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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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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Today: Sojourner Truth Lecture
Margaret Washington, professor of history at Cornell University, will be presenting the James Field Lecture in History …
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…
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Today
Green roof tour
There will be a tour of David Kemp dorm’s green roof today from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Free and open to the public, the tour will m…
Student financial panel established by college
In an effort to represent student opinion in these next months’ budgeting plans, the college has established the Student Financial Advisory Panel. Mad…










