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Friday, May 25, 2012

Kendal Rinko

The prank that never gets old

Have you ever had a great idea, asked your friends to go on the adventure with you, and received a depressingly cynical, “Oh, but so-and-so already did that”? Well, my friends, just because somebody e…

Assassins to the max

Well, I have to admit, I failed you this week. While I did complete one bucket list item of planning a campus-wide event, I do not want to bore you with the sleepless details of an activity that made …

A few thoughts on community over spring break

This spring break, I checked off two very cool bucket list items: a spring break adventure and making at least one new friend. Heading off with six other Swarth-more seniors to the sunny skies of San …

McCabe after hours

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1:55 a.m.: All I can think is ‘We’re going to get cau-ght. The minute the lights go out…’

1:57 a.m.: What if there is an axe-murderer here with me? Sh**. We need better security at this school…

Sneaking a snowball fight into the schedule

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“I regret to inform you that …” pretty much summarizes the theme of this past week. Not only did it signify the closing of certain doors for a while, but it also meant that I had to once again prove m…

Stripping senior year down to its bare essence

At the beginning of this year, my friends and I sat down and reflected on our time at Swarthmore. Had we really made the most of the past three years? Will we graduate at the end of this year, feeling…