Quick quiz: who's the opposite of Blackalicious? Answer: Ben Folds! This spring, the Large Scale Events committee has pulled a one-eighty and decided to bring piano-rocker Ben to Swat. Ben [...]
History Professor Robert DuPlessis lectured on "Globalization and the Creation of the 'Atlantic World' in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries" in the Scheuer Room on Wednesday. Although globalization is often [...]
As we all know, every year, the month of February is reserved as a celebration of black history. This year, rather than focusing on African-American history with commonplace themes such [...]
During winter break, Scott Fortmann-Roe '08 created Giveteam.org (http://giveteam.org), a non-profit website designed to generate money for charity. While pursuing a different web development project over break, Fortmann-Roe discovered that [...]
Not since the days of Heather Kile '02 has Swarthmore College seen a woman dominate the basketball court like Karen Berk. The sophomore center has averaged 23.8 points in the [...]
Unknown to many, driving taxis is one of the most dangerous professions. Taxi workers face much abuse and poor rewards for their work, such was the topic of discussion sponsored [...]
New democratic Congressional candidate Joe Sestak, who hopes to dethrone Republican incumbent Curt Weldon in Pennsylvania's 7th district, made the requisite Swarthmore stop on Wednesday night to discuss his candidacy. [...]
Last night, Swarthmore played host to several of the leading figures in the recent Dover trial on the teaching of evolution in schools. Three teachers from Dover Area High School, [...]
With a new semester comes a new schedule of shows at Swarthmore's free live music venue, the one and only Olde Club. This semester brings a mixture of old and [...]
Competitive tension is building in the atmosphere in anticipation of Swarthmore's first math-stat bowl coming up this Tuesday, February 7. The game-show like tournament will be hosted by Gary Gordon [...]