Drama Board and the President’s Office are sponsoring a Clown Workshop taught by Quinn Bauriedel ‘94. Clown is an incredibly fun and challenging performance style that explores the relationship between actor and audience. And you get a red nose. The dates are:
March 22, 7:30–10:30 pm
March 28, 3–6 pm
March 29, 7:30–10:30 pm

Sign up on the Drama Board in Parrish today!

It’s true: 2 new compost bins have made their way to the Science Center Commons, so please use them for all (okay, some of) your composting needs. Okay to compost: compostable cups (paper or plastic), compostable plates. Not okay to compost: your shoe boxes, tupperware, COFFEE LIDS or SLEEVES, your food. Thanks!

BE AWARE:

March 20th-March 22nd
COMEDY AWARENESS WEEKEND
presented by Boy Meets Tractor

Kickoff BMT/VGG joint show w/ special guests Lighted Fools and No Offense.

Vertigo-go Playdate

Come Film with BMT!

Audience of Two & Olde English Headline Comedy Show.

Seven Dirty Words Olde Club Party

That’s What She Said: Women In Comedy Discussion

Dinner and Comedy Movie Screening: Bring your own dinner.

2 swim test opportunities will be offered to those students who need to complete the swim test requirement for graduation. The dates and times of the swim tests are as follows:

Wednesday, March 18: 4:30 pm, 5:00 pm, and 5:30 pm
Thursday, March 19: 4:30 pm, 5:00 pm, and 5:30 pm

Please RSVP for the swim test by Monday, March 16. When replying, state your preferred date/time slot, full name, and class year.

For those students who cannot pass the swim test, two (2) Beginning Aquatics classes will be offered this quarter (March 17 – April 30):

Tuesday/Thursday 8:30AM – 9:45AM (new) CRN 23278 PHED 011B-03
Tuesday/Thursday 11:20AM – 12:35PM CRN 20645 PHED 011B-02

Please complete an add/drop form to register for class.

If you have any questions about the swim test, or PE requirements, please contact me.

Marian

Last call for Directors and Playwrights for Drama Board’s One Act Play Festival!

Missed the interest meeting last week? Still want to put on a One Act? No worries! Join Drama Board’s semesterly One Act Play Festival.

Contact Isa St. Clair (istclai1) or Jessie Cannizaro (jcanniz1) for more information!

Actors – keep an eye out for auditions in the coming week!

We’ll be taking poetry through this WEDNESDAY, March 18. So if you have some poetry, throw it our way!
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Fellow Poets,

After a successful first online issue, the Swarthmore Literary Review will publish online and in print this coming spring. This magazine is edited by students at Swarthmore College, and it is the college’s first student publication to accept submissions from the greater writing community. We received an enormous amount of talented poems last year, and we’re excited to produce our inaugural print issue this spring!

We have no special requirements as to poetic form or genre, and translations are also welcome; however, all work must be previously unpublished. Please email no more than five poems, along with a short biography, to literaryreview@swarthmore.edu, by March 15th. Send your work as part of the body of your email and as an attachment. Submissions that we receive after the deadline will be considered for next spring’s issue. We do not accept simultaneous submissions.

For more information, check out the Swarthmore Literary Review website at www.swarthmore.edu/literaryreview. We look forward to reading your poetry!

Best,
Swarthmore Literary Review

The Swarthmore Literary Review seeks to create a student directed venue for the work of talented Swarthmore and at-large writers. In doing so, the editors hope to foster an exchange between Swarthmore College and the greater international writing community. Over time, we aspire to expand readership, humbly hoping to foster a love of the arts throughout literary circles on our own campus and abroad.

Come volunteer with Saturdays of Service next Saturday, March 21 from 11:00am to 2:00pm at Books Through Bars in West Philly!

Books Through Bars is a non profit organization hoping to make a positive change on the lives of those in prison through access to educational materials and through facilitating prisoner education.

We will be meeting outside the rose garden at 10:45 am. There will be donuts and bagels! The van will be LEAVING AT 11:00am and returning around 2:15pm ish.

If you are interested please email Jeff at zcao1@swarthmore.edu.

When you return from spring break, bring back your art!

House overflowing with art work? Want to make some money? Bring your art back from spring break for the Family Weekend Show and Sale at the Kitao Gallery! Swarthmore’s student-run art gallery is hosting a student art show and sale for Family Weekend, April 17–19. All media are welcome. A percentage of the proceeds will be donated to a charity, TBA. We will send out another email with times and locations for dropping off your work. Please email kitaogallery@gmail.com with questions, especially if your work requires unusual display arrangements.

Wednesday, March 18th 4PM, Kohlberg 226

If you are graduating and wondering about things like living on a budget, investing for your future and how to select employer sponsored benefits, this session is for you!

We can help you understand how to evaluate and select employer sponsored benefits such as 401ks, medical insurance, and life insurance. This session will also help you get a sense of how to manage your money after graduation. Learn options for loan repayment and how to save for future goals.

Global Health Forum, in partnership with SolesUnited and Crocs, Inc., is collecting Crocs and sending them to people living in Pémon, Venezuela in order to improve their health and quality of life.

So how do Crocs help improve people’s lives?
—Basic footwear improves hygiene and lowers rates of infections transmitted through barefeet, like tungiasis. These infections can greatly increase the risk of secondary infections, like tetanus, which can be lethal.

These infections are completely preventable—Please donate any available Crocs to be recycled and redistributed—collection begins after Spring Break!

Collection Bin Locations:

Shane Lounge
Sharples (top lobby)

(and as always, every little bit helps. GHF and the people of Pémon thank you!)

Students interested in the Buenos Aires Program for Fall 09 should contact Professor Diego Armus, darmus1@swarthmore.edu as soon as possible. There are still few available places. Swarthmore in Buenos Aires provides individually-crafted programs of study with total immersion in the academic, artistic, social and political life of Buenos Aires. It aims at serving students in social sciences, the humanities, and applied sciences interested in taking their Spanish to an advanced level of fluency, as well as those at beginner or intermediate levels. But along with its language improvement component students participating in the Swarthmore in Buenos Aires program will organize their work around three or more areas of interest (in any field or discipline) that may include directed reading on a chosen subject, a research project, community work, an internship in a lab or in a cultural institution. They will participate in individual weekly discussion meetings with their mentors – university professors, artists or researchers – as well as in open courses at several public and private universities. Academic oriented traveling (from Patagonia to Iguazu Falls to areas of the Argentine interior with a strong native American presence) could be part of the program’s offerings. Students may enroll for one semester or the full year. For a detailed description of the different ways in which you can plan your stay in Buenos Aires, please contact Professor Diego Armus, History Department and check the Program Web site: http://www.swarthmoreba.com.ar

A) Community CPR: adult,infant, & child
Tuesdays: 3/24 and 3/31/2009
Time: 6 pm – 9:30 pm Cost: $50.00
B) Progressive First Aid:
CPR certificate required
Tuesday: 4/7/2009
Time: 6 pm – 9:30 pm Cost: $15.00
C) Community CPR recertification
Tuesday: 4/21/2009
Time: 6 pm – 9:30 pm Cost: $15.00
Community CPR and first aid can be combined for the cost of $60.00
To register for classes call Worth Health Center at 610–328-8058
Registration ends 3/19/2009
6 person minimum to hold class

Found keys in Parrish Parlors on Sat. If you are missing your keys forward me the description and I’ll give them to you.

Found in Sharples OneTouch Ultra2 Please come to the health center to claim.

Lost a personal check to Marc Engel as I was leaving the Mailroom/Parrish. It was a birthday check!

A pair of men’s gloves were found in Kohlberg’s classroom 328 on February 17th. Please stop by Kohlberg 316 to claim them. Thank you.

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.