The Force Awakens
Bryn Mawr might not be in a galaxy far, far away, but the end-of-term dinner in December brought the Death Star and rebel forces to campus. At the Rebel Alliance stronghold in New Dorm, Chewbacca and Obi-Wan Kenobi mingled with a host of Ewoks (student Dining Services workers sporting costumes made by Unit Manager Steven Sensenich) while over at Erdman, Stormtroopers guarded the Death Star Dining Services workers—and a menu that included Vader Taters, Bantha steaks, and Yavin tofu. The two forces met on Wyndham Green for Dark Side Hot Chocolate, Yoda Soda, and lightsaber battles.
Photographs by Kate McCann.
Sith Apprentice (Villanova Visiting Assistant Professor Andrew Blasenak); Emperor Palpatine (Interim Professor of Sociology Bridgette Nolan), Stormtrooper (Assistant Director of Dining Services Richard Clow); and Luke Skywalker (Villanova Professor Chelsea Phillips ’05).
Jedi Elinor De La Torre ‘17 and Darth Vader Tess McCabe ‘16 prepare for battle
The world’s only 6’2” Yoda (aka President Kim Cassidy) third from left, with cos-playing students Celeste Gambino ’16, Lindsey Foster ’16, Tess McCabe ’16, Ellen Wright ’19, Kate Mulligan ’17, and Elinor De La Torre ’17
Chewbacca (Assistant Professor of Geology Pedro Marenco) with Geology Lecturer Katherine Marenco
Some cosmic refreshments.
R2D2 made an appearance.