Regardless of whether you take birth control or are sexually active, please take a moment to fill out this brief survey. Please note that this survey is for women only and is completely anonymous.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=AEwQ15YXyneH8mdi6jDWmQ_3d_3d

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.

This year the library will award prizes of $500, $300, and $200 to the best student book collections. Each collection will be judged according to its unifying theme (an author, an illustrator, a genre, etc.) Winners will exhibit their collection in McCabe Library during the spring semester.
The deadline for this contest has been extended!

Send your entries to Bronwen Densmore (x8543) by December 8th, 2008

More information, including entry guidelines can be found here:

http://swarthmore.edu/x5033.xml

The Department of English Literature
invites you to a fiction reading by
KRYSTYN McILRAITH
one of two students to be awarded
the 2008 Morrell-Potter Summer Stipend in Creative Writing.

Wednesday December 3 at 8 pm
in the Scheuer Room of Kohlberg Hall.

Swat STAND is student anti-genocide coalition, we work to end the
genocide in Darfur and prevent any future genocides.

Want to help? Make a donation to STANDFast. All money goes to Civilian Protection Programs designed to address the security void for victims of genocide in Darfur and Burma.

Look for a donation table near you!

For information email kashmor1 or check out www.standnow.org/campaigns/standfast

Cookie Baking Class in Sharples Kitchen on December 10th. Mix dough, bake and decorate cut-out cookies in festive shapes for Winter Solstice, Hanukkah, Christmas etc.! Get a behind-the-scenes look at the Sharples pastry kitchen! Cookie class will be held on Wednesday, December 10th from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. No prior cooking experience required. You will get to keep all the cookies you bake. If interested, e-mail Linda McDougall (lmcdoug1) by Thursday, December 4th. Class is limited to 10 students. A lottery will be held in the event that more than 10 individuals sign up.

Sponsored by Dining Services in collaboration with Student Council.

The coffee bars on campus serve their hot and cold beverages in compostable cups!

Now you can finally compost them!

Look for the GREEN BINS IN KOHLBERG COFFEE BAR after Thanksgiving, and drop your EMPTY cups in them:

*COFFEE CUPS WITHOUT THE LID
*CLEAR COLD-DRINK CUPS WITHOUT THE STRAW

Join Saturdays of Service for an afternoon of bell ringing for the Salvation Army on December 6th (this coming Saturday!) from 1 to 3 PM.

This is a great way to get off campus, de-stress, and help out the local community!
We will be meeting at Parrish Circle at 12:30 on Saturday.

If interested, contact Ali Placido at aplacid1.

Enter a raffle to win a 8 GIG IPOD TOUCH! $3 (or $5 for 2). We will be tabling at Sharples this week. All proceeds goes to Global Neighbours.

Make a donation to fight against GENOCIDE – Participate in STANDFast

Swat STAND is student anti-genocide coalition, we work to end the
genocide in Darfur and prevent any future genocides. Want to help?
Make a donation to STANDFast. All money goes to Civilian Protection
Programs designed to address the security void for victims of genocide
in Darfur and Burma. Look for a donation table in Shane or Sharples over the next week!

For information email kashmor1 or check out www.standnow.org/campaigns/standfast

We’re making big changes to both the print and online editions of The Phoenix and building a dynamic team to kick the process into high gear next spring. Bring a fresh perspective to our publication by applying for positions in reporting, photography, graphic design, web development and business.

- Take advantage of our enhanced multimedia capabilities to showcase your
photographs and graphic design skills on our interactive website.
– Editorialize, report or blog on issues ranging from student life to national politics.
– Review restaurants, music, art, movies or fashion.
– Put your web skills to work by expanding our Ruby on Rails framework in ways that enhance The Phoenix’s online presence.
– Considering a career in publishing or journalism? Develop a skill set and portfolio that will prepare you for life after Swarthmore.

Almost all positions are paid, and there are a variety of jobs to fit your
skill set and scheduling constraints. You can find information and blank applications on The Phoenix bulletin board (first board on Parrish 1st west) or online at http://www.swarthmorephoenix.com/hiring.

Applications are due Friday, Dec. 5, at 3 p.m. Send your application through campus mail addressed to “The Phoenix” or submit an electronic version to mrevkin1@swarthmore in an email bearing the subject line, “Spring 2009 application.” Please direct all hiring-related inquiries to mrevkin1 (Mara Revkin).

Sign up to participate in experiments for the psychology department and get paid for your time. Most experiments will give you candy as well as money. Sign up by requesting an account at http://swarthmore.sona-systems.com/.

Are you interested in learning how to cook and eat healthy while in college?

Looking for a free meal each Tuesday at 6 PM?

If so, come join Chester’s women’s resource center for “Tasty Tuesdays,” Healthy Choices: Food and Nutrition with Joan McMenamin. This workshop will explore the importance of health and nutrition. Attendees will get hands on experience with cooking and eating inexpensive and healthy food items.

Where: YWCA-Chester
When: Tuesdays on November 25th, December 2nd, December 9th, and December 16th at 6 PM.

Transportation will be provided. To RSVP contact Kylah Field at kylah.field@gmail.com

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

Light Baby Blue Planner. Three stickers in the upper left hand side read: ‘Dumbledore is Queer’, ‘Live a Little: Have an Orgasm’ and ‘Straight Not Narrow’. There are papers inside the cover. And the bottom right hand corner of the pages in the front part of the book are torn off. If found, please campus mail to Sable Mensah ‘11 or email me at smensah1.

I found a set of keys with chapstick and pepperspray. Contact me if they are yours.

Found, digital camera with photos of what looks to be rooms in Parrish. If the owner can give me an accurate description of the camera, it will be returned immediately.

I lost my gray NorthFace Fleece. Most likely somewhere in Alice Paul or David Kemp. If anyone has seen it please email me at tsoares1. Thanks!

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.