Weather Update
Due to the storm, Barnard College closed at 4pm Friday, for non-essential personnel. “Essential personnel" include staff in Facilities, Public Safety and Residence Halls.
Friday evening and weekend classes are cancelled but events are going forward as planned unless otherwise noted. The Athena Film Festival programs are also scheduled to go forward as planned but please check http://athenafilmfestival.com/ for the latest information.
The Barnard Library and Archives closed at 4pm Friday and will remain closed on Saturday, Feb. 9. The Library will resume regular hours on Sunday opening at 10am.
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3:12 PM 02/08/2013
The New York Times notes dog cognition expert Alexandra Horowitz's piece in The New Yorker questioning whether pets enjoy dressing for Halloween. An excerpt from The New Yorker:
"The philosopher Thomas Nagel famously asked, in his titular essay, “What is it like to be a bat?”: what, in essence, is the subjective experience of a non-human animal?
Around this time of year, one might revise Nagel’s query to 'What is it like to be a bat—dressed in a Superman costume?' Or, more accurately for of many contemporary American pets, 'What might a dog (or cat or hamster or parrot) think of being costumed and festooned, or forced to don a hat and fake mustache in our celebration of Halloween?'
Inasmuch as I can speak to the experience of any animal (including members of my own species), my answer is 'The dog, he does not like it'."
