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Arlene Shechet Speaks On “Building Things” As An Artist

“Keep your work off balance…try to keep your work fresh and try other ways of working” advised artist Arlene Shechet, who gave a lecture on her work titled: “Building Things: Growing a Studio Practice” last Thursday as this year’s Marjorie Heilman Visiting
February 22, 2010

Drag and Dance

The blizzard has passed, and the snow is melting. In preparation for impending midterms and deadlines, you’ve probably locked yourselves away in Cornell, McCabe, Kohlberg, your rooms, and whatever other places you’ve decided are the best for studying. And, you know what?
February 19, 2010

College Corner with Money Man, Simon Zhu ’11

Simon Zhu ’11 is the SBC director, crucial to ensuring that the student activities budget gets to the necessary people to keep social life at Swarthmore active and varied. The Daily Gazette sat down with Simon Zhu ’11, the SBC director, to
February 19, 2010

Incoming Dean of Students Liz Braun

Rebecca Chopp announced Tuesday that Liz Braun, currently the dean of students at Mt. Holyoke College, will serve as Swarthmore's Dean of Students beginning next academic year. The Gazette had a phone conversation with her Wednesday about her thoughts on the selection.
February 18, 2010

The Way of the NinjaGram

For the fourth time in five years, black-clad bearers of Valentine’s Day cards swarmed across Swarthmore, sneaking into classes and dorms to deliver their messages of love and affection with a dash of stealth and aggression. NinjaGrams, headed for the first time
February 16, 2010

Professor Quaker Matchboxes

It can be difficult to imagine professors as outside the pedagogy of the classroom, especially in the context of romance and family life. But some members of the faculty and staff of Swarthmore College have relationships with each other, and with Valentine's
February 11, 2010

Prints and Prisoners

Swatties, emerge from your abodes! The snow isn’t that bad. At least, not bad enough that you would shut yourselves in rather than indulge in the wonderful arts events we have going on this weekend, on and off campus! Whether you’ve got
February 11, 2010
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