Archive for February, 2007

Beyond hip-hop: James Mtume speaks on the future of black America

By Finlay Logan at 10:54 am

James Mtume looked out into the audience in SCI 101. "I don't want to feel like I'm in Iraq, here," he said to the scattered listeners. "Let's all come down [...]

Modernity and the Alphabet: Gardener speaks on Japanese modernist poetry

By Myles Louis Dakan at 10:54 am

Yesterday, the faculty lecture series continued with "Language at the Limits: The Global Situation of Japanese Modernist Poetry." After an introduction from Alan Berkowitz, Professor Will Gardner of the Japanese [...]

How long is your email username reserved after you graduate?

By Urooj Khan at 10:54 am

Many things change during your time at Swarthmore, but one thing is forever faithful: your email address! However, one day, you shall have to say good-bye to that trusty combo [...]

Vandalism in Cunningham lot

By Urooj Khan at 10:58 am

Sometime between 11:30 pm Saturday night and 1:30 Sunday morning, six vehicles were vandalized in the Cunningham parking lot. According to Owen Redgrave, Director of Public Safety, most of the [...]

Electric conductors fall on Harvard Avenue, alarming Roberts residents

By Lauren Stokes at 10:56 am

Last Wednesday morning, two conductors fell on Harvard Avenue, a street which runs by Roberts dormitory. Each line conducted 13 kilovolts, and they gave off dramatic orange sparks that attracted [...]

Board of Managers increases reliance on wind power, hikes charges 5%

By Miles Skorpen at 10:55 am

This past weekend, the Board of Managers met for their annual spring meeting. According to Sam Asarnow '08, the newly elected Student Council Vice-President, the first spring meeting "is always [...]

Orchestra 2001 takes on Ligeti, Kim, Menotti, and Prado

By Micaela Baranello at 11:01 am

Friday night brought Orchestra 2001 to Lang Concert Hall with its usual eclectic variety of 20th and 21st century repertory, here an exceptionally rewarding program. The inclusion of Gyorgy Ligeti's [...]

The men's soccer team's Clinic for Darfur only the latest in a tradition of community involvement

By Lauren Stokes at 10:59 am

Would it surprise you to know that for the past three years, Swarthmore's men's soccer team has led the Centennial Conference in home attendance? It's the case, and according to [...]

Weekend Roundup: why you only *think* you're screwed this weekend

By Daisy Yuhas at 11:04 am

Screwed over this weekend? Don't worry, the most awkward part is inevitably the bit where you look awkwardly at one another and wonder how you'll ever make conversation. Luckily for [...]

"Radicals in Black and Brown" proposes new understanding for sixties urban radicalism

By Lauren Stokes at 11:03 am

"Miguel/died waiting for the welfare check/to come and go and come again/Milagros/died waiting for her ten children/to grow up and work/so she could quit working/Olga/died waiting for a five dollar [...]