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He Took Biology on a Dare. Now’s He’s Got Video of a Giant Squid
Sönke Johnsen chose to study physics at Swarthmore College in the 1980s because it was close to a family friend’s hardware store. That’s just one of many paths for Johnsen that led him to help capture the first video of a giant squid in U.S. waters, writes Carter Forinash for The Chronicle. His physics dream…
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Swarthmore College Captures Number Three Spot in Nation for Best Liberal Arts College
Swarthmore College was ranked the third best liberal arts college in the nation by U.S. News and World Reports, receiving a score of 93 out of 100, according to its performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Here’s other rankings for Swarthmore College. 4th in Best Values School. 9th in Undergraduate Teaching,…
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Women’s Names Noticeably Absent From College Campus Buildings, But There’s Hope in Swarthmore
As a student at Penn, Carmina Hachenburg was surrounded by buildings named after men, 90 percent in fact, she writes for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “As a woman, seeing mostly men be recognized through these naming processes is troubling. It signals who has power and who doesn’t,” she wrote. Hachenburg checked around. At colleges in our…
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DNB First House of the Week: Early-1900s Estate in Swarthmore
An early-1900s estate with six bedrooms and three full and three half bathrooms is available for sale in Swarthmore. The home features a front-to-back entry hall with a grand staircase. On the side is the living room with wood-burning fireplace and access to an outdoor patio area with an additional fireplace. There’s also a second…
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Washington Post: Chester Man in His 80s Teaches Gentle Art of Aikido
Almost 80, this gentle man, born in Chester, trains students to be good martial artists and good people, writes Marina Affor for the Washington Post. Rick Berry’s martial arts career began when he was 27 years old. Fifty years later, he teaches martial arts and has belts in multiple forms of martial arts, all defensive.…
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Delaware County Leadership: State Sen. Tim Kearney
State Sen. Tim Kearney, 58, represents the 26th District, which covers 18 Delaware County communities as well as Easttown and Willistown in Chester County. In 2018, he defeated Republican Tom McGarrigle in an upset to become state senator, the first Democrat to represent the 26th district since 1978. DELCO.Today recently spoke to Sen. Kearney about…
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2 Delco Colleges Offer Good Returns on Potential Graduate Salaries Vs. Net Cost
Haverford College and Swarthmore College made the list of top 50 U.S. colleges that offer the highest average salary after graduation for their tuition dollars, writes Abigall Hess for CNBC.com. CNBC Make It identified the true net cost of each college for the typical American student from families making between $48,001 and $75,000— including tuition,…
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Here Are Three of the More Affordable Private Colleges for Low-Income Families
Research suggests the most selective colleges and universities are often the most affordable for low-income families, according to ladders.com The most selective schools are more affordable options for low-income families due to need-blind admissions and generous financial aid programs. Many low-income families only look only at seemingly less expensive and less competitive schools. Tuition discounting…
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A Stranger’s Advice Turned Her Life Around, Pointed Her to Swarthmore College, and a Career.
A stranger’s $50 tip and advice convinced this Philly bakery worker to return to college. Then she soared, writes Susan Snyder for the Philadelphia Inquirer. In 2016, Anyssa El Manfaa was working at a South Philadelphia bakery during a convention of students, scholars, and scientists. A customer was chatting with her about quantum mechanics and…
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‘Beer Me.’ Here’s Two Great Places to Get Single Serve Craft Beer in Delco
Neighborhood beer stores are often overlooked as places to get single servings of the latest and greatest in craft beer but two of those popular bottle shops can be found right here in Delaware County, writes Nick Vadala for philly.com. Delco’s 320 Market Café focuses on “craft beer” only for its’ 650 selections of beer…
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Swarthmore College Ends Greek Life on Campus
Swarthmore College President Valerie Smith announced May 10 that fraternities and sororities, “exclusive, dues-paying organizations” will no longer exist at the Delaware County liberal arts college, writes Anna Orso for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The move was part of an effort to deal with sexual misconduct on campus. A national outcry erupted after one of the…
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Investigative Reporter Donates Research on Burglary of FBI Office in Media to Swarthmore College
Investigative reporter Betty Medsger, the first journalist to report on files stolen from an FBI office in Media nearly a half-century ago, has donated her research to Swarthmore College, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. Medsger, who was a Washington Post reporter at the time, was one of the five people who received copies…
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Queen Anne-Style Home More Than a Century Old Hits the Market in Swarthmore
A century-old Queen Anne-style home with eight bedrooms and period detailing is on the market in Swarthmore for $750,000, writes Shannon Rooney for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The home was purchased by Joe Anderson’s father in 1968. According to Anderson, his father first noticed the home in 1944, when he moved into his dormitory at Swarthmore…
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Former NFL Player Continues Crusade Against Cancer, Tours Nick’s House in Swarthmore
Devon Still, a former Penn State star and retired NFL lineman whose daughter Leah managed to beat cancer, recently toured Nick’s House in Swarthmore, writes Dan Gelston for the Centre Daily Times. In 2014, Leah was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma and soon became an inspiration to millions of her father’s fans. Now, she is…
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Swarthmore College Men’s Basketball Team Bound for Final Four
The Swarthmore College men’s basketball team is bound for the NCAA Division III Final Four for the first time in program history. The Garnet will face Christopher Newport University of Newport News, Va., in the national semifinals on Friday at 6 PM in Fort Wayne, Ind. Swarthmore punched its ticket to the Final Four with…
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Admittance Rate Below 15 Percent Doesn’t Prevent Swarthmore College from Being Athletic Powerhouse
The resurgence of the Swarthmore College men’s basketball program is part of a larger athletic initiative that has turned one of the most elite institutions of higher education into an NCAA Division III powerhouse, writes Michael Bradley for Main Line Today. Swarthmore, a school that has 1,577 students and an admittance rate below 15 percent,…
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Forty-Seven Men Have Governed Pennsylvania. Only One Hailed from Delco
Out of the 47 men who have served as governor of Pennsylvania, only one called Delaware County his home, according to an editorial in the Daily Times. William Cameron Sproul took the oath of office as the state’s chief executive nearly a century ago on Jan. 21, 1919. Sproul was born in Lancaster County and…
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Russian Poet to Discuss State of Literature, Online Journalism in Her Country at Swarthmore College
Maria Stepanova, who was born in Moscow in 1972 and who is one of the most prominent young Russian poets today, will speak about the current state of literature and online journalism in Russia on Wednesday, Feb. 6 at Swarthmore College. The event is scheduled for 4:30-5:30 PM in McCabe Library. Stepanova is also an…
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