Bathtub Debate Pits Divisions Against Each Other

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 Peaslee Debate Society hosted their annual ‘Bathtub Debate’ on February 22, which has one professor from each of the three academic divisions (Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities) to debate on why their division should be preserved. This year, a hypothetical Donald Trump victory has resulted in the slashing of budgets, forcing Swarthmore to decide only one division to keep. The Daily Gazette live-tweeted the debate.

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