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Laverne Cox stuns raving Tri-Co crowd

Last Friday, Emmy-nominated actress Laverne Cox made a highly anticipated appearance at Haverford College with an hour-and-a-half long talk about her life as an openly transgender actress. When Laverne Cox appeared onstage, and was greeted by enthusiastic applause that lasted for several

November 13, 2014

Love is a multiplicative identity, you get out what you put in.

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Kehoe and Lichtman still-lives now on display at List Gallery

Velázquez somehow managed to show up in the frame of the enormous screen in Lang Performing Arts Center during a well-attended presentation by Catherine Kehoe and Susan Lichtman, introducing their “Tone Shapes and Shape Notes” exhibit, currently inhabiting the List Gallery. But

November 13, 2014

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OASIS qualifier for College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational ends with tense ‘Slam-Off’

Last Saturday, Swarthmore’s spoken word group, OASIS, hosted its annual qualifier for the College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational. This is the fourth running year that OASIS has sent a team to the invitational, which this year will take place in Richmond, Va.

November 13, 2014

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Second Olde Club show of year hits the sweet spot

The second show at Olde Club this year, featuring artists Brianna Cash and Xenia Rubinos, was subdued and intimate at times, and made you want to dance at others. The show started at 10 p.m. last Thursday, November 6, and ended at

November 13, 2014

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Honors dramaturgy thesis presents relatable, lifelike struggle

“Dramaturgy” is a strange word of German origin that refers to the composition of the principal components of staged performance. As I have come to understand via the hasty analysis of a few Wikipedia pages, this entails presenting a story in a

November 13, 2014

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International Horror film fest spooks students

Last Saturday, in honor of Día de los Muertos and Halloween, constituents of the college’s department of modern languages and literatures teamed up to bring a wide selection of international horror films to the Language Resource Center. The French department kicked off

November 6, 2014

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Understanding the names of our everyday: a tour of Swarthmore’s historical buildings

“You know,” began Chris Densmore, curator at the Friends Historical Library, “These names, they’re not just dead, white, rich men.” The dozen relatives, alumni and students stood awkwardly around Densmore, blocking the entrance to McCabe Library. History is not only a performance,

November 6, 2014

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Midday Monday series provides a diverse and nuanced show to a perplexingly fickle audience

The music department’s Midday Monday Concert Series offers monthly classical programming for a single-digit number of interested college students and a reasonably-sized mass of local retirees, bused in to find their seats about 45 minutes early. Each concert begins at 12:30 –

November 6, 2014

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You will eat up “Sharples: The Musical!”

“I think I’m gonna die because it’s pasta bar, today, pasta bar, hurray.” This weekend, look forward to the reveal of Swarthmore’s very own musical, or more specifically Sharples Dining Hall’s. “Sharples: The Musical!” will present us with show unique to our

November 6, 2014

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Todd Haynes and Christine Vachon muse together on the making of New Queer Cinema

Last week, the college welcomed screenwriter and director Todd Haynes and producer Christine Vachon to campus. They were the guests of Sager Series events curated by Professor and Chair of Film & Media Studies Patty White. On Monday October 20, Haynes presented

October 30, 2014

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