The Haverford Life Podcast

Giovanni Santalucia is a freshman at Haverford College. Gio and I discuss the function of government amidst COVID 19, culture's role in mitigating the spread, what we miss about Haverford and celebrity elitism, among other topics. Unfortunately (or fortunately; depends on preference), Gio does not have social media, but on a "normal" (emphasis on normal) day you can catch him roaming the streets of Astoria or traversing the paths Haverford College.

Carola Binder is an  Assistant Professor of Economics at Haverford College since 2015 with a Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley. Her research focuses on expectations, perceptions, inflation, monetary policy, and central bank communication. She is the Associate Editor of the Journal of Money, Credit and Baking and a member of the CEPR Research and Policy Network on Central Bank Communication. In our conversation, we discussed her paper, Coronavirus Fears and Macroeconomic Expectations, as well as the economic predicament we find ourselves in, and what the future holds from an economic perspective. Find her paper here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3550858 WSJ Article: https://www.wsj.com/articles/survey-finds-modest-awareness-of-feds-recent-rate-cut-11583784430 Professor Binder's website: https://carolabinder.sites.haverford.edu

In this episode of the COVID Chronicles, Senior Annie Connolly Sporing talks about her time at Haverford, how the Coronavirus has impacted her personally, and her plans for the future. Follow us on Instagram @haverfordlifepodcast and be sure to check our website out at https://thehaverfordlifepodcast.crd.co

In the first episode of the COVID Chronicles, freshman Raasaq Shittu and I talk about a range of coronavirus-related topics, from his personal situation at home and his thoughts on Zooming every day, to what he misses about Haverford and what he has learned about human nature.  Follow us on Instagram @haverfordlifepodcast and be sure to check our website out at https://thehaverfordlifepodcast.crd.co

David Harrower is the Assistant Director of Facilities Management here at Haverford. David's job primarily consists of overseeing the maintenance of the college's buildings and developing ideas for new buildings and renovations. David's most notable projects include the construction of VCAM, the Library, and the soon to be renovated Marshall Auditorium. In part 1 of 2, David talks about his experience as a restoration architect prior coming to Haverford. To hear about David's work at Haverford, be sure to check out the following episode. Stay safe everyone. I miss you all.

David Harrower is the Assistant Director of Facilities Management here at Haverford. David's job primarily consists of overseeing the maintenance of the college's buildings and developing ideas for new buildings and renovations. David's most notable projects include the construction of VCAM, the Library, and the soon to be renovated Marshall Auditorium.  Stay safe everyone. I miss you all.

Part 2/2 of my conversation with former dean and current ombudsman Steve Watter. Here, Steve talks about the Ombuds office, the function it serves, and how we can utilize it for ourselves.  Find out more and book an appointment here: https://www.haverford.edu/ombuds-office

Steve is the current ombudsman and former Dean from 1981 - 2017. In this episode, Steve talks about what he learned from being a Dean, what's changed and remained the same at Haverford, his philosophy as a dean, and his (temporary) retirement. Make an ombuds appointment here. Follow us on Instagram!  Check out our website!

In the third and final part of our discussion, Sam talks about life as an international student, the particular challenges they face and what we – and the institution – can do to make our community more inclusive and welcoming.

In the second of three parts, Sam discusses his experience in the Singaporean army. He touches on some personal anecdotes as well as the lessons  he took away from such a life changing experience.

In this episode, freshman Samuel Tan discusses the cultural landscape of Singapore along with the subtle differences between American and Singaporean culture. Be sure to check out the next two parts for the whole discussion

Rashoun Knowling works at the DC's omelette station during breakfast and sizzle station during lunch. You've likely had a conversation with him, or, at the very least, have said hi. I think all of us at Haverford can safely say that his joy and friendliness is special – we should all strive to approach life with the same joy as he does. In today's episode, we talked about a range of things, from his spirituality and music to his YouTube channel and his technology detox. Don't forget to follow us on instagram, @haverfordlifepodcast. Thank you for listening. Here is his Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCstq6JfOF0PiZeZ8raDD6jw

Katrina Glanzer is the Dean of First Years and Pre-Major Advising. In this episode, we talk about her time at Haverford as an undergrad, her aspirations to become a pastor, the beauty of being a dean, her time at UPenn, among other things.

Feminae: https://inpress.lib.uiowa.edu/feminae/ Joe and Me: http://landscapelibrarian.com/the-library-and-joe Welcome to the Haverford Life podcast, this is Logan Chin. Today I am speaking with the head research Librarian here at Haverford, Margaret Schaus. Margaret has been a staple part of the Haverford community for the past 32 years, and the discussion we had was fascinating. I think it’s easy to think that the job of a librarian solely consists of arranging and organizing books, but, after this discussion, it’s apparent that it is actually much more than that. - We talked about a multitude of things, namely - Her experience as an undergraduate student and University of Urbana Champlaign, where she majored in medieval studies - Her specialty of study, gender and sexuality during the medieval period - Her transition from Academia into Library work, more formally called information science - What being a librarian consists of, which is suprisingly interesting and, even had me consider being a librarian - The digitization of libraries and the change of library culture - Her Open access index, Feminae, which, if you listen to the conversation, you will learn how she singlehandedly maintains a sprawling index of various primary and secondary sources pertaining to a pretty niche field. - The unique nature of Lutnick Library, and the Unique nature of McGill Library,

Today, I am speaking with the captains of the varsity volleyball team Sara Matsumura and Kendal Robison. Both are highly accomplished volleyball players, and led the team to one their best season’s in the teams history: went on an undefeated 12 match streak, won the Haverford invitational and muhlenberg butter maker tournament, finished the regular season with 4 straight victories, with impressive wins over Dickinson an swarth mare, and finished seasons with 20 wins for the first time since 2015. KUMO MONO: https://open.spotify.com/album/54VySDVlUNTAoVzSusNboZ?si=zcxBoxVcTBij-e5QMawLWQ

Hello, and welcome to the the Haverford Life Podcast, the pod that seeks the stories and experiences of the people that make up Haverford College. So why have I, Logan Chin, created this podcast? After one short semester at Haverford, it has become apparent to me that many students are unaware of the crucial jobs that keep the college running. The hard work of - for example - deans, DC workers, faculty, managers, librarians and maintenance workers largely go unnoticed, yet, without these people, there would be no Haverford College. The Life Podcast aims to bridge this gap of understanding. Through a 30-40 minute long-form discussion, the guest may discuss any particular aspect of their job. Listeners will not only gain a deeper appreciation for the employees of Haverford, but will also come away with a new understanding of how Haverford’s ethos of hard work and honor is manifest in everyone affiliated with the college. Although the focus of the podcast centers around the guest’s current responsibilities on campus, the guest is also given free rein to engage in conversation about anything they like: ideas, stories, thoughts, inquiries etc. The overarching goal of the podcast is to teach the listener something new about the world. Students (the target demographic of the podcast) are curious by nature. We live in a bubble, where classes and resources shield us from the realities of everyday life.