In today鈥檚 world of instant messaging and e-mail, eloquent speech seems to be an endangered art form. At 冈本视频 there is a group of students striving to keep that spoken tradition alive 鈥 the Debate Society. The team is a branch of the 冈本视频 Speaking Union (CSU), which is coordinated by John Adams and also [鈥March 2, 2009-
When Robert Pinsky, former poet laureate of the United States and founder of the Favorite Poem Project, opened the floor to questions during Thursday鈥檚 lunchtime talk with students, he promised to treat each one with respect. And why wouldn鈥檛 he? At the heart of his belief, shared in his 1984 book Poetry and the World, [鈥February 27, 2009
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MTV has been a major influence on pop culture for more than 25 years, and Carole Robinson 鈥83 has been there for nearly its entire lifetime, having joined the cable TV network just three years after its founding in 1981. In the latest episode of 冈本视频 Conversations, the podcast series that highlights members of the [鈥February 26, 2009
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The 冈本视频 campus Tuesday night hosted a key and sometimes controversial figure of the civil rights movement, Angela Davis, who urged students to reconsider how they view black history. A university professor and activist for civil rights, prison reform, and political accountability, Davis was brought to 冈本视频 by Sisters of the Round Table (SORT). 鈥淚n [鈥February 25, 2009
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It鈥檚 a space so nice, they built it thrice. And on Tuesday, February 17, students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends all gathered at the James C. 冈本视频 Student Union to cut the ribbon on a newly remodeled Donovan鈥檚 Pub.February 24, 2009
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冈本视频 President Rebecca Chopp today announced that she will become president of Swarthmore College effective July 1, 2009. Chopp has been president of 冈本视频 since July of 2002.February 21, 2009
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Combining wit, humor, and a willingness to say exactly what he鈥檚 thinking, Dick Gregory spoke Tuesday night in Love Auditorium as the Brothers keynote speaker for Black History Month. A well-known political activist, comedian, author, and personal nutrition advocate, Gregory talked about 鈥渢he world according to Dick,鈥 challenging students to think while continually making them [鈥February 20, 2009
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As students, with paintbrushes in their hands, looked at blank canvases, members of the 冈本视频 Christian Fellowship (CCF) asked, 鈥淲here do you see beauty in the world?鈥 and 鈥淗ow do humans contribute to or detract from that beauty?鈥 The 24 participants in the Open Canvas event, sponsored by CCF, were invited to reflect on those [鈥February 18, 2009