Allison Gantt

Future of Blackboard 9, Moodle remains unclear

Information Technology Services has been running pilots of two learning management systems — Moodle and Blackboard 9 — since the start of this semester, but it remains unclear which is the best choice…

Cats in dorms violate housing policy

When abandoned kittens appeared on campus in late March, members of the college community were inclined to help and offer temporary shelter. But while staff members are seeking out homes for the kitte…

College debate team hosts 40 schools for nationals

Approximately 300 students from colleges around the country traveled to Swarthmore this weekend to argue about morality, law and freedom of speech in the American Parliamentary Debate Association’s Na…

StuCo highlights

Poll on campus issues proves inconclusive

After the work study and breakfast poll closed at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Student Council convened for an emergency meeting to discuss the results.

According to a…

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Paid StuCo positions

StuCo members reported that the student body has mixed feelings about paying StuCo members. Luis Peñate ’13 said that people he spoke with wondered why StuCo members would be an “…

Lauded economist details ‘randomista’ perspective

Linking economics with psychology and experimental research, Yale University Economics Professor Dean Karlan discussed his “randomista” research on the economics of poverty in various countries around…

Olde Club receives improvements after water damage

After poor flood proofing caused massive mold infestation and water damage in Olde Club at the beginning of the school year, facilities and the student Olde Club leaders have made substantial improvem…

Housing Committee stamps out smoking in Hallowell

Currently the only smoking dorm on campus that houses first-years is Hallowell. But due to dwindling interest in smoking housing as well as a recent survey in which a majority of students supported a …

Genderfuck, symposium maintain separation

Over the past two years, the Sager Fund has cut ties with both the Genderfuck party and the Sager Symposium, which now is called the Queer Issues symposium.

Though Genderfuck and the Symposium remain …

Activists angered over subcontracted security jobs

Recent reports of subcontracted AlliedBarton security officers on the Swarthmore campus have outraged and concerned labor activists and students alike this past week due to accusations about the compa…

Student wellness initiatives target mind and body

Groups of Swarthmore students and administrators are becoming active advocates for student physical, mental and social health this semester. A need for improved student wellness resources has become …

Committee set to review Hallowell smoking policy

The Housing Committee and Dean’s Office could vote to change Hallowell — the only smoking dorm open to first-years — to a non-smoking dorm for next year.

Other changes to housing policy, such as…

Swarthmore inn plans remain at a standstill

College representatives are still discussing plans to build an inn for the town, but the economic downturn and lack of necessary project leaders have limited the college’s action.

Stuart Hain, vice …

Committee chooses to forgo spring Large Scale Event

Due to a 40 percent cut to its budget, the Large Scale Event Committee will not be hosting a spring semester concert, making Worthstock in May the next event organized, though not fully funded, by the…

Tri-Co tests Moodle against Blackboard

Earlier this month, the college began testing Moodle and an upgraded version of Blackboard as possible replacements for the current learning management system Blackboard.

Discussion of Moodle’s test-r…

DART team streamlines campus alcohol approach

Since the start of classes, Swarthmore’s new DART team has sponsored three major events to educate the student body about alcohol and drugs. Several other projects are currently in the planning stag…

Sustainability committee oversees rollover funds

After a campus-wide vote last spring, this year’s Student Council will give $43,500 to the Sustainability Committee to invest in environmental sustainability and awareness on the Swarthmore College ca…