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Friday, May 25, 2012


Rosa Kim


RIAA detects illegal file sharing cases on campus

In September, the Recording Industry Association of America detected four Internet Protocol addresses on Swarthmore’s network sharing sound files owned by the record companies they represent. Associat…

Drug delivery service to health center begins

Worth Health Center now offers a prescription delivery service in partnership with Good Neighbor Pharmacy in Media. The service, which is primarily for students unable to get their prescriptions fille…

Search for new ITS director continues with Barton

The Information Technology Services Director Search Committee is currently deliberating as to who will replace Judy Downing as the new Information Technology Services director. According to Thomas Ste…

College passes sustainability test but not with flying colors

Earlier this month the Sustainable Endowments Institute released its assessments of the environmental sustainability and endowment practices of 200 colleges and universities with the largest endowment…

Coming Out Week encourages discussion

This week, Swarthmore’s Coming Out Week Planning Committee, comprised of members representing the Swarthmore Queer Union, Queer Students of Color, None of the Above, Small Group and the Queer-Straight…

Haverford considers campus-wide smoking ban

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In early September, Haverford College President Dr. Stephen G. Emerson initiated a campus-wide discussion on the possibility of creating a smoke-free environment throughout Haverford’s campus.

Haver…

Senior awarded Lehrman Scholarship

“Imagine the Real World with 15 history nerds who are really interested in learning about history but also wanting to have fun,” said Madalyn Baldanzi ’08, while recounting her experience as a Gilder …

Stem cell lab pushes conventional boundaries

Cloning. Stem cells. Regenerative medicine. These are terms you may have heard or read about in the news over the last decade.

For students in Stem Cells and Cloning taught by Visiting Professor of Bi…

Psych Services undergoes a name change

What’s in a name? More than one might think, based on comments from students and administrators in response to Psychological Services’ recent name change.

Psychological Services, which has been ru…

StuCo moves forward with diversity workshop

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Student Council reconvened in late August to participate in a diversity and anti-oppression workshop facilitated by Training for Change (TFC), an internationally-recognized Philadelphia-based organiza…