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October 2011 - Page 8

Men’s tennis shines at ITA Regional Tournament

At the University of Mary Washington this weekend, the Swarthmore men’s tennis team participated in the ITA regional tournament with a great deal of success. In the singles draw, four members of the Garnet — Max Bressman ’12, Zak Kelm ’12, Irving Stone ’15
October 6, 2011

Nia Jones

WHAT SHE’S DONE: Jones scored two goals to key a 4-3 victory over Johns Hopkins on Saturday. FAVORITE CAREER MOMENT: [This season’s] Ursinus game. Yes, we lost, but compared to last year, it was night and day. It was really the first
October 6, 2011

Alum Massey Burke builds earthen clay wall at Swat

When Massey Burke ’00 attended Swarthmore, she craved practical applications of the things she was passionate about. Ten years later, she’s working to provide just that for today’s students. In conjunction with the Art and Engineering departments, Burke is working to create
October 6, 2011

First fashion runway show raises over $1000

Last Friday, over a hundred fashion enthusiasts flocked to Upper Tarble for Swarthmore’s first-ever fashion show and auction to benefit the Trevor Project, America’s leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention network aimed at LGBT youth. Hosted by the Queer-Straight Alliance (QSA), Fashion Forward 2011
October 6, 2011

Field hockey streak hits three with win over JHU

This has not been a season without obstacles for the Swarthmore field hockey team, a condition that was reflected in their record for the early part of the season. Faced with an inexperienced roster — five juniors and zero seniors — the
October 6, 2011

Money letters: explanation and call for discussion

By Kanayo Onyekwuluje and Pat Walsh It’s not every day that you get free money in your mailbox! The ‘gift’ in your mailbox, as well as the letter from the bogus “Committee on Investment Profitability,” may have been confusing at first, but hopefully
October 6, 2011

Reading at Swarthmore in the digital publishing age

Like a Triple-A creeper, your beautiful columnist has hunted down the people on campus who use e-readers, invading their personal space for your edification. I talked to these individuals with the goal of discovering 1) What devices they used, 2) Their e-reading
October 6, 2011

McCabe celebrates freedom of speech in Banned Books Week

Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” topped The New York Times Best Seller List in 2005 and impressed readers with both the superhuman abilities of its supernatural characters and the budding romance between a seventeen-year-old young girl and a vampire. However, this novel, which enjoyed
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