Step into Spring

Spring is here! Although the weather has been rather dreadful these past few days...

Reading Week

Arghhhh, reading week has started as students scramble for their books and attempt to cram back into their heads the astronomical amount of knowledge they have been asked to accumulate over the semester... Here we see George'09, an honors student (a rare specimen), studying economics.

New i20 Presidents!

Min Sern'12 from Malaysia and Majandra'12 from Peru, the new international group i20 presidents, pose in front of a map indicating all the places current and former Swat students have hailed from.

Last Pub Nite and studying in McCabe

Study in McCabe or go to Pub Nite? That is the dilemma many students are faced with on a Thursday night. George'09, Majandra'12 and I avoided it by dashing out of the library five minutes before midnight (and the end of Pub Nite) to get some last minute excitement. Hats off to Clarissa'12 who stayed behind (although we all know she was playing Tetris).

Earlier in the afternoon, Majandra'12 reads The Phoenix, the college newspaper, poised on one of the McCabe "honors" (because located in between honors bookshelves) tables.

By the way, extra points to whoever guesses what I was reading!

THE BIG CHAIR IS BACK!

YES! After nearly a year, the big chair is back! It is to everyone's surprise that the big chair was found, imperiously standing in front of its kneeling miniature peers on Parrish Beach one Wednesday morning. Kate'09 and Sven'09 test it out for the first time.

RAs for 09-10! (Resident Assistants)

These are the RAs that have been selected for the coming year! There are RAs in each dorm and hall, they take care of the students on said hall, organize study breaks and make life better!

EXCLUSIVE: WSRN Headquarters!

I am going to be the World Music Director next semester, which means that I have exclusive access to the headquarters on Parrish 5th, amongst other things! I can also use the budget to refurnish the tiny "European" music section! The headquarters are pretty messy, but then again, it's rock'n roll.

Summer Time

Summer is here! The heat is steadily increasing. To celebrate, unsuspecting Abhay'09 and Clarissa'12 spread themselves on a temporarily white and immaculate sheet while Majandra'12 immortalizes them through her lens. Daniel'10 choses to focus on smaller things, smaller things that crawl onto the Cold War seminar papers that I am supposed to be reviewing.

Student Dance Show

Students perform Kathak at the annual Student Dance Show, in which students demonstrate the skills they have acquired throughout their semester-long dance class.

La McCage aux Livres (The McCage of Books)

McCage, that is the affectionate name with which students refer to McCabe, the humanities and social sciences library. There is a notebook at the desk at McCage where you can voice your deepest thoughts and opinions, as well as request dvds, books or simply ask questions (as illustrated above, library staff can contribute).

Shown underneath is a beautiful tribute to Lizah'12 from Kenya who works at McCabe.

Media Center

Sergio'10 edits the footage for his Film and Media Studies Video Production class in the Beardsley Media Center.

French Texting

Yes! Swarthmore even has a guide to French texting abbreviations on the French Department Announcement Board!

Ride to Paris

This is proof of the good-heartedness and sense of humor of Swarthmore students. The second picture was taken within a week of the first.

Foie Gras and McCabe Book Sale

McCabe also had a book sale during Parents' Week-End but as soon as that was over the books all became free! Yay free Spanish Literature Encycopledia!

McCabe's display of new books changes every week with some interesting new ones pictured here, my favorite being "The Foie Gras Wars".

Gamelan Concert

Parents and students enjoy the spectacular student gamelan (musical ensemble from Indonesia) and Balinese dance performance in the Amphitheater.