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Smaw returns to campus as interim director of the intercultural center

After only a year away from Swarthmore, Daryll Smaw has returned to the college to take the position of interim director of the Intercultural Center (IC). Smaw, who worked at Swarthmore as the associate dean for multicultural affairs from 2002 to 2011,

November 14, 2013

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The sudoku puzzle of course scheduling

When Rose Pitkin ’14, a neuroscience major, wanted to take a genetics course during the 2012-2013 school year, she was disappointed to discover she could not take the course without sacrificing another class that was important for her major. “I didn’t take

November 14, 2013

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Swarthmore students prepare startup ideas for Reddit creator

On December 4, Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit, an online social news and entertainment website, will be coming to the college to give a talk and to receive pitches from students seeking to advance technology startup ideas. Ohanian will also be giving

November 13, 2013

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Cornel West, Robert George to speak at Swarthmore

Robert George ’77, a conservative Christian thinker, activist and co-founder of the National Organization for Marriage, and Cornel West, a democratic socialist who has been active in liberal political causes, will come to the college in February to discuss their experiences and

November 13, 2013

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For one survivor, school’s legal focus causes troubles

When Anna Livia Chen ’17 told her Resident Assistant (RA) that she did not want to participate in her orientation’s Acquaintance Sexual Assault Prevention (ASAP) workshop, she thought she would be protecting herself. She had been sexually abused a few years earlier,

November 13, 2013

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School postpones creation of hearing panel

Dean of Students Liz Braun sent a student-wide email on October 22 announcing that the appointment and implementation process of the Sexual Assault and Harassment Hearing Panel would be put on hold this semester. According to the email, “a number of substantial

October 31, 2013

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Fraternities hold workshops for pledges

Both Phi Psi and Delta Upsilon fraternities have begun pledge training workshops in order to introduce new pledges to party culture and the place of fraternities at the college. The new program is designed to allot times for structured discussion between older

October 31, 2013

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Students, local residents petition to keep rail line open

The wide-spread popularity of Sara Morell’s ‘15 petition objecting to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s (SEPTA) proposed 2015 suspension of the Media/Elwyn regional rail line has exceeded all of her expectations. The petition, which was originally designed as a means for students

October 31, 2013

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Free speech group criticizes school, administration responds

Many students cheered the college administration’s decision to impose sanctions on Phi Psi after a photo of the fraternity’s bid invitations, which was set on a background of images of naked and near-naked women, surfaced on campus. The Foundation for Individual Rights

October 24, 2013

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Jackson Katz teaches workshops, gives lecture on sexual misconduct

With the pervasiveness of discussion about sexual misconduct on campus during the past few semesters, much of the conversation has focused on victims and perpetrators. Few people, however, have focused on the bystanders in these situations. In his visit to campus on

October 24, 2013

Around Campus - Page 31

Smaw returns to campus as interim director of the intercultural center

The sudoku puzzle of course scheduling

Swarthmore students prepare startup ideas for Reddit creator

Cornel West, Robert George to speak at Swarthmore

For one survivor, school’s legal focus causes troubles

School postpones creation of hearing panel

Fraternities hold workshops for pledges

Students, local residents petition to keep rail line open

Free speech group criticizes school, administration responds

Jackson Katz teaches workshops, gives lecture on sexual misconduct

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