October 2013 - Page 4

The challenges of being out in the ‘real world’

As everyone piles back into Swat after Fall Break, one of the most common conversation topics, apart from how nobody got any work done, is how offensive people in the ‘real world’ can be. Stepping out of the Swat Bubble can be
October 24, 2013

Shutdown panic sweeps campus, newspapers spared

With furloughed employees recently returning to their jobs now that the shutdown has come to an end, and America struggling to return to a semblance of normality, few would expect a new shutdown to be looming on the horizon. But, in December,
October 24, 2013

The case for a negative income tax

In the current system, it is possible to be disqualified from assistance programs like Medicaid by virtue of being slightly too rich. Since many benefits are lost completely instead of being gradually tapered down as income increases, earning an additional dollar can
October 24, 2013

Punishment is punishment

With her October 21 response letter, President Chopp made it clear that the college would not be pushed by FIRE to change its policies or reconsider its actions with regards to Phi Psi. While we commend her decision to defend Swarthmore’s policies,
October 24, 2013

Understanding the Democratic Republic of the Congo

In his article “The Price of Precious,” which recently appeared in National Geographic’s October issue, Jeffrey Gettleman attempts to tell the story of how minerals mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) make their way into our electronics.  Drawing on
October 24, 2013

And the Nobel Prize goes to…

“The journeys that have brought each of us here have been long and varied.” – Ada Yonath (2009, Chemistry) This article is not about the challenges that women face when pursuing elite STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) careers. This article is
October 24, 2013

Taking the trophy wife back off the shelf

Modern masculinity in crisis was all the rage with network’s last season (“Work It” followed men who dressed as women to get jobs, “Guys with Kids” featured guys with kids), and this year studios didn’t buck the trend, implementing another round of
October 24, 2013
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