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Friday, May 25, 2012


Gerrit Hall


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Column, humorists kidnapped by pirates

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Attention, devoted readers of “Freshman are Stupid” (all three of you):

Perk up your ears. Do you hear that sound? The muffled screams of Gerrit and Mac, tied to a chair with tape over their mouth…

Unanswerable questions answered

For the past four years, we’ve overheard people having the same arguments in Sharples, day in and day out. We’re getting sick of it. The time has come for us to settle these questions once and for all…

When I'm 64

While hanging out in the admissions office the other day (all right, you caught us … we were hitting on specs), we threw an interesting piece of Swarthmore College admissions propaganda in Mac’s bookb…

Acapulco fool's gold

This column is meant to address a topic of utmost importance that has, unfortunately, not yet been adequately covered in The Phoenix.

Sept. 6, 2003, 1:45 a.m.—Gerrit: Let’s order a pizza from Acapulco…

Hop aboard the Hobo Trolley

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We decided to give something back to the city of Philadelphia by offering a much-needed service to its underprivileged citizens. We know that there are already many outstanding local groups that work …

Junior mints: fresh advice on staying chill

I’ve made it! By the time you reach the end of your junior year, you officially know everything there is to know about Swarthmore, and you can start counting down to graduation. To help y’all get to y…