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Students, Professors Examine Climate Change At Tuft University Conference

“I haven’t experienced such a dangerous time since the nuclear arms race in the late 1950s,” said Peace and Conflict Studies Professor George Lakey. He was speaking about the precarious state of the Earth’s climate and he’s hardly the first or only

October 11, 2012

Campus Journal

Wellness Is For Wimps

Focusing more on wellness at Swarthmore is a crappy idea. Everyone who comes here gets frustrated, sooner or later. Frustration may not be the defining theme for everybody’s experience here, but learning to channel it is definitely on the curriculum.Why should we

October 11, 2012

Campus Journal

How Do Swatties Stack Up? Visiting Professors And Transfer Students Provide A Cross-College Comparison

According to Forbes, we’re attending the ninth best private college in the U.S., but if you ask US News and World Report, Swarthmore places six slots higher, rounding out the top three private liberal arts schools behind Williams and Amherst. College Prowler

October 11, 2012

Campus Journal

Rock ‘N Roll v. The Opera

This article is dedicated to the thousands of people reading this paper and music fans around the world — “Let’s Get Ready to Rumble.” The rock band KISS was formed before I was even born. When I was a little kid, I

October 11, 2012

Campus Journal

A Tale Of Two Theses

Kari Olmon’s dramaturgy thesis, whose first reading was this past Friday, and Sophia Naylor’s playwriting thesis, whose first reading was Tuesday, have a few qualities in common. They are both plays. They both have dialogue. Neither is entirely realistic. Beyond these weak

October 11, 2012

Campus Journal

Monumental Decay

This past Saturday morning brought with it the stifling realization of yet another weekend at Swarthmore. That isn’t to say that I generally consider weekends at Swat a bad thing, but after five or six spent and forgotten, I was ready for

October 11, 2012

Campus Journal

Second Time Around: Where Consignment Meets Affordability and Convenience

Second Time Around Rating: 4 out of 5 starts 1728 Chestnut St Philadelphia, PA 19123 (215) 988-9903 www.secondtimearound.net [googlemap width=”620″ height=”480″ src=”https://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF-8&q=second+time+around+philadelphia&fb=1&gl=us&hq=second+time&hnear=0x89c6b7d8d4b54beb:0x89f514d88c3e58c1,Philadelphia,+PA&cid=0,0,17702212165615423532&ei=YxF2UMfVAsrZ0QGZ3oGgAw&ved=0CHsQ_BIwAA”] Second Time Around is a consignment shop which is part of a national chain with 33 locations in 13 states.

October 11, 2012

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Chatting with CoCo: Chris Green on Fashion

In our first video installment of Swat Style Snapshot, The Phoenix’s anchorwoman Courtney Dickens, aka CoCo, chats with junior Chris Green about his background and fashion choices.

October 4, 2012

Campus Journal

The Wallflowers Leave Listeners “Glad All Over”

Hello Swatties! I On the Arts is back again! Did you miss me? Possibly. Do I aim to entertain with my reviews of various artistic things? Of course. Let us commence!October 9, 2012 is the release date of the Wallflowers’ highly anticipated

October 4, 2012

Campus Journal

Hot Diggity Dog: Ruth Krakower and Charlie

Meet Ruth Krakower, Director of Alumni and Gift Records, and her two-and-a-half-year-old English Cocker Spaniel, Charlie. GOTTA LOVE THOSE COCKER SPANIELS: Ruth had wanted an English Cocker Spaniel since seeing one at a dog show. Although she had originally planned on adopting,

October 4, 2012

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