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Then & Now: Campus Visits Now

David Moore — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 04:06:21 +0000

Then & Now: Campus Visits

Today, well over 15,000 prospective students and their families come to Haverford each year for campus tours conducted by a troupe of 30 student guides who volunteer for the Admission office.

Missed yesterday’s photo? See campus visits back “Then“.

Then & Now: Campus Visits Then

David Moore — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:05:04 +0000

Then & Now: Campus Visits

With only 300-500 applicants each year, a visit by prospective students and their families in the 1950s often included an appointment with the college president, in this case Gilbert White.

Come back tomorrow to see campus visits “Now”.

Then & Now: Concerts Now

Sebastianna Skalisky — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 04:09:44 +0000

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? See back “Then.”

Then & Now: Founders Green Now

Sebastianna Skalisky — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 05:07:22 +0000

Then & Now: Founders Green

Founders Hall houses the President’s office, Institutional Advancement, classrooms and faculty offices and the Great Hall, which hosts myriad social functions.

Missed yesterday’s photo? See what the green looked like “Then”.

Then & Now: Founders Green

Sebastianna Skalisky — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:07:01 +0000

Then & Now: Founders Green Once upon a time in the early 1900s Founders Hall featured a large, raised plaza at the steps of the building with a wide circular drive for wagons and later cars. Come back tomorrow to … Continue reading →

Then & Now: Microscopes Now

Sebastianna Skalisky — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:08:42 +0000

Then & Now: Microscopes

A $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation brought several high-tech instruments to campus. Among them is this confocal microscope, which employs a laser beam to produce high-quality images.

Missed yesterday’s photo? See microscopes back “Then”.

Then & Now: Microscopes

Sebastianna Skalisky — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 05:08:05 +0000

Then & Now: Microscopes

By the mid-1880s scientific labs were crowding out space in Founders once reserved for natural history museum specimens.

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Then & Now: The Skate House Now

Sebastianna Skalisky — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:07:24 +0000

Then & Now: The Skate House

The Skate House hasn’t seen any actual skaters for decades. But it’s still in use, booked for receptions and student events such as club meetings and even poetry readings.

Missed yesterday’s photo? See the Skate House back “Then“.

Then & Now: The Skate House

Sebastianna Skalisky — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 05:09:53 +0000

Then & Now: The Skate House

The Skate House, designed in 1949, is outfitted with a porch, two fireplaces and a sitting room with benches. It regularly played host to crowds of skaters back in the days when the Duck Pond could be counted on to freeze solid in winter.

Come back tomorrow to see the Skate House “Now”.

Then & Now: Dorm Olympics Now

Sebastianna Skalisky — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 05:09:47 +0000

Then & Now: Dorm Olympics

The combined forces of the freshmen from the Haverford College Apartments, Tritton Hall and Kim Hall (competing under the newly created moniker South Campus) proved unbeatable at this year’s Dorm Olympics.

Missed yesterday’s photo? See the Dorm Olympics back “Then“.