September 2008

Things Cost a Lot in Edinburgh

It turns out I was wrong about the hot air balloon club; their advertising was deceptive, and it was just out of my price-range, all told. But if hot air [...]
September 30, 2008

New Professor Teaching Economics-Psychology Hybrid

“Behavioral Economics,” a new seminar for Swarthmore’s Economics department, fuses psychology and economics to develop a better understanding of what influences the decisions which people make that in turn affect [...]
September 30, 2008

Nautical Terminology: On Display

Working and studying in the historic Mystic Seaport is one of the aspects that the Williams-Mystic program advertises. They mention the many historic buildings, moved here from all over the [...]
September 29, 2008

Salsa Bursts onto Swarthmore Campus

Salsa, a form of Latin dance with a fusion of African and Caribbean musical traditions, has officially come to Swarthmore. Interest in salsa has been high this year, and after [...]
September 29, 2008

Why have the Sharples Menus been Off?

When we asked Dining Services Director Linda McDougall this question late last week, we were in the final week of the cycle, which "is the most difficult to complete and [...]
September 29, 2008

Why Can’t We Use Points in the Ville?

According to Director of Dining Services Linda McDougall, this isn't a new question. "This has come up pretty much every year I have been here." She explained that the cost [...]
September 29, 2008

Sports Update 9/27

Scoreboard W. Soccer #7 Johns Hopkins 1, Swarthmore 0 M. Soccer Swarthmore 2, #23 Dickinson 0 F. Hockey #4 Johns Hopkins 7, Swarthmore 0 WOMEN'S SOCCER: #7 Hopkins Slip Past [...]
September 28, 2008
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