Sarah Peterson

Media maintains practice of Fair Trade

For students who love neighboring Media’s small, welcoming shops and restaurants — and for those who haven’t yet been — there’s now a new impetus to visit. Not only is Media, Pa. a great place for goi…

Citizens pledge to take back Philly streets

“Enough is enough.” “It’s a new day.” These and other phrases of renewed determination and hope have recently been heard around Philadelphia, as the community responds to escalating rates of homicide …

For first time, RIAA successfully sues for file-sharing

Last week, the first illegal file-sharing lawsuit to go to court was concluded. A federal jury in Duluth, Minnesota decided in favor of the six record companies who had filed the suit and ordered Jamm…

School commits to its own environmental agenda

As of Tuesday evening, 406 college and university presidents had signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment. Swarthmore, however, is currently not on the list of signator…

Lang Center undergoes changes with leadership, location

Over the summer, the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility, previously housed in the SEPTA-owned train station, has moved to the newly renovated building at 3 and 5 Whittier Place on the nor…

Friends Historical Library receives donation from alum

Through a generous in-kind donation from a Swarthmore alumna, the Friends Historical Library has acquired a significant number of letters, journals and family papers once belonging to Mariana Wright C…

Students leave the college under suspicions of drug use

Over the course of the past few weeks, the college administration’s investigations into alleged drug activity have resulted in three Swarthmore students taking sudden leaves of absence. According to a…

Following the trail of Swarthmore's trash

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, “the average American will throw away 600 times his or her adult weight in garbage” over the course of a lifetime. Given the average lifespan of an Am…

"Stop and frisk" to curb crime in Philly

Last year, The Phoenix covered former Philadelphia mayor John Street’s support of a community movement calling for a total of ten thousand men to volunteer in their neighborhoods, in response to the e…