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October 2009 - Page 4

Dean Westphal Focuses on Combating the Sophomore Slump

This year, sophomore Swatties who keep up with their campus mail and emails have been receiving many invitations to sophomore-specific events, from a collection with President Chopp to an event where students visited their previous rooms. These events all sprang from Class
October 9, 2009

Bilingualism on the US-Mexico Border

Ana Celia Zentella, the current Eugene M. Lang Visiting Professor for Social Change, gave a lecture Wednesday afternoon entitled "Transfronterizo Talk: Conflicting Constructions of Bilingualism on the US-Mexico Border". The talk presented the preliminary findings of her most recent research interviewing 79
October 8, 2009

“Why We Refuse” Tour comes to Swat

The “Why We Refuse” Tour on Wednesday featured two Israeli high school seniors who were imprisoned for refusing to serve in the Israeli army to protest Israeli occupation in Palestinian territories. They discussed their experiences and their reasons for refusing to serve.
October 8, 2009

More Freshmen Interested in Science and Pre-Med, Pre-Law Paths

Intro-level chemistry and physics have had to scramble to add extra lab sections due to increased enrollment by freshman. Meanwhile, pre-med and pre-law interest meeting had over 120 students attend, a jump from 70 and 45 respectively in previous years. Many freshmen,
October 7, 2009

The Football Controversy Through The Ages

In 1982, sports headlines across the nation read: "Football Surge Hurting Swarthmore's Image," "College Shuns Winning," and "Winning Tarnishes Academic Reputation." With an unprecedented eight-game winning streak, the media ran with a narrative that Swarthmore was ashamed of its successful football team.
October 7, 2009

The Kitchen Table Revisited

The Kitchen Table Revisited Concert, held on Saturday in LPAC, featured women artists of color, Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, Mayda del Valle, D'Lo, Ursula Rucker, and DJ Ultraviolet. Organized by Dean of Intercultural Center Rafael Zapata, and Maori Holmes from the Black Lily
October 6, 2009

“Shakespeare in Lunfardo” Brings Together Translators, Poets

Last week, Ezequiel Zaidenwerg, Argentinian poet, translator, and author of a book of poetry, _Doxa_, came to Swarthmore to deliver a lecture on translation as well as a bilingual poetry reading. The event included readings by Zaidenwerg, senior Robin Myers ’10, and
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