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Letters from Abroad

Being a more pagan-inclined person, as soon as I saw a visit to Stonehenge listed on the trips Arcadia offered, I had to visit the famed group of stones. I had some preconceived notions about the place that were quickly shot down by visiting.

Firstly, I had always pictured Stonehenge by a lake or some sort of body of water.

Letters from Abroad

Arcadia's Study Abroad program brought me to London to study this semester, but the first weekend of February brought me to Scotland for an adventure.

Waking up at an appalling 5 AM on Friday, I was anxious to catch my train to London Bridge and the Tube to Kings Cross early, just in case I was late.

OpenForum

I'm not going to argue that Dumbledore isn't gay. Dumbledore is J.K. Rowling's character, and I have no problem with her deciding the circumstances surrounding his life, orientation, funny passwords, etc. It would be silly to argue against her power to create characters, as it is a matter of completely obvious observation.

Harry Potter: Mills sounds off on the end

Mills students anticipated The Deathly Hallows, the last book of the popular Harry Potter series. The book left Mills readers with mixed opinions, especially about the deaths and epilogue, the concluding chapter of a novel.

MonstersandCritics.com reports that some Harry Potter fans dislike the epilogue.

Kind words and memories of Tumi

"Tumi, You were such an amazing woman. I will miss your smile, and especially your laugh. Your laughter could make the world spin 'round all on its own." Ruth Allanbrook (Oberlin) "Tumi I miss you. You had a wonderful laugh and outlook on life." Karl Rothstein (Berkeley) "I am absolutely devastated to hear this.

Remembering Tumi McCallum

Dear Mills Community, It is with great sadness that we write to our allies and friends about the recent death of one of our former interns, Tumi McCallum. We hope to shine some light on the person Tumi was, particularly given the extremely limited discussion of her life in media coverage of her death.

Cyclone of the Week

Kathy Jetnil is this week's Cyclone of the Week!