Retired history professor and former Swarthmore resident Laurie Bernstein has been busying herself during the pandemic by developing a database of back issues of The Swarthmorean. This week, an article from 1932 about the town debates on tax rates.
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Something to Read: Deacon King Kong
Stefan Roots’ thoughts on James McBride’s 2020 novel, Deacon King Kong.
"There and Back Again" Opens in Borough Hall
After months of pandemic hibernation, Swarthmore Friends of the Arts will open its first exhibition of 2021 on Tuesday, June 15, in Swarthmore Borough Hall. There and Back Again is a collection of artworks by Friends of the Arts board members Martha Perkins, Michele Southworth, Skip Gosnell, Lora Lavin, Megan Lee, and Alicia Ruley-Nock.
Unscientific Survey: Weight Change
“The Freshman 15” refers to the number of pounds traditionally gained in one’s first year of college. “The Covid 19,” inevitably, is a cute designation for weight put on during the pandemic. This week’s Unscientific Survey examined how the past year has affected your waistline.
Something to Watch: The Times of Harvey Milk
Editor Rachel Pastan recommends this documentary to watch during Pride Month and recalls the meaning the movie had for her when it came out in 1984.
Humans of The Swarthmorean: Dorothy Briscoe
When Dorothy Briscoe read our March 16 article that described her experience about how Covid-19 is affecting people who are living with disability in our community, she told her support person from Values into Action — a Delaware County organization that provides services and support to people with disabilities — that the piece had gotten some things wrong. To help set the record straight, here is Dorothy Briscoe telling some of her story in her own words.
A Year Since George Floyd
Opinion writer Stefan Roots explores what has changed, and what hasn’t, since George Floyd’s murder a year ago.
Hedgleigh Spring Garden Tour
After a yearlong hiatus due to the pandemic, garden tours have resumed at Swarthmore’s Hedgleigh Spring.
Eureka!
Ads in old copies of The Swarthmorean are always fun to read. The prices alone make me long for the miracle of time travel. A brand-new Chevrolet for less than $525? A five-bedroom stone house in the Swarthmore Hills, complete with stable, for $9,500? What’s not to like?
Planting Tropicals in the Garden
Tropical plants provide luxuriant and bold foliage. Here are some tips from Andrew on how to plan them in your garden.
Unscientific Survey: Mental Health
Our latest Unscientific Survey asked you to report on your mental health over the last year and a quarter, and we appreciate those who responded. A slim majority reported they felt about the same, while more than a quarter said things were “somewhat worse.”
Outdoor Yoga to Support Hope for Hallie
Ann MacMullan from Team Sun Wellness is partnering with the Hope for Hallie Foundation to provide a free outdoor yoga session on Sunday, May 23, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Umoja Park. Hope for Hallie is a nonprofit committed to promoting mental health awareness through sport.
Helpers: Charlotte Hull and Lucy Hewitt
Strath Haven Middle School eighth-graders Charlotte Hull and Lucy Hewitt created SacksForSibs, a charity that makes gift bags for the siblings of children at Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware.
Something to Watch: Shirkers
Swarthmorean intern Madelon Basil offers a review of the documentary Shirkers, about a woman and her friends who shot a quirky film on the streets of Singapore. Then the footage disappeared, sending her on a hunt for answers.
America's Garden Capital
You don’t have to go far from Swarthmore to find some of the greatest horticultural institutions in the world.
Sportswriter Pagano to Speak at Delco Press Club Lunch
Sportswriter, author, and Faces on the Main Line host Richard Pagano will be the speaker at the Delaware County Press Club’s end-of-season luncheon, to be held at the Inn at Swarthmore on May 19, from noon to 1 p.m.
Criminal Justice System Webinars
The League of Women Voters of Central Delaware County and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Media Branch will host a two-part webinar, “Financial Inequities in the Criminal Justice System.” The program will run on May 13 and June 16.
Sustainability Research Fellows Presentation
The 2020-2021 cohort of the Swarthmore College President’s Sustainability Research Fellows will conduct their final presentations on Monday, May 10, from 1 to 3 p.m., via Zoom. Now in its fifth year, the President’s Sustainability Research Fellowship program matches motivated students with small teams of staff and faculty mentors to research, develop, and implement projects in a yearlong course and associated internship.
Unscientific Survey: House Hopping
In the April 9 issue, Unscientific Survey asked readers to tell us how many Swarthmore homes they had lived in. Here are the results, including many reader comments.
Humans of The Swarthmorean: Thaddeus Adams
Wallingford resident Thaddeus Adams reminisces about growing up on Bowdoin Avenue in the Historically Black Neighborhood of Swarthmore in the 1940s and 1950s.