Poets, Improv in Drag, Entrepreneurship, April Fool’s, and More

April 2, 2010

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.

Poet Nick Flynn does a reading as part of the Printmakers Go to War symposium. Photo by Jiuxing June Xie.
The Class of 2010's Senior Class Gift Kickoff. Photo by Jiuxing June Xie.
Kevin Lee, the vice-president of dGenerate Films, eating dinner with students at Cheng Hing before a talk on contemporary Chinese cinema. Photo by Cindy Lin.
Small group roundtables at the annual Lax Conference on Entrepreneurship. Photo by Cindy Lin.
Neil Mejia on the mound as Swarthmore pounds McDaniel 16-5 last Saturday afternoon. Swarthmore also took the second game 11-6 to extend their winning streak to eight games. Photo by Brendan Work.
With the housing process looming, students try to find others to fill their blocks or look for joint tenancy at the Blocking Parlor Party. Photo by Ellen Sanchez.
Students awoke on the morning of April Fool's Day to find what appeared to be the beloved Big Chair buried on Parrish Beach. Photo by Jiuxing June Xie.
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