SEPTEMBER 1997
Photographs by Eleftherios Kostans
Those lazy, hazy days of summer on campus have become but
a memory. Nowadays literally thousands of youngsters come to
Swarthmore to learn the finer points of baseball, lacrosse, or
tennis, others to take part in educational enrichment programs such
as Upward Bound. And then there are all those backhoes....
Why not pick our incoming classes at random, queries
Barry Schwartz, professor of
psychology. There are many reasons, counters
Robin Mamlet, dean of admissions.
Enjoy this debate about the whos and whys of getting admitted to
Swarthmore.
By Jason Zengerle '96
With the advent of television, says Harvard Professor
Robert Putnam '63, leisure time in this country has become
privatized. His theories on why we have been disengaging from civic
life have brought him acclaim&emdash;and stirred a national
controversy.
By Beth Grubb and Chuck Luce
Photographs by Anil Kapahi
After moving to Vancouver in 1990, Deborah Hyman '81 and
her family felt isolated, far from family and friends. Seeking to
find the kind of support that used to come with neighbors in small
towns, they found their dream in a cohousing community.
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By Elizabeth Weber '98
After the end of World War II, young idealists from
campuses around the country formed the National Student Association.
But 20 years later it was discovered to have secret CIA backing, and
SwarthmoreÕs disillusioned student body voted to withdraw.
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