More Articles
“Stated Meeting – Protecting Fire Fighters,” GothamGazette.com, City Government, May 14, 2007
At each of the City Council's stated meetings, council members introduce bills. Most of them never become laws, but some do. As a regular feature, Gotham Gazette discusses some of the legislation proposed at each meeting.
“Stated Meeting City Council April 23, new bills,” GothamGazette.com, City Government, May 06, 2007
“Stated Meetings--Bicycle Taxis, Baseball Bats, and Budget Boom,” GothamGazette.com, City Government, April 30, 2007
“New Bills: Housing Repairs and a Street Fight,” GothamGazette.com, City Government, April 23, 2007
ARTS:
“A Statuesque Stroll” December 2002, A tour of Swarthmore’s outdoor art collection
After all too many sprints to class, campus art (even the really big pieces) tends to blend into the scenery, becoming little more than part of the landscape. The nest-like twig tower in the tree in front of Trotter and the twisted metal by the train tracks begin to look mundane and inconspicuous. But stop and look and you’ll wonder just what are these things? And how did they get here?
“Major Art from Art Majors,” “Senior Art Theses: Part Deux,” & “Senior Art Exhibit: Part 3” April-May, 2003,
A three part series on the gallery exhibitions of senior art majors at Swarthmore
Step into the back room of the List Gallery for an exhibit of color photographs by Meggie Miao ’03. The 16 pictures depict traditional life in southwestern China and interpretation of emotions at Swarthmore…
If you want to learn what oil painting really has to do with soda machines and shoving potatoes through a turbine engine, you will have to come to the gallery yourself.
“Vaginas Speak out for V-week” February 2003,
A review of the student production of Eva Ensler’s Vagina Monologues
I sneaked into Kohlberg Coffee Bar for an important discussion last Saturday, but this was not your typical study group. We were going to talk about talking about vaginas, namely Eva Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues.”
“Like a Warm Gush of Water” April 2003, A review of the student production of Garcia Lorca’s Yerma
If you thought finishing a thesis was hard, come see life as a peasant woman in 1930s Andalusia, Spain, in Federico García Lorca’s folk tragedy “Yerma.” Fill your evening with honor, gossip, marital tensions, potions, pilgrimage, laundry … and sheep. The play and its language feel “like a warm gush of water filling your whole mouth,” words one character in “Yerma” uses to describe love.
MUSIC:
“An Album with an Audience” October 2002,
A review and comparison of Jeff Buckley’s two posthumous album releases
For the midterm of Rock ‘n Roll History, all you need to know about Jeff Buckley is that his only studio album was “Grace,” he did an amazing (some say “transcendental” or “angelic”) version of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” (yes, Rufus Wainwright did one too with some nice reverb, but it wasn’t as dynamic), and he died young like his father, folk artist Tim Buckley.
“Reviewing the Reviews” March 2003, A look at the album reviews of the WSRN record library
Before I became a student of Swarthmore, I (like many other surly or sarcastic teenagers) was a student of rock ’n’ roll. And before I thought about a major, I chose to do a radio show. The WSRN album reviewers were my tutors.
“David Axelrod Knows his Stuff” April 2002, A review of David Axelrod’s self-titled album
In honor of my humanities education, I’m going to make up a new word. In keeping with the customs of the social sciences, it will be an amalgamation of existing words. For the natural sciences, I shall get to the point: I’d like to describe David Axelrod’s latest CD as “rockestrazz…
LIVING:
“Making Noise Visually” October 2002,
A look at the puppeteers and stilt-walkers of Spiral Q
So, you’re finally settled into Swat and ready to try something new. Maybe you’re looking for a potential career, or perhaps you’ve always wanted to walk on stilts. Whether for entertainment or activism, street performance might be your calling.
“Unraveling a Campus Enigma” (and A look at Crumhenge and Stonehenge) November 2002,
A feature on the history of a curious campus fixture
After my hard-hitting interviews, I realized that the origin and significance of Crumhenge is not common knowledge to the Swarthmore community. Even the Friends Historical Library had little information on these exceptional rocks. Armed with a pen, paper and my cell phone (in case I got lost), I headed down to the meadows for a little inspiration.
“Day of the Dana Bug” November 2002,
An investigation of student and staff encounters with the common insect visitor
There’s always that one hallmate. You know — that odd one. He’s kind of small and a little dirty, always scurrying around and never doing work. But what really creeps you out is the way he clings to the wall with his 15 pairs of legs, stalking insects.
“Do I Have to Answer That” September 2002, Taking on the constant question about the future
As a senior, I get the classes I want, the massive Wharton room and the automatic respect of underclassmen (or at least I’d like to think so). I’ve earned these perks, but I pay dearly every time I hear the words “What are you planning to do after college?”
“From Target Shuttles to Italian Railroads” January 2003,
A profile of a study abroad student’s experience in Italy
Last fall, while you were slapping your tray down at Sharples, Allen Frost ’04 was dining with his host family in Italy.
“In the Cage with Dave and Ray” February 2003,
An feature on the Swarthmore athletics equipment managers
If you’ve ever bounced a ball or done something even remotely athletic at Swarthmore in the past couple of decades, Equipment Managers Dave Lester and Ray Scott helped to make it happen, and they might have done your laundry, too.
