comment on the Haverblog

Rufus Jones in Magill Library Rufus M. Jones, center, in Magill Library. Courtesy of College Archives.

The Rufus M. Jones Institute for Leadership

The Rufus M. Jones Institute for Leadership encourages students to utilize the diverse resources on-campus, in the surrounding communities and around the world to build the necessary skills and understanding to become positive change agents in our increasingly global society.

Honor council abstract discussion Students gathered in Ryan Gym for an open discussion of an Honor Council trial abstract given the pseudonym “Toy Story.” Council regularly sponsors such events. Photo: Brad Larrison.

Honor Bound

It began in 1897 as a simple system for holding exams without proctors. Since then, the cherished Honor Code has become the purest expression of the College’s values and an intrinsic part of a Haverford education. Read “Honor Bound” in … Continue reading

Founders Bell, Haverford College A tour group peers at Founders Bell, which is inscribed with the college motto and the year 1867. Circa 1952. Courtesy of College Archives.

Founders Bell

Best known for railroad photography, O. Winston Link also shot promotional images of Haverford and many are in Special Collections.

Beautiful spring flowers with Founders in the background The view from one of Haverford's many flower gardens with Founders Hall in the distance.

Spring Break

Spring Break Friday, March 8—Monday, March 18, 2013 The Haverford campus is the oldest planned college landscape in the country. Our meticulously maintained 200 acres contain a nature trail, a Pinetum and flower gardens.

The Duck Pond Haverford's 3.5-acre Duck Pond is also home to a giant snapping turtle.

Spring Break

Spring Break Friday, March 8—Monday, March 18, 2013 The Haverford campus is the oldest planned college landscape in the country. Our meticulously maintained 200 acres contain a nature trail, a Pinetum and flower gardens.

Pinwheel Day Pinwheel Day, which is meant to celebrate the beginning of spring, is a beloved, mysterious tradition.

Spring Break

Spring Break Friday, March 8—Monday, March 18, 2013 The Haverford campus is the oldest planned college landscape in the country. Our meticulously maintained 200 acres contain a nature trail, a Pinetum and flower gardens.

Spring and Classes Outside Professor Anita Isaacs of the Department of Political Science takes advantage of spring weather to hold class outside.

Spring Break

Spring Break Friday, March 8—Monday, March 18, 2013 The Haverford campus is the oldest planned college landscape in the country. Our meticulously maintained 200 acres contain a nature trail, a Pinetum and flower gardens.