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Friday, May 25, 2012


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Africa: with its potential for growth, the next India?

What is the first thing that comes to mind with the word “Africa”? Poverty? Political unrest? Corruption? Conflict? Human trafficking? Despotism? How …


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Wharton intruder remains unidentified

Late on the night of April 20, two reports were made to Public Safety of a suspicious male in Wharton dormitory. The first reported a stranger who tri…


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Peace Collection brings Rustin exhibit to McCabe

McCabe Library is currently displaying an exhibition on the life and work of renowned social activist Bayard Rustin. The exhibit is entitled “Bayard R…

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'One Million Bones' raises public awareness of genocide

Published April 26, 2012

Spearheaded by a group of students in this semester’s philosophy course “Human Rights and Atrocities,” a workshop focused on different perceptions of genocide will be held tomorrow in Kohlberg’s Scheu…

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Project shows corporate involvement in occupation

Published April 26, 2012

Students walking the path across the Science Center Lawn this week could not help but walk through a chain-link enclosure sprinkled with potted trees whose leaves intermingled with instantly-recogniza…


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College releases five-year inventory on greenhouse emissions

The recent release of Swarthmore’s 2005-2010 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory constitutes a great stride for the college in improving its environmenta…


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Search for soph. class dean and IC director narrows

As the search for Swarthmore’s new Dean of the Sophomore Class approaches completion, there are now four finalists who faculty, staff and students hav…


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'Did You Know' questions faculty diversity at college

In the past months, the enigmatic “Did You Know?” group has taken to periodically posting information sheets in the McCabe bathroom stalls amongst oth…


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Events Menu

Today

Is “Sustainable Development” a myth?

In the second to last event of “The Progress Paradox: Critical Perspectives on Development” (see right)…


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Diversity symposium held to discuss expanding inclusivity on campus

In light of several recent incidents that highlighted a degree of intolerance for diversity among some members of the Swarthmore community, a symposiu…


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Consent workshop brings collective to campus, increases party safety

Last Friday, two members of Philly Stands Up, a collective of individuals working to confront sexual assault with transformative justice in the Philad…