February 2013 - Page 2

Growing Up As a Permanent Alien

Growing up as an ethnic minority in many different places meant that I never quite fit in, no matter where I was. I was born in Harbin, China but moved to Beijing when I was just one year old because of my
February 28, 2013

Sequestration: Proponents, Opponents, And What It Is

Tomorrow, March 1st, is not only the deadline for the dreaded Sophomore Plan, but also the deadline for Congress to act, if it so desires, to avoid a trillion-dollar slate of automatic spending cuts. The “sequestration,” as it is called, was set
February 28, 2013

Swat Style Snapshot: Satyajit Rao

Satyajit Rao Year: 2015 Hometown: New York, New York For Satyajit “Saty” Rao, it’s all about thoughtfully pairing simple staples with a few special pieces. This is evident in his current outfit, where each part seems to compliment the others, and the
February 28, 2013
Yana List '14 administers tie-breaking trivia questions to the four winning teams

Supriya Davis

Athlete of the Week: Supriya Davis Soph., Swimming, Chapel Hill, N.C. What She’s Done: Was named Outstanding Performer of the Centennial Conference Championships for the second year running for winning the 100 and 200 butterfly in NCAA B qualifying times, while helping
February 28, 2013
Chalkings outside of Sharples in preparation for Saturday's Yule Ball

Swimming Smashes Records at Conferences

Although neither the men’s nor the women’s swimming teams returned home with the championships that they had hoped for, several Swarthmore swimmers set school records and earned individual accolades. In the Centennial Conference Championships, held at Franklin & Marshall, the men’s team
February 28, 2013

Will The Clasico Be a Classic?

What we have this week is really a treat, with Real Madrid fighting to save their season and to begin 2013 on the front foot. The match on Tuesday against Barcelona in the second leg of their Copa del Rey clash was
February 28, 2013
The Crumple-Horned Snorkacks fill out their trivia card

Garnet Fall to Bullets in Title Game

Coming off of a 9-15 season, the Swarthmore Women’s basketball team earned little respect going into this season. Picked to finish ninth in the preseason coaches poll, Swarthmore wasted little time in proving the rest of the Centennial Conference wrong, winning 11
February 28, 2013

Relays Highlight Track and Field Championships

It was truly a team effort at the Centennial Conference Championships, held last weekend at Ursinus, last weekend for the Garnet track and field teams.  Both the men and women closed out the indoor season led by tremendous performances by relay squads.
February 28, 2013

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