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Newsweek
HEADLINE: Television Reloaded
May 30, 2005 U.S. Edition
SECTION: NEXT FRONTIERS; Pg. 49
LENGTH: 2040 words
BYLINE: By Steven Levy; With Brad Stone and Jennifer Ordonez
HIGHLIGHT: It's a transformation as significant as when we went from black-and-white to color--and it's already underway. The promise is that you'll be able to watch anything you want, anywhere--on a huge high-def screen or on your phone.
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What's more, a recent study conducted at the UPenn Annenberg School for Communications showed that when people were offered more programming choices, they stuck to fewer selections--and, alarmingly, watched fewer news shows.
This doesn't surprise Barry Schwartz, a Swarthmore professor and author of "The Paradox of Choice." He fears that people may stick to a small group of as simple and cost-effective to create a microchannel as it is to create a Web site. …
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Headline: Bye-bye, Ben? Paper euros buck the trend of dollar use
22 May 2005
By Andrew Maykuth, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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May 22--OWERRI, Nigeria -- Ugochukwu Odionyenma has run his fingers over more $100 bills than he can remember. But the money changer has given little thought to the balding Philadelphian whose mug appears on the C-note. … For many foreigners, Benjamin Franklin is the American with whom they come in closest daily contact. In much of a world where underground businesses prefer the anonymity of cash, the most widely accepted paper money is the Federal Reserve note. The largest denomination still issued is Franklin's.
With more than five billion Franklin notes in play, his face is more widely distributed than Michael Jackson's or even Paris Hilton's. But Franklin's time at the apex of international celebrity is in jeopardy. At the current pace, some time close to his 300th birthday on Jan. 17, the total value of paper-currency euros in circulation around the globe will surpass that of dollars.
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"If we are not careful with the value of the dollar, rational economic agents will make a substitution to the more stable currency," said Philip N. Jefferson, a Swarthmore College associate professor of economics, who has studied paper currency. …
Editor’s Note: Philip Jefferson actually holds the title of full professor.
The Associated Press
HEADLINE: AP Enterprise: 47 U.S. schools now have $1 billion endowments
May 21, 2005, Saturday, BC cycle
SECTION: Domestic News
LENGTH: 1668 words
BYLINE: By JUSTIN POPE
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NEWTON, Mass. (AP) - Crossing the main quad at Boston College, visitors can't miss the billion-dollar view. There is Higgins Hall, the recently renovated science center, with its pricey, Gothic exterior. Behind it sits a new office building, and nearby a dormitory that opened last fall where 322 students enjoy cable and high-speed Internet access. …
The stratosphere is getting crowded. Forty-seven U.S. colleges and universities now have endowments of $1 billion or more, compared to 17 a decade ago, according to the National Association of College and University Business Officers. Harvard alone has $22 billion, nearly $10 billion more than No. 2 Yale.
For American colleges, $1 billion has become a benchmark, a point beyond which schools can stop worrying about the day-to-day and dream big.
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"Great things" require great buildings, and the billionaire colleges are adding them in droves. Many, including BC, Richmond and Swarthmore, have built or renovated science labs in recent years. But they are also adding "atmosphere" and "experience" - better food, cutting-edge computer networks and health-club-style gyms. Duke ($3.3 billion) even experimented with giving iPods to all incoming freshmen. …
CBS News Transcripts
HEADLINE: Many American colleges being endowed with billions, but that hasn't stopped skyrocketing tuition costs
SHOW: CBS Morning News 6:30 AM EST CBS
May 23, 2005 Monday
LENGTH: 417 words
ANCHORS: MELISSA McDERMOTT
REPORTERS: KELLY COBIELLA
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MELISSA McDERMOTT, anchor: A record number of American colleges now have endowments of more than a billion dollars. With all that money, you might think college tuition would be going down, but just the opposite is happening, and some critics are wondering why. Kelly Cobiella reports.
KELLY COBIELLA reporting: Swarthmore College is the pretty little school sitting on a hill--and a billion dollars. … A lot of money.
Ms. SUZANNE WELSH (Vice President of Finance, Swarthmore College): Yes. We're very fortunate.
COBIELLA: Suzanne Welsh is in charge of protecting Swarthmore's 10-figure nest egg.
Ms. WELSH: Excellence does not come cheaply, and so we are trying to be as excellent as we can within the resources that we have.
COBIELLA: The liberal arts college is a newcomer to a growing list of billionaire schools, which reads like a who's who of higher education, from Harvard to the University of California. In just 10 years, the number of private and public universities with billion-dollar endowments has tripled to 47 schools. But ballooning endowments has done nothing to slow the spiraling college costs. …
CBS News Transcripts
HEADLINE: Private universities sitting on huge nest eggs
SHOW: The Osgood File Various Times CBS
May 23, 2005 Monday
LENGTH: 370 words
REPORTERS: CHARLES OSGOOD
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CHARLES OSGOOD reporting: Jamie, the fifth of our five children, had his college commencement, an emotional experience for Jean and me. Pictures being snapped all around us and in our minds, pictures coming back of Jamie and his brothers and sisters as babies and little kids and all grown up now. And among the mixed emotions was that of relief. They all went to private colleges. Twenty years of college tuition, yikes! Well, higher education is expensive, we all know that, but did you know that the nation's 47 richest colleges and universities, those with endowments of over $1 billion, are sitting on a cool 160 billion? The story after this.
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OSGOOD: New to the billionaire club this year is Swarthmore College, a little school with a 10-figure nest egg. … Suzanne Welsh is Swarthmore's vice president of finance.
Ms. WELSH: Excellence does not come cheaply so we are trying to be as excellent as we can within the resources that we have.
OSGOOD: Parents, of course, are also trying to do their best with the resources they have. …
Women's Wear Daily
Headline: MEMO PAD - YOU MAKE ME WANT TO SHOUT
24 May 2005
By Jeff Bercovici / Miles Socha / Sara James
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DEEP THOUGHTS, DEEPER POCKETS: Malcolm Gladwell is commanding far more than pennies for his thoughts these days. Just four months ago, Gladwell's going rate for speaking engagements within the U.S. was $40,000. Since then, his pay scale has risen dramatically, just as his second book, "Blink," has become a fixture on best-seller lists. One person who recently tried to wrangle Gladwell for a conference was told the fee would be a staggering $75,000. Granted, the event will be abroad, and international engagements typically fetch slightly higher rates. But several bookers said Gladwell's baseline makes up a significant portion of that $75,000. They added that he's currently one of the highest-paid speakers on the circuit in the U.S.
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Some up-and-comers -- who presumably cost a fraction of Gladwell's fee -- mentioned by the planner and by Neff: MIT professor of management science Dan Ariely, futurist Andrew Zolli, "Blue Ocean Strategy" author Renee Mauborgne, Swarthmore professor of psychology Barry Schwartz and Gladwell's fellow staff writer at The New Yorker, James Surowiecki. (The New Yorker, like WWD, is part of Advance Publications Inc.) -- Sara James
Detroit Free Press
Headline: COMMENT - Consumers persevere through endless product variation
22 May 2005
BY ALFRED LUBRANO, KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS
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Contemplate the head-spinning fact that Crest makes 85 different flavors, sizes and formulations of toothpaste, and know this: There's more stuff to choose from than ever before. And it just keeps coming.
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And because shopping time for items like bottled water has tripled in 10 years, we're leaving cooler doors open longer than any other people on the planet, driving up energy costs, Childress said.
Like all that lost air, shopper frustration is an unintended consequence of American abundance, according to Barry Schwartz, psychology professor at Swarthmore College. Too much choice isn't liberating, Schwartz said; it's tyrannizing. …
AScribe Newswire
HEADLINE: While 'Quack Science' Is Debated in Kansas, Evolution in Schools Is Endangered Species, Says Swarthmore College Biologist
May 23, 2005 Monday
LENGTH: 446 words
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SWARTHMORE, Pa., May 23 [AScribe Newswire] -- The current debate in Kansas over how to teach evolution gives credence to "quack science" and endangers good science education when it is most needed, says a Swarthmore College evolutionary biologist. He also dismisses claims that evolution is "just a theory" that science textbooks should treat as unsound or open to debate.
"Evolution is a 'theory' like gravity is a 'theory,'" says Associate Professor of Biology Colin Purrington, who teaches a class on evolution every fall. "The low-budget remake of the Scopes trial that is currently taking place in Kansas will make educated Kansans want to flee the state so that their children will not be subjected to quack scientific ideas such as intelligent design." …
IP Law and Business
HEADLINE: Bar Talk
May 20, 2005
SECTION: OPENING STATEMENTS Vol. 18 No. 5
LENGTH: 903 words
BYLINE: Lisa Lerer
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At first glance, the group of twenty-somethings that gathered on March 29 at Bar Nine in New York City looked like just another bunch of young professionals out at happy hour. But when they peeled off their business casual blazers, revealing "Save Betamax" T-shirts, it became clear that this gathering was different. It was the inaugural meeting of CopyNight, a monthly discussion group made up of about 30 IP aficionados. Shouting over blaring Bob Dylan and Billy Joel, they gossiped about the day's big news: The U.S. Supreme Court had heard arguments in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. The court is considering whether manufacturers of peer-to-peer file-sharing technology, like Grokster, can be held liable for distributing software that allows users to illegally copy and distribute copyrighted music. A decision is expected this summer.
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The movement grew out of a now well-known DMCA lawsuit that Swarthmore College students Nelson Pavlosky and Luke Smith won in 2004 against Diebold Election Systems. Pavlosky and Smith, members of their school's small free culture group, posted online Diebold internal memos, suggesting that the company knew about flaws in its voting machines. …
Odessa American
(Odessa, TX)
Headline: Rising above the rest - Valedictorians, salutatorians look at past and future
May 23, 2005
By Ginger Pope, Odessa American
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The four top ECISD seniors all credit their parents for helping them earn the top spots in their graduating classes. Odessa High School valedictorian Karthik Ramanathan, like OHS salutatorian Smitha Neerukonda, credited his parents for their support.
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Neerukonda said she discovered a love for English and British literature this year, but overall, her joy is science. She said making the grades has been competitive at OHS - but in a good way. "It is very competitive here; I guess we're all a bit passive-aggressive," she said. "But, I did good work and here I am. I'm trying to keep a level head."
Neerukonda plans to attend Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, to be close to her sister and grandparents. Neerukonda was born in New Jersey, where her grandparents live. …
Star-Ledger
(New Jersey)
Headline: Hitting all the right keys
22 May 2005
Section: PERSPECTIVE
By BOB BRAUN, STAR-LEDGER STAFF
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ERIC ASTOR, SCHOLAR
Eric Astor cannot remember a time when he wasn't regularly sitting at a computer keyboard. "I just grew up with computers," says The Star-Ledger Scholar for Monmouth County. He says he works on computers to relax and has been programming since he was 7.
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Eric is a top student at The Ranney School in Tinton Falls and, because of the weighting given to honors and Advanced Placement courses, earned a grade point average of 100.6. He scored 1570 on the SAT, with perfect 800s on SAT II achievement tests in chemistry and biology. Eric also earned top grades of 5 on AP tests in chemistry, English, physics, biology and two forms of calculus.
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The scholar, who lives in Middletown, says he loves physics. But he is unsure what he will study when he enrolls at Swarthmore College in the fall. Eric also is undecided on a career. "I just know I want to make a significant contribution while becoming part of a real scientific community," he says. …
ALUMNI
Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week
HEADLINE: PERSONNEL - Medical tools developer names Peter Matlock VP of commercial development
May 29, 2005
SECTION: EXPANDED REPORTING; Pg. 402
LENGTH: 319 words
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Lipomics Technologies Inc., a privately held company that develops tools for assessing metabolic processes, announced that Peter Matlock has joined the company as vice president of commercial development. Apart from business development Matlock also assumes responsibility for Lipomics' marketing effort.
Most recently Matlock was president and director of Bioren, Inc where he was instrumental in moving the company from the concept stage to a productive antibody discovery and optimization business serving the pharmaceutical industry.
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Matlock holds an engineering degree and master of science degree in engineering-economic systems, with a focus on advanced technology management, from Stanford University, and a bachelor of arts with honors in economics from Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania. …
The New York Times
HEADLINE: 'How It Sparkled In the Skyline'
May 26, 2005 Thursday
SECTION: Section F; Column 1; House & Home/Style Desk; Pg. 8
LENGTH: 2802 words
BYLINE: By ELAINE LOUIE
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EVEN if they walk past it every day, most people know the Chrysler Building as a symbol on the skyline, a cocktail shaker of style. But for these artists and critics, it's a personal landmark. Here's how it affected them.
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DOROTHY TWINING GLOBUS, Curator of exhibitions, Museum of Arts and Design.
This was 1969. My father had an office in the Chrysler Building. He was undercover with the C.I.A. I came up from Swarthmore one day to meet him for dinner. I was supposed to meet him at the Chrysler Building. I knew it was on 42nd Street, but I couldn't find it, because I only knew it from the skyline. I'd never seen the bottom. I just remember my panic. ''I know it's here!'' I have a soft spot for the Woolworth Building, but I love the Chrysler Building. But that building is the top, to me and most people.
The Post-Standard
(Syracuse, New York)
HEADLINE: COUNTY HEALTH COMMISSIONER SELECTED
May 25, 2005 Wednesday
SECTION: LOCAL; Pg. B1
LENGTH: 531 words
BYLINE: By Elizabeth Doran Staff writer
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Dr. Cynthia B. Morrow, director of preventive services for the Morrow Onondaga County Health Department, will become the county's new health commissioner.
She will replace Dr. Lloyd Novick, who plans to resign next month to accept a teaching job at an out-of-state university. Morrow will start her new job June30.
County Executive Nicholas J. Pirro said Morrow has an extensive background in public health, especially communicable diseases. She has been director of preventive services for the county since 2000, addressing health issues such as influenza, obesity, whooping cough, Legionnaires' disease, Lyme disease, West Nile virus and eastern equine encephalitis.
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Education: Undergraduate degree in psychobiology from Swarthmore College; master's degree in public health and medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Mass. Internship/residency at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, S.C., in 1995. …
PR Newswire US
HEADLINE: Dr. Jeffrey S. Epstein Announces the Expansion of his Foundation for Hair Restoration into Tampa and NYC
May 25, 2005 Wednesday 01:00 PM GMT
LENGTH: 370 words
DATELINE: MIAMI May 25
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MIAMI, May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Jeffrey S. Epstein, MD, FACS, board-certified facial plastic surgeon and one of the foremost experts in the field of hair restoration, announces the expansion of his South Florida-based Foundation for Hair Restoration into two new office locations -- New York City and Tampa.
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About Dr. Epstein
Jeffrey S. Epstein, MD, FACS is a diplomat of the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. A graduate of Swarthmore College and the University of Vermont College of Medicine, Epstein trained for five years in head and neck surgery at the University of Miami then was awarded a fellowship by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. For attaining the highest score in the nation on his board exams, he was awarded the Jack Anderson Memorial Award by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
The Ledger
(Lakeland, FL)
HEADLINE: OBITUARIES
May 18, 2005, Wednesday
SECTION: Metro; Pg. B3
LENGTH: 2943 words
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JOYCE S. SHELDON, 77, Teacher
LAKELAND -- Mrs. Joyce S. Sheldon of Lakeland died Monday (May, 16, 2005) of heart failure at Highlands Lake Center. She was 77.
She was born in Providence, R.I., on Dec. 11, 1927, and came here from Miami in 1960. She was a retired associate teacher at Southwest Elementary School in Lakeland. She started with the School Board in 1969. She graduated from Swarthmore College in 1948. She was a former assistant to the conductor and music librarian for the Lakeland Symphony Orchestra, now the Imperial Symphony Orchestra.
The Triangle
Headline: Profile - CoM Graduating Senior
Friday, May 20, 2005
By Ashley Friedrich
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Amy Harrington, a fourth year medical student, will be graduating a member of the class of 2005 at the now three-year Drexel University College of Medicine. Harrington always knew she wanted to be a doctor; her parents' professions - her father is an astronomer and mother handles mental healthcare - greatly influenced the career path she has chosen to pursue upon completion of her studies at the University.
Harrington's undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College in Biology and Women's Studies provided her with the framework to pursue a professional degree. She completed two years of post-baccalaureate work at the University of Pennsylvania in the anesthesia department before applying to medical school. The time at UPenn gave her the vision and dedication needed to attend medical school.
SPORTS
Morning Call
(Allentown, Pennsylvania)
HEADLINE: LEHIGH VALLEY SOCER SCHOLAR ATHLETES
May 20, 2005 Friday
SECTION: ACTION! LOCAL SPORTS; Pg. C9
LENGTH: 1173 words
BYLINE: The Morning Call
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The Lehigh Valley Soccer Scholar Athlete Foundation will announce its 14th girls soccer scholar-athlete at a banquet May 22 at the Fullerton Fire Company. The banquet honoring the 36 nominees from area high schools begins at 6:30 p.m.
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ALEXANDRA BENSIMHOM
Moravian Academy
Sweeper, captain 12 career assists violin in school orchestra, Philharmonic of the Lehigh Valley, Women's Awareness headed to Swarthmore. …
The San Diego Union-Tribune
HEADLINE: Area soccer trio is All-America in magazine
May 20, 2005 Friday
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. D-11
LENGTH: 438 words
BYLINE: Bill Dickens, STAFF WRITER
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WATER POLO: Torrey Pines' Peter Gresham (UCSD) and Michael Mulvey (Navy), USDHS' Stephen Shymon (Swarthmore).
The Express Times
(Easton, PA)
Headline: Soccer seniors are cut above rest
Sunday, May 22, 2005
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FULLERTON -- Thirty-six girls soccer seniors will be honored tonight at the Lehigh Valley Soccer Scholar Athlete Foundation's 14th annual banquet at the Fullerton Fire Company. Players are nominated by their schools and soccer coaches, based on athletic ability, academic performance and extracurricular activities.
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Alexandra Bensimhon, Moravian Academy -- Defense-sweeper. Moravian Academy does not have class rankings. Orchestra, cross country, student government. Plans to attend Swarthmore.
The Tennessean
(Nashville)
Headline: Comets swimming team gearing up for summer
5 May 2005
By JAMES R. WEILER
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MURFREESBORO -- The Murfreesboro Comets summer swim team expects to grow in numbers after a stronger recruiting effort this spring, a team representative said recently.
The team, which will be coached by Murfreesboro resident and Swarthmore College swimmer Katie Schmidt and Siegel High School Coach Brandon Bushling, has announced registration plans via flyers placed at Patterson Park Community Center, SportsCom, the Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, through area newspapers and by word of mouth. …