Archive for December, 2006

Mia Farrow stirs desire to act in Darfur activists

By Lauren Stokes at 2:54 pm

On Saturday night, Mia Farrow spoke about her experiences in Darfur from the perspective of a UN Goodwill Ambassador who has visited the country twice, once in 2004 and once [...]

Weekend roundup

By Daisy Yuhas at 2:21 pm

'Twas the night before finals and all through the hall, not a Swattie was sleeping lest they miss the call, of the textbooks all strewn on the desk and the [...]

Performance Art comes to the Kitao

By Daisy Yuhas at 2:21 pm

This weekend, Swarthmore's student art space will be hosting a totally unique work by sophomore Kim Comer. "We All Must Wake" is a performance art piece that will be opening [...]

A capella group Stick and Stones to disband

By Daisy Yuhas at 2:21 pm

Last night’s Jamboree concert, hosted by Cantatrix and featuring all of Swat's a cappella groups was markedly poignant as it marked the final concert of Sticks and Stones, one of [...]

Editor's note

By Andrew Quinton at 2:20 pm

Dear readers,
This is the semester's final edition of the Gazette. Publication will resume on Monday, January 22, 2007, just in time for you to wake up way too early for [...]

Lang Scholars to focus on youth education, waste management, and media justice

By Lauren Stokes at 2:20 pm

The new crop of Lang Opportunity Scholars were recently named from the sophomore class: Elizabeth Crow, Kylah Field, Diego Garcia-Montufar, Camila Leiva, Hansi Lo Wang, and Toby Wu. Their planned [...]

Student Council election results

By the Daily Gazette at 2:20 pm

Results of the recent Student Council election were announced yesterday via a [students] email and are presented below. Congratulations to Sven, Randall, Meredith, and Andrew!
Appointments Chair
**Sven David Udekwu – 341
None [...]

Wanda Sykes confirmed as spring LSE

By Andrew Quinton at 2:19 pm

Comedian Wanda Sykes will headline the 2007 Spring Large Scale Event (LSE), which will be held on Saturday, March 3 in LPAC.
According to LSE Committee Chairman Douglas Gilchrist-Scott '09, Sykes [...]

Sophomore carries on family glassblowing tradition, offers works for sale this afternoon

By Urooj Khan at 2:39 pm

We at the Gazette were roused from our usual email-viewing stupor at the sight of the subject line of "Fletcher Coleman's Handblown Glass for Sale" in Reserved Students Digest #795. [...]

The fall student dance concert: A reflection on the value of dance

By Daisy Yuhas at 2:22 pm

On Friday and Saturday, the Fall Student Dance Concert, which included taiko, tap, interpretive dance, and dances from Ghana, was presented in LPAC.
As always, Taiko was arresting while performing two [...]