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Sports

“I Was Thrilled”: Barry Schwartz On Being a Guest on the Colbert Report

Swarthmore Professor Barry Schwartz speaks with the Gazette about being a guest on the Colbert Report, his 2004 book “The Paradox of Choice,” and why his grandchildren now think he’s a rock star.

March 24, 2010

Opinion

Don’t Trust Disingenuous Democrats: Health Care Reform Will Not Be Cheap

After decades of Democrats’ efforts to achieve universal health care, President Obama will sign into law a historic health care reform bill. Unfortunately, however, it is only with cynicism that we can reasonably analyze the bill’s purported savings and efficacy.

March 24, 2010

News

Discovering Abilities Week 2010 Begins

The first Discovering Abilities Week started last Friday. The week is hosted by Global Neighbors, a new student organization with the goal of working "to eliminate discrimination and promote the dignity of people marginalized because of medical and/or physical conditions.”

March 22, 2010

Sports

Week in Sports: Baseball Outscores UMPI Owls 25-1 In Doubleheader Sweep

On Saturday afternoon, the Swarthmore baseball team (7-6) outscored the University of Maine Presque Isle Owls (0-7) by a combined score of 25-1 on route to a doubleheader sweep. The Swarthmore College softball team (6-8) swept the Penn-State Berks Lions 5-3 and

March 22, 2010

Sports

Student Groups Go Abroad to Cambodia and Nicaragua Over Spring Break

While most Swatties spent their spring breaks at home, on campus, or maybe points southern, the SwatCambodia and Fellowship in Nicaragua student groups each went abroad, to their respective focus countries. The two groups focus on different ideas of community service, but

March 22, 2010

Sports

Payment for StuCo Members and StuCo Elections

Student Council discussed the pros and cons of paying Student Council members, the upcoming StuCo elections, and the new King of Prussia shuttle.

March 21, 2010

Sports

David Clark ’66 on the Internet: How Technology Affects Society, and Vice Versa

David Clark '66, one of the primary developers of the Internet, spoke on how society affects the technology of the Internet. Technical design decisions made in the seventies have had profound impacts on enormous businesses today, but now, "the technologists are no

March 19, 2010

Opinion

Does A Skewed Gender Ratio at College Turn Girls Into Sluts?

Does a high ratio of girls to guys on campus turn co-eds into sluts? That’s the conclusion of a recent New York Times article on the subject. I'm not convinced.

March 18, 2010

Sports

Archeology and War

A lecture by Brian Rose on his initiative to educate American troops on the cultural heritage of Iraq and Afghanistan.

March 18, 2010

News

Anson Stewart ’10 Awarded Watson Fellowship for Global Bus Study

Anson Stewart '10, an Engineering and Urban Studies major, recently received a $25,000 grant from the Watson Foundation for a year of independent travel and study. The unique aspect of a Watson Fellowship is that it expects no tangible results from its

March 18, 2010

March 2010 - Page 2

“I Was Thrilled”: Barry Schwartz On Being a Guest on the Colbert Report

Don’t Trust Disingenuous Democrats: Health Care Reform Will Not Be Cheap

Discovering Abilities Week 2010 Begins

Week in Sports: Baseball Outscores UMPI Owls 25-1 In Doubleheader Sweep

Student Groups Go Abroad to Cambodia and Nicaragua Over Spring Break

Payment for StuCo Members and StuCo Elections

David Clark ’66 on the Internet: How Technology Affects Society, and Vice Versa

Does A Skewed Gender Ratio at College Turn Girls Into Sluts?

Archeology and War

Anson Stewart ’10 Awarded Watson Fellowship for Global Bus Study

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