Elena Chopyak

Financial aid loans become scholarships

In an e-mail sent to students on Dec. 12, 2007, Swarthmore President Al Bloom announced the college’s decision to replace all loans with grants next year. According to “A Brief Primer on Financial Aid…

Final decision on deer left to December Board meeting

The Crum deer can breathe easy until winter, when the Board of Managers and other committees reconvene to consider the best way to address the deer overpopulation problem in the Crum.

Research has sho…

College implements telephone messaging system for disseminating information in emergency situations

On Monday an e-mail from Dean Jim Larimore informed students of the college’s implementation of Connect-ED®, a new emergency telephone messaging system. Larimore’s message requested that students reco…

Redesigned News and Information website uses videos, podcasts and photos to bring press releases to life

Launched about two weeks ago, the newly revamped Swarthmore News Web site incorporates podcasts, videos, blogs and Flickr photos to make the college Web 2.0 compatible and to reach out to parents, alu…

Extended McCabe hours a reality for next semester

After gauging student interest and working with administrators, Student Council members announced that McCabe Library will have extended hours next semester. McCabe will be open from 8 a.m. until 2 a.…

Facilities fail to meet Disabilities Act criteria

An out-of-court settlement between the college and the Justice Department comes after an evaluation of the college found that some facilities and amenities do not meet the Americans with Disabilities …

Successful trial extends campus coffee bar hours

In response to student suggestions, Student Council has been working in conjunction with Dining Services to extend coffee bar hours. As a trial, Kohlberg Coffee Bar was open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. this…

Army and Navy cadets verbally spar in Peaslee-hosted event

Last week the college’s Amos J. Peaslee Debate society hosted a debate between Army and Navy cadets on the topic of the use of private security contractors in warfare. Highlighting the presence of “me…

Outbreak of multiple thefts plague students in McCabe Library

Two more thefts, both occurring in McCabe, have been reported and are currently under investigation. Additionally, the belongings from one of last week’s McCabe thefts were recovered intact.

An e-ma…

Two candidates remain for ITS director position

After months of reviewing applications and interviewing candidates, the search committee for the new director for Information Technology Services has narrowed the pool to two possible replacements for…

The Roots to perform for LSE

After news of this semester’s Large Scale Event performers prematurely leaked to students before a definitive decision, a final contract with a musical act for the LSE has now been signed. The Roots…

Multiple thefts reported

In an e-mail on Wednesday morning, Public Safety informed the student body of three thefts, two in McCabe and one in Clothier, occurring between Oct. 22 and Oct. 23.

A credit card and a backpack were …

Coke products remain kicked off campus

Despite fears that the Board of Managers would overturn the administration’s decision to remove Coca-Cola products from campus, no decision concerning Coca-Cola was made at last week’s Board of Manage…

Kick Coke to present their case to Board of Managers

Last Thursday, Kick Coke held an informational meeting for students interested in the campaign’s most recent developments, including a possible setback pending a decision from the Board of Managers.

Campus decision to kick coke under reconsideration

After a two-and-a-half year campaign to remove Coca-Cola products from campus resulted in a victory for Swarthmore’s Kick Coke chapter, the college’s Board of Managers is reevaluating the claims of wr…

SEPTA raises fare prices due to lack of funds

This summer, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority raised transit pass prices, lightening the pocketbooks of both frequent and occasional Regional Rail commuters.

According to SEPTA’s Web…

West to be missed throughout community

After nine years at the college, Vice President for Alumni, Development and Public Relations, Dan West, will retire at the end of this year.

For those who worked with West, his retirement will leave a…

New wireless Internet encounters problems

Despite Swarthmore’s ranking as the fourth “most wired” college campus in the nation in PC Magazine’s Dec. 31, 2006 issue, students have been struggling to consistently connect to the college’s newly-…

From Paces to Phi Psi: the campus Party Scene

When the weekend rolls around, or when you can no longer bear McCabe (whichever comes first), Swarthmore offers a surprisingly wide array of nightlife options for such a small campus. Between the priv…

Cultural groups lobby for council representation

Following a controversial election period defined by concerns over Student Council presidential candidates’ understanding of and connection to intercultural issues on campus, candidate Peter Gardner ’…

Online blocking, expanded wireless to be added

With the conclusion of the housing lottery, many students are either grief-stricken or deliriously celebrating their living arrangements for next year. However, all students can look forward to furthe…

Student Council presidential candidates respond to diversity concerns in special IC discussion

Due to widespread student concern over responses given by Student Council presidential candidates during last night’s Candidates Forum, an additional discussion with on-campus candidates was held last…

IC, BCC communities continue to question Stu Co presidential candidates

After the additional Student Council presidential candidate forum in the Intercultural Center on Wednesday night, a few students from IC groups lingered to draft a statement addressed to the president…

Congressmen applaud students' campaign efforts

Delaware County state representatives Bryan Lentz (PA-161) and Greg Vitali (PA-166) spoke at the college last Friday to thank students for their help in the last Congressional campaign, during which t…

Handprints represent promise to prevent sexual assault

Correction Appended

Sean Varsolona ’09, Alan Walsh ’07, Mark Dlugash ’08 and Alfred Shon ’08 have launched the Handprint Project, an initiative that enables men to pledge their commitment to ending ac…

Celebrating seasonal holidays

To make Swarthmore a home away from home, campus religious groups organized services for students who wished to observe Passover and Easter Sunday.

Ruach, Swarthmore Christian Fellowship, Swarthmore P…

Blocking expansion part of housing changes

Coordinator of Residential Life Liz Derickson ’01 does not expect the upcoming housing lottery to produce as severe a housing crunch as students experienced this spring. The housing crunch occurred wh…

Local schools eliminate foreign language instruction

In order to allocate money for improving the science curriculum, funding for Swarthmore-Wallingford School District’s Foreign Language in Elementary School program has been eliminated from the school …

Serving up wellness and organic food at Sharples

Fueled by a passion for organic and healthy alternatives to supplement the food offered by the college, the Nutrition Subcommittee of the Student Health and Wellness Committee and the Good Food Projec…

Journal ranks Swat IR among the best

In the March/April issue of Foreign Policy, Swarthmore College was one of a handful of liberal arts colleges that ranked within the top 20 graduate and undergraduate programs for international relatio…

2025 campaign envisions future

Fresh off of the college’s last capital campaign, “The Meaning of Swarthmore,” the new Planning Steering Committee is already gearing up to prepare Swarthmore for the year 2025 with its “Swarthmore of…

Electrical fire alarms residents of PPR

Last Wednesday, at approximately 3:22 a.m., PPR residents were startled awake by an electrical fire on Harvard Ave. The flames, which issued from two fallen transformers on the far side of the street,…

PPR feels the heat

Palmer, Pittenger and Roberts have been experiencing utility problems during this past year, and complaints of residents specifically concern the extreme polarities in heating: Some students’ rooms ar…

Film and media studies program aims for growth

The film and media studies program is in the process of hiring a new professor in an effort to broaden the range of resources that pertain specifically to media and broadcasting.

Five candidates have …

Faulty program delays council elections

Online voting for Student Council elections got a late start on Tuesday after Information Technology Services resolved a glitch attributed to outdated software.

Originally slated to begin last Thursda…

Swatties bring curriculum to Chester

The educational studies department is enlisting the help of students to develop and implement an original curriculum in the Chester school district. Students are introducing the pilot program, which i…

Black History Month broadens

Organizations and departments of all disciplines across Swarthmore’s campus have collaborated on a series of events for this year’s Black History Month. Student leaders, particularly those associated …

Swatexchange.com delivers door-to-dorm savings

Swatexchange.com, the brainchild of two enterprising sophomores, Will Predun and Mike Bernasek, seeks to change the way Swarthmore students buy and sell their textbooks by offering more convenience an…