Archive for November, 2004

The Swarthmore community was saddened to learn Sunday morning of the death of Robert "Bobby" Berman '05. Berman passed away in his room in Wharton Central sometime Friday night or [...]

It's the weekend before Thanksgiving, folks. With a shortened week, surely you can spare some time this weekend to go into Philly to blow off some steam.
Philadelphia has a quite [...]

Last night, Navajo author and teacher Blackhorse Mitchell treated the audience in the Scheurer room to an intimate introduction to his music and writing. Ernestine Chaco '07, a member of [...]

Caught between rising prices for gasoline and reduced income from the Center's endowment on one side and the increasing number of Swarthmore students participating in service activities on the other, [...]

Approximately 30 students gathered Wednesday evening at an informal town hall meeting hosted by Student Council to discuss the current living wage proposal. Students trickled out as the meeting progressed [...]

Student Council elections begin Thursday for one-year positions as Co-President, Campus Life Representative, Secretary, Campus Relations Representative, Student Events Advisor, and Appointments Chair. Following are the candidates running for each [...]

Peter Deutsch '79 (D), representative of Florida's 20th district in the House of Representatives, kicked off the Heard on the Hill lecture series last night in SCI 101. He spent [...]

The Peaslee Debaters attended the University of Pennsylvania Pro-Ams this weekend. Julie Baker continued her impressive run with another first place finish in the Novice Speaker category. She also placed [...]

Jon Estey ’08 and Julia Bertaut ’08 are bringing Unitarian/Universalism back to the Swarthmore campus. The gazette staff was curious as to just what Unitarian/Universalism is and how the new [...]

Tonight, Margaret Leng Tan will perform the first two volumes of George Crumb's "Makrokosmos," a series of ambitious works for solo piano dating from 1972-3, in celebration of the composer's [...]