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March 19, 2009
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Two seniors selected for Watson Fellowships
Neither Jess Engebretson ’09 nor Helen Chmura ’09 is sure what career she wants to pursue after college. Yet, as of last week, both are confident they will spend all of next year following their passions.
Engebretson and Chmura are Swarthmore’s recipients of this year’s Watson Fellowship, which grants graduating seniors the opportunity to pursue a year of independent research internationally.
The Watson Foundation provides Fellows with a stipend of $28,000 to support projects which, fr…
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News
- Construction debris abandoned in the Crum
- Sager Symposium breaks off ties with Genderfuck
- SLAP urges action from public, opinions clash
- Applicant pool shrinks for Swarthmore, peers
- Weeks in pictures
- Despite decline, Wilcox says RA pool still “strong”
- Students serve as observers in historic El Salvador election
- Retired CEO encourages people-focused plans
- SibShop directs efforts towards special needs siblings
- Senator upholds value of a liberal arts education
Living & Arts
- Trigger part VI: countdown to final crisis
- Spanish habits: hot milk, olives and mullets, oh my!
- 'Arms and the Man' provides entertaining satire
- Cramer vs. Stewart: Comedy Central smackdown!
- Crispian's Day
- Assessing the value of the Tri-Co’s art collections
- Paces Cafe brings social life to the weekdays
- Snyder's 'Watchmen' stumbles where it should soar
- A few thoughts on community over spring break
- Student offers course on native California tribes
- Crossword: Modern Art
- Sudoku
- Editor's Picks
- Sudoku solution
Opinions
- The Pope courts a contraception controversy
- Without citizen accountability, capitalism will crumble
- The media's watchmen
- DU continues support for Genderfuck and Sager
- Environmental activism flourishes through EJ's efforts
- Don't forget about the other activists on our campus
Sports
- Women's lacrosse undefeated after 'Tour de South'
- Softball eyes Centennial title after recent near misses
- Baseball bounces back after shaky spring break
- Garnet Athlete of the Week
- Men's lacrosse stumbles before Centennial schedule
- Parikh, Kramer dominate Pennsylvania State Open
- Hard heads and heckling hinder hockey helmet debate
- Garnet women rack up national accolades
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