November 2010 - Page 3

Swatties Add Writing a Novel to their Commitments

Six Swatties are participating in the National Novel Writing Month, where participants aim to craft a 50,000 word novel over the course of the month. "It's a challenge, but that's the point," said one participant.
November 5, 2010

Get Out In That Kitchen with Jessi Holler

This week's pick from WSRN is Jessi Holler's show Get Out In That Kitchen. This week, she explores "declarations of sass" from women in folk and country western traditions. The folk singer Elaine Romanelli came into the studio to talk to Jessi
November 5, 2010

The Morning Benders Come to Philly

The Morning Benders is an indie rock band hailing from Berkeley, California. The four-man band has released two albums since it started playing in 2005, Talking through Tin Cans (2008) and Big Echo (2010), through London independent label Rough Trade. The band
November 3, 2010

How to Share a Bike

Student Council's revitalized bike program begins this week. It had begun last fall, but was hampered by maintenance difficulties when Swarthmore Cycles went bankrupt.
November 3, 2010

For Barry Schwartz

Next up we'll be opening the Gazette floor to questions for a Swarthmore professor: Barry Schwartz. He has a popular book and two TED talks, arguing that when we have an overabundance of choices, we end up less happy no matter what
November 3, 2010

Swarthmore’s Hidden Underbelly

This week your intrepid marauders adventure into the deepest bowels of Swarthmore’s campus, and they inadvertently stumble upon little-known coincidences in presidential history along with a bitter, decades-long international controversy.
November 2, 2010

Halloween with the Dean

Dean of Students Liz Braun and Student Council sponsored a Halloween celebration at Braun's house on Friday. See pictures of Braun, Martin Warner, and many others in costumes, pumpkin carving, and more.
November 2, 2010

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