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February 2012 - Page 17

How responsible are managers for their players?

Early last season, Fulham captain Danny Murphy became engaged in a war of words with the Wolverhampton Wanderers manager over the role of the manager in getting players overly excited during games. Murphy’s comments were in response to the challenge by Wolves
February 2, 2012

Supriya Davis

WHAT SHE’S DONE: In addition to being part of the relay team that finished first in the 400 medley, Davis also won back-to-back individual events in the 200 IM and 200 butterfly. FAVORITE CAREER MOMENT: “My favorite career moment was probably the
February 2, 2012

Super Bowl Predictions

We e-mailed a bunch of your professors and coaches, asking them to predict the Super Bowl. Here are their guesses: Michael Brown, Physics PATRIOTS 24, Giants 21 Vera Brusentsev, Economics PATRIOTS 28, Giants 7 President Rebecca Chopp GIANTS 24, Patriots 20 Bruce
February 2, 2012

The need to find greatness somewhere, somehow

It took less time than normal for this year’s Super Bowl coverage to make me feel like heatstroke was imminent. Looking back, it might have been the article with the headline “Ahmad Bradshaw’s heart inspires New York Giants” that finally did it.
February 2, 2012

Think Climate: a campus dialogue on global warming

Op-Ed by Alex Ahn and Hayden Dahmm In 1824, a lengthy article titled “General remarks on the temperature of the Earth and Planetary Spaces” appeared, buried deep in the back pages of the French scientific journal Annales de Chimie et de Physique.
February 2, 2012

Race & the GOP: Tyler Becker

The 2008 general election campaign brought America its first African-American president. Barack Obama’s election will forever stand in the hearts and minds of Americans as a moment of progress. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech less
February 2, 2012

Race & the GOP: Sam Sussman

Sam Sussman maintains that the racialization of politics is a GOP strategy Last week, the Republican Presidential Primary reached a new low — who would have thunk it? — even before Newt Gingrich promised a 51st state on the moon (this, sadly,
February 2, 2012

The Coming Age of Pax Pacifica: chances and challenges

History has witnessed many eras of peace underpinned by a single nation possessing dominant economic and military power. For example, Pax Romana of the Roman Empire, Pax Mongolica of the Mongol Empire, Pax Britannica of the British Empire and Pax Americana of
February 2, 2012

Collapse of Chester schools: worlds apart, minutes away

The collective familiarity of Swarthmore students with Chester is diverse. In other words, it is not shared. Most likely, interactions with or discussions about the city are tangentially related — and limited — to education department placements, community fellowships awarded through the
February 2, 2012

New campus clubs offer chances to read and play

Bored? Tired of lounging around campus with nothing to do? Looking for something to fill up your gigantic blocks of free time? Check out these developing Swarthmore clubs to beat back that weekday boredom. Shogi Club The Swarthmore College Shogi Club was
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