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“A Separation” explores religion, ethics of family drama

From its very first seconds, “A Separation,” a 2011 Iranian film directed by Asghar Farhadi and winner of the 2012 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, confronts its audience with difficult ethical choices. Simin (Leila Hatami) wants to capitalize on the

March 15, 2012

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Speed dating with Psi Phi: the group and its visions

Psi Phi is an organization at Swarthmore that describes itself as being at least partially about having fun on Saturday evenings and pulling what one of its presidents described as “shenanigans.” No, this is not, Phi Psi a fraternity at Swarthmore. It

March 1, 2012

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Bryn Mawr’s Athena’s Circle hosts alternative religion mixer

While Swarthmore students hopped between Olde Club’s Engineering Party and Paces’s Jock Jamz last Saturday, a group of Bryn Mawr students were hosting a similarly novel event in the Quita-Woodward Room on their own campus. The Pagan Mixer, although lacking in attendance

March 1, 2012

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Delving into Dostoevsky’s ‘Notes from Underground’

“Notes from Underground” is commonly considered Fyodor Dostoevsky’s first great novel. Many of the themes in this novella are further developed in his later books, particularly in “Crime and Punishment.” As Swarthmore English professor Philip Weinstein noted in the lecture on “Notes

March 1, 2012

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Bringing feelings into friendship offers risks and rewards

The warmth of spring is only weeks away, the weather is beginning to brighten up, the days are becoming longer and less depressing. Those relationships that have borne those long cold nights are beginning to melt and single life is beginning to

March 1, 2012

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Forever 21 offers deals on party attire, clothing basics

This past weekend I woke up super early, excited for my trip to King of Prussia. Not that it was my first time going there, but I had a good feeling about it. Let’s just say I saw deals in my near

March 1, 2012

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Defending Pennsylvania as the nation’s premier beer state

Although I have alluded to it in past columns, I have yet to come right out and say it — Pennsylvania is the greatest state in the union for beer drinkers. A bold claim you say? Why not California where all the

March 1, 2012

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Dorm Dive: Phil Koshy

Former resident and current RA Phil Koshy continues a Willets Legacy Senior Philip Koshy is a seasoned resident and dedicated advocate of Willets. The biology major and psychology minor has lived on the second floor of Willets for three consecutive years, two

March 1, 2012

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The Oscars return with an eye towards the past

Nate Blum puts forth his Academy Award predictions, discusses categories The 84th Academy Awards will be held this Sunday, marking the end of one cinematic year and the beginning of another. A common theme for this year’s nominees is bittersweet nostalgia. Whether

February 23, 2012

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Searching for the best sex toy for the biggest joy

In life, there comes a time about a decade after the awful preteen years when it’s okay to start playing with toys again. The context in which this is acceptable is totally different than a Hot Wheels tournament, but no less ‘hot’

February 23, 2012

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