Archive for March, 2005

Dr. Bennet Lorber '64 mixes music, medicine, and poetry in afternoon lecture

By Alexis Reedy at 7:55 pm

Dr. Bennet Lorber '64, Swarthmore trustee, Chief of Infectious Diseases at Temple University, and professor of medicine delivered a lecture entitled "Some Thoughts on a Life in Infectious Diseases, or [...]

"Very midsummer madness": "Twelfth Night" to be performed

By Micaela Baranello at 7:53 pm

This weekend, the Drama Board presents "Twelfth Night, or What You Will," one of Shakespeare's most popular and charming comedies. The Daily Gazette got a sneak preview, and spoke with [...]

Orientation Committee ready to select CAs, begin planning for class of '09

By Alex Glick at 7:52 pm

With spring weather just beginning to arrive, the Orientation Committee (OC) is already beginning to plan for this coming August and the arrival of the class of 2009. Simone Boyle [...]

Philadelphia Orchestra concertmaster gives master class to Swarthmore violinists

By Micaela Baranello at 7:57 pm

David Kim, the concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra, gave a master class last night in Lang Concert Hall. During the first hour, he worked with the entire violin section of [...]

Jose Munoz draws radical queer possibilities from work of poet, playwright LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka

By Maile Arvin at 7:59 pm

Professor Jose Munoz of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts presented the last lecture of this week's Sager Symposium Saturday afternoon in the Scheuer Room. The lecture was [...]

Weekend roundup

By Micaela Baranello at 8:01 pm

It's actually a great weekend to stay on campus. You probably know about Joe Raciti's musical, "Dance Dangerously," and by all means go to it, but don't overlook another, smaller [...]

Shea Scruggs '05 to give senior recital

By Micaela Baranello at 8:00 pm

Tonight, oboist Shea Scruggs '05 will be giving his senior recital. An English Literature major from Miami, Florida, Scruggs will perform music by Paladilhe, Handel, Martinu and Loeffler, with Marcantonio [...]

Katherine Moon chronicles downward spiral of US-South Korea alliance

By Andrew Quinton at 8:00 pm

Katherine Moon, Jane Bishop Associate Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College, discussed the history of the United States-South Korea military alliance and outlined reasons for the recent rise in [...]

Homo No Mo': Sager brings distinctive one-man play to campus

By Maile Arvin at 8:00 pm

Actor Peterson Toscano skillfully solicited laughs with his comic one-man play, titled "Doin' Time in the Homo No Mo' Halfway House," last night in Olde Club. The play was part [...]

Panel on the Responsibility to Stop Genocide in Darfur convenes this Friday

By Matt Woodbury at 8:02 pm

Friday, a group of experts will speak and answer questions about the genocide in Darfur, Sudan and the global responsibility to end it. This panel, titled "A Responsibility to Stop [...]