Dear Students,

Please join us as the Department of Music and Dance presents—

The Spring Student Dance Concert
Friday and Saturday, April 24 and 25 at 8 pm
Pearson-Hall Theatre, Lang Performing Arts Center

This year’s concert features a variety of works choreographed by faculty and students. Swarthmore’s Taiko Drum and Dance Ensemble will showcase two exciting works choreographed by Cornell Visiting Professor Isaburoh Hanayagi with guest artists Joe Small ‘05 and Alex Hudson ‘05 (Sat. only). The African Dance and Flamenco Repertory classes will premiere new works choreographed by C. Kemal Nance and Dolores Luis Gmitter, respectively. A contemporary Kathak piece choreographed by Pallabi Chakravorty will also have its premiere, along with a new tap repertory piece choreographed by Ladeva M. Davis. Senior Dance major, Carmella Ollero ‘09, will premiere a new contemporary dance work, the culmination of her dance composition studies at Swarthmore.

Friday’s performance features a special performance by Alokli West African Dance.

The performances are free and open to the public without advance reservations. For more info contact Liza Clark at lclark1@swarthmore.edu or call (610) 328–8260.

Computer classrooms Trotter 201 (22 PCs) and Science Center 256 (24 iMacs) are open for student use when classes and exams are not in session.

They will be reserved for honors exams beginning Monday, May 4, through Monday, May 18.

Looking for Summer Housing?

My three-bedroom apartment on Crum Ledge (behind the pool – overlooking
the creek) is available for sublet from graduation through August 24. The
rent is $900/month not including utilities. The apartment is lightly
furnished, and there is parking.

If you are interested, please email me at emee1@swarthmore.edu and we will
set up a time next week for you to see the apartment.

Best,
Erin Mee

Calling all actors, designers, playwrights and directors! Participate in Drama Board’s 24 Hour Theater Festival! It’s the perfect opportunity for a first experience, a last hurrah, or anyone looking to procrastinate studying for finals. Come to the kick off meeting in Parrish Parlors on Sunday, May 3rd at 5:00pm. Performances will be in Sci 101 on Monday, May 4th at 5:00pm. Stop studying and take a day to play! Questions? Contact Ali (aflamm1) or Nell (nbangje1).

The April 23rd issue of the Swarthmore College Weekly Classifieds has been posted at:

http://weeklynews.swarthmore.edu/

Boy Meets Tractor’s last show of the year is happening this Saturday the 25th, and 8pm in Sci 101. Come cheer our seniors on!

Student Council’s Sumemr Break Airport Shuttle Service is accepting reservations!

Dorm-to-terminal service is available for both your departure and arrival. All for just $5!
****DEADLINE: FRIDAY, MAY 1 AT 5:00PM****

Please read this ENTIRE message and follow the directions.
TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE ON THE SHUTTLE:
* DO complete a Request Card available directly across from the post office window.
* DO return your Request Card WITH PAYMENT by placing it in the orange and black Airport Shuttle mailbox located prominently to the right of the request cards.
* DO include your $5.00. Make checks payable to Swarthmore College.
* DO NOT submit email requests. They will be ignored. Complete instructions are posted on the wall opposite the post office window.
If you do not sign up for the airport shuttle before-hand, you can still take it, space permitting. YOU WILL BE CHARGED $10.00 PER ONE-WAY TRIP. The easiest way to do this is to simply show up at one of the scheduled pick-up spots at the time nearest to when you wish to leave.

Want to earn some extra cash? Be a shuttle driver! Contact the van coordinator for details.

More questions? Contact the Van Coordinator at vanreq@swarthmore.edu about pick-up procedures, policies, scheduling errors, etc.

THE FIRST RACKETLON TOURNAMENT
at Lamb-Miller Fieldhouse/ Swarthmore College

Date: Sunday, May 3, 2009
Time: 10:00 a.m.

Racketlon is a sport in which you challenge your opponent in each of the four racket sports: table tennis, squash, badminton, and tennis. A racketlon match contains four sets, one in each sport. Eash set is played to 21 points. The total winner of a racketlon match is not the one that wins most sets but the one that scores the most points in total, The winner is the best all around racket player.

You do NOT need experience in all the racket sports. There will be someone to help out with the rules if needed. Generally, a good racketlon player is someone who has some experience in 2 of the racket sports, but that is not a pre-requisite to participate. Equipment will be available to borrow at the tournament site.

This event is FREE to the tri-college community (Swarthmore, Haverford, and Bryn Mawr) faculty/staff/students

There will be singles, doubles, and mixed doubles events. You can enter in as many events as you wish.

Please send email entry to Jeremy Loomis at jloomis1@swarthmore.edu by Thursday, April 30th.

Jeremy Loomis
Head Women’s Tennis Coach
Swarthmore College
Dept. of Physical Education & Athletics
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore, PA 19081
610–328-8204

THE HAY-URBAN PRIZE FOR A SUMMER INTERNSHIP, STUDY, OR RESEARCH IN RELIGION

With a generous gift from Stephen Hay ‘51 and funds given in honor of P. Linwood Urban’s retirement from the College in 1989, the Department of Religion will again offer the Hay-Urban prize of $1,000 to assist in supporting at least one student internship, summer study, or research in the area of religion studies.

Your application should consist of a two-page narrative description of your project and its relationship to your studies at the College, a one-page budget proposal, a recommendation letter on your behalf, and a transcript.

Students interested in applying can direct questions to the Chair, Steven P. Hopkins

Applications must be submitted by Friday, May 1, 2009. Note: required application forms are available in the Department office, Pearson 211.

Monteverde Costa Rica Cloud Forest Adventure Lecture and Book Signing
Thursday April 23, 2009
7:00 PM in Trotter 301
Swarthmore College
Kay Chornook was born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1958. She loves the natural world, and was introduced to the lakes, rocks and forests of the North through a childhood spent hiking and camping across Canada. As a teenager, Kay went to live and work in the bush of northern Manitoba and Quebec before returning to the University of Guelph where she studied Horticulture. In the 1990s and 2000s Kay went to Monteverde, Costa Rica, to work as a volunteer with the Monteverde Conservation League. In Monteverde, she went on hikes with Wolf Guindon, a founding member of the Quaker community in Costa Rica and the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve.
Kay Chornook was born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1958. She loves the natural world, and was introduced to the lakes, rocks and forests of the North through a childhood spent hiking and camping across Canada. As a teenager, Kay went to live and work in the bush of northern Manitoba and Quebec before returning to the University of Guelph where she studied Horticulture. In the 1990s and 2000s Kay went to Monteverde, Costa Rica, to work as a volunteer with the Monteverde Conservation League. In Monteverde, she went on hikes with Wolf Guindon, a founding member of the Quaker community in Costa Rica and the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve.
Please contact Mark Wallace at mwallac1@swarthmore.edu if you have any questions

Sign up to participate in a community mural project in South Philadelphia on Saturday, April 25th! Saturdays of Service will be helping to paint an inspiring outdoor mural based on the theme of “second chances.” The project is being organized by the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, the City of Philadelphia Office of Behavioral Health, Citizens Acting Together Can Help (CATCH), and various groups from UPenn and West Philadelphia High School.

The day should be festive and sunny! A great way to interact with the local community. We’ll be leaving from Parrish Circle at noon and returning around 4:00 (or perhaps earlier). Email rjudson1 to sign up now! Space is limited!

Friends,

I am conducting an experiment for my economics class, and I ask for participation. You will have a chance to earn money. It will be conducted on campus this weekend and shouldn’t take more than 15–20 minutes. I will conduct the experiment on Saturday at 5PM and on Sunday at 5PM.

Please let me know if you are interested in participating by sending me an email as soon as possible. Please also let me know which time works best for you.

Thanks for your help,

Nachiketa

War News Radio, the Darfur Radio Project, and the Swarthmore Migration Project are looking for a student who can provide occasional technical assistance in keeping our shared studio up and running over the next school year. The ideal candidate would:

• know (or be somewhat familiar with) PHP, Linux, and MySQL
• know advanced-intermediate Mac OS X administration and system configuration
• be familiar with how websites work (i.e. DNS, domain registration, Apache webserver (very very basic familiarity))
• be familiar with how RSS works
• be good at troubleshooting an admittedly wonky local network setup (i.e. Lodge 6)
• be friendly and reliable!

If you think you might be interested (even if you don’t have all the skills listed above), please drop me a line (jengebr1@swarthmore.edu). We’ll be more than happy to train you!

The Students for a Democratic Society invite you to attend an:

ANTI-WAR CONFERENCE
Thursday, April 23 thru Saturday April 25

THE BEEHIVE DESIGN COLLECTIVE presents:
“Dismantling Monoculture”
A visual tour of the connections between militarism, resource extraction
and resistance.
Thursday April 23rd, 4:30pm Science Center lawn (between Kohlberg and Sci
Center)
(Rain location: Kohlberg coffee bar) Sponsored by Forum for Free Speech

“PERSPECTIVES ON ANTI-WAR”
A discussion of militarism as it intersects with our identities and
political struggles, the relationship between war and nationalism,
classism, racism and sexism, and where we go from here. Hosted by Students
for a Democratic Society.
Friday April 24th, 4:15pm Hicks Mural Room 312

“FROM THE FRONT LINES”
A moderated panel discussion on the wars from a veteran’s perspective with
John Grant and Frank Corcoran, two members of Veterans for Peace who
served in Vietnam, and U.S.M.C. Cpl. James Gilligan, a veteran of the wars
in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Saturday April 25th, 1:30pm Science Center 101

“ANTI-WAR MOVEMENTS OUTSIDE THE U.S.”
Dinner and discussion with Lang visiting professor and lifelong activist
George Lakey on war resistance beyond US borders.
Home-cooked dinner included!
Saturday April 25th, 6:30pm Lang Center Keith Room

Are you interested in social justice? Come talk about the ways that our different groups and projects are connected, diverge and overlap! We can’t all be in every group that we might want to, but that doesn’t mean we don’t care and can’t support each other. The idea behind a social justice night is to bring us all together and let each other know what we have been up to all year. Each group can give a short (~10 min) presentation on who you are, what you do, how you do it, what your recent projects have been and what obstacles you have faced. Besides updating each other the idea is also to hang out, strategize, scheme, talk to each other and meet new people. There will be music (not the usual paces jams), some jugged wine and lots of snacks.

When? 7:00pm, April 24th
Where? Paces

If your group wants to send someone or a few people to come speak please email Hansi (hwang1), Elise (egarrit1) or Dermot (ddelude1) to give us a heads up. Other than that please bring yourself and forward this email to other groups you’re in. All are welcome, spread the word!

PHIL 50 JUSTICE: From Theory to Practice
Mondays 1:15pm-4:00pm

What is justice? To whom does it extend? What does justice require us to do? This course will have two essential components: a philosophical component and a service learning component. We will discuss what justice is, what it requires of us, to whom it extends, and why. Our readings will be drawn from, but not limited to, Rawls, Dworkin, Cohen, and Singer. In addition, you will be required to go outside of the classroom to learn how concerns for social justice are shaping our community. You will be expected to integrate both aspects of this course in class discussion and in your written work.

Requires Intro level Prerequisite. Limited to 12 students.

The List Gallery at Swarthmore College is pleased to present a series of three consecutive senior thesis exhibitions by graduating art majors. Beginning April 23, the gallery will be open Thursday through Monday, Noon-5 p.m. Opening receptions will take place each Thursday, 4–6 p.m. All events are free and open to the public. The senior thesis exhibition series is made possible by the Ann Trimble Warren ’38 Endowment.

The exhibition schedule follows:
April 23–27
Sofia Lopez: Drawings
Zebi Brown: Drawings and Paintings

April 30–May 4
Genise Choy: Paintings
Sebastian Moya: Drawings and Prints
Adrian Davalos: Photographs

May 7—11
Laura Post: Paintings and Prints
Yuan Liu: Ceramics

Come to the Women’s Resource Center for Open Hours Monday through Thursday, 7 pm to midnight, and Friday 8:30 to 10 pm! We have some great events for you this week, and yummy snacks to go with open study hours as you start to get ready for those last papers and finals.

Monday, 7–9:30: Open Study Hours with orangina
Monday, 9:30–12: Open discussion about NOTA & the StuCo Presidential Election

Tuesday, 7–9:30: Open Study Hours with snacks
Tuesday, 9:30–12: Open Soup and Study Hours

Wednesday, 7–9:30: Marathon of the popular TV show about an awesome female vampire slayer
Wednesday, 9:30–12: Screening of the glamorous heist movie in which eleven men try to rob a casino.

Thursday, 9:30–12: Discussion on the legalization of marital rape in Afghanistan.

I am offering the following books for sale (negotiable prices):
– “Ways of War and Peace”, Doyle (new)
– “International Systems in World History” , Buzan and Little (used)
– “International Politics”, Jervis
– “Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals”, Kant (new)
– “Anarchy, State and Utopia”, Nozick (new)
– “The Mark-Engels Reader”, Tucker (new)
– “Utilitarianism and other essays: Mill and Bentham”, Ryan (used)
– “A short guide to writing about Biology”, Pechenik (new)
– “The Republic of Plato”, Bloom (new)
– “The Economics of Public Issues”, Miller, Benjamin (used)
– “Basic writings of Nietzsche”, Gay, Kaufman (new)

If interested, please contact me as soon as possible (apopa1@swarthmore.edu)

The production team for Jackie Vitale’s Honors thesis production of Macbeth is collecting empty glass jars of any size, shape, and strength. To hand them over, contact me at efergus1 or pass them off to any member of the Macbeth production team: Emma Ferguson ‘10, Jackie Vitale ‘09, Dan Perelstein ‘09, Logan Tiberi-Warner ‘11, Carmella Ollero ‘09, or Allie McCarthy ‘09.

Beer bottles need not apply.

Staying in the Philadelphia area for the summer?
Volunteer at the first College Access Center in Delaware County providing
free services to students and families.

The newly opened College Access Center is situated on the Widener campus
in Chester, PA. The center provides direct free services and access to
information for those interested in college prep and planning. The space
serves as a gathering place for many other workshops and learning for the
community of Delaware County.

We are looking for students who are interested in mentoring, tutoring,
community outreach, SAT tutoring, Office/Center Assistance, language
translating and more! If you have skills that you could share or if you
are part of a group that would like to contribute—no time is too little
and all skills are welcome.

The center, the first initiative of the Chester Higher Education Council,
provides everything from college and career awareness and study skills
development to tutoring, mentoring, and assisting high school seniors and
their parents with the college planning and preparation process.

Interested?
Email Erica Hawthorne at ericacacdc@gmail.com.

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)

Found Ipod Nano
e-mail with color and size to collect it

hi,

so I let a student borrow this book, African-Americans in Pennsylvania, on my library card. don’t remember who it is. it was recalled and was due yesterday. could whoever borrowed it from me PLEASE return it to McCabe immediately and notify me when this has been done?
berto

Have you seen our show? We think we left it in Sci 101…this coming Saturday, the 25th. At 8pm.

lost pink sony ericsson cell phone

AT CRUNKFEST THIS WEEKEND I MISPLACED A YELLOW?GOLDEN I POD NANO (THE NEW KIND)
PLEASE RETURN IF FOUND!!! REWARD!

CALL: 215 206 7955

I recently lost a pair of keys somewhere on campus (probably on parrish beach), a dorm key and a mailbox key on a red Swarthmore chain!
If you happen to find them, please
contact me @

I’ve lost my messenger bag somewhere on this campus! It’s green and has a red star on it along with some chinese characters underneath it. Some possible locations where this bag was last seen include Sharples, Parrish, Cornell and Warton Basement. If anybody finds this bag, please send me an e-mail to srivas1@swarthmore.edu

Thank you so much! Reward will be provided to the person who found it.

I found a black and yellow wooden [?] bracelet last week in the game room.

Please e-mail me if it’s yours!

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.