February 2005 - Page 2 of 4

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Professors discuss the importance of the humanities

Last night, five professors discussed the purpose of study of the humanities and the disconnect between the general public and the academic world. English professor Nora Johnson moderated, and gave [...]

February 17, 2005

Sports

UN advisor on genocide commends Swat students, illustrates challenges of international action

Dr. Juan E. MÃƒÂ©ndez, the first UN Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide, spoke yesterday in Pearson-Hall Theatre. His talk was sponsored by the President's Office, Amnesty International, the [...]

February 17, 2005

Sports

Larry Martin speaks on justice in the face of modern slavery

Yesterday, Larry Martin, Vice President of the International Justice Mission (IJM), spoke about his organization's humanitarian work abroad. IJM strives to help "people suffering from injustice and oppression who cannot [...]

February 16, 2005

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Vaught makes case for truly equitable education funding

Yesterday, in a talk entitled "The Color of Money: Critical Race Theory and Urban Educational Policy", Sabina Vaught presented an ethnography that is the basis for her upcoming doctoral dissertation [...]

February 15, 2005

News

Grabois and Shih present Classical Mystery Tour

Adam Grabois and Gloria Shih gave a whirlwind tour of 150 years of classical music in the form of a cello and piano recital on Saturday night. The well-chosen program [...]

February 14, 2005

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Susan Marshall & Company perform two dance works

On Friday evening, Susan Marshall & Company performed two dance works, "Sleeping Beauty" and "Other Stories," in the Pearson-Hall Theatre in LPAC. The first piece, set amidst hanging panels of [...]

February 14, 2005

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Weekend roundup

The many Swatties (at least according to Facebook) who consider "Pride and Prejudice" one of their favorite books should check out the new movie "Bride and Prejudice," an updated, Bollywood-ized [...]

February 11, 2005

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Gerald Graff speaks on educational methods and sources

Yesterday, Gerald Graff gave a lecture entitled "Keeping the Disciplines a Secret," part of the Mellon Tri-College Symposium on the Teaching of Writing. Graff argued that undergraduate education frequently shortchanges [...]

February 11, 2005

News

Panel shares true stories of homelessness

Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week kicked off last night with a panel entitled "Faces of Homelessness". Two formerly homeless people and a third who is still homeless discussed their paths [...]

February 11, 2005

Sports

Swat students plagued with the “Garnet Death”

It's time to stock up on Vitamin CÃ¢â‚¬”-flu season has hit Swarthmore. Over the past few weeks, Worth Health Center has seen a large increase in the amount of disease [...]

February 11, 2005

February 2005 - Page 2

Professors discuss the importance of the humanities

UN advisor on genocide commends Swat students, illustrates challenges of international action

Larry Martin speaks on justice in the face of modern slavery

Vaught makes case for truly equitable education funding

Grabois and Shih present Classical Mystery Tour

Susan Marshall & Company perform two dance works

Weekend roundup

Gerald Graff speaks on educational methods and sources

Panel shares true stories of homelessness

Swat students plagued with the “Garnet Death”

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