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October 2012 - Page 13

Youth Movement Underway in Women’s Soccer

When the Swarthmore Garnet (5-3-0) took on the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays (7-2-1) last Saturday in Baltimore, their starting eleven featured two first-years and four sophomores. Normally, a lineup so young is characteristic of a rebuilding team, one that ought to struggle
October 4, 2012

Eliminate Gendered Bathrooms on Campus

If we are serious about the perils of heteronormativity, as it would seem we should be based on how often that word is used, then we should be doing far more than we already are. While I believe Swarthmore does well on
October 3, 2012

Teachers Strike Out in Chicago

Three hundred and fifty thousand students out of school. A 16 percent wage increase over the next four years rejected by the union. Complaints about a longer school day. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Teachers’ Union president Karen Lewis engaged in a
October 3, 2012
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Coming Out Week Offers Safety, But No Imperative

“Coming Out Week,” Swarthmore’s annual celebration of queer identity, swung into action last week with a “Queernival” last Thursday outside Sharples, a SQU-hosted party at Paces Saturday night, and an OASIS-sponsored Open Mic featuring slam poet Kai Davis on Sunday night. Plenty
October 3, 2012
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Self Defense Class Planned by Public Safety

In an effort to increase the number of safety programs available to the college community, the Department of Public Safety is planning to offer self-defense courses from the R.A.D, or Rape Aggression Defense program, starting in late October. R.A.D. Systems of Self
October 3, 2012
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Swatbox Spreads the Music

Strolling to visit family in the ville, Aaron Jackson ’16 blasted music out of his phone as he forgot his headphones. The same day, Jackson saw Swatties walking around campus playing music from a speaker. He then went to find his friend,
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