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Artist of the Week Zachary Weiss on the Communicative Nature of Dance

“It’s a great art form to tell stories with. People talk about how body language is most of communication. If I’ve been able to improve my ability to communicate with my body through dancing, I think that’s a big part of [dance].

December 5, 2019

Highlights·Sports

Pick Up Hockey with Motherpuckers

Incoming college first years are always encouraged to try new things, join new clubs, and meet new people. Some students stick to things they have some familiarity with, while others dive head first in something they’ve never tried. On Sundays and Thursdays

December 5, 2019

Highlights·Sports

Men’s Soccer Advance to the Sweet 16, while Women’s Soccer Falls Just Short

When neither the men’s or women’s soccer teams earned a spot in the Centennial Conference playoffs, it seemed that the chances of Swarthmore soccer teams competing in the NCAA tournament were nearly extinguished. In somewhat shocking selection shows however, both teams earned

November 21, 2019

Arts·Highlights

Artist of the Week Nya Kuziwa ’22 on her Musical Identities

It’s a Thursday morning. Swarthmore students are waking up, getting coffee from the Science Center, and yawning through their morning classes. In The Poetry Project, a research-based poetry class taught by English Professor Nathalie Anderson, students are sharing the poems they wrote

November 21, 2019

Highlights·Opinion

In Defense of Quietness

I have always been a quiet, shy person. Anyone who knows me would agree that I am virtually incapable of speaking loudly; I cannot count the number of times people have told me I need to speak up and project my voice,

November 21, 2019

Highlights·News

Public Safety Seeks Student Input, Timing Causes Issues

The Department of Public Safety is currently in the process of hiring two corporal supervisors and a patrol officer. In an effort to include the input of the campus community in the process, Public Safety solicited input from Resident Peer Leaders —

November 21, 2019

Highlights·News

“The People, Power, and Money Behind the 2020 Census”: Hansi Lo Wang Visits Swarthmore

Hansi Lo Wang ʼ09, a national correspondent for NPR known best for his coverage of the 2020 census, visited Swarthmore on Nov. 12 for the final installment of the Lang Center’s Civic Journalism lecture series this semester. In his lecture, Wang emphasized

November 21, 2019

Arts·Highlights

Doug Varone and Company and Students Oh My

Last weekend, The Cooper Series presented Doug Varone and Dancers, who, in partnership with the Swarthmore Music and Dance Departments, showcased a dance piece that had been lovingly worked on and practiced for nearly semester-long. After a week full of workshops and

November 21, 2019

Highlights

On Anonymous Hate and Reductive Discourse

Last week, many Swarthmore students received emails asking them to join the anonymous app, Looped. The emails specifically referenced discourse about the party scene at Swarthmore. At the same time, many anonymous posts were submitted to the comments section of one of

November 21, 2019

Highlights·Sports

Violence and Its Place in Sports

The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns have a bitter rivalry. Although the games have sometimes been chippy in the past, this past Thursday’s game reached a rare level of violence, even for football. A scuffle broke out near the end of

November 21, 2019

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