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Cooper Series Events on HeLa Cells Emphasize Importance of Bioethics, Honoring Henrietta Lacks’s Legacy

Henrietta Lacks, a Black mother of five who passed away in 1951 at 31, has saved more lives than nearly anyone in history. She has helped eradicate polio, create the HPV vaccine, and discover that humans have 46 — not 48 —

November 4, 2021

Arts

WELCOME AUDIENCE!: an Interview with Alex Torra, Director of Upcoming Cooper Series Play

“BIENVENIDOS BLANCOS! OR WELCOME WHITE PEOPLE!,” a play about Cuban and Cuban-American identity which had its world premiere at the Philadelphia FringeArts Festival in 2018, is coming to the LPAC mainstage on Feb. 14 as part of the Cooper Series: a program

February 13, 2020

Arts

Nadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot on Art and Activism Through Rebellion

“Art and activism — I think it’s been therapeutic for me. I’m depressed because of all the horrible political things I have experienced. Art helps me — once I was thinking I just want to cut my wings — I don’t want

October 3, 2019

Arts

Robin Mandel ’97 to Share Multimedia Art and Engage Community

From November 5 to 8, students walking through the Sci Quad between 7 and 8 p.m. will see a strange and exciting sight: projections of their peers singing displayed on the walls of Kohlberg, Beardsley, Sci Center, and Martin. The series, entitled

October 25, 2018

Arts

Lenny Seidman’s ARC: A Reconciliation of Diverse Traditions

Lenny Seidman’s latest project “ARC”a full length performance suite that combines tabla and taiko drumming with contemporary dance and Japanese butoh, was presented at Swarthmore College on October 5th, 2018. “ARC” derives its name from the intention of the performance: to identify

October 11, 2018

Arts & Features

Skins & Songs & Steps Draws From Spiritual and Ethnic Traditions of Music

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. Last Friday

October 30, 2013

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Cooper Series Events on HeLa Cells Emphasize Importance of Bioethics, Honoring Henrietta Lacks’s Legacy

WELCOME AUDIENCE!: an Interview with Alex Torra, Director of Upcoming Cooper Series Play

Nadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot on Art and Activism Through Rebellion

Skins & Songs & Steps Draws From Spiritual and Ethnic Traditions of Music

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