Archive for April, 2005

With housing selections for the rising senior class complete, only a few singles in the most desirable dorms remain: one in Wharton, seven in Mertz, and a couple on Parrish [...]

Read Mercer Schuchardt '93 returned to campus, following last year's talk on religion in the Matrix, to present his lecture "Religious symbolism in Lord of the Rings." Schuchardt's talk stretched [...]

The spring semester is winding down, and it is already time to think about next year. The housing lottery for rising seniors will take place on Sunday. While I'm glad [...]

Catherine Fukuda '07, the winner of this years' Concerto Competition, will perform Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto on Saturday night as part of the College Orchestra's spring concert on Saturday night [...]

Soprano Tamara Ryan, a junior from Fayetteville, Arkansas, will give a recital of works by Bizet, Brahms, Strauss, Mozart, Duparc, and Copland tonight at 8:00 p.m. in Lang Concert Hall. [...]

Parents' Weekend is upon us, and hopefully that means you can get off campus and get some non-Sharples food (with your parents or somebody else's). If you drive down Baltimore [...]

Last weekend four Swarthmore debaters competed against the top debaters from across the United States at the American Parliamentary Debate Association Nationals championship. Aviva Aron-Dine '05, debating with Sonya Hoo [...]

A distant crash came from the upper floors of Parrish. "That sound you hear is Bush shredding the safety net," said a voice from the crowd. The Swarthmore College Young [...]

The weekend before your parents (or at least an awful lot of parents) invade is an excellent chance to slack off a little. The Philadelphia Film Festival is in full [...]

Contralto Mark Thatcher '06 will give a recital tonight at 8:00 in Lang Concert Hall, where he will perform the music of Maurice Ravel, William Bolcom, Dominick Argento and Swarthmore [...]