LIVE BLOG: Bathtub Debates Devolve into Porn Jokes
The annual Bathtub Debates, which pit representatives of the three academic divisions against each other in a battle for primacy, has begun in Sci 101. Tonight, Philosophy Prof. Krista Thomason is...
View ArticleMonday Chatter: 4.1.2013
WEATHER: Partly Cloudy, frequent lightning It’s April already High of 60 degrees Time, time, time Low of 31 degrees, also intermittent hail See what’s become of me SHARPLES: Breakfast – 7:30am – 9:30am...
View ArticleTask Force on Sexual Misconduct May Prove a Route Forward
Just before midnight Thursday night, StuCo Appointments Chair Yuan Qu announced in an email to the student body that a new Task Force on Sexual Misconduct is being formed to “assist an external...
View ArticleCooper Union, Long Free, to Charge Tuition
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, a selective university in New York City, was founded in part on the principle that “an education should be as free as air and water.” Opened in...
View ArticlePresident Chopp Releases Sexual Assault Consultant’s Interim Report,...
In an email sent to all students, faculty, and staff this morning, Swarthmore President Rebecca Chopp detailed the progress the College has made in its ramped-up efforts to respond to and prevent...
View ArticleWednesday Chatter: 9-11-13
WEATHER: Mostly Sunny It’s so hot, all your classmates High of 92 degrees will sweat like pigs Low of 71 degrees and there’s NOTHING you can do about it SHARPLES: Lunch – 10:30am – 1:30pm Main: Chicken...
View ArticleBoard of Managers Categorically Declines to Divest Endowment from Fossil Fuels
Board of Managers Chair Gil Kemp ’72 has authored an open letter on behalf of the whole board announcing that the group opposes fossil fuel divestment. The letter emphasizes the cost of divesting,...
View ArticleFriday Chatter: 9-13-13
WEATHER: Sunny Friday the 13th High of 69 degrees is spooky. Low of 49 degrees So is this cold front. SHARPLES: Community Picnic, Sharples’ Lawn, 12-1:30pm Hamburgers, Veggie Burgers, Hotdogs Caesar...
View ArticleMonday Chatter: 9-16-13
WEATHER: (From weather.com, 1:26 a.m.) Partly cloudy, chance of rain 40% What’s the difference between High of 70 degrees boogers and broccoli? Low of 49 degrees Kids hate broccoli. SHARPLES: Lunch –...
View ArticleWellness / Fitness / Theater Center Secures $2.5 Million in Donations
You know it already: Swarthmore College’s next new building will be the Wellness/Fitness/Theater center, first proposed last fall. But there’s more to it. Not only has the staff on Parrish 2nd...
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