The Gazette heard from readers that someone in a Santa Claus costume was in the Amphitheater and Upper Tarble on Saturday night, and was asked to investigate. We heard only vague rumors that it was for a film class -- other, that
Tomoko Sakomura, who gave a faculty lecture on Wednesday, spoke on her current research, dealing with analyzing and interpreting two screen paintings that together depict the "Thirty-Six Immortal Poets" of Japan.
A reader noticed that some of the leaves falling near Kohlberg and Trotter had a strange white substance on them. The Arboretum's Josh Coceano went and had a look for us to see what was going on.
On Thursday, the William J. Cooper Foundation sponsored artist Patrick “Pato” Hebert gave a lecture in Kohlberg’s Scheuer Room, during which he shared images of, and stories about, his past works and inspiration. Herbert’s show in and around McCabe Library, “Signing On:
Photos from the last week: a human peace sign, traditional Mexican dance, the Mid-Autumn Festival, congressional candidate Bryan Lentz visiting campus, and more.
Last week was EVS Appreciation Week, and so Sinan Kazaklar '14 sat down with Joan Scheer, his EVS Technician in Wharton, for a conversation. They talked about her time at Swarthmore, her volunteer work rescuing ferrets, and more.
When students first came back to Swarthmore after the summer, there were chalkings across campus advertising NOLArize! and the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Swatties may wonder: what is NOLArize doing, given that it's been five years since Katrina?