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Wednesday, August 20, 2008


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Ban on same-sex marriage in Pa.?

Yesterday, the newly elected Australian government announced that it would be taking steps to remove discrimination against queer couples in…


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College considers proposal to relocate campus bookstore

Although the bookstore’s central location has made it a fixture in every Swarthmore student’s daily ritual, its days beneath the bell tower…


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Suspect charged with attempted kidnapping of Swarthmore student

At approximately 2 a.m. this morning, an unknown individual attempted to physically force a male Swarthmore student into the car he was…

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President Bloom to leave college after 17-year tenure

BY APOLLINE BERTY

Published May 29, 2008

President Al Bloom recently announced that he will be ending his 17-year tenure next summer, effective August 31, 2009. Bloom, who is the 13th president of the college, began his career at Swarthmore in 1974 as an assistant professor in psychology and linguistics before succeeding David Fraser as president in 1991. A search committee for Bloom’s successor is currently being formed and will include Board members, faculty members and two students who will be appointed by Student Council.

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Students act in support of Rivero after tenure decision

BY ROSARIO PAZ

Published May 1, 2008

Prompted by the college’s decision to deny tenure to Spanish language and literature professor Horacio Chiong Rivero earlier this semester, a number of students have continued to express their support for the reconsideration of this decision by collecting signatures for a collective letter, as well as chalking on campus. Currently, any review of the original tenure decision is still under consideration by the Department of Modern Languages and Literature.


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College implements telephone messaging system for disseminating information in emergency situations

On Monday an e-mail from Dean Jim Larimore informed students of the college’s implementation of Connect-ED®, a new emergency telephone…


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New parking committee to meet

The parking committee, which evaluates applications for parking permits, has been recently restructured to increase transparency and work…


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Chester Co-op to provide community-owned produce

A recent effort to get Swarthmore students involved with the Chester Co-op culminated on Saturday with the first shuttle run to the co-op.…


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College to use sharpshooters to manage Crum deer

The college announced yesterday that it has accepted a plan to use sharpshooters to control the overabundance of deer in the Crum Woods…


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Incoming president Heo discusses accountability, input

Phoenix editor Jack Keefe recently sat down with recently elected Student Council president Yongjun Heo ’09 to expand upon his previously…


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The Big Chair retires from Parrish Beach

Jake Beckman ’04, architect of the Big Chair, discusses its history and the possibility of designing a durable replacement

As Jake Beckman ’04 wheeled out his most recent art piece under the cover of darkness in the spring of 2003, he had no idea that the piece…