Global Neighbors, a new service group working with individuals with leprosy or Hansen's Disease (HD), is currently raising funds to send two student externs to rural China over winter break. Both externs intend to establish a local network of connections with Joy
Between Monday the 20th and Friday the 25th, Coming Out Week (COW) at Swarthmore will feature open and closed events centered on queer issues in the community. Sponsored by SQU, other queer student groups, and academic departments, Coming Out Week is run
Swarthmore Cycles, a repair and used bike shop, has opened in the Ville. All bikes are sold for around $100, and Lindsay Yanez, the store's proprietor, pledges to stand behind her products.
Swarthmore's ITS received fewer RIAA file-sharing notices, but administrators hesitate to attribute this to success of new policies. Other possibilities include the rise of Youtube and Pandora or merely a quiet time in the RIAA's aggression.
After a long and grueling regular season and an exciting first two rounds of the playoffs, the World Series is finally set to start with the Tampa Bay Rays hosting the Philadelphia Phillies. Here is how the two teams stack up.
Bryn Mawr College has begun investigating the possibility of creating a new campus in Abu Dhabi. President McAuliffe appointed a small working group to conduct the initial fact-finding on the proposal, and write a funding request for a feasibility study.
Yesterday, SBC met, with a bare quorum of four members, to consider five budget proposals. In total, SBC distributed $2,841.50 to five groups, including QSA, pun/ctum, The Daily Gazette, the College Democrats, and the Drag Troupe.