Daisy Schmitt

Richardson mixes media to unite past and future

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This past Thursday, the Senior Art Major exhibits began with a bang with Crystal Richardson’s (’09) mixed media presentation. Her colorful, personal and simple creations filled th…

Student offers course on native California tribes

A student-taught addition to the sociology and anthropology department’s curriculum, “Native California: The Wind in a Jar,” has brought a new perspective to Swarthmore. Started by Crystal Richardson …

GHF variety show raises malaria awareness

This past Friday, Sci 101 was filled with sights and sounds from all around the globe, as well as that unifier, laughter. The cause? Global Health Forum’s first annual Variety Show. The purpose of the…

Kulu Mele presents a diaspora of dance

Upper Tarble, typically filled with the sounds of pop music and sneakered feet doing steps and kicks in aerobics, was graced with the rhythm and spirit of the Kulu Mele African Dance & Drum Ensemble t…

Los Campesinos! at Olde Club

Any band with an exclamation point in its name is setting itself up for the expectation of being fun. And by most indications, Los Campesinos!, who hail from Wales and will be performing at Olde Club…

Relishing Restaurant Week

Triple threat

When concerts consist of two or more bands, there is an unspoken rule that one band will be worse than another, or that the concert will magically become more fun when the most anticipated band takes …

Ra Ra Riot rocks Olde Club (for real this time)

After what was hopefully a relaxing winter break, Swarthmore students had best ready themselves to get shaken up once again at Olde Club this weekend. When the planned Ra Ra Riot show was cancelled l…

Bishop Allen's warm pop charms Olde Club

The stone-lined insides of Olde Club sparked alive two weeks ago with the vibrantly catchy sounds of Bishop Allen, the Brooklyn-based indie pop band whose music is infectious, youthful and intimately …

Remember, remember Mustache November

Gotta stay positive: The Hold Steady rocks Philadelphia

Last Saturday night, the Electric Factory was lit up by the hot, soft light of the Hold Steady, one of the only true rock bands alive and kicking in today’s music scene. The venue was hardly packed, a…

Olde-fashioned good music

A motley parade of performers hit the stage in Olde Club’s “Rose Tattoo Cafe,” a traditional showcasing of Swarthmore talent. Classmates, teammates, hallmates—all were able to publicly reveal their mu…

Just an olde fashion rock show

­Within the past few months, Brooklyn-based garage-punk band Vivian Girls has sold out the entire first pressing of their self-titled debut LP, signed to In the Red and opened for Sonic Youth­­. I go…

RJD2, Broken Social Scene feel good lost

Bringing together elements of classic action movies, trippy lights, multi-layered instrumentals, some barely intelligible half-jokes about Swarthmore, an impromptu horn section comprised of Swarthmore…