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The Olde Club Board: Bringing Music Back to Campus

If you attended any of the live music events at Olde Club recently, you may have run into the organizers without realizing. Revived after the pandemic, The Olde Club Board coordinates band performances on campus. Speaking with the board, I learned their

May 1, 2025

Arts

“An Anti-Colonial International Student’s Final Struggle” – A Review on Cui Yixin’s Senior Recital

On April 5, 2025, Swarthmore College’s students, professors, and community members witnessed a strikingly thoughtful senior recital by Cui Yixin, a senior majoring in philosophy and minoring in music. The program, exploring the Chinese literati and musical tradition of “polished jade” that

April 17, 2025

Arts

Hans Lüdemann and the Atlantic Seven’s Collisione Mondiale: An Emotional Journey

As the dark of night began to creep in, folks from the Swarthmore community filled the Lang Music Concert Hall for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: the world premiere of the musical collective Hans Lüdemann and the Atlantic Seven. Moment by moment, the seven

March 6, 2025

Arts·Arts & Features

Redefining Identity and Socio-Political Activism: A Study of French Rap

Did you know that France is the second largest market for rap albums in the world? In fact, some French artists sell more units than their American counterparts. However, Americans know hardly anything about French hip-hop. I hope to do my part

February 20, 2025

Arts·Arts & Features

Artist of the Week Nico Johnson ’26: Where Lyrics Meet Lines

When I think of the first person I’d want to interview for AOTW, it would be Nico Johnson ’26. Having the chance to collaborate with him on two theater pieces, I’ve seen firsthand his infectious energy and remarkable ability to bring characters

February 20, 2025

Arts

On Searows: We Can and We Will

On June 25, 2024, I saw Searows, or singer-songwriter Alec Duckart, live. I’ve been a fan since my first year, so when I saw that tickets were only five bucks on SeatGeek, I immediately bought them. Searow’s first LP, “Guard Dog,” helped

November 14, 2024

Arts

Sonic Bodies: A Reflection on Taiko and Emotions

On Saturday, Oct. 5, the Swarthmore community welcomed taiko legend Eitetsu Hayashi and his ensemble Fu-Un no Kai in the Lang Performing Arts Center’s Pearson Hall Theatre, for their concert “Sonic Bodies.” The concert is the final event of Hayashi’s stay at

October 10, 2024

Arts·Arts & Features

Artist of the Week Olivia Scarozza ’25 on Passionate Professional Performance

I have a confession: I owe an apology to Swarthmore’s musicians. When browsing through my previous Artist of the Week profiles, I realized that I hadn’t interviewed a singer in … over a year. As a retired clarinetist myself, this was pretty

September 19, 2024

Highlights·Opinion

Unions and Jazz in Philadelphia: A Problematic, Informative, and Instructive History

Last semester, more than 90% of the Swarthmore Resident Assistants (RAs) voted to unionize, capping the first successful union campaign in the college’s history. The vote happened amidst a wave of visible unionization and labor organizing across the country in the past

March 7, 2024

Arts·Arts & Features

Artist of the Week Elijah Santos ’26 on Containing Multitudes

I’ll never forget when I first followed Elijah Santos ’26 on Instagram. Instead of the usual stories, Eli posts what he’s listening to — I can attest to the fact that he has killer music taste. We instantly bonded over our mutual

November 16, 2023

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The Olde Club Board: Bringing Music Back to Campus

“An Anti-Colonial International Student’s Final Struggle” – A Review on Cui Yixin’s Senior Recital

Hans Lüdemann and the Atlantic Seven’s Collisione Mondiale: An Emotional Journey

Redefining Identity and Socio-Political Activism: A Study of French Rap

Artist of the Week Nico Johnson ’26: Where Lyrics Meet Lines

On Searows: We Can and We Will

Sonic Bodies: A Reflection on Taiko and Emotions

Artist of the Week Olivia Scarozza ’25 on Passionate Professional Performance

Unions and Jazz in Philadelphia: A Problematic, Informative, and Instructive History

Artist of the Week Elijah Santos ’26 on Containing Multitudes

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