Caption This: Winter 2015Winter 2015Your caption here! Be creative! Submit a caption by Feb. 22 ... SectionCaption This
Networking, Class Reunions, Train Rides, and Album ReleasesWinter 2015Washington, D.C.: This October, Deb Felix ’83 and Dave Hawver ’85 hosted an impromptu reunion for members of the Class of 1983. SectionAlumni News
Irving Dayton ’48—Exceptional Physics Teacher Winter 2015The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) named Irving Dayton ’48 a fellow in August. SectionAlumni News
A Life in the LabWinter 2015For her 90th birthday, Pat McGeer hit on the perfect gift for Edith “Edie” Graef McGeer ’44, his wife and neuroscience collaborator: He applied for a patent on a new compound she had suggested synthesizing. SectionAlumni Profiles
The Dog Days of NovemberWinter 2015Few things can reduce the typical stresses of college life like the wagging tail and friendly face of a dog. SectionWeb Exclusives
Social Change and Business Methods IntersectWinter 2015Social entrepreneurship could be defined as “doing good by doing well,” says Joy Charlton, executive director of the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility. Swarthmore students are intensifying their exploration of this business model, in which the social rather than the financial value is the primary driver. SectionFeatures
Bearing Witness In War And PeaceWinter 2015On a summer day in London during this centenary of the Great War, sadness salts the air where I stand. A remembrance garden of red poppies adorns the grounds of London’s St. Paul’s Cathedral, a symbol seen all over a country that lost a generation of young men from every walk of life. Also worth remembering is Quaker nonviolence during wartime and revolution. The College—and its people—played an important role in the violent drama of World War I a century ago. SectionFeatures
Faces of CivilityWinter 2015The face is a familiar one—the crown of white hair, wire-rim glasses, a touch of chin hair—a hirsute style he’s recently returned to after a few decades. Last time he sported that look, his hair was black. Maurice Eldridge ’61 cuts a tall, straight-backed, dignified figure. As vice president for College and community relations and executive assistant to the president, he’s a staple at events on and off campus. He’s that friendly smile, calm voice during tense negotiations, whether between Swarthmore borough residents displeased with College upgrades to roads or with Mountain Justice students urging the College to divest its endowment from fossil fuel funds. SectionFeatures
A Bridge to GloryWinter 2015Martin “Marty” Fleisher ’80, an employee-benefits attorney in Manhattan, started playing bridge at age 8. SectionLiberal Arts Lives
You're Only as Old as Your SpineWinter 2015Catherine Waters Raymond ’79 shares the secrets to mens sana in corpore sano. SectionLiberal Arts Lives