Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG.
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The Phoenix in Conversation with Senator Chris Van Hollen ’83, H’14
Chris Van Hollen was born in 1959 to parents serving in the U.S. Foreign Service in Pakistan. After a childhood moving throughout Pakistan, Turkey, India, and Sri Lanka, he went to high school in Massachusetts before attending Swarthmore and graduating with a
Neuroscientist Dr. Carl Hart on Dismantling Drug and Drug Policy Misconceptions
Dr. Carl Hart, an acclaimed researcher of neuropsychopharmacology and behavioral neuroscience, gave a lecture titled “Drug Use for Grown Ups: Where Science and Policy Intersect” on Wednesday, March 19. Hart, the Mamie Phipps Clark Professor of Psychology at Columbia University, said he
Xabier Agirre Aranburu on Pirates and Emperors in the 21st Century
On March 20, the “Global Justice: Historical Present, Imagined Futures Speaker Series” conducted its final event of the academic year with renowned researcher and legal practitioner Xabier Agirre Aranburu who spoke on international justice. This event was made possible by the William
Swarthmore Forward in Motion: A Look at the College’s Strategic Plan
A little over a year ago, Swarthmore’s administration announced the kickstart of the Swarthmore Forward initiative, which outlines the college’s strategic plan for the future. Just before the 2024-25 winter break, in a letter addressed to students, faculty, and staff, the college
Swarthmore’s Geoexchange Plant Digs Deep for a Carbon-Neutral Future
Down in the basement of the bustling Dining and Community Commons (DCC) lies the new geoexchange plant — a little-known facility that plays a crucial role in supporting campus life. Recently installed, it is gradually replacing the original high-pressure steam system with
Unfortunately, it looks like we may have jumped the gun, as this “controversy” is quickly going the way of the discredited 2006 Duke Lacrosse team rape case and the story pushed by the “victims” in this case is quickly unraveling. This is not to say that justice is race-blind in this country, but the story of these 6 young men is just not the best case in point for us to rally around. Not only were some of those 6 black young men hardly angels, with a couple of them having long criminal records sprinkled with violent offenses, but the “noose in the tree = ultraviolent free-for-all against lone white kid” narrative has some serious holes in it. To argue that they attempted to kill the boy is hyperbole, but they did beat the living daylights out of him long after he had already become unconscious from his injuries. I’ll save my poster boards and Sharpies for the truly innocent.
See for yourself in this article from a newspaper frequently lauded for its objectivity: http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1024/p09s01-coop.html