Archive for May, 2008

After serving as Swarthmore's president since 1991, Al Bloom recently announced his decision to retire in August 2009 to the campus community through e-mails and letters. Although he was traveling [...]

In response to an "Ask the Gazette" attempting to date the mysterious black-and-white painting, the Daily Gazette managed to track down alum Tim Applebee ’03, who painted the existing Paces [...]

Two weeks ago, four female Swarthmore students reported being verbally harassed with homophobic and sexualized epithets by a group of older men. The men were not Swarthmore students. One was [...]

Chengetai Mahomva ’11 and Ashia Troiano ’11 founded Project Shingayi this spring to bring a sustainable school to children in Epworth, Zimbabwe. “We knew we wanted to do something [...]

When I boarded my plane out of Austria, the newspapers were breathlessly reporting on the just-broken story of Elisabeth Fritzl, an Austrian woman recently freed from the windowless basement where [...]

Patricia James, the Associate Director for Student Programs and Training in the Lang Center, has announced that she will resign from the College at the end of the month. She directed the Lang Opportunity Scholars program and the Swarthmore Foundation, in addition to other work with student groups involved in social action.

Underclassmen spend more time on Facebook but yet still less time than you would expect
Glancing though the computer terminals in McCabe Library or the dorm lounges, you are almost certain [...]

Students had the option in the survey to add their own reasons of why they use Facebook. Multiple students added that they use the Scrabulous application, which allows them to [...]

Did you ever wonder why so many people in the freshman class knew each other before
coming to Swarthmore? Well, if you are a freshman you may know that the answer [...]

The last two Senior Exhibit pairs at the List this semester incorporate paintings, drawings, sculpture, installation and photography work. Via online interviews, the artists shared their thoughts on art, inspiration, and their work to be exhibited. Kira Grennan and Anna Ghublikian’s exhibit will open in the List on May 16, while Amy DiBiase and Sophie Horowitz’s exhibit will open on May 23. [...]