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Board of Managers Profile: Davia Temin on #MeToo, Business, and Finding Her Path

Board of Managers member Davia Temin ’74 arrived at Swarthmore the year that the college first operated without some of the parietal rules it had held since its founding in 1864. “It was a time of great change for women, for men,

April 1, 2019

Arts·Highlights

Swarthmore Should Be Worried About Vaginas

“The Vagina Monologues,” a play written by Eve Ensler in 1996, tackles issues such as sexuality, gender, and violence against women, all through the eyes of a diverse cast of women. Drawn from interviews Ensler did with 200 women, the play asks

March 28, 2019

Arts·Highlights

Interactive Film: The Predecessor to Bandersnatch

Do you want to read this article?YES NO A few months ago, Netflix released “Bandersnatch” as the newest segment in its tech-horror series “Black Mirror.” The wildly popular episode took advantage of the streaming giant to engineer an interactive experience, asking viewers

March 28, 2019

Highlights·Opinion

There’s a Hidden Hierarchy in Athletics. Let’s Change That.

As a four-year member of a varsity athletic team, it has been extraordinary to watch the growth and success of the athletics department since my first year. Teams such as baseball, women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s swimming, and men’s basketball have made themselves

March 28, 2019

Highlights·Sports

Softball Continues Impressive Turnaround Under Coach Finley

The Swarthmore women’s softball team is currently in season and has already put up an impressive 8-5 record. It began its season with a 10-2 win at Wesley a month ago. So far, they’ve recorded nine wins, many blowouts, and five close

March 28, 2019

Highlights·Sports

Why You Should Watch WrestleMania 35

“It’s fake.” “Everything is already predetermined.” “I have better things to do than watch a bunch of scantily-clad people pretend to fight each other.” As a professional wrestling fan, I’ve heard it all. And none of what they say is factually wrong

March 28, 2019

Highlights·Opinion

Legacy, Not Bribery, Hurts Students the Most

Editor’s Note: This was updated at 10:45AM on March 28, 2019, to update that Dean Jim Bock’s title is Dean of Admission, not Dean of Students as published earlier. Since March 12, the college admissions bribery scandal has been one of the most regularly discussed subjects in the media. It brought to national attention the ways in which the wealthy and privileged — in this case, 50

March 28, 2019

Highlights·Opinion

Not Just Your Monthly Subscription Fee: The Price We Pay for Tech

The new (and alliteratively named) coach of the Arizona Cardinals, Kliff Kingsbury, is introducing a team policy in which players’ meetings will be punctuated with regular twenty-to-30-minute cell phone breaks. He believes that this is the best way to hold players’ attention:

March 28, 2019

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