April 2016 - Page 7

Athlete of the Week: Alli Wong ’17

What She’s Done: Last week, Wong, Swarthmore’s number two singles player, dominated her competition, going 3-0 while only dropping five games. She began her week with a 6-0, 6-1 win against Ursinus and carried her stellar play into her weekend matchup against
April 21, 2016
Meryl Sands '13 and Sophia Naylor '13 sit inside a rocket in The Cosmonaut's Last Message.

Band Profile: Dirty Mike and The Boys

Known as one of Swarthmore’s most entertaining musical ensembles, Dirty Mike and the Boys have become a prominent force in Swarthmore’s musical scene over the past three years. The five-member band features Tyler “Don Jon” Zon ’16 and Cole “the Funk” Graham
April 21, 2016

Warmothers defy expectation, clinch conference title

Last weekend, Swarthmore’s women’s ultimate team, the Warmothers, defied both their own expectations and their 4th place seed to win the Pennsylvania D-III Conference Championship tournament held at Franklin & Marshall College. Coming out of a mixed season in which they went
April 21, 2016

Band Profile: Funk the Patriarchy

Swarthmore funk-pop combo Funk the Patriarchy brought its soulful, groovy style to Battle of the Bands last weekend. The eight member band is composed of Sam Wallach Hanson ’18 on tenor saxophone, Christine Emery ’16 on trumpet, Seth Stancroff ’19 on drums,
April 21, 2016

A new generation is upon us

It was October 13, 2001. The New York Yankees were down two games to none in a best-of-five ALDS series against the Oakland A’s. Although the A’s were not seeded as high as the Yankees, they were coming off of an unbelievable
April 21, 2016

Band Profile: Calypso Baby!

The “sometimes circus-y,” always sarcastic, never serious band Calypso Baby! stars Blake Oetting ’18, Dina Ginzburg ’18, and Noah Lisfset ’18. They performed last Friday night in Olde Club at Swarthmore’s Battle of the Bands. The story of the band’s creation can
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