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.
Students celebrated the International Day of Peace with Swarthmore's chapter of Students for a Democratic Society by creating a human peace sign on Parrish Beach. Photo by Cristina Abellan-Matamoros.The weekly Solar Viewing series on the Science Center patio, where special telescopes are set up to view sunspots and other solar features. Photo by Cristina Abellan-Matamoros.Soomin Kim '13 at the open Life Drawing session. Photo by Se Eun Gong.Students decorate cookies at a parlor party hosted by the Drug and Alcohol Resource Team. Photo by Jiuxing June Xie.Hillel's dessert party in the Sukkah behind Sharples. Photo by Jiuxing June Xie.A.B.L.L.E. hosted a barbecue called Fiesta del Barrio in honor of Latino Heritage Month last Saturday. Photo by Jiuxing June Xie.Fiesta del Barrio featured performances by salsa dancers, the Mariachi band, spoken word artists, and DJ Noit from Virginia, among others. Photo by Jiuxing June Xie.Cetiliztli, a traditional Aztec dance group, visited Swarthmore as part of Latino Heritage Month. Photo by Jiuxing June Xie.Cetiliztli in Upper Tarble. Photo by Cristina Abellan-Matamoros.
Provost Rich Wicentowski talks about his approach to leading Swarthmore's academic programming through strategic planning, faculty interaction, and other college issues.
The new SGO president- and vice president-elect share their vision and goals for their term, addressing free speech restrictions, a retroactive pass/fail option, and more.
Swarthmore's representative in Congress, Mary Gay Scanlon, discusses the politics of higher education, legislating under Trump, and this political moment.