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January 22, 2009
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Inaugural activities on campus
On Tuesday, Jan. 20, Swarthmore students watched as Barack Hussein Obama became the 44th President of the United States. The inauguration was shown at the Lang Performing Arts Center, Sharples Dining Hall, McCabe Library and the Beardsley Hall Media Center. Countless other TVs and computers across campus broadcasted the swearing in ceremony to students in dorm lounges, rooms and other public spaces.
“Watching the inauguration in Sharples was fantastic,” said Michelle Walters ’12. “It was complet…
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News
- Rankings acclaim Swarthmore’s value
- Students pressure college to divest from Israel
- Gloria Evans leaves a legacy that crosses borders
- RIAA shifts prosecution away from individual user
- Alumni pursue further education
- Six recipients of Lang scholarship announced
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebrated at college
- Borough among top in green power efficiency
Living & Arts
- Part I: It may interest some of you to know that I am insane
- Thoughts on the Detroit DJ scene
- Reflecting reality: Q&A with Jon Raymond ’94
- Avoiding the awkward sting of the one-night stand
- Exploring the off-campus music scene in Philly
- New linguistics course encourages awareness
- Faculty and staff tell stories in the digital age
- Ra Ra Riot rocks Olde Club (for real this time)
- “Button” uses technical skill in the service of art
- Crispian's Day
- Editor's Picks
- Crossword
- Crossword (answers)
- ‘Why so serious?’
Opinions
- Happy new year, Democrats. 2009 will be hard
- A generation tired of Bush goes out to vote
- The changing media
- Activism in the Obama Presidency
Sports
- 'Thief' a big risk
- Drive yields standout races for track
- What's another million?
- Conference playoffs within reach for women's basketball
- Men's basketball regroups after difficult dry spell
- Garnet Athlete of the Week
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