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.

Guitar Playing

Sara'12, Wes'12, Andrew'12 and Max'12 chill and enjoy the sweet sound of acoustic guitar in Wharton courtyard.

It's a beautiful day: Mr Swarthmore and the Activities Fair

The contestants of Mr. Swarthmore align themselves on stage. "Mr. Nothing", Grant'09, won a landslide victory over the 4 runner ups, Mr. International, Mr. Lacrosse, Mr. SASS (Swarthmore African American Student Society) and Mr. Rugby.

The activities fair on Parrish Walk for Ride the Tide.

Parrish Beach gets crowded as Swatties and Specs enjoy the beautiful weather. The tents were put up by Earthlust, the campus environmental group, in order to sleep outdoors with specs.

Mixed Company ("Moco")!

Mixed Company, one of the three co-ed acapella groups performs for Specs during Ride the Tide under the Bell Tower.

Vertigo-go Show!

Natalie'11, Dermot'09 and Daniel'11 perform at the Ride the Tide Vertigo-go show. Vertigo-go is the only improvisation comedy group on campus, although there is another comedy/sketch group: Boy Meets Tractor.

Ride The Tide

I'm hosting for Ride The Tide!

Giant Umbrellas

Rachel'12, Nachos (Nachiketa)'09 and Hoover'12 shielding themselves from the rain with their gigantic umbrellas.

Janis Loves Admits

Janis'10 in front of the poster that advertised the writing of postcards to admits in return for a kiss from the Admissions staff. Natalia'12 and I wrote a total of about 30.

He then proceeds to identify himself, as a proud Latvian, on the "web" created by Multi, an "organization dedicated to providing a safe environment for people of multiple heritages in the Swarthmore College community". For more Student Groups check out http://www.swarthmore.edu/x8595.xml. Try and spot me on the web!

Artist

Kyle'09 sketches the Swarthmore gardens on Trotter's (Political Science/History Department) steps.

It's filming day!

Arielle'12 and Ethel'09 at work for their Film and Media Studies project starring Sergio'12 and I!

It's more than one picture day: a Concert for Justice!

Madrianne'11 and Myles'10 play the balafon to attract crowds to the bake sale organised by SLAP (Swarthmore Labor Action Project).

Adam'12 shivers as he tries to persuade Sergio'10 to buy one of the numerous goodies.

And a bonus video!

My Dorm

This is my dorm, Wharton, the oldest and nicest dorm on campus. For a list and description of other dorms go to www.swarthmore.edu/x9777.xml.

Oh Kolhberg, my one true love

Next to the Kohlberg Language Building.

Big Beautiful Tree (BBT)

Swarthmore is full of those.

Joanie!

Joanie'11 chalking next to Parrish Beach, advertising events organized by the Coalition for a Free Haiti (CFFH).

I was here

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