Archive for December, 2007

Tonight, SCCS will be hosting a LAN party in its lounge beneath Paces.
Come at 9pm, and bring your computer, or play on one of ours. Frag your friends in [...]

This is the last issue of the Daily Gazette for 2007. Thank you for reading, and don't stress finals too much. We'll return in late January.
We have a jam-packed issue [...]

Last year, Jon Petkun ’07 was a finalist in the first Mr. Swarthmore competition. His acclaimed performance had him wearing a blue leotard and performing self-described “patriotic ribbon dance.” He served as Vice President of the Young Democrats and he describes his political leanings as ‘very liberal’ on Facebook. And now he, like David Leeser '92 and Sean Barney '98, is serving in the military.

Santa (or should I say Sauron?) came early to Psi Phi this year, as the aptly named club received $688 to spend on Dungeons and Dragons materials as part of an "Expand Your Role" grant from Wizards of the Coast, the company that sells Dungeons and Dragons materials.

Classes have ended, and most Swarthmore students are taking a short breath before finals begin. This is the perfect time to take a break from it all and head [...]

Some students may have noticed an event posted on the campus calendar by the Development Office yesterday entitled "Hallowell House Dedication". Since no description was provided, the Gazette decided [...]

This semester's Jamboree featured all six campus a capella groups, singing renditions of everything from current chart-toppers to classics from the sixteenth century. All of the material was quite good, [...]

When acceptance letters went out for the class of 2012 earlier this week, Swarthmore did not ask a single student to take on loans. And next year, one third of Swarthmore's population will receive much higher grants. Swarthmore has decided to do away with loans for students on financial aid.

Swarthmore has seen a 10% increase on Fall Early Decision applications this year, shooting from 273 to 302 in one year. But the number of acceptance letters didn't see the same increase, making Fall ED more competitive than ever before.