Orientation Week 2010
  • Jiuxing June Xie
    Ellen Sanchez
  • The Class of 2014 may already be getting jaded, but these photos provide a glimpse into the strange, exciting, new time that was their first week at Swarthmore.

  • 9/3/2010
  • Hansi Wang '09, NPR Kroc Fellow
  • Angela Meng
  • Hansi Wang '09 recently received the prestigious Kroc Fellowship at NPR. The Gazette asked him about what he'll do, how War News Radio prepared him for it, and his advice for how to improve your radio voice.

  • 9/3/2010
  • Inauguration Performances, Senior Art Theses...
  • Jiuxing June Xie
    Cindy Lin
  • Photos of the final weeks of the semester: Rebecca Chopp's inauguration, senior art theses, and students preparing for the annual Trash2Treasure yard sale.

  • 5/21/2010
  • Chopp Inaugurated as 14th President of Swarthmore
  • Nick Gettino
  • On Saturday, May 8th, 2010, Rebecca Chopp was installed as Swarthmore’s 14th president. The inauguration came after a year of serving as the college's president, during which time President Chopp met with...

  • 5/21/2010
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    Profile on Rebecca Chopp
  • by HANNA KOZLOWSKA
  • Posted 5/7/2010
  • Rebecca Chopp’s inauguration as president of Swarthmore College will be held on May 8th. The theme of the inauguration is "Hope in the Age of Clamor: Leadership, Liberal Arts and the Common Good." As she moves forward in her career, she does not forget her past, from the stutterer in a small Kansas town to the adolescent who was never encouraged to pursue education to the insecure undergrad at the University of Chicago to where she is today, established theologian, feminist, and administrator with a commitment to social justice.

    The Week in Pictures: Night of Scenes, Russian Fairy Tales, Jambo, and More
  • by JIUXING JUNE XIE; BRENDAN WORK; CINDY LIN; ELLEN SANCHEZ
  • Posted 5/7/2010
  • As the semester comes to a frenzied, panicked close, students showcase the efforts of their semester. There were several exciting performances last week, including the a capella Jamboree, Directing II's Night of Scenes, and the Poetry Workshop's final reading.

    The Week in Pictures: Rhythm N Motion Performance
  • by JIUXING JUNE XIE
  • Posted 5/6/2010
  • Photos from Rhythm N Motion's spring performance.

    The Week in Pictures: Dots, SASS, Man Man & More: Signs of Summer at Swat
  • by CINDY LIN; JIUXING JUNE XIE
  • Posted 5/6/2010
  • The warm weather is finally here, classes are over, and students have taken to the outdoors to celebrate. Photos from the Willets Carnival, Worthstock, the SASS Block Party, and more.

    The Cure At Troy: Photo Preview
  • by JIUXING JUNE XIE
  • Posted 4/30/2010
  • Photos from a rehearsal of The Cure At Troy, Seamus Heaney's adaptation of Sophocles' Philoctetes. This production, Niccolo Moretti's Honors Directing Thesis, runs Friday through Sunday.

    Swarthmore Borough Tops Philly Magazine Ranking
  • by RAMYA GOPAL
  • Posted 4/29/2010
  • The Borough of Swarthmore was named the #1 “Awesome Neighborhood to Call Home,” by Philadelphia Magazine. The article described “access to Swarthmore College’s 300-acre Arboretum" as a main perk and President Rebecca Chopp as a "resident you ought to know."

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