Archive for March, 2006

Swarthmore to inaugurate first Palestinian student conference

By Jasmine Narang at 7:37 pm

This weekend marks the inaugural conference for the Palestinian Student Society, a national student organization formed by [redacted] as a network for Palestinian students. Using his $10,000 grant from a [...]

Peace Week expands to encompass Tri-Co

By Jasmine Narang at 7:44 pm

Encompassing local and international themes of peace, Tri-Co Peace Week will begin at the end of this week, lasting from March 31st-April 2nd. Peace Week is being sponsored by a [...]

College Corner: CC Hitter of the Week Christine Sendelsky

By Marina Lima at 7:48 pm

Christine Sendelsky, 09, was named the Centennial Conference Hitter of the Week last week for softball. She is very passionate about the sport and she has high hopes for the [...]

Weekend Roundup: "Dancing at Lughnasa" and "Thank You for Smoking"

By Micaela Baranello at 7:46 pm

We're over the midterm hump, so if you aren't spending all weekend in rehearsal or practice for a spring performance or team, you have no excuse not to get out.
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"Big Love" pushes limits

By Micaela Baranello at 7:45 pm

The Theater Department launches its new Production Ensemble with a bang this weekend with "Big Love," a play by Charles Mee, to be performed at 7:00 on Saturday and Sunday [...]

Swattie helps indigenous in Ecuador find new educational opportunities

By Jasmine Narang at 7:47 pm

Initially using money from the Evans scholarship as seed money, Katie Chamblee '07 along with her business partner in Ireland have set-up Fundaci—n Educani–os, a program that allows children from [...]

Second annual "Expanding Your Horizons" conference inspires middle school girls to stay in science

By Lauren Stokes at 7:47 pm

This upcoming Saturday, a hundred and fifty middle school girls and their parents will descend upon Swarthmore. Have we already started recruiting for the Class of '15? Not quite. Swarthmore [...]

Orchestra 2001 celebrates Romanian music old and new

By Micaela Baranello at 7:50 pm

Last Sunday, Swarthore's resident ensemble, Orchestra 2001, presented another eclectic collection of 20th and 21st century music. As usual, there was a theme: all the pieces or their musicians had [...]

Mascot search picks up

By the Daily Gazette at 7:49 pm

This week, the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and Garnet Club members are "storming the dorms" and attempting to get 750 signatures to show student support for the search, development, [...]

"Every Other Thursday: Stories and Strategies from Successful Women Scientists"

By Marina Lima at 8:04 pm

Last Thursday in the Science Center, Ellen Daniels '69 gave a very interesting lecture about a support group for women in the sciences that she is a part of. Daniels [...]