If someone has misplaced a key this past weekend at the DESHI party, it is a room key and a mailbox key on a Swarthmore lanyard. Please contact Deoroop Matapersad ‘09. I have your key. You can reach me at dmatape1@gmail.com

Tuesday, March October 28th
Study Abroad Info Meeting
SC 199
7:00 p.m.
For first-year students (and any others wishing to get started on thinking about
study abroad), please join us. An overview of Swarthmore’s
study abroad program will be presented, with special attention given to:

1. The resources of the Office for Foreign Study.
2. How to go about planning for study abroad, including especially, program selection.
3. Study Abroad and your program of study at Swarthmore.
4. Study Abroad and honors
5. Academic credit for study abroad.
6 Cost of study abroad (including application of financial aid to study abroad).
Discussion and questions to follow.

The Events Office is looking for an intern to work at least 4–5 hours a week. Please respond to Millie Dappollone by email, cdappol1@swarthmore.edu. Thank you,

Audition for the Theater Department’s Spring Honors Directing Thesis Projects! Jackie Avitabile ‘09 will direct Romeo & Juliet and Jackie Vitale ‘09 will direct Macbeth. Rehearsals begin in January, and those who have taken Acting I are eligible to receive 1 academic credit for their work on the show.

Auditions will be November 5–6. Please come prepared with a Shakespearean monologue. Sign up for an audition slot outside of the theater department office on the bottom floor of LPAC.

Please contact us with any questions or concerns (javitab1 & jvitale1)

love,
Jackie and Jackie

PLease RSVP for the New Orleans Dinner with your meal number. The food will be delicious, the music will be right and the time will be lovely with other Swatties. Seats are limited so PLEASE RSVP ASAP!! The deadline is Wednesday morning.

STOP BY CAREER SERVICES TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT FOR THE ALUMNI NETWORKING DINNER…..

Alumni Student Career Networking Dinner
Saturday November 8, 2008 6:00pm-8pm in Tarble in Clothier

*Enjoy a fabulous evening of good food, excellent conversation and great insight. *Talk with alumni representing a variety of interests and career-paths. *Make valuable contacts and gain new perspectives for your future. *Don’t worry if you’re not sure what your future holds, just come and learn.

Space is limited for this very popular event so sign up early.
Sign-up in Career Services, Parrish 135.

Come by tonight from 9:30 to 12:30 for chicken cutlets with cranberry sauce and sauteed asparagus, spinach polenta with patas bravas, pumpkin bundt cake, chai spice muffins, and all the regular snacks.

Calling for submissions!

Do you love poetry?
Do you love language?
Do you read or recite beautifully?
Can you share a favorite poem in a bilingual reading with students and
faculty?

Send us a poem you love or have translated into or written in a foreign
language, that you would like to read at Forked Tongues, a Swarthmore
bilingual poetry symposium.

Forked Tongues will take place Wednesday, Nov 5 at 7:30 PM in the
Scheuer Room. It will be co-hosted by the Department of Modern Languages and
Literatures and the Swarthmore Literary Review.

Submissions must be sent to both the Swarthmore Literary Review
(swarthmorereview@gmail.com) and Sibelan Forrester
(sforres1@swarthmore.edu). Please include both the original poem and the
translation; we prefer poems no longer than one page. Deadline Saturday November 1 at midnight!

Now hiring MAs – Mascot Associates. Accompany the Phoenix! Rally the crowds! Keep the Phoenix safe and hydrated! Top pay rate. Please see Kelly Wilcox or Brendan Work for more details.

Thursday – Halloween Fest! Work on your costume, eat treats, have fun.
Friday – Root Beer Floats! Back by popular demand.

Dear friends,

As many of you may know, whether through personal stories or articles in the Phoenix and the Gazette, Swarthmore’s current financial aid policies are adversely affecting Swarthmore students’ abilities to continue an affordable education at Swarthmore.

In lieu of this, a collective of students under the banner of Swarthmore Financial Justice have published a document titled “Reconsidering Financial Aid: Detrimental Effects of our current Financial Aid System.” It is available online at http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/swarthmorefinaid/index.html.

The document is not intended to be aggressive or accusatory in any way, nor does it offer comprehensive or directive solutions as how to solve these financial aid problems. Rather, it is a formal, unified acknowledgment that there are systemic problems at work within our current policy, and students are consequently suffering.

Spread the word to your groups, your friends—even your family. As the directions at the bottom of the statement explain, “upon signing the document, please indicate in the comment section whether you are a student, student leader, family member, faculty member, ally, etc.”

Please feel free to contact cnguyen1 with any questions or concerns.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 27
7–9PM – Movie Screening: “Fire” – Kohlberg 228
The first of Deepa Mehta’s ‘Elements’ trilogy, ‘Fire’ was extremely controversial in India as the first Indian film to show homosexual relations.
[Co-hosted by SQU]

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28
5–6:30 PM – Speaker: Pallabi Chakravorty – Kohlberg 115
To Pallabi Chakravorty, Assistant Professor of Dance at Swarthmore, this talk is a personal journey of discovering the deep roots of India’s composite culture through the vehicle of “Kathak dance”. This interest developed from an appreciation of Indian artistic traditions to intellectual debates on culture, history, nation, and gender. She learned to understand the intricate and often hidden relationships between aesthetics and politics, culture and power, feeling and thought.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29
4:30–6PM – Outside Speaker: Saira Rao – Sci 199
Saira Rao is author of Chambermaid: A Novel, a witty, entertaining novel about a young attorney’s eventful year clerking with a Federal judge. She will discuss her decision to write the story, as well as the writing process and reactions to her work, and will touch on important issues in a South Asian American experience.
[Co-hosted by SAO]

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30
4:30–6PM – Student Panel -“What it means to be South Asian” – Kohlberg 115
Youv’e undoubtedly heard the term “South Asian” or “South Asian American” during your time at Swarthmore; is this term ethnic, racial, geographic, or something different? Expose yourself to and participate in a discussion of South Asians that is both academic and personal, as students from the class “South Asians in Asian America” discuss issues that are relevant to their experiences.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31
1–2PM – Cricket – Parrish Beach
Join in on a quick pick-up game of cricket on Parrish beach. Never played before? No problem! Learn why cricket is so popular in England, Australia, South Africa and South Asia.
6–10PM – Dinner and Garba – Upper Tarble
Tired of Sharples? Have a free, catered dinner of delicious South Asian cuisine at 6:00. Then, at 7:30, join in on a lively Indian dance called a ‘garba’.
RSVP to asuchak1@swarthmore.edu

Want to make those all-nighters worthwhile? Get your papers published! Alchemy, Swarthmore’s only student academic journal, is now accepting submissions. Send your academic papers to alchemy.swarthmore@gmail.com by November 1st.
Questions? Contact jbrowng1 or snessel1

This Wednesday, 10/29 at 4:30PM in Kohlberg 226, the Russian Club will be sponsoring a panel/discussion on Russian current events.
Topics to be discussed include:
-Implications of the Georgia/Russia conflict.
-Russia’s new international policy
-The transition between Putin and Medvedev
-Presidential candidates’ views on Russian-American relations.

Expanding Your Horizons is a one-day conference for middle school girls interested in the maths and sciences. We coordinate hands-on workshops, discussion groups, speakers, and volunteers to encourage the girls to pursue their interests in these male-dominated fields.

We’re starting to plan now! If you are interested in helping out in any way, please contact Lauren at lyoshiz1.

Tuesday: Talk on Jazz in New Orleans by Professor Drew Shanefield [Cornell 104 4:30–6:30]

Wednesday: Desserts of New Orleans- FREE dessert!!! [Shane Lounge 8:00–10:00]

Thursday: Peter Entell’s award winning documentary ‘Shake the Devil Off.’ Experience the struggle of the Treme neighborhood and hear tons of great New Orleans music. [Cornell 104 7:00–9:00]

Friday: NOLArize! dinner- enjoy the the delicious cuisine of New Orleans- TASTY! [BCC 7:00–9:00]

Every year, Swarthmore Students Supporting Life hosts dinner discussion about euthanasia, capital punishment, and abortion. This week’s topic is about euthanasia practices throughout the world. If you’re interested in sharing your beliefs about euthanasia (over some pizza and snacks), come to Parrish Parlors between 6 and 7 this wednesday! Free pizza will be available for consumption. All are welcome.

Since when have all Muslims and Arabs become terrorists? Why has Arab become a dirty word? What’s this nonsense that all Muslims are Arabs and all Arabs are Muslims?

Stereotypes and misconceptions about people Arabs and Muslims abound in the United States, today. It is past time to begin to educate people and to raise awareness about this prejudice, this bigotry, particularly in light of recent campaigning and voter attitudes. The Middle Eastern Cultural Society is making a movie within the next few weeks to shed light on this issue.

Interested? Get involved! Email ckamoun1

For the last two semesters, Free Culture in collaboration with Olde Club has released free of charge a compilation CD of student performances at Olde Club.

Well, another compilation CD is coming, and will feature student performances from the Fall 2008 semester. The CD should be released shortly after the start of the Spring semester.

If you would like last semester’s CD (we have a few left), contact rkolodg1 or bmazer1.

If you would like the upcoming CD, please email bmazer1. We’ll try to print enough to match the number of requests.

Lastly, the cover art has been designed by students previously, and we’re now taking submissions for the upcoming CD’s cover. If you’ve got a design for the CD, email bmazer1. Naturally, the design should somehow be Olde Club-related.

Hi Folks,

Now is the time to sign up for 5 on 5 Intramural Basketball. Games will be played Wednesday evenings and Sunday afternoons. If you are also playing IM Soccer, there shouldn’t be too much of a conflict.

The teams can be all male, all female or co-ed. All teams will play in the same league. This league will be completed before exams in December. We will have a new league that will begin in January after the winter break.

Sign up by Sunday November 2nd. Games will begin Wednesday November 5th.

You need to:

1.Get a team together – maximum of 12 players on a roster.
2.Pick a team name. Designate a captain.
3.Captain should email me their team name and roster.

Training for Change is coming to Swarthmore to run a series of workshops entitled Creating Community: Tools for Collective Empowerment. This will be an amazing opportunity to explore the way we at Swat relate to each other within groups, teams and the campus community and see how we can make it better. There will be food! The workshops are November 7th, 5–8 in the admissions commons and continuing to November 8th, 12–6 in Bond – coming both days is great, but one day is fine. Register by e-mailing swarthmoreworkshopreg@gmail.com.

Check out all the exciting and eye-opening events of NEW ORLEANS WEEK!!!!!!!! The city of New Orleans is such a beautiful and unique city that deserves our attention and resources. The events will includes talks on Jazz Music in New Orleans, a New Orleans Dinner, New Orleans JEOPARDY and much more. Make sure to come, it will be worth it!

It’s not too late for set painting! We would love your help. Our next session will be Wednesday afternoon, 10/29. Email aflamm1 for details!

Contact: Simon Nin Zhu (sbc@swarthmore.edu)

Pay:$8.50

Hours: 4 per week

When: Spring Semeter

Where: Clothier 213

~4 hours/week, one semester term, three positions available

Assistant Managers aid in the administration and regulation of the SAA by attending SBC office hours, filing, recording, and helping people access funds that have been allocated. Job provides excellent training in office management and experience. Will also oversee SBC development projects at the direction of the Manager, including working with various campus groups and administrators. Potential for advancement to Manager. No prior experience necessary. Underclasspersons are encouraged to apply.

To apply, please reply to this email with a short resume and description of why you are interested in the position. Applications are due November 29th by 9:00pm. For more information about the position, please contact our current Assistant Managers, Adriana Popa, Tuan Dung Mai, Haichao Wu, or myself Simon Nin Zhu (sbc@swarthmore.edu).

Contact: Ali Placido (aplacid1@swarthmore.edu)

Penn Medicine needs a Dutch speaker for a patient who is hospitalized. Email me to discuss further details.

Contact: joyce tompkins (jtompki1@swarthmore.edu)

Pay:$8.60

Hours: vary

When: begin Jan '10

Where: campus

Applications are invited for the position of Interfaith intern for spring/fall semesters 2010. the interfaith interns:
* work together to initiate interfaith programs;
*plan and implement Religion and Spirituality on Campus Week (first week of Feburary);
*plan and implement the spring interfaith dinner;
*build communication between different student religious and spiritual groups on campus;
*help to raise the profile of religious life on campus through activities, publicity, web site updates;
*meet regularly with Joyce Tompkins, Interfaith Coordinator;
*other activities according to the interests of the particular interns.

To apply for one of these positions, please write a one-page essay outlining the reasons for your interest, your experience with religious/spiritual/interfaith life at Swarthmore, and ideas you might have for improving programs and communication between groups.

Applications should be sent to Joyce Tompkins at jtompki1 by December 5.

Contact: Caroline (caroline.sacko@gmail.com)

Pay:$150/week ($50/day)

Hours: 3:30pm-6:30pm

When: Monday, Tueday, Thursday

Where: Park Stree

I am currently a nanny for a family in the ville (on Park Street 5 minutes from the train station). I am looking for someone to take over Monday, Tuesday and Thursday (Tuesday and Thursday are negotiable). In a normal day you pick the kids up from the bus stop, make an after school snack, put in a load of laundry, prepare dinner and help with homework. No car necessary.

Contact: Julie Warech (jwarech1@swarthmore.edu)

I am looking for someone interested in giving guitar lessons (probably once a week). Someone who is a good teacher, preferably someone who can teach chord theory. Pay can be worked out. Contact me by email if interested.