We’ll take care of your move-out and summer storage for you, so you can concentrate on finals.

Sign-ups will only be accepted this week, so visit SwarthmoreStorage.com TODAY!

The Project Japan Fund will support one student during the summer months to conduct research in Japan- specifically exploring contemporary issues that challenge Japan and seeking possible ways to address those issues, potentially drawing upon American experience. Students must have some mastery of the Japanese language and requisite coursework preparation to conduct their research.

Travel, living, and project expenses may be covered, up to a maximum of $3750. Interested students should apply with a letter detailing the aims of the project and the plan of work the student proposes to engage in. In addition, applicants should describe their previous coursework that is relevant to the project, explain how the project relates to their ongoing academic program, and identify a faculty advisor for their project. The letter should also include a budget and a timetable outlining when the work would be done.

Letters should be sent to grant coordinator Prof. Will Gardner by May 1, 2009 (e-mail letter to wgardne1). Applicants should identify one Swarthmore faculty member whom the selection committee may contact for an oral recommendation.

Sick of misery poker? Wish you and your fellow swatties could spend more time talking the things you love about your lives and less time talking about stress, grades, and overbooked schedules? We do too! Speak 2 Swatties has noticed that one of the big obstacles at Swat preventing a healthy mind set is a culture of misery, obsessed with stress and negativity. So why don’t we change it?
Speak 2 Swatties and Health and Wellness Committee are sponsoring a week to celebrate the things we are grateful for in our lives. The celebration starts on Sunday (4/26) at 10pm. Come meet us up in front of Parrish at this time to chalk the campus about the things we are grateful!
On Monday night (4/27) at 8pm in Shane Lounge we will be hosting a party to continue the celebration. We will be creating a display of the things we love about our lives and being at Swat. At this time you’ll also have the opportunity to write notes to people on campus you want to show your appreciation for, which S2S will deliver the next day.
Wednesday night, Health and Wellness Committee will be continuing gratitude week by sponsoring a meditation night at 8pm in Bond Hall.
Please come join us for a few days of celebrating our lives at time when many students are inclined to bemoan them!

You’re running out of time to check out Paces Cafe! This week’s menu..

Sunday:
Crispy Black Bean Cakes with Sour Cream and Avocado
Nantucket Blueberry Crisp
Coconut Cake

Monday:
Cinnamon Cake with Chile-Chocolate Buttercream
Pumpkin Whoopee Pies

Tuesday:
Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Wednesday:
Apple Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

We are open 9:30 pm to 12:30 am Sunday thru Wednesday.

This is the last week of WRC Open Hours! Monday to Thursday, 7 pm to midnight – come check it out!

Monday, 7–9:30 Screening of the drama/comedy about a woman who bakes creative pies while she deals with her controlling, abusive husband.
Monday, 9:30-midnight: Study Break – baking brownies & Hannah Montana

Tuesday, 7–9:30: Open Study Hours with Iced Tea
Tuesday, 9:30-midnight: Open Soup & Study Hours

Wednesday, 7–9:30: Marathon of the TV show about an awesome female vampire slayer
Wednesday, 9:30-midnight: Silent Study Session with Pizza

The Phoenix is currently hiring for the fall 2009 semester. We’re looking for reporters, bloggers, columnists, photographers, artists, graphic designers, editors, cartoonists, business staff and web developers.

Pick up an application from our board on Parrish 1st outside of the mailroom, or download one online at www.swarthmorephoenix.com/hiring. Applications are due May 1 at 3 p.m. sharp. You can send your application through campus mail to “The Phoenix” or e-mail it to azaloko1@swarthmore.edu. Contact Anna Zalokostas (azaloko1) with any questions.

For any student looking for summer housing. I am subletting a 1 bedroom apartment in the ville that would be comfortable for up to 2 people. For more information, please contact Hans Hsu.

Email: h.qubed@gmail.com
Phone: (610) 999–4093

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).

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.

Someone accidentally took my maroon Swarthmore zip up sweatshirt with my keychain inside it. The keychain had 3 sets of keys on it. If you accidentally took it, or if you’ve seen it anywhere, please either email me or take it to the front desk at the gym. Thanks!

A blackish/dark gray backpack with a Swiss
Army and Silestone logo on the front.

I lost my phone on Saturday, most likely in Parrish or Pearson Hall in LPAC. It is a navy blue Samsung, and the outer screen is cracked and has an orange blob where caller ID info should show up. I miss it a lot, so please email me if you found it or find it.

My (grandfather’s) wool army jacket disappeared while I was at Pub Nite. It’s dark green, with a round white patch on its right arm, and is missing most of its buttons. I had a lot of crap in its pockets, incl. pocket knife and keys. If you’ve found it or have it, please, please return it.

Someone accidentally mistook my sweatshirt for theirs at the gym Friday morning. If you did, or you have found a maroon Swarthmore sweatshirt with a keychain holding 3 sets of keys, please call/text me at 1–718-406–7463, or email me. Thanks!

lost verizon lg blitz cell phone – blue and squarish shaped with a slide out qwerty keyboard.
looks like this: http://www.amazon.com/Verizon-Wireless-Blitz-Phone-Blue/dp/B001ELJEPQ

My black Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W90 digital camera was last seen while I was on a Swarthmore van coming back from Longwood Gardens. It was in a small blue case with a gray zipper. It has no identifying material with it except the pictures on the memory card, which are of flowers and trees from Longwood and possibly some of myself and my family.

Please email me if you know anything about its whereabouts. Thanks!

Lost a thin, black digital camera at crunkfest last weekend. It was in a red and black camera case. I last remember having it somewhere in worth courtyard. If you have it or have seen it please let me know.

Found a Coach wallet/purse at the Deshi Paces Party on Saturday, April 25. If you can describe its appearance and contents, I can return it to you.

I lost a pair of white Electric sunglasses. If you find them call me at (202) 215 8865

My mother lost a pair of wire-rim glasses in a black case last Sunday. She’s pretty sure she dropped them on the way to the Crum Regatta or somewhere in Parrish. Please let me know if you see them!

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

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.