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Dorm Dive: The community spirit of Mary Lyon

Andrew Karas & Ben Goloff Situated off campus and arguably closer to Wallingford than the town of Swarthmore, Mary Lyon is generally not the most popular of dormitories. However, for first-year students Ben Goloff and Andrew Karas, Mary Lyon is a perfectly
February 16, 2012

Crossword artist Will Shortz shares his love of words

The most puzzling piece of personal history New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz shared with the audience packed into Haverford College’s Robert Marshall Auditorium on Friday night may not have been his favorite word (ucalegon: a neighbor whose house is on
February 16, 2012

WRC creates space for conversation, home cooking

This semester, students at Swarthmore College will have another party option on Saturday evenings. At the Women’s Resource Center (WRC), parties with different themes each week will provide a cozy and home-like atmosphere. This past Saturday, the themed party “Home Sweet Home”
February 16, 2012

They found love in a swawkward place

How two Screw dates turned into actual couples For all the freshmen reassuring themselves Screw is a meaningless, uncomfortable dinner conversation best suffered through and then removed to the dark recesses of repressed memories, think again. The following Screw couples have been
February 16, 2012

Tierney, social sciences triumph in Bathtub Debates

The fate of our planet fell into the hands of Professor Dominic Tierney last Thursday after winning Swarthmore’s Bathtub Debate, in which professors representing each of the three academic divisions — the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities — duked it out
February 9, 2012

Cooking cheap local meals: green is good

Food. That was the word with which I started my previous column. It is also the word I chose to begin this installment. Why the redundancy? The explanation is that food — the healthy kind of food that energizes rather than weighs
February 9, 2012

Shane Ogunnaike ʼ12

His Current Outfit: Ogunnaike wears a smart-meets-street outfit with a modern silhouette. His footwear, a cross-over between boots and dress shoes, grey summer-weight blazer and textured white shirt are all from Zara. His fitted Levi jeans add a casual element to his
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