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Swarthmore’s very own LARP to return to campus

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February 14, 2014
As the sesquicentennial approaches, a group of students is starting a new tradition at Swarthmore. The group, comprised of six students, including Riley Collins ’16, Randy Doyle ’16, Raymond Elias ’15, Leah Foster ’14, Josh Ginzberg ’15, and Julian Marin ’14, is

More departments face over-enrollment as course loads decrease

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February 14, 2014
The college is currently undergoing a gradual transition from a five-course professor teaching load to a four-course load. The transition is part of a three-pronged plan that, according to the college, will improve faculty-student engagement, increase opportunities for faculty to conduct research

Full inclusion now: a response to Robert George

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February 14, 2014
Professors Cornel West and Robert George ’77 came to campus on Monday, February 10th, to discuss the meaning of the liberal arts and to model respectful dialogue across the ideological spectrum. In spite of their many moral and political differences, both men

Sleepwalking through Wellesley

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February 14, 2014
Students at Wellesley, a prestigious women’s liberal arts college, had mixed reactions to a sculpture found wandering outside of the confines of its exhibit. “Sleepwalker” is a painted bronze statue by modern artist Tony Matelli. The statue is an uncanny, hyper-realistic depiction

Songs to soothe a pounding Sunday hangover

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February 14, 2014
Sundays at Swarthmore may be the most dreaded day of the week. We convince ourselves to do readings that our professors forgot they even assigned.  There is infinite homework due the next day. Your clothes still reek of Olde Club cigarettes and

Former student sues college for improper expulsion

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February 14, 2014
On January 23, 2014, a former student filed a suit alleging that the college violated his Title IX rights and turned him into “the whipping boy that Swarthmore needed to demonstrate its new ‘zero tolerance’ standard” following his expulsion after an expedited

Postcards from abroad: Erik Jensen ’15

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February 14, 2014
Dear Campus Journal, So I’ve been in Rabat for the past two weeks and am absolutely loving my time here!I’m taking classes through a program called AMIDEAST with about 27 other American students. My host mom has promised to teach me how

Corbett’s magical budget

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February 14, 2014
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett is running for reelection. That’s what he’s doing instead of, you know, governing. A few months ago his budget secretary, Charles Zogby, said that the state could face a deficit of up to $1.4 billion in the 2014-15
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The Swatter: February 3-10

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February 14, 2014
Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. Suspicious Odor
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