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Tattoo Talk

Some inject heroin, I inject ink. Both have the same effect; but tattoos are more expensive and just as addictive. Everyone has scars, I just pay for mine. Some call it mutilation, I call it therapy. I have been getting tattoos for
November 1, 2012

Halloween Help from Your Professors

Maybe Sandy spoiled your weekend costume-shopping plans. Maybe your past two weeks have been midterm-ridden or paper-laden. Maybe you’re holding out for that holiday epiphany, that sudden vision of a clever, eco-friendly, socially conscious and just-so slutty costume that’s worthy of your
November 1, 2012

Free in Fall

A leaf, browned and stiff, detaches. Having surrendered the solid security of a tree branch, it has naught but the autumn breeze to hold onto. The wrinkles and folds that the mere idea of winter etched now determine its path: an irregular spiral
November 1, 2012

Dear Nestor: Scared Senior

Dear Nestor, I’m a senior applying for jobs and I’m scared that I sound juvenile in my interviews. My interviewers never react to what I’m saying, which makes me think that they aren’t interested, even though I think I’m talking about the most
November 1, 2012

Sandy and Seniors settling in (Wharton) CD

I live in Wharton CD first, an exclusively senior hall in an exclusively—minus one junior—senior section. The trade-off for the lack of awkward leaning-in-the-doorway-chatting-with-someone-in-the-room interactions that vamp up the noise level of the hall is that hall life is virtually non-existent.At this
November 1, 2012

Merrily’s Cast Brings Characters to Life

“Merrily We Roll Along,” with music by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth, is both depressing and inspiring.The musical was directed at Swarthmore by Jonghee Quispe ’14 and stage managed by Marta Roncada ’14. It was performed on LPAC mainstage this
November 1, 2012

Sex: Your Questions and Answers

This week is dedicated to reader questions. Feel free to send along any of your questions about sex, relationships, sexuality, or sexual health. The nastier, the better. The tamer, the better. Anything you got, I’ll answer. You can submit questions by sending
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