As freezing temperatures and accumulating precipitation keep the student population inside for the most part, the sheer beauty of Swarthmore’s campus can be nearly forgotten by many of us. Even as we settle into the lively ambiance of spring, we often take for granted the landscape and life forms we pass day to day as… Keep Reading
Dear Campus Journal, So I’ve been in Rabat for the past two weeks and am absolutely loving my time here!I’m taking classes through a program called AMIDEAST with about 27 other American students. My host mom has promised to teach me how to cook delicious Moroccan food like chicken tagine and harira. The dad loves… Keep Reading
The snow flurry on Sunday afternoon caused the temperature to drop a further several degrees, but inside the cozy and well-lit Whittier Room of the Friends Meeting House there was a concert going on. It was the third annual “Harmony for the Homeless” concert, an a cappella concert to benefit the Swarthmore Friends Meeting’s “Cooking… Keep Reading
As the sesquicentennial approaches, a group of students is starting a new tradition at Swarthmore. The group, comprised of six students, including Riley Collins ’16, Randy Doyle ’16, Raymond Elias ’15, Leah Foster ’14, Josh Ginzberg ’15, and Julian Marin ’14, is organizing a Live Action Role Playing game (LARP). LARPs, in a broad sense,… Keep Reading
Dear Campus Journal, So I’ve been in Rabat for the past two weeks and am absolutely loving my time here!I’m taking classes through a program called AMIDEAST with about 27 other American students. My host mom has promised to teach me how to cook delicious Moroccan food like chicken tagine and harira. The dad loves… Keep Reading
Allegedly, there is an expression in Japan that describes the state in which one should be when addressing the Emperor: “stupor and trembling.” To me, this phrase encompasses many people’s attitudes toward dating. If you’ve ever tried to help a shaking (sometimes nearly convulsing) friend choose between “hi,” “hey” and “yo” to start a text… Keep Reading
This Valentine’s weekend, a cast of Swarthmore musicians will perform music from one of Broadway’s greatest love stories. “South Pacific” is the story of a young nurse and an older French plantation owner who meet on an obscure island during World War II. As their romance develops, nurses, navymen, sailors and spies make mischief on… Keep Reading
Sad kids and queer love: that’s how Sam “Swift” Shuker-Haines ‘14 describes their Honors Playwriting Thesis, read at the Lang Performing Arts Centre last week. Titled “The Real World Will Never Arrive,” the staged reading was directed by Professor Adriano Shaplin from the theater department and featured performers from Applied Mechanics, a Philadelphia-based troupe. “Teenagers… Keep Reading