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November 3, 2011
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Students push to establish Greek life for women
In his introduction to “Swarthmore College, An Informal History,” James A. Michener ’29 wrote, “It seemed to me, from the first day I stepped onto the campus, that Swarthmore was unique in the high regard it paid women.” Since its beginning, the college has enlisted the participation and support of women, which, according to Michener, has kept the college vital and thriving.
However, according to three women on campus, the contemporary absence of sororities signifies a void in the voic…
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News
- IC director Rafael Zapata to leave Swat
- Carbon offset credits now cover 91% electricity use
- Student wellness a priority this semester
- Events Menu
Living & Arts
- Mixed Company builds on success, attracts new talent
- Must we make a friend of horror, Colonel Kurtz?
- 'Let them eat cake,' she says...and vanilla ice cream
- How to handle the aftermath of a one-night stand
- Student and alumni composers bring music to Lang
- ITS showcases the future of academic technology
- S.978 Jail time for Streaming
Opinions
- False God: Reagan and the Republican primaries
- Tackling inequality in US educational opportunity
- Occupy the Polls: a modest theory of political change
- Why Quakerism at Swarthmore is counterproductive
- Humanity hits the seven billion mark: how to deal
- Weekly Cartoon
Sports
- Underneath it all, racial politics dominate lockout
- Men take third, women finish sixth, at championships
- Game-winning goal sends women’s soccer to playoffs
- Volleyball beats Fords, then falls to them in playoffs
- Men’s soccer misses playoffs



