Ever wonder why you don’t have any say in what movies get shown on the weekends?

Well, you do now. Yay, quasi-democracy!

We’ve picked 8 movies and we’d like you to check out the trailers and vote for which ones should be our last 4 screenings this semester. Vote for up to 4, but with great power comes great responsibility. Check out all of the movies and choose wisely.

Just go to http://www.tinyurl.com/swatvote
and weigh in.

Student Council has decided to provide a summer break airport shuttle. Airport shuttle request cards will be available on Wednesday, April 22, and are due on Friday, May 1, by 5PM. Please e-mail vanreq@swarthmore.edu for more information.

The 4 – 6PM open swim session is cancelled today, Friday, April 17th.

The following Fall 2009 PE courses are cancelled/changed.

Cancelled:
11001 PHED 028B-01 Power Yoga Fall II
13587 PHED 022B-01 Aerobics Fall II
13588 PHED 020A-01 Aikido (evening) Fall I
13589 PHED 020B-01 Aikido (evening) Fall II

Change:
Fitness Training, 12983, PHED 002A-06, M/W, 7 – 8:15PM, is now a Fall II class (was Fall I)

WRC Open Hours are Monday-Thursday, 7 pm to midnight, and this week also Friday from 8–10:30!

Thursday, 7–9:30: Come by for some yummy cereal and fruit!
Thursday, 9:30-midnight: Need to get rid of some old clothes and get some new ones? Come to the WRC clothing swap!

Friday, 8–10:30: Study break with tea and cookies!

Acquaintance Sexual Assault Prevention (ASAP) is now accepting applications for students interested in facilitating workshops during Orientation Week 2009 (August 24–30).

Recognizing that sexual assault can happen on campus is the first step to increasing overall awareness and fostering a safer environment. In the past few years, the Swarthmore community has worked to raise awareness of issues of sexual violence, with initiatives including the Clothesline Project, the Handprint Project, the SMART Team, and ASAP. The ASAP program plays a crucial role in the development of new students’ attitudes towards sexual assault and increasing awareness.

ASAP workshops are held at the end of the orientation period (Aug. 28–30) and are designed to introduce new students to the issue of sexual assault, prevention tips, and the resources available at Swarthmore for sexual assault prevention. The workshops aim to create an awareness of acquaintance sexual assault and provide a comfortable atmosphere for dialogue about sexual consent.

If you are interested in facilitating and will be returning to campus for the fall semester, please apply with the application below! No experience in facilitation, sexual assault prevention, or health education is necessary. Facilitators work in pairs and arrive the day before the new students for training beginning August 24, 2009. All are encouraged to apply, including RAs, CAs, athletes, and other workshop/orientation participants. We will work with the OC to avoid scheduling conflicts.

Anne Miller ’10 [amiller2] or Will Hopkins ’11 [whopkin1] with any questions.

Acquaintance Sexual Assault Prevention Facilitator Application: Fall 2009 Application Deadline: Friday May 1, 2009
(via e-mail to amiller2 or campus mail to Anne Miller ‘10) Please help us understand your interest in ASAP by answering the following questions. Name/Year: _____________________________________________ Email Address(es): _____________________________________ Summer Address: ________________________________________ Summer Telephone Number: _______________________________
1. Have you previously facilitated ASAP, or do you have other applicable experience?
2. What do you best remember about your ASAP experience?
3. Was there any aspect of the ASAP program you believe failed, and if so, why? How would you change it?
4. Which personal qualities or experiences will enable you to competently facilitate an ASAP workshop?
5. For Fall 2008, will you be a CA or an RA, be back early to play a varsity sport, or be back early for any other reason? (This does not preclude your participation as a facilitator).
6. Can you return to campus on August 24, 2009? If not, when is the earliest time you can return? Please provide us two Swarthmore student references with email and extension (one male, one female): 1. ____________________email:____________ext.:____________ 2. ____________________email:____________ext.:____________ Thank you for applying! You will be notified before the beginning of finals. Questions and comments are appreciated and can be directed to Anne Miller ’10 [amiller2] or Will Hopkins ’11 [whopkin1].

Not much time left! If you want to play campus-wide assassins 2009, email the Ass Master (masterofasses@gmail.com) by Friday at 11:59 PM.

The April 16th issue of the “Swarthmore College Weekly Classifieds” has been posted at:

http://weeklynews.swarthmore.edu/

I am conducting an experiment for my economics class that can be done entirely in front of your computer at the time that is most convenient to you. It will require responding to 1–2 emails and about 20 minutes. I will randomly select 8 participants to receive the payoffs they earn in the experiment, up to $10.

I would really appreciate your help. If you would like to participate, please respond to jmcmanu1@swarthmore.edu by this Friday (4/17).

- Jeff McManus

Are your parents are coming for Parent’s weekend?If so, make sure to ask them whether they have any garden tools at home that they would be willing to donate to the Chester Garden Project. Bring your parents and any garden tools you collect to the GoodFood Workday event on Saturday April 19th.

For more information on the garden check out:
http://chestergardenproject.wordpress.com/about/

Calling all LGBT, Queer, and Questioning students -

We are creating a film project for our Latin American Sexualities class, and we would love to have the opportunity to interview you about your experience as a queer or questioning individual. We are hoping to examine the intersections between gender and sexual identities, class, race, nationality, ethnicity and culture, as well as the emotional experience of being queer or questioning at home and at Swarthmore.
The interviews will be about 20 minutes long, and we will provide questions for you to think about beforehand. You do not need to be ´out´ in order to participate in this project. We are willing to go to any lengths necessary to preserve your privacy and anonymity.
If you are interested in being interviewed, please email
queerintersectionsfilm@gmail.com and include several times when you are available.
Thanks so much!

Erika Slaymaker, Jean Strout, Dina Kopansky and Rebecca Ryan

Enter to win an Ipod Touch! $3 for 1 ticket; $5 for 2.
Tabling at Sharples, Lunch and Dinner.
The proceeds from the raffle will go to support Club Despertar, a tutoring group for the kids of migrant workers living in Kennett Square.

Support Club Despertar by participating in our fundraiser. We are raffling off an iPod Touch. $3 for 1 ticket, $5 for 2 tickets. Money raised will go towards funding our annual Club D celebration for the children that we tutor from Kennett Square, PA. Tickets will be sold at the top of Sharples at lunch and dinner all this week.

1999 VW Passat GLS $5800 OBO – price lowered!
My son bought this in late fall ‘08 and did all the work to it – unfortunately the economy has caught up with him and he can’t afford to keep it.
This is a great car – must see and drive to appreciate especially the suspension and how well it handles. Burgundy with tan, leather interior. 5 speed, V6 engine with a short shifter. Hi-flo air intake, new timing belt, drive belts, struts, shocks, lowering springs, and water pump. Receipts for all. After market Kenwood head unit. Heated seats, power everything except seats. 127K miles.
For photos/more info call Diane at 610–283-0270 or ext 8047 or email me at dfritz1@swarthmore.edu.

Speak 2 Swatties is a group of peer counselors and mental health advocates. You may have heard of us through several of the events we have thrown on campus this year, including We’re All Mad Here or the upcoming lecture by Tamar Chansky. We are currently looking for new peer counselors for the upcoming school year. If you like to listen and
discuss issues concerning mental health, this may be the group for you! Anyone interested in applying should contact Melissa Cruz (mcruz1) and
Megan Jeffreys (mjeffre1).

Come volunteer with Saturdays of Service at the Parent Summit at Chester High School on Saturday, April 18 from 10:00am to 1:00pm. Lunch provided!

The Parent Summit is an conference aimed at connecting Chester residents with the school district. Workshops include computer classes, urban family planning, educaitonal games, and much more. They need volunteers to come help set up and provide assistance with organization. They also need volunteers to supervise and play with the kids.

This is a great opportunity to get out of the bubble and get to know the residents of Chester! No experience necessary. Please contact Jeff at zcao1@swarthmore.edu if interested in any of above.

If you cannot make those times, we can also help set up the day before, Friday April 17 from 4:30pm to 6:00pm. Please come to one of those times!

Chester Neighborhood Bike Works will be conducting a bike repair and safety workshop at the Parent Summit at Chester High School on Saturday, April 18 from 10:00am to 1:00pm. We will also be promoting the summer program to the students of Chester. If interested in helping out, contact Jeff at zcao1@swarthmore.edu. No experience with bikes necessary.

Your ASS is grass, and I’m going to smoke it—in just one week’s time, hordes of paranoid students will be thinking these very words. If you want in, email the Assmaster back (masterofasses@gmail.com) by Friday, April 17—the hunt begins at sunrise on Monday, April 20. Undoubtedly some on campus might be feeling a little bit extra-relaxed on 4/20, so just a few words of wisdom: Watch Your Ass!

Kitao Gallery Board Positions!

Interested in art, curating exhibitions, or planning events of other kinds for the Swarthmore community? The Kitao Gallery board, which oversees Swarthmore’s only exclusively student-run gallery, is looking for new members! To apply, please answer the following questions in the body of an email and send it to kitaogallery@gmail.com by 11:59 PM on Friday, April 17th. This is a strict deadline. We are looking for a treasurer (cannot be a rising senior), a culinary director, a publicity director, artist liaison, and several members at large. Feel free to apply for any or all positions.

Application questions:

1. Why do you want to be on Kitao board?

2. What would you bring the position?

3. Any relevant past experience of any kind (art related or not, event planning, organizational, etc.)? If so, please describe.

4. Do you play an active role in any other on-campus organizations?

5. What role do you think the Kitao gallery should have on campus, and what role should you have on the Kitao gallery board?

6. Anything else we should know?

We look forward to reading your applications! Please send applications and any questions to kitaogallery@gmail.com.
Application deadline: Friday, April 17th

SOmeone left their black Sony Ericsson phone in the van this morning. it is now in public safety.

I lost my cell phone Monday afternoon. I suspect it fell out of my pocket in either Sharples or at the SEPTA station. It’s an old LG model (VX7000)—silver flip phone with dark blue on the cover. Please let me know if you find it! Thanks.

I lost my flash drive—it is a black, 4G HP flash drive. If you happen to find it, the drive’s name is “Hermes,” and has some documents on it that I really need. Thanks for your help!

Lost near Sharples: keys attached to a yellow lanyard and a black walllet

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.