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About A Band: Joe Pernice’s “Meat Is Murder”

Of all the loves you can have, the strangest is probably the love of an obsessive fan for his favorite band. No other love slides so easily into arcane geekery (debating Ian Curtis’ favorite breakfast cereal) or pretension. We’re talking about love;

September 29, 2009

Opinion

The Social-State Utopia Is Only Getting Gayer

Germany just had an election, I have health insurance, and here's a stab in the dark at what it all means.

September 28, 2009

Opinion

Safety First

The good old days of Swatties feeling secure in their little bubble are gone, my friends. Gone! So we can't keep acting in the same old friendly way. Things have to change around here. Before something really bad happens.

September 24, 2009

Opinion

Afghanistan is Vietnam

American troops patrol in a far-off land. The crafters of American foreign policy in Washington have laid down an ultimatum. Though few Americans have any interest in this place, it will not be allowed to fall to the opposition, at any cost.

September 23, 2009

Opinion

The Somerville Literary Society: Empowering Swarthmore Women Since 1871

For the first 50 years or so of the College’s existence, the Somerville Literary Society was _the_ extracurricular activity for female students. Founded in 1871 and named after Mary Somerville, a Scottish scientist from the 19th century, the society offered women a

September 22, 2009

Opinion

The ABCs of SBC – An Introduction

Student Budget Committee Manager Simon Nin Zhu gives an introduction to how SBC works.

September 21, 2009

Opinion

Gay for Pay

So the other day I was searching around on the internet for my favorite episode of the Tyra Show and instead I came across an oldie but goodie: “Gay for Pay.” In this classic episode, Tyra invites a number of “all american

September 17, 2009

Opinion

Welcome Back to Deutsch… kei?

Because I just can't tear myself away, I'm writing another column about my adventures (and misadventures) in Berlin as a Fulbright Fellow this year, thinking about Germans, Turks, and the ever-present past.

September 14, 2009

Opinion

Student Council Constitutional Amendment

Student Council is proposing an amendment to its constitution about attendance by Council members. They will vote on it Sunday; the text of the amendment is here.

September 14, 2009

Opinion

Reviewing Jose Saramago’s “Blindness”

A review of Jose Saramago's "Blindness." It is something too familiar, too intimate, stuck in the uneasy company of nightmares and overexposed film. Lingering on longer than the usual allegory-cum-dystopia, when the lights go out you get the feeling that they could

September 14, 2009

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