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Swarthmore College First to Give Its Students a Free (SEPTA) Ride
Swarthmore College is the first higher education institution to join SEPTA’s Key Advantage Program, writes Ariana Perez-Gastells for The Philadelphia Inquirer. About 1,600 full-time Swarthmore students will be able to use free SEPTA passes throughout the academic year, up to 240 rides a month. SEPTA’s “UPass” program is open to any school or university in…
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Swarthmore College Professor Raymond Hopkins Was a Pioneer Expert on World Food Policies
Raymond F Hopkins, a beloved Swarthmore College professor whose expertise on food policy and hunger helped forge the 1990 U.S. Farm Bill, is being remembered, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Hopkins, 84, died May 23 in Media. Professor Hopkins was a professor emeritus of political science and is considered a food policy pioneer.…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Updated Colonial in Swarthmore
An exceptional updated colonial home with six bedrooms and three full and two half bathrooms is available for sale in Swarthmore. The Colonial residence is perfectly nestled on a beautiful, elevated private lot landscaped with gorgeous specimen trees, plantings, and shrubs which provide highly-coveted privacy. The home is approached on an inviting stone walkway and…
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They Saved Rwanda’s Mountain Gorillas After Falling in Love at Swarthmore College
Amy Vedder and Bill Weber fell in love at Swarthmore College and even got married on campus, but that’s not why they got an honorary degree at Sunday’s commencement. It was, in fact, because they successfully helped save the Rwandan mountain gorilla from extinction, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The college recognized their…
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Swarthmore College apologizes for digging up a Native American Burial Ground
Back in 1899, Swarthmore College natural history professor Spencer Trotter and student Bird T. Baldwin dug up a Lenape burial site in Chester County and set up an exhibit of human remains and artifacts on the college campus in Swarthmore. The exhibit content, including the remains, was later lost. Now, 124 years later, Swarthmore College…
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Building a Life in Swarthmore After the Comforts of a City Condo
Perri Evanson, 63, has given up the comforts of an Old City condo to focus on expanding a Swarthmore rancher that’s been her apartment, writes Paul Jablow for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Workers are turning it into a two-bedroom, two-bath suburban home, adding a bedroom suite in a former attic. The move to Swarthmore reflects changes…
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Condominium Project Approved for Swarthmore Town Center
Swarthmore Borough Council approved 6-1 Monday a five-story $30 million condominium complex in the town center, despite strong opposition from some residents, writes Kevi Riordan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The 30-unit complex will be across from the borough hall and library at 110 Park Ave. and is expected to open in 2025. It will include…
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Swarthmore Luxury Condos Dividing Borough Into 2 Camps
Swarthmore Borough is divided on whether a proposal for a five-story condo at 110 Park Ave. will help the borough town center or take away its best qualities, writes Kevin Riordan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The proposal for a $30 million, five-story building at the current Celia building at 110 Park Ave. with 1,250 square…
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Swarthmore College’s Matteo Sollecito Makes World Baseball Classic
Matteo Sollecito, a baseball senior at Swarthmore College, is on Great Britain’s taxi squad roster for the 2023 World Baseball Classic, which started today, March 8, and runs until March 21. Sollecito is serving initially as a reserve, but has a chance to be added to the active roster of the tournament. Great Britain’s…
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Scientist Dad Hoping to Cure Daughter Aided by $25M Donation
Swarthmore scientist Ben Prosser devoted 10 years to heart failure research, then shifted gears suddenly in August 2018 when his daughter Lucy was born with a rare disease. Now an anonymous donor has given $25 million toward his work, writes Tom Avril for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Baby girl Lucy was born with a rare gene…
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Swarthmore College Student Made Internet History in 1994 With First Online Credit Card Transaction
A Swarthmore College kid named Dan Kohn changed history forever on Aug. 11, 1994 with the world’s first secure credit card transaction online for a physical good, writes Rob Arcand for vice.com. He sold a CD copy of Sting’s 1993 album “Ten Summoner’s Tales” to a friend in Philadelphia who, for $12.48 plus shipping, received…
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Former Eagles Cheerleader Delivers Care Basket to Swarthmore Girl
A Swarthmore mother and daughter were the glad recipients of a “pick me up” basket from Peggy Jansen, a former Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc. Liz Dwyer, a teacher at Notre Dame de Lourdes School in Swarthmore, received a gift basket two years ago from Peggy Jansen when she was diagnosed with…
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Dana Bandurick: An Asset to Swarthmore B-Ball but It’s Still a Team Effort
It’s been a good run for Swarthmore College women’s basketball and for one of its outstanding players, Dana Bandurick, writes J.F. Pirro for Main Line Today. Bandurick is a premed student majoring in neuroscience and minoring in Spanish at Swarthmore. The 6-foot senior, nicknamed “Shot Doctor”, was named Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year as…
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2 Swarthmore Eagles Fans Cherish a Crazy Super Bowl Experience
A Swarthmore couple are looking forward to the Super Bowl this year, though it won’t be the same as Super Bowl 2018, writes Alex Rose for the Daily Times. That’s because Kelsey Hansen and Dylan Terenick won tickets to that game from radio station Q102. “We are die-hard Eagles fans and I would sit in…
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Teaching and Saving the Lenape Language at Swarthmore College
Teaching the Lenape language is Shelley DePaul’s calling, with repercussions that reach beyond the classroom, writes TaRhonda Thomas for 6abc. DePaul was teaching the course at the Swarthmore College campus. These days her course has expanded online, on Zoom. Lenape is the language of her ancestors and it is nearly extinct. It became her mission…
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PREIT, Springfield Mall Owner, Explores Sale or Merger
PREIT, the owner of the Springfield Mall and several other malls in the Philadelphia region, is exploring a possible merger or sale, writes Paul Schwedelson for Philadelphia Business Journal. Chairman and CEO Joseph Coradino made the announcement during a third-quarter earnings call Tuesday. The Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust had a net loss of $71.3…
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Swarthmore College Part of Student Mental Health Services Trend
Colleges and universities are actively seeking out mental health services these days to help their students cope with academic assignments, depression, and suicidal thoughts, writes Melissa Korn for The Wall Street Journal. Swarthmore College, for example, has joined Talkspace which offers virtual, online, and mobile therapy to lessen the burden on campus-based counseling centers. Talkspace…
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Swarthmore Diwali Celebrates Good Over Evil and Diversity
It is time for Diwali, the Festival of Lights. Indians from around the world began the festival Oct. 24, a five-day event that celebrates the triumph of good over evil. Locally, a celebration will take place Friday, Nov. 4, at the Park Avenue Community Center in Swarthmore during a Fall Family First Friday event, writes…
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