March 2016 - Page 7

Women’s Rugby Confident Going into Spring Season

After an exciting fall season, the Swarthmore women’s rugby team is gearing up for another promising season. The Swarthmore community seems particularly excited for the season opener against the University of Pennsylvania women’s rugby team this Saturday at Cunningham field. Opening games
March 24, 2016

Distractors from debate

Distractors from debate As a student run publication, we at The Phoenix ascribe a high value to discourse and open conversation on the issues that affect our collective Swarthmore experience. This week’s Phoenix includes a letter written by President Valerie Smith and
March 24, 2016

Yik Yak against social justice requirement

ATLANTA— Word of Swarthmore College’s proposed social justice academic requirement has reached the inboxes of the sixty employees at Yik Yak, a social media application popular amongst millennials, and the company has released a public statement denouncing the suggestion. “Our app is
March 24, 2016

Celebrating the cuisine of Philly women

As most of you know by now, my favorite thing to do is restaurant hop and exploring different cuisines, and today we are going to celebrate two women who are both business and life partners and have significantly contributed to Philadelphia’s restaurant
March 24, 2016

각양각색 (各樣各色): Of Many Shapes and Colors

I chose Swarthmore College because they boasted about diversity. Diverse identities, races, sexual orientations, commitments—this was, as it probably is for many others, the reason I came to Swarthmore. The underlying expectation was that I would see parts of myself in the
March 24, 2016

New Diplomacy Impacts National Pastime

Over the past several years, the United States’ relationship with Cuba has undergone some dramatic changes. Although the re-establishment of diplomatic relationships with Cuba may hold great political implications, it should not come as a surprise that this new relationship has a
March 24, 2016

Multi club to host bone marrow drive

Multi, a Swarthmore club for students of multiple heritages, will be holding a bone marrow registration drive this Friday and Saturday in the Science Center’s Eldridge Commons and in the front lobby of Sharples. Multi’s interest in bone marrow transplants began after
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