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Saturday, November 7, 2009


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Living & Arts


Meet, share and explore at International Week '09

i20, the international students’ organization at Swarthmore, is currently running International Week. The aim of this week is to raise awareness of th…


In bed, beware: You can’t always trust intuition

Last week I gave you a list of sexual ‘Dos,’ and far be it for me to know whether anyone is either daring or naïve enough to take my advice (or read m…


In the ring, a nuanced examination of identity

Two people in the program for InterAct Theatre Company’s latest play stand out for their unusual names — unusual, at least, for actors. Eric “The Smok…

Sometimes-even-partying-gets-lost-in-translation

Sometimes, even partying gets lost in translation

BY YOEL ROTH

Published November 5, 2009

If history serves as any example, this past weekend Swarthmore was overrun by the annual Halloween party. I’ve always put a lot of weight on Swarthmore Halloweens because, ignoring the Hootenannies an…


Coming Out Week fosters annual campus dialogue

With the end of fall break on Sunday came the beginning of the annual Coming Out Week, a Swarthmore tradition that encourages awareness of queer issue…


Celebrities’ screen personas too big for Broadway

Open the Arts section of The New York Times and without peeking at the section headings, try to guess from the article titles and pictures whether you…


­Decades of history in a month? It’s an ‘Outrage’

All day Tuesday, Oct. 20, the cast and crew of “Outrage” stopped by LPAC whenever they could to help build the set. By 10 a.m., Amanda Klause ’12,…


Alex’s picks: TV shows to catch up on during Break

It’s now October, which can only mean one thing: no, not that the air is getting colder, that the leaves will soon be changing, or that fall break is …


Evil monster hordes held back for one more year

If you passed the Science Center Saturday evening, you probably saw them: the monster hordes dressed in trash bags, clutching Fun Noodle swords, in fe…


WSRN expands beyond Swarthmore campus

Managed entirely by students, WSRN 91.5 FM, Swarthmore College’s self-described “fiercely independent” radio station, started broadcasting on Sept. 28…


Facing the real danger of [pop] culture shock

Last semester, I took a course in the Film and Media Studies department entitled “From Broadcast to Podcast: TV and New Media.” In addition to further…