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Grown-Up Stories: Summer Book Recommendations

Grown-Up Stories: Summer Book Recommendations

White Noise, a novel by Don DeLillo, 1985 Moralistic attacks on consumerism are commonplace in fiction, so much so that many of us have no desire to read…

News

Swarthmore Pegs Cost of Divestment at $200 Million Over 10 Years

Swarthmore Pegs Cost of Divestment at $200 Million Over 10 Years

At last weekend’s open meeting of Swarthmore College’s Board of Managers, Board Investment Committee Chair…

The Swatter: April 29-May 5

The Swatter: April 29-May 5

Criminal Mischief Date: Monday, April 29 Time: 9:01-9:10 a.m. Location: Worth Residence Hall Synopsis: EVS reported to Public Safety…

StuCo Report: Sexual Assault, Committee Reform, and More

StuCo Report: Sexual Assault, Committee Reform, and More

Sexual Assault Prevention Mia Ferguson ’15, one of the students who has filed complaints with…

Opinion

Op-Ed: Overlooked Aspects of the Student Intervention in the May 4th Board of Managers Meeting

Op-Ed submitted by George Lakey, Visiting Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, Research Fellow at the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility I understand the hesitation to endorse MJ’s forceful…

Religion Department Students for Divestment

Op-ed submitted by Lo-Yuan Chou ’15, Damella Dotan ’15, Benjamin Ellentuck ’14, Marcus Ford ’15, Christopher Geissler ’13, Joshua Gregory ’15, Porsché Poole ’14, and Naia Poyer ’14,…

Op-Ed: Raped and Betrayed

Op-Ed submitted by Mia Ferguson Andrea Pino notes in her article, “it’s hard to say what could be worse than my rape.” I was sexually assaulted my first…

Divestment: A Necessary Change

Editorial by the Opinions Editor, Aaron Dockser ’13. Hello DG readers. You don’t often hear from me or see me, but I am the invisible mouth through which…

Op-Ed: A Different Starting Point

Op-Ed Submitted by Katy Montoya ’15 In the midst of our privileged surroundings, the perpetual dissatisfaction of fellow students blazons an uncurbed sense of entitlement. Yet I, too,…

Arts & Features

Swatbox Receives Mixed Reviews in First Year, Looks to Future Collaborations

Swatbox Receives Mixed Reviews in First Year, Looks to Future Collaborations

Freshmen-led music-appreciation group Swatbox is going strong as its first year comes to a close, even despite a somewhat mixed reception…

Boy Meets Tractor Showcases Creativity and Humor with a Swarthmore Bent

Boy Meets Tractor Showcases Creativity and Humor with a Swarthmore Bent

Boy Meets Tractor (BMT), Swarthmore’s only sketch comedy group, will be hosting its Spring Show today at 8:30 in Sci 101. Four…

Tri-Co Film Festival Transports, Inspires

Tri-Co Film Festival Transports, Inspires

This past Wednesday evening, an eager audience was gathered in an old-fashioned, narrow theater, waiting for the lights to dim. The…

Preview: Meryl Sands’ Honors Directing Thesis, Unstuck

Preview: Meryl Sands’ Honors Directing Thesis, Unstuck

Grieving is as much about imagination as it is about memory. Our construction of the past is based on our perceptions…

Grown-Up Stories: Summer Book Recommendations

Grown-Up Stories: Summer Book Recommendations

White Noise, a novel by Don DeLillo, 1985 Moralistic attacks on consumerism are commonplace in fiction, so much so that many…

Social Responsibility

Swarthmore Pegs Cost of Divestment at $200 Million Over 10 Years

At last weekend’s open meeting of Swarthmore College’s Board of Managers, Board Investment Committee Chair Chris Niemczewski ‘74 was beginning to give a presentation entitled “The Cost…

Faculty & Departments

Faculty Say Resource Constraints Led to Demise of Public Policy Minor

This semester, Swarthmore College quietly announced its decision to phase out its public policy minor. While all students through the class of 2016 will be able to…

College

Swarthmore Pegs Cost of Divestment at $200 Million Over 10 Years

At last weekend’s open meeting of Swarthmore College’s Board of Managers, Board Investment Committee Chair Chris Niemczewski ‘74 was beginning to give a presentation entitled “The Cost…

Student Activities

College Moves Forward with External Review, Ferguson Remains Hopeful for Change

Since the second Clery Act complaint was filed two weeks ago, students have continued to push forward in the ongoing movement to combat sexual assault on campus.…

Outside the Bubble

Philadelphia Art Museum Exhibition Offers Unique Connections Between Acclaimed Artists

At the intersection of music, art, and dance; of the Bride (and the bride), chess, performance, and chance; of art, the audience, and reality; the observer finds…

Arts & Features

Swatbox Receives Mixed Reviews in First Year, Looks to Future Collaborations

Freshmen-led music-appreciation group Swatbox is going strong as its first year comes to a close, even despite a somewhat mixed reception from the community it aims to…

Editorials

Divestment: A Necessary Change

Editorial by the Opinions Editor, Aaron Dockser ’13. Hello DG readers. You don’t often hear from me or see me, but I am the invisible mouth through…

Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Overlooked Aspects of the Student Intervention in the May 4th Board of Managers Meeting

Op-Ed submitted by George Lakey, Visiting Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, Research Fellow at the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility I understand the hesitation to endorse MJ’s…