Opinions
Just enjoy the party, people
When the word got out that the annual Halloween party was to be held in a tent on Mertz field, a mild uproar surfaced among students who found the ide…
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Sri Lankan novelist tells a story of the civil war
Vasugi V. Ganeshananthan never intended to become the spokesperson for 20 million Sri Lankans, not counting the millions who left the country as part …
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Borough seeks input on non-motor transit
The Swarthmore Borough is looking for student involvement from the college in its recently created Bicycle and Pedestrian Task Force.
On Sunday, the S…
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Eight students arrested in Phila. Blue Cross sit-in
Published November 5, 2009
Eight Swarthmore students and one alumna were arrested Friday after holding a sit-in at the entrance to the Independence Blue Cross headquarters in Philadelphia. Their non-violent direct action was ai…
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‘What is the What’ co-author recounts past, looks forward
Published November 5, 2009
Valentino Deng had been forced from his village, his country and even the Ethiopian refugee camp where he took shelter by the time he was old enough to attend college. A native of Sudan, he is one of …
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Week in Pictures
Living & Arts
Sometimes, even partying gets lost in translation
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Op-Art by Carey Pietsch
Sports
Volleyball charges into semifinals
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StuCo Highlights
Budget cuts
The Student Financial Advisory Panel — a body formed to complement the Ad Hoc Financial Planning Group — met with members of the administr…
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H1N1 cases now prevalent on campus
Chemistry professor Bob Paley hasn’t given a make-up exam in his 20 years at Swarthmore. But when two of his students came down with influenza-like il…
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Guatemalan woman shares story of imprisonment
The blissful marimba music in Science Center 104 created a stark contrast with what was in store for the attendees of Thursday’s “The Day That Chang…
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StuCo highlights
Dan Symonds ’11, the council’s financial policy representative, began the meeting with news regarding the $10,000 of grant money allocated to the libr…
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Events menu
Today: Sojourner Truth Lecture
Margaret Washington, professor of history at Cornell University, will be presenting the James Field Lecture in History …
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Environmental activists allege that SusCom is poorly defined
After allegedly having communication problems with the Sustainability Committee, five students decided to write a letter to President Rebecca Chopp as…












