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Seasonal Beer Guide: Part II

Even though my previous column was focused on Summer and Fall seasonal beers, I alluded to the fact that having more beer on the shelves is not necessarily always the best thing for consumers. Like any product, a gap between the information

September 12, 2012

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Swarthmore in Philly Fringe: A Guide to Upcoming Shows and Events

The Life Arts Festival and Philly Fringe is back! And just like every year, the theater, music, dance and general performance lovers around campus swear up and down that this year, they’re going to see everything. Or if not everything, at

September 12, 2012

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Closing the Gender Gap: Creating Community for Lady Scientists, Philosophers

Ann Chen ’13, Quitterie Gounot ’13 and Alex Werth ’14 promoted their newest additions to Swarthmore’s club culture in the age-old forum for effective news dissemination: the bathroom stall. No, not only bathroom stalls — the activity fair, after all, is a

September 12, 2012

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Alums Collaborate on Music Video in LPAC

Since graduation this May, Cecily Bumbray ’12 has energetically pursued a career as a singer-songwriter. And while she’s only been gone for a little more than three months, last Thursday Bumbray returned to Swarthmore—not to visit old friends and professors, reminisce, or

September 12, 2012

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The 2012 Pulitzer

I think it would be wise to begin with a brief overview of the process by which a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is awarded. The general outline of the process is consistent, though the specific details of the process vary each year.

September 12, 2012

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Tips for First Years: Getting It In At College

Ah, the beginning of my final year at Swat, the only college where students have more homework than sex. Regardless of how much (or how little) sex happens on this campus, I’m happy to be a sexually deactivated student here. And since

September 12, 2012

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Orientation Play a success: new actors portray roommate relationships, more

Those not fortunate enough to get a coveted wristband for admission to the Orientation Play missed seeing Andrew Dorrance ’15, as the RA, sweep across the stage in a long red cape; they missed an inspiring performance by Josh McLucas ’15, who

September 5, 2012

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Bernard Chaet’s “Seascapes” to Open Today in List Gallery

Tucked away in the Lang Performing Arts Center, the List Gallery is a little gem of a space that has been serving the Swarthmore College community for around two decades. The small space puts on several shows per year of both well-known

September 5, 2012

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Electric Zoo Lineup Promises Big Names, But Small Acts Deliver Innovation

Electronic music has reached ubiquity in America, but that does not mean that Aphex Twin is going to play at New York’s Electric Zoo. The festival, which just hosted its fourth annual weekend, would not care to host Aphex Twin, who is

September 5, 2012

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Tom Elverson and Henry

New feature: Swarthmore faculty and staff with their beloved canines Hot Diggity Dog: Tom Elverson & Henry Meet Tom Elverson, the College’s Alcohol Education and Intervention Specialist, and his eight-year-old Labrador Retriever, Henry. THE START OF A WONDERFUL COMPANIONSHIP: Henry was given

September 5, 2012

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