Archive for February, 2006

Big Ben comes to Swat

By Alicia de los Reyes at 8:27 pm

Quick quiz: who's the opposite of Blackalicious? Answer: Ben Folds! This spring, the Large Scale Events committee has pulled a one-eighty and decided to bring piano-rocker Ben to Swat.
Ben was [...]

DuPlessis lectures on woolens, cottons, and early globalization

By Lauren Stokes at 8:29 pm

History Professor Robert DuPlessis lectured on "Globalization and the Creation of the 'Atlantic World' in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries" in the Scheuer Room on Wednesday. Although globalization is often [...]

Interview with Dr. David Ramirez, Director of Psychological Services

By Lauren Stokes at 8:30 pm

Dr. David Ramirez, Director of Psychological services at Swarthmore, recently returned to his hometown of San Antonio to give the fifth Annual Frank Paredes Lecture. Ramirez is the president of [...]

Black Beauty dominates theme for Black History Month

By Jasmine Narang at 8:29 pm

As we all know, every year, the month of February is reserved as a celebration of black history. This year, rather than focusing on African-American history with commonplace themes such [...]

Ben Folds selected for Large Scale Event

By Lauren Stokes at 8:31 pm

The Daily Gazette has just received the news that for this semester's large scale event, Ben Folds will be coming to campus. With a style best described as "Piano rock," [...]

Student-created web site Giveteam.org generates money for charity

By Lauren Stokes at 8:30 pm

During winter break, Scott Fortmann-Roe '08 created Giveteam.org (http://giveteam.org), a non-profit website designed to generate money for charity. While pursuing a different web development project over break, Fortmann-Roe discovered that [...]

How was the Parrish Lounge "Dedicated in May 2006"?

By Lauren Stokes at 8:31 pm

Has Swarthmore been graced by travelers from the future? Fortunately (or unfortunately) not, according to Dan West, Vice President of Alumni, Development, and Public Relations. "The plaque was finished and [...]

A whole new kind of Barbie world at the Kitao Gallery

By Daisy Yuhas at 8:31 pm

On Friday, February 10, the Kitao Gallery opened its latest installation, "Barbie for President," by Laila Muller '06 and Lisa Nelson '06, an amusing exhibition of the various methods of [...]

Weekend scouting report

By Andrew Quinton at 8:33 pm

Not since the days of Heather Kile '02 has Swarthmore College seen a woman dominate the basketball court like Karen Berk. The sophomore center has averaged 23.8 points in the [...]

Weekend Roundup: Iraqi women and British conductors

By Micaela Baranello at 8:33 pm

We here at Weekend Roundup had a realization recently. You know how this column always tells you to get out of the library/Paces/dorm/whatever and explore the wilds of Philadelphia? And [...]