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A Swarthmore College graduate from Larchmont who helped fight malaria in Uganda has been named a Rhodes Scholar.

The No Child Left Behind Act has significantly boosted mathematics achievement, but no evidence exists that it has done the same for reading, concludes a study released yesterday .

Swarthmore is awakening as a dining destination. First up, this week, is Rudi's on Park , an elegant, intimate BYOB in a restored house with hardwood floors, a romantic balcony, and lots of patio space for outdoor dining in season.

Posted by Meg Spencer on November 12, 2009 at 8:52 AM Posted in General News , Info & Society , Swarthmore The Swarthmore College Library has been holding ongoing discussions with students this semester about how to deal with increasing expensive textbooks.

Tools are cool - old ones, I mean. These are sheep shears belonging to Harold Sweetman, who heads up Jenkins Arboretum in Devon but grew up on a farm in Colorado.

People may choose different activities if they know people can access an account of it -- for example, on Twitter.

Posted by Pamela Harris on November 4, 2009 at 9:51 AM Posted in Events , General News , Swarthmore Carpenter ants and woodboring beetle larvae are the primary diet of Pileated Woodpeckers and the answer to one of the library scavenger hunt questions.

This summer, there must have been a dozen patches around the tiny borough of Narberth, Pa., sporting huge sunflowers.

October was the deadliest month in the war in Afghanistan, but it's been ages since I saw anyone protesting the military industrial complex.

Ruth and James Weir stand in front of the Greek Revival farmhouse where they reared five children while Mr.

Eleven people blocking the office to a major Philadelphia-based insurer were arrested yesterday while participating in a nonviolent protest at Market Street near 19th, police said.

Cathy Finley is the owner of Finely A Knitting Party, a knitting store in Swarthmore, Pa.

Posted by John Perazzo on Oct 21st, 2009 and filed under Discover the Networks .

John Alston is an avid cyclist. With a tailwind, he can pedal from Chester to Swarthmore - just over two miles - in about six minutes.

Pennsylvania is joining 15 states that have banned dishwasher detergents containing the compound.

Gordon Hershey sits by the window of the hospital room with its view of the changing leaves.

The latest exhibition at the Schuylkill Nature Center should be seen as far in advance of its Nov.

One of the many advantages of having your own garden is that you don't have to consult with a committee before you make any changes, move any plants or decide to rip out something that no longer pleases you.

Clark Linderman of Swarthmore, a self-employed contractor, has had a home-equity line of credit from Chase for nearly four years, about as long as he and his wife have owned their house.

My husband's grandparents used to pay him a dollar an hour to nap. Tad Friend's parents tried to entice their three children into "sunnier moods" with what they called "Cheerful Money," a 25-cent reward dropped into a glass jar whenever "one of us demonstrated good humor under duress or was spontaneously helpful." Using cash as a ...