Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG.
On Thursday, party-goers at Darwin's 200th birthday party got a chance to show their love for the famed evolutionist. Photo by Colin PurringtonA cake adorned with a Charles Darwin action figure was served. Photo by Colin PurringtonOn Sunday, Tom Whitman and Nat Anderson's chamber opera, A Scandal in Bohemia, based on a Sherlock Holmes tale, was performed in Lang Concert Hall. Photo by June Xie.A Scandal in Bohemia. Photo by June Xie.Swarthmore hosted a fencing tournament in the Field House on Sunday. Photo by June Xie.