Archive for March, 2007

Student Council offers students a place to 'vent'

By Michelle Kim at 9:09 pm

Tuesday evening Student Council hosted "Vent for Change," an informal and confidential discussion for students to air out their grievances regarding the process of event hosting, with Campus Life Representatives [...]

Student Council Report

By Lauren Stokes at 9:07 pm

On Tuesday's meeting, Student Council discussed its budget for next year and decided to propose minor changes.
Council is continuing to work on the "Thanksgiving in the Spring" initiative. They have [...]

How do you forward your mail to Gmail?

By Urooj Khan at 9:06 pm

About half of Swatties forward their mail to GMail– you, too, can become one of them! Just follow these three easy steps, and you're on your way to e-mails grouped [...]

Nonie Darwish lecture sparks campus discussion

By Lauren Stokes at 9:04 pm

Should academic departments sponsor non-academic speakers? This question and many more were raised in Monday night's discussion, sponsored by Speak for Peace, about the Nonie Darwish lecture. The Gazette reported [...]

SBC introduces default budgets, still looking for "Fun Fund" proposals

By Lauren Stokes at 9:03 pm

Student treasurers take note –this year at spring budgeting, each chartered group will automatically receive $15 for photocopying and $60 for all-campus events, even if they don't request it.
The Student [...]

Bar-David, Sato explore cello-piano repertoire

By Micaela Baranello at 9:03 pm

On Thursday night, cellist Ohad Bar-David and pianist Keiko Sato played a substantial and varied recital in Lang Concert Hall. The program included sonatas for cello and piano by Brahms [...]

College Corner: Interview with Robert Rehak, Professor of English Literature

By Miles Skorpen at 9:01 pm

Professor Bob Rehak, originally hired as a visiting professor last fall, just accepted a tenure-track position as a Professor of English Literature at Swarthmore. The Daily Gazette caught up with [...]

How long is your email username reserved after you graduate?

By Urooj Khan at 9:01 pm

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 [...]

Cheung Kwai Kong '86: "Entrepreneurship is about improving the world."

By Lauren Stokes at 8:58 pm

While introducing Kwai Kong, Gerry Lax '74 quipped that "when The Graduate was made, the future was in plastics–today it's in batteries," a sentiment with which the inventor of the [...]

Weekend Roundup: Sager Symposium, Bach's birthday, Walk for Water, and more…

By Daisy Yuhas at 8:57 pm

This weekend, there are a goodly number of options on and off campus that you can participate in to get involved in something a little bit different. Among the alliterative [...]