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Swarthmore Inn project given $2 million grant

The economic downturn put an abrupt halt to a project that planned to bring an inn, a restaurant and the college bookstore to the Swarthmore town center.

However, after the Commonwealth of Pennsylvani…

College to transition to Moodle by fall 2012

Over the next two years, the college will be making a transition from Blackboard, the current learning management system, to an open source software called Moodle.

Faculty members can use either Black…

Students attend historic climate rally

Over 150,000 people gathered on the National Mall in Washington D.C. this Sunday to honor Earth Day 2010 and to support environmental movements at The Climate Rally, an outdoor event comprised of spee…

Sestak vies for long-held senatorial seat

When Jenn Medeiros ’11 was rushed to the hospital last November after collapsing on the night the old health care bill was put to a vote in Congress, Congressman Joe Sestak took time to check up on he…

Activist seeks to make history, spearhead change

While canvassing through the city of Chester, Tina Johnson met a woman struggling to get state support and funding to build a safe haven for homeless women. When Johnson told her that she would offer …

College extends Anderson’s term, Braun to lead hiring

For the 2010-11 school year, Diane Anderson will serve another term as Acting Associate Dean of Academic Affairs while Dean of Students-Designate Liz Braun and the Committee on Faculty Procedures, or

StuCo sets bike share program’s wheels in motion

The college will soon launch a Bike Share program to provide students with the opportunity to rent out one of 10 available bicycles from McCabe Library for his or her own personal use.

It is not yet c…

Committee to examine purchasing guidelines

In response to the controversy over the return of Coca-Cola products three years after the Kick Coke campaign banned them from campus, the administration has formed the ad hoc Committee on Purchaser R…

Community heightens response to Chile earthquake

On Feb. 27, just a month after the Swarthmore community gathered in support of those affected by the earthquake in Haiti, another earthquake — recorded as the fifth largest in history according to U…

‘Join me on the Bridge’ to celebrate female war survivors

In light of the 99th anniversary of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2010, the borough of Swarthmore will host its own “Join me on the Bridge” event this week to honor women who have lived throug…

Crew holds interviews on campus for documentary

The film crew of Gary Null & Associates, a New York based company that makes documentaries, held closed interviews with members of the college community involved in environmental activism last Thursda…