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...year 1784 saw the American brig Betsey, with her crew of 10, captured by a Moroccan corsair while sailing with a cargo of salt from Spain to Philadelphia. Soon after, Algerian pirates grabbed the Dauphin and the Maria on the high seas of the Atlantic and took their crews captive. The situation was becoming worse because the British fleet had withdrawn protection of American vessels after the former colony declared its independence, and the U.S. had no navy of its own. Secretary of State John Jay decided to do what the European powers did and pay tribute to the Barbary...
...summer of 2003, Betsey A. Robinson, assistant professor of the classics and assistant professor of the history of art and architecture, returned to Greece to continue her research on the fountains of Corinth. This trip was part of her ongoing research on the art and science of ancient waterworks. A new look at the subterranean water-collection tunnels provided insight into how ancient Corinthians handled the Peirene fountain’s flow...
Assistant Professor in Classics and History of Art and Architecture Betsey A. Robinson ’89-’90, who is a tutor in Cabot House and was a member of the master search committee, says she thinks both bring unique skills to the table when they take over in the fall...
...building, which housed the Market Theater for a little over a year, now looks like a Betsey Johnson boutique—leopard and zebra-print carpets line the floors, pinks and purples dominate an unusually bright color scheme, and whimsical chandeliers illuminate the room...
Nearly upstaging the parade of reed-thin runway models at New York City's fashion week were 29 fully curved Playboy Bunnies recruited by designer BETSEY JOHNSON to flaunt her spring line of bikinis and bustiers. The whimsical designer matched the models' outfits to the months they so proudly represented in the magazine, dressing Miss June as a bride in a white swimsuit and cutaway train and giving Miss April a transparent mini-raincoat. The Bunnies were instructed to be themselves on the catwalk, leading some to pinch each other, while others flashed the audience. Ava Fabian, a former Miss...