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Swarthmore Quidditch

As Swarthmore undergoes its now annual transformation into a secluded wizarding utopia, you may notice that, well, it already is one. We don’t, admittedly, have a massive lake populated by merpeople — and the continued lack of any courses touching on Arithmancy

November 29, 2012

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Muggle Mistakes Swarthmore for Hogwarts

On Wednesday at 4:35 p.m., a local high school senior embarked on a Swarthmore admissions tour, completely unaware that he had arrived at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Friends and family confirmed that Matt Hughes, 17, a lifelong Harry Potter fan,

November 29, 2012

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No Theater at Hogwarts? See Music Man at Walnut St. Theater

Let’s be honest. The magical world suffers desperately from a lack of entertainment. Sure, there’s quidditch. Quidditch has flying and bludgers to make it exciting, but is that really enough? In the muggle world, the most popular sports include football and ice

November 29, 2012

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Speechless: A Strange Encounter with Manon de Boer’s Resonating Surfaces

Sometimes, art leaves us with incredibly intense emotions. We fall madly in love with one painting, nearly convinced that our true soul mate exists as pigment applied onto canvas. Another painting might provoke the exact opposite reaction: it may make us recoil

November 29, 2012

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A Soldier’s Silent Night

The holiday season is upon us, and all the craziness has started. Many people are excited about being off of school for a month or off work for some time. Holiday parties, mad rushes to the stores, trimming of the Christmas tree,

November 15, 2012

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National Novel Writing Month at Swarthmore

Take a moment and imagine your all-time best hand at Misery Poker – the twenty-page lab report, the twenty-hour problem set, the botched pass and lost match, the breakup and the breakdowns – and add 1,667 words. Now multiply by 30. National

November 15, 2012

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Abraham opens his Identity, leaves it on “Pavement”

The open stage is set only with a basketball hoop at its back-right corner. The first dancer saunters onstage to the hearty strum of a dusty guitar, stock music that could have been pulled from a Western movie. The twang of guitar

November 15, 2012

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From Games to Reality: Q&A with Jane McGonigal

Jane McGonigal, PhD is a games developer and the author of “Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make us Better and How they Can Change the World.” Her work focuses on how social video games and collective intelligence can be used to solve

November 15, 2012

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Searching through racks for hidden treasures at Sophisticated Seconds

Sophisticated Seconds is a small consignment shop located right on South Street which offers second hand clothing, accessories and home goods for low and reasonable prices. There is also a second location on Sansom Street closer to Rittenhouse Square. Rating: 3.5 out

November 15, 2012

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Apocalyptic Playwriting Thesis “All-One” Premiers Before World’s End

Sophia Naylor’s obsession with death features prominently in her playwriting thesis, “All – One,” which will premiere this Friday at 7 pm in LPAC’s Frear. “I’m drawing on the apocalypse,” Naylor said in an interview. “The apocalypse is pretty in vogue. It’s

November 15, 2012

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