Is your room entirely to big? Your roommate too kind and accommodating?
House for the Debate Tournament!!!
One night only – Fri April 10th. Per tradition, excellent party Fri night, open only to hosts.
Email Alex List (alist1) or Kim St. Julian (kstjuli1) with:
Your Name:
Roommate:
Dorm and Room:
Number you can host:

Thanks!!

The Swarthmore Chapter of IEEE (Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers) is holding its annual Appliance Day this weekend, when Engineers will volunteer to fix your broken household appliances! We like fixing things like CD players, lamps, radio players, toys, cassette/DVD decks, and similar items. Drop them off at the Hicks mural room (attach a check in slip when you do) between now and Saturday noon, pick them up Sunday and throughout next week.

Interested in becoming a Sexual Health Counselor? Apply now!

SHC‘s are trained volunteers with no political or social agenda, available as a resource for the student community and its
sexual health needs. We respond confidentially to questions in person and through e-mail,
stock condom pockets, bring relevant speakers to campus, and organize workshops—often in conjunction with other campus groups.

No prior experience is necessary: all counselors will be trained.

You can find the complete application and submission directions at http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dc6ncz2v_97wkrvsfs

The final application is due Tuesday, April 14th at 11:59pm.

Feel free to direct any questions to eglickm1@swarthmore.edu

1999 VW Passat GLS $6000 OBO
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 with an MTX Audio sub. Heated seats, power everything except seats. 127K miles. For photos/info contact dfritz1, or call ext 8047 or 610–283-0270.

It’s that time again…sign up for Spike’s Stand-Up Comedy Jam!

We’re doing it a bit differently this time. It will be in Olde Club, Thursday April 23rd at 7PM, and we’re being a bit more strict about the time: no more than 5–7 minutes per person, depending a bit on how many people sign up.

But we’re still giving you the chance to let your comedic star shine! All you have to do to sign up is send an email to spikemagazine@gmail.com by the end of the day on Sunday and you’re in. We love to have new people, so if you’ve never done stand-up before but like trying new ridiculous things, give it a shot!

2:30pm to 4:30pm @ SCI 199—> Screening of “The Other Side of the Water,” a documentary about Haitian immigrants living in NYC. The film focuses on DJARARA, the only sustained rara band in America.

5pm to 6pm @ Upper Tarble—> Reception with CFFH and SOCA.

6pm to 7pm @ Upper Tarble—> DJARARA, the band featured in “The Other Side of the Water” will be performing! You do not want to miss this. The Brooklyn-based rara band is guaranteed to be an electrifying, unforgettable experience.

*****Rara is a form of festival music from Haiti associated with vodou, carnival and social protest movements. It is a powerful music centered on a set of cylindrical bamboo trumpets, drums, maracas, and other percussive instruments. Rara’s have been known to lead a street procession for days and cover miles upon miles along the Haitian countryside.

A Fun Fun’d Event

Halcyon’s Spring 2009 Photo Project is here! Get a FREE disposable camera, take pictures with it from April 9–21, and return it to us. We’ll give you a set of prints, and your pictures might appear in the 08–09 yearbook!!

Cameras are limited, so email

photoshalcyon@gmail.com, NOT Halcyon@gmail.com

NOW to reserve one!! We’ll get your camera to you through campus mail, and will email you further Photo Project instructions.

OK. I know not all of you are coming to Paces Cafe. I also know that all of you have two to three dollars in spare change and late night cravings for Delicious.
So don´t forget about Paces Cafe! Especially this week, when we can offer you…

Sunday:
Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake
Vegan Banana Bread
Warm Spaghetti Squash Salad

Monday:
Pear Fragiapane tart
Orange

Wednesday:
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Vegetarian Pizza

Plus nachos, quesadillas, milkshakes, sundaes, and good company.

PACES CAFE: Sunday – Wednesday, 9:30 pm to 12:30 am.

Attention all clubs and organizations, you must submit your group photos as soon as humanly possible! If you do not submit a photo, your club will not be featured in the 2009 Halcyon yearbook and will, for all intents and purposes, have not existed this past school year. ;P Submit photos to photos.halcyon@gmail.com (or email us to let us know if you plan to submit a photo sometime this week so we save room).

Also send us photos of your club in action during any special events held this past year!

And, to all students: submit photos of your past week and events you attended, and they could be in the yearbook, too!

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

Voice Workshop

Drama Board is sponsoring a Voice Workshop taught by Audrey Pernell ’04. It will focus on exploring the voice and body using the lens of Yoga and dance. It will be very informal, fun and informative for singers, actors or anyone interested in exploring their voice. The dates are:

Thursday, April 16th, 7:00pm-10:00pm
Saturday, April 18th 10:00am-1:00pm

Sign up on the Drama Board in Parrish today! Questions? E-mail Nell at nbangje1@swarthmore.edu.

Halcyon’s Spring 2009 Photo Project is here! Get a FREE disposable camera, take pictures with it from April 9–21, and return it. We’ll give you a set of prints, and your pictures might appear in the 08–09 yearbook!!

Cameras are limited, so email photos.Halcyon@gmail.com NOW to reserve one!! We’ll get it to you through campus mail.

Please sign up now to play at the Peace Concert, happening next Saturday, April 11, on Parrish Beach!

This should be a fun event, the fourth annual, and it hasn’t rained yet.

Please contact jpeters1@swarthmore.edu

The Women’s Resource Center has Open Hours every Monday-Thursday, 7 pm to midnight! Come check out the great events we have this week!

Monday, 7–9:30: Screening of the drama & love story which takes place on a doomed ocean liner.
Monday, 9:30-midnight: Screening of a documentary that follows b-boy crews from USA, France, Japan and Korea as they compete for the top prize in the Battle of the Year 2005.

Tuesday, 7–9:30: Come by for Open Study Hours, and enjoy a study break with delicious iced tea!
Tuesday, 9:30-midnight: WRC Open Hours Lectures on Moving Image Pornography, Part 2: “Porno Chic, Porno Geek: Porn and the Mainstreaming of Sex” – An investigation of when (and how) porn became (or didn’t quite become)
mainstream.

Wednesday, 7–9:30 pm: Marathon of the TV show about an awesome female vampire slayer.
Wednesday, 9:30-midnight: Screening of the TV sitcom about 2 brilliant young physicists

Thursday, 7–9:30 pm: Come try some delicious gourmet foods!
Thursday, 9:30-midnight: Ever wanted to know more about what you put on your face? Come to the WRC for a discussion on the cosmetics industry, toxins, and makeup-related health issues.

New to theatrical design? Want to try designing something new? Love design but fear time commitment? Drama Board has an event just for you! This spring we’re hosting a 24-Hour Design Festival, where designers work as individuals or teams to create a production design for a work of theater within 24 hours. No prior commitment necessary; no lengthy strike; no demanding directors or aggravating actors. Just you, text, team, and whatever resources Drama Board can make available to you. The festival will begin Friday April 10th at 8 pm in Kitao gallery, and run for exactly 24 hours.

Interested? Email efergus1 or come ask questions, anytime from 2–4:15 on Wednesday April 8th in Shane Lounge.

Drama Board is sponsoring a Voice Workshop taught by Audrey Pernell ’04. It will focus on exploring the voice and body using the lens of Yoga and dance. It will be very informal, fun and informative for singers, actors or anyone interested in exploring their voice. The dates are:

Thursday, April 16th, 7:00pm-10:00pm

Saturday, April 18th 10:00am-1:00pm

Sign up on the Drama Board in Parrish today!

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.

The Bookstore is celebrating Tri-Co Peace Week with a sale on all World
of Good products. Now through April 11, take 20% off all World of
Good’s fair trade handcrafts include messenger bags & handbags, jewelry
& scarves, bowls and trays. All items come with a story about the
people who made the products.

While you’re in the Bookstore, check out the just-arrived, fair trade,
Darfur Relief Beads. Relief Beads are unique, handmade, multi-colored
bracelets made from sand in Africa. Relief Beads support women and
children in Darfur.

Finally, don’t miss Steve’s hand-picked assortment of books about Peace
and Conflict.

Peace, man!

Peaslee is hosting its Spring Tournament and we are looking for people who would like to judge. The tournament runs from 4:30 on Friday through Saturday afternoon. Judging debate is a fairly easy and rewarding experience. If you have past debate experience or no experience at all, we would love your help.
We will have information sessions to teach you about Parliamentary Debate on Monday April 6th at 8pm in Kohlberg 226 and Thursday April 9th at 8pm in Kohlberg. Pick one day.
Also, people who judge get an AWESOME PARTY as a giant thank you from Peaslee.
If you are interested in judging or have any questions, contact jbernha1@swarthmore.edu

I lost my cell phone in Van 20 Saturday (4/4) please email me if you find it. Thanks.

On the night of Saturday April 4th, I lost my cell phone while at the Genderfuck Party. It is a silver LG “Shine” sliding phone (service is at&t). If you find it please let me know, I really need to find my phone! Thank you!

My bright (painted) pink mountain bike went missing. It has pink decorative tape around the handlebars and has peeling pink paint all over the body.

I left it leaning against a pole behind Sharples Sunday morning without a lock (a poor choice I realize). Please contact me by email if you have seen it or know where it might be.

Good Morning,
Someone left a Burgandyish and Black Jansport (Agave 32) backpack at the
Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility. It was found in the
Seminar Room. If this backpack belongs to you, please pick it up from the
front desk here at the center.

Thanks.
Delores

I lost my cell phone on campus last night, most likely in or around Paces/Tarble. PLEASE let me know if you come across it! A reward is definitely negotiable. Email or call 630.945.8592

A pair of keys was found outside of the Lang Center on Friday afternoon: two average-sized keys, and three smaller ones. Contact mkelly1@swarthmore.edu if they’re yours.

I lost a pair of glasses with black plastic frames made by burberry last night. If you’ve seen them please email me!

1 single Wharton key lost during Genderfuck party somewhere in the Old Club/ DU area.

I have no idea when I misplaced this, exactly, but this is what it is: a green fleece blanket with a yellow “Kent Place School” emblem on the corner. Contact me at lstokes1.

I lost my scarf during dinner in Sharples, April 1st Wednesday. It’s a really soft brown Pashmina scarf. Please email me if you find it
Thanks!

Hey, I lost this ring two weeks ago, probably in the fieldhouse but maybe somewhere else. It was a gift from my sister, and is very important to me. If found, please let me know!

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.