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Iraq debate to focus on aftermath

Mark Danner and Leon Wieseltier return to Swarthmore tonight for a reprisal of their March debate on the war in Iraq. This time, the journalists will lead an informal forum on issues in the aftermath …

FTAA student protesters arrested and jailed

The Miami police were thorough when they searched Evan Greer ’07 and Alec Armstrong ’07. They cut pant legs, ripped kneepads and “tested” for cups with a couple punches to the groin.

Finally s…

Olympia Dukakis talks theater

“If you choose to open your mouth and enter the political arena, as a woman you cannot but damage the life of your children.”

So declared actress Olympia Dukakis as she compared the modern woman t…

Qüb reopens, revamps

With burlap décor and an abundance of tuna, Qüb reopened last Thursday to a full house. The Asian café returns this year under new management, with high hopes to outdo the $50 profit of last semester.…

Admitted students flood classes during Ride the Tide

Swarthmore’s famously small classes were in for a shock last week, when over 260 prospective students descended upon the campus for Ride the Tide, the college’s admitted students event.

Visiting s…

What's in a name? $4.5 to 25 million

Although students have become accustomed to calling them the science center and the new dorm, Swarthmore’s latest two developments must eventually be named.

They will be named, but not in the near f…

Free culture advocate to speak

The Swarthmore Coalition for the Digital Commons is going international.

The organization, founded by Nelson Pavlosky ’06 and Luke Smith ’06, will launch freeculture.org tomorrow.

The Web site wil…

Perennial Adirondacks return with spring

They have endured pranks and vandalism and fire. After a winter’s hiatus, the college’s iconic Adirondack chairs are back on Parrish beach to welcome the spring.

“It’s nice to be able to sit there…

Pharmacy closing creates insurance problems at Swat

Students on Swarthmore’s medical insurance plan used to pay only 20 percent of their prescription drug prices at Michael’s College Pharmacy in the Ville. With the closing of the 33-year-old establishm…

A load of laundry for your opinion

Matt Fiedler ’06 and Colin Holtz-Eakin ’07 spent 21 hours last weekend rubber-cementing quarters to paper. On Sunday at 1:30 a.m., they secured the last coin — but that final step only jump-started th…

Grade inflation not a concern for professors

“Anywhere else it would’ve been an A.” Say it enough times, and this catch phrase evolves into a mantra crucial to the survival of the Swarthmore student’s self-esteem. B on your paper? Could’ve, shou…

Former EPA director criticizes Bush policy

Carol Browner, former director of the Environmental Protection Agency, criticized the Bush administration’s environmental policies and emphasized past accomplishments and future possibilities for chan…

Enjoying college life without the academics

When Swarthmore opened in 1864, its athletic facilities included “a gym, a 10-pin bowling alley and a number of boats.”

Single-sex sports clubs for “tennis, croquet [and] other games” existed, but…

Parties and pranks through the decades

Five fraternities came to Swarthmore in 1888. Their introduction to campus “demonstrated that earlier Quaker simplicities were gone, probably forever,” Richard Walton wrote in “Swarthmore College: An …

Through the lens of history

Before sushi in the Science Center, before drunken Crum parties, even before Bob Gross, one building stood alone in a rural Pennsylvania field. Swarthmore College began with Parrish Hall, 199 students…

Board to consider new living wage proposal

Following the living wage committee’s report issued on Tuesday, the Board of Managers faces months of research and deliberation on the long-debated issue of instituting a living wage at Swarthmore.

For now, Clothier bells will not toll

They’re 94 years old — maybe they needed a break.

The Clothier bells have rung awkwardly this year due to problems with repairs. Now, the once-melodic tones of “Westminster Chimes” have been repla…

Sharples worker faces cancer with courage, faith

The walls of Nazma Alam’s bedroom are bare, save for two pocket-sized plaques hanging near the corners. One says “Best attitude, 2000 – 2001,” the other, “Most willing to be a team player, 1999 – 2000…

Roberts pipe bursts

Roberts dormitory residents returned to damaged property and freezing shower water this semester. Record-low temperatures over the holiday season caused a water pipe to freeze and crack, flooding room…

Smaller enrollment creates big room shuffle

The December housing lottery ended with an excess of over 30 rooms for this semester, in contrast to the housing lottery in April that left more students on the waiting list than ever before.

The extr…