To everyone who received a camera for the Awesome Swat Photo Contest:

For those of you who’ve handed in your cameras already, thank you! You will receive your prints before Thursday through campus mail. For those still in possession of their cameras, completed or not, if you want us to develop your pictures for FREE, please turn them in before the end of finals week in the labeled box across from the post office window!

Don’t worry!
The schedule has been posted in Parrish across from the post office. Simply look to see when there’s an open shuttle and where the pickup
locations are. If there is room in the van (capacity is 9 people), then you may catch a ride. You will have to pay $10!

E-mail vanreq if you have questions!

Textbook Buyback will be held at the Bookstore on:

Friday, December 12, 9am to 4 pm and,
Monday thru Friday. December 15–19, 9am to 4 pm

EARN CASH FOR THE WINTER BREAK.
SELL US YOUR USED BOOKS.

The Bookstore will pay up to 50% of the new book price
providing the textbook has been requested by faculty for classroom use
and is needed to fill next term’s enrollment.
Our Wholesaler will pay up to 35% of the new book price
if the book is being used at other colleges.

Have a Great Break!

Kathy, Linda, Martha, Mike, Steve, & Ali, Bart, , George, & Harry
The Bookstore Staff

Grant application forms for the William J. Cooper Foundation are now available at the Art Department Office, Beardsley 215; the Music and Dance Office, Lang 401; Lang Performing Arts Center, LPAC 5; on the Cooper bulletin board outside the Dean’s Office Parrish 140; and at Vice President Maurice Eldridge’s office, Parrish 201.

On line go to

http://www.swarthmore.edu/Admin/cooper/

The William J. Cooper Foundation provides a varied program of lectures, performances and exhibitions that enrich the academic work of the College. The Foundation was established by William J. Cooper who specified that the income from his gift should be used “in bringing to the college eminent citizens of this and other countries who are leaders in statesmanship, education, the arts, sciences, learned professions and business.”

All members of the campus community are welcome to submit proposals, with two caveats: 1. The principal organizers must be on campus during the semester of the event. 2. Students (individuals or groups) must have a faculty or staff person committed to working with them to organize and produce an event.

Application deadline Monday, February 23, 2009.

Contact: June Cianfrana
Email: jcianfr1@swarthmore.edu phone: x8116

A new section of Taiko Drumming

with Cornell Visiting Professor
Isaburoh Hanayagi:

DANC 49, Taiko Repertory, SEC 7
0.5 Credit

Meets on Wednesdays, 1:15–4:00 pm in the
Lang Concert Hall

No experience necessary

• * * *

PE Credit = 1 for Salsa Dance and Drumming
(DANC/MUSI 071 or DANC 071P (Afro-Caribbean Drumming/Dances)

Yes, it is possible to receive 1 PE credit for this course
~ register for DANC 71P ~,
or 0.5 academic credit

Meets on Mondays, 1:15–4:00 pm

Exams… stressed out? Massage available at the health center.

Tuesday, Friday and Saturdays

$40.00 for an hour and $20.00 for a half hour

call ext. 8058 for an appointment

Give yourself a break Relax & Rejuvenate

If you are a student who is interested in networking with others who either support or oppose the upcoming deer cull, or if you would like to further explore the complex and controversial subject of wildlife management beyond the bubble of Swarthmore, please send an e-mail to ethan.bogdan@verizon.net. My hope is to coordinate an online discussion of topics ranging from hunting and ecological sustainability to urbanization and the impact of society and technology on nature. Joining this group is an expression of interest and does not require active participation.

The BCC is planning a Spring Break Trip to the Gullah Isles of South Carolina to explore the Gullah culture and their uniquely African traditions.

If you are interested, please email Shameika Black ‘11 (sblack1) by Saturday, December 20. This is the deadline to express interest. A deposit of $75 will then be due Friday, January 23 after an information session after break.

The information is below.
Dates: Monday, March 9 – Friday, March 13, 2009
Total Cost to Students: $250 (includes: Lodging and Food)
Free: 2 Lectures, Basket Weaving Workshop, Transportation, Museum/African Village

The BCC is planning a Spring Break Trip to the Gullah Isles of South Carolina to explore the Gullah culture and their uniquely African traditions.
If you are interested please email Shameika Black ‘11 (sblack1) by Saturday, December 20. This is the deadline to express interest. A deposit of $75 will then be due Friday, January 23 after an information session after break.
The information is below.
Dates: Monday, March 9 – Friday, March 13, 2009
Total Cost to Students: $250 (includes: Lodging and Food)
Free: 2 Lectures, Basket Weaving Workshop, Transportation, Museum/African Village

—
Shameika Black ‘11
BCC Programming Intern
SASS Social Coordinator
sblack1@swarthmore.edu

The Night Café is seeking pieces for its next issue.

We’re looking for nonfiction, investigative journalism, cultural criticism, book reviews, & translations, among other things.

Email thenightcafe@gmail.com with a paragraph or two detailing your idea.
Also email us if you want a copy of one of our past three issues.
We’d be happy to meet for coffee to shoot it, too.

Applications are being accepted for the position of interfaith intern. The
new intern will serve for both semesters of the ‘09 calendar year, working
together with the continuing intern Jane Abell ‘11. The interns work
together with interfaith coordinator Joyce Tompkins and members of student
religious groups to
plan Religion on Campus Week, the spring interfaith dinner, and other
campus events. They also meet periodically with leaders from the religious
groups to help to coordinate religious life on campus.
Interns are paid a stipend of $600 and work about 40 hours per semester.
If you are interested in the position, please submit a short (1
page ) essay describing the reasons for your interest, ideas for
interfaith programming, and experience with religious life on campus.

Send via email to jtompki1@swarthmore.edu

Deadline for applications is December 22.

Boren Scholarship (NSEP—National Security Education Program) applications are now available for full academic year or semester programs. Science, technology, engineering and mathematics majors may also apply for summer programs of eight weeks or longer. NSEP award recipients must make a commitment to working in the federal government for a minimum of one year. Boren Scholarships allow U.S. undergraduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to US interests but underrespresented in study abroad.
If you are interested, please see Rosa Bernard in Pearson 113, rbernar1@swarthmore.edu. Also, for more info www. borenawards.org. Campus deadline is: December 19, 2008

Found 2 keys on a small blue carabiner attached to a red swarthmore lanyard outside Kohlberg last night around 10:30pm. Dropped them off at public safety.

Lost blue and silver motorola phone

It’s pink, and engraved on the back is the following:
“With buds of this magical toy
Rebecca Woo blooms with joy.”
Unfortunately, that blooming cannot take place until my iPod and I are reunited. If you have any information please contact me!!!

I lost a necklace that is really important to me somewhere between Wharton and Sharples today (I figured it out once I was already in Sharples). It has a gold chain and an opal pendant. It is extremely, extremely important to me. If someone returns it to me, I will give them a monetary reward.

I lost my favorite chullo knit hat a few days ago. It was somewhere in between Wharton dorm and the Sharples area. It is actually multicolored, but mostly red and white, with “Peru” written all around it, as well as images of llamas. Please let me know if you find it!

Somewhere between LPAC and Kohlberg a key fell off my keychain. It is small with an oval black plastic handle. If you find it, please let me know. Thanks!

I lost my red pashmina scarf a few weeks ago, probably around or near LPAC. If you have seen it or have it, please let me know (you can e-mail at jbrowng1). Thanks!

I lost somewhere on campus a silver dangly earring. It’s approximately diamond-shaped, with five silver teardrop-shaped pieces hanging from the bottom and a silver swirly piece hanging in the center of the diamond. I love these earrings and am very sad to only have one! If you find it, please let me know (sifft1@swarthmore.edu or 301–412-4755).

If you find it or have seen it please please e-mail me!

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.