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College Corner: Nathaniel Deutsch

Prof. Nathaniel Deutsch returned this semester to Swat after having been away on leave for a year and a half. During his time on leave he was supported by a [...]
February 7, 2008

Where are the Mints?

Many Swatties have noticed the disappearance of mints from Sharples. The Daily Gazette decided to find out why they are no longer available. Janet Kassab, Director of Purchasing for Dining [...]
February 6, 2008

The History of Screw

In the Foreign Student Advisor's "Survival Guide" to Swarthmore College, Screw Your Roommate is the first tradition listed. Described as "a dance when students pair their roommates with a blind [...]
February 6, 2008

Swat Celebrates Super Tuesday

As the 9:00pm results from Super Tuesday rolled in, Mephistos Lounge was filled with more than fifty Swatties. A handful of students hunched over textbooks, but most clustered around laptops watching [...]
February 6, 2008

Swatties or Swarthmoreans?

People who go to Swarthmore are Swatties, right? Not according to the About Swarthmore website, which calls us Swarthmoreans. We decided to find out what the reason for this was, [...]
February 4, 2008

Authorial Ambiguity: Lecture

Readers of the works of Albert Memmi, a half-Berber half-Jewish writer from Tunisia, often remark upon the similarity of his characters to himself, and upon his fixation with his protagonists [...]
February 4, 2008

Illinois, The Extraordinaires Kick Off Olde Club Season

Pennsylvania natives Illinois — yes, you read that right — and the Extraordinaires played the semester's first show at Olde Club last Friday night. Illinois, whose music is relatively standard indie with country influences, made for [...]
February 3, 2008
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