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.
The riveting diary of a man on a mission.
Part III.
Day #15
Admiring my beard with Swarthmore's Moustache November maestro, Martin Warner.
Day #16
The beautiful tunes and bushy beard of Bon Iver provided inspiration on this rainy Wednesday.
Day #17
The musical vibrations of Phantogram invigorate my facial hair follicles at Union Transfer.
Day #18
Taking a STAND with Wes Willison, Tim Be Told, Swarthmore Christian Fellowship, and MyFight.org. The purchase of MyFight t-shirts (pictured) provides money for loans that are used to help empower families to escape the prison of poverty.
Day #19
As Benjamin Franklin told me today, A beard saved is a beard earned.
Day #20
Camus says, Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. My beard and I lounge comfortably in a pile of autumn flowers.
Day #21
Today was bittersweet. I saw the Big Chair taken away. While sitting in its previous location on Parrish Beach, a comforting thought came to mind: even though a Swarthmore icon is now in hibernation, my burly beard continues to thrive each day.
On April 21, The Phoenix sent its inaugural campus opinion survey to 593 randomly selected Swarthmore students, representing 34.8% of the student body. The survey asked students to indicate whether they approved, strongly approved, disapproved, strongly disapproved, felt neutral, or didn’t know
In his final article as a Swarthmore student, Nathanael Brown '25 takes a look back into the origins of Swarthmore and discusses whether the college is living up to the ideals of its founding.
