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Long awaited “Harry Potter” bewitches
Jasmine Narang contributed to this article. On Friday, November 18th, the much anticipated fourth installment of the Harry Potter Series, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was released to…
Award winning playwright Adriano Shaplin to teach playwriting workshop
This spring, Swarthmore's theater department is welcoming the award winning playwright Adriano Shaplin to teach the playwriting workshop. Shaplin, whose writing was described by Tony Kushner, author of "Angels in…
Trojan wars and tourism: a lecture by C. Brian Rose
On Monday in the Scheuer Room, C. Brian Rose, Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, spoke on "Assessing the Evidence for the Trojan Wars" in a well-attended…
Students and administration implement stricter enforcement of current alcohol policy, discuss future policy changes
Discussions between Swarthmore students, faculty, and staff are currently underway to enact stricter enforcement of the College's existing alcohol policy, which prohibits the use of College Student Activity Funds to…
Weekend Roundup: Philadelphia Orchestra and indie movies
The Philadelphia Orchestra fires up another season this weekend in Verizon Hall with music director Christoph Eschenbach conducting. This year the orchestra will focus on Beethoven, including all nine symphonies…
Why can’t we be friends? A new take on the axis of evil
Mark LeVine does not blame American incompetence for the chaos in Iraq. Thursday afternoon during his lecture, entitled "Why They Don't Hate Us: Lifting the Veil on the Axis of…
Reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act advocated on campus
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), through which institutions such as rape crisis centers and domestic violence shelters have been supported since 1994, will expire at the start of next…
“When life throws you potatoes, make latkes”: Hamantaschen v. Latke debate held
It was a grand, well-attended event, where ancient animosities would be aired. "The future of Judaism could depend on this debate," said Jonathan Schneider in his grave introduction. Yes, yesterday…
“You can’t hear the shape of a drum,” says Professor Carolyn Gordon
Professor Carolyn Gordon, winner of the 1990 Centennial Research Scholarship, visited Swat this week from Dartmouth College to present the 2005 Arnold Dresden Lectures in mathematics. Professor Gordon, who specializes…
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