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On Monday evening, members of Swarthmore’s administration held an informational Q&A session on the college’s plans to build a hotel in Swarthmore. The hotel’s construction will be funded and supervised by the College, and its primary purpose will be to provide lodging

The RA selection process is far more competitive than usual this year, due in part to a large number of Junior RAs selected last year.

Last weekend, the College’s recommendation to self-develop the Swarthmore Town Center West was approved by the Board of Managers. The proposed project would include a 40- to 45-room inn, a restaurant, and a bookstore.

This year's Orientation for first-year and transfer students will look substantiallygt different from those of years past. The most dramatic decisions are shifts to the way CA groups are organized, which will result in a drastic decrease in the number of CAs

Some Sharples-goers may have noticed a reduction in fresh produce at Sharples. At the sandwich bar, the sliced tomatoes have disappeared and been replaced with pickled peppers or onions. Tomatoes were also missing from Patty-Grilla Bar and Burger Bar and fewer fresh

Photos from the last week, including Saturday's celebration of Eugene Lang '38, a tribute to professor emirita Kathryn Morgan, the Vagina Monologues, and more.

The Communications and ITS Departments plan to update the Swarthmore website’s homepage by early next year. The website hasn’t been redesigned in about six years and according to Nancy Nicely, Director of Communications, “websites don’t have a long shelf life.”

Rob LaMoy, a junior at Middlebury College, is spending a semester here at Swarthmore. LaMoy plays Quidditch at Middlebury, the birthplace and epicenter of collegiate Quidditch, and is hoping to start a team at Swarthmore. The Gazette sat down with him before

Pictures from the last week, including the pre-Screw Vertigo-go show, the spoken word OASIS show, the English-Scottish Ball, and much more.

Last Friday, Public Safety sent out a campus wide email regarding an actively recording camera found in 1st floor bathroom Cornell Science Library. The camera was found at approximately noon and the student who discovered it immediately removed it and took it