the independent campus newspaper of swarthmore college since 1881

Thursday, February 9, 2012


About Us


The Phoenix is published every Thursday by students of Swarthmore College, except during examination and vacation periods. 1200 copies are distributed each week across the college campus, to the Borough of Swarthmore and to subscribers. The Phoenix is free of charge to Swarthmore students and faculty, limited to one copy per reader.

Offices

Parrish Hall, Rooms 470-473

E-mail addresses

editor [at] swarthmorephoenix.com for general inquiries
webmaster [at] swarthmorephoenix.com for online inquiries
letters [at] swarthmorephoenix.com for letters to the editor or op-ed submissions

Contact us.

Mailing address:

The Phoenix
Swarthmore College
500 College Ave
Swarthmore PA 19081-1390

The Phoenix is printed at Bartash Printing, Inc. This Web site uses a custom Content Management System (CMS) designed and implemented by Chase DuBois ‘07. The site’s front-end design was created by Andy LeClair ’08. The website is currently maintained by Peter Akkies ’12 and Eric Sherman ’13.

Policies

The full details of The Phoenix’s editorial, letter, op-ed, and comment policies are available online on our policies page.


Spring 2012 Phoenix Staff

EDITORIAL BOARD

Editor in Chief: Marcus Mello ’13
Managing Editor: Camila Ryder ’13
News Editor: Adam Schlegel ’13
Assistant News Editor: Koby Levin ’14
Living and Arts Editor: Brad Lenox ’13
Assistant Living and Arts Editor: Steven Hazel ’14
Opinions Editor: Reem Abdou ’14
Sports Editor: Timothy Bernstein ’13
Social Media Coordinator: Cindy Luu ’12
Photo Editor: Allegra Pocinki ’14
Webmaster: Peter Akkies ’12
Webmaster: Eric Sherman ’13
Director of Business Development: Paul Chung ’14

OPINIONS BOARD

Reem Abdou ’14, Marcus Mello ’13, and Camila Ryder ’13

STAFF

News Writer: Amanda Epstein ’15
News Writer: Charles Hepper ’13
News Writer: Yi-Wei Liu ’15
Living and Arts Writer: Sera Jeong ’14
Living and Arts Writer: Samme Sheikh ’15
Living and Arts Writer: Allison Shultes ’15
Living and Arts Writer: Chi Zhang ’15
Living and Arts Columnist: Nate Blum ’13
Living and Arts Columnist: Amelia Dornbush ’15
Living and Arts Columnist: Dylan Jensen ’13
Living and Arts Columnist: Vianca Masucci ’13
Living and Arts Cartoonist: Naia Poyer ’14
Living and Arts Illustrator: Renu Nadkarni ’13
Opinions Columnist: Tyler Becker ’14
Opinions Columnist: Danielle Charette ’14
Opinions Columnist: Harshil Shai ’15
Opinions Columnist: Shiran Shen ’12
Opinions Columnist: Sam Sussman ’13
Political Cartoonist: Emma Waitzman ’14
Sports Writer: Ana Apostoleris ’13
Copy Editor: Sophie Diamond ’15
Copy Editor: Taylor Hodges ’15
Copy Editor: Jaimi Kim ’15
Copy Editor" Axel Kodat ’15
Copy Editor: Margaret Lawlace ’13
Copy Editor: Vija Lietuvninkas ’14
Blogger: Axel Kodat ’15
Photographer: Henry Ainley ’12
Photographer: Julia Carleton ’15
Photographer: Simone Forrester ’14
Photographer: Cristina Matamoros ’14
Photographer: Holly Smith ’14
Photographer: Justin Toran-Burrell ’14
Cover designs by Amelia Kucic ’15

BUSINESS STAFF

Business Manager: Paul Chung ’14

Unsigned editorials represent the views of a consensus of Phoenix Opinions Board members.