November 2006 - Page 2

Weekend roundup

Love music, love to dance? This weekend Swat and Philadelphia boast a plethora of picks for things to do on your last weekend before Thanksgiving break. So take a break [...]
November 17, 2006

NCAAs-bound runner Nyika Corbett ’10

Garnet freshman super-runner Nyika Corbett recently qualified for this Saturday's NCAA Division III Women's Cross Country Championships. The Gazette sat down with Corbett and discussed everything from chasing down deer [...]
November 16, 2006

A look at a smattering of spring courses

Many classes at Swarthmore are regulars. Economics students know to expect Intermediate Microeconomics in the fall and in Political Science the four introduction courses are offered every semester, without fail. [...]
November 15, 2006

What’s up with the new spam blocker?

Last week, members of the Swarthmore community should have noticed a change in their e-mail inboxes: less spam. The college used to use the open-source SpamAssassin filter to keep viruses [...]
November 15, 2006

A glance at Swarthmore’s Quaker roots

In 1864 the "corporation of Swarthmore College" was established after several years of planning on the part of Quakers who were hoping to establish higher education opportunities to both young [...]
November 14, 2006

Easy pickings

Wandering down the hall, one thought courses through my mind: will Katie have pistachios? If not, perhaps Arielle will have some chocolate chip cookies. Of course, dinner is only in [...]
November 13, 2006

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