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Occupy the Truth: Feasting On A Smorgasbord of Not-Yet Truths

Here we are again. Before we dive into the grit of what I’ve found for you about this crime, let us first discuss truth. Truth is a funny thing. Philosophers have long questioned how we find truth, how we know things to

February 28, 2019

Campus Journal

Swatting While Suffering: Some Tips for Surviving at Swarthmore When Your Body Wants to Collapse in on Itself

What may have first appeared to be a garden-variety Swat Plague has, over the past few weeks, hit our campus with the force of a hurricane fueled by snot and despair. It seems like everyone either has a hacking cough, food poisoning

February 28, 2019

Campus Journal

I Tabled at Sharples So That You Never Have To

I sat there, in the front entrance Sharples, at the series of tables that everyone has no choice but to walk past as they enter. I held a crimson Center for Innovation and Leadership pen in my right hand, and before me

February 28, 2019

Arts

“No, And:” Senior Capstone Tackles “The Bald Soprano” in Twenty Four Absurd Hours

You’re probably familiar with the number one rule of improvisation: “yes, and.” While scripted, the absurdist dialogue of The Bald Soprano indulges in no such formalities of agreement. The six characters of Eugene Ionesco’s play ignore the laws of language, contradicting both

February 28, 2019

Uncategorized

Editorial: On Our Shared Responsibility to Treat People Better

It’s hard to imagine Swarthmore without Environmental or Dining Services. EVS takes care of every space on campus and Dining Services provides food for over 1,000 people every day. Neither of those jobs are easy. They are physically challenging and require an

February 28, 2019

Sports

Swarthmore Women’s Lacrosse Preview

Swarthmore women’s lacrosse is looking forward to another season with the hope of continuing to improve. They look to build off of their last season’s success, where they finished with a 10-6 record, which was the team’s best overall record since 2013.

February 28, 2019

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: On the Departure of Professor Plotkin

Dear President Smith and Provost Willie-LeBreton, Professor Helen Plotkin, who taught me ancient Hebrew at Swarthmore and continues to be a mentor to me, told me that her contract with Swarthmore is being terminated on the grounds that she does not have

February 21, 2019

Opinion

On Shame, Empathy, and Israel-Palestine

I proudly supported the two-state solution from the moment I realized my Jewish day school had indoctrinated me on the discussion of Israel and Palestine. I was repeatedly told that Israel was my home for all nine years of my Jewish education.

February 21, 2019

News

BDS Vote Leaves SJP Frustrated, SGO Divided

Note: due to the targeted harassment towards individuals who have spoken about BDS, we have made certain individuals anonymous at their request. As reported by The Phoenix last week, the Student Government Organization (SGO) voted down a resolution brought to them by

February 21, 2019

Sports

Exploring the WWE Elimination Chamber 2019

On February 17, World Wrestling Entertainment held its Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, live from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The second to last major event before WrestleMania, it is a prominent stop en route to sports entertainment’s biggest spectacle. “‘Mania,” as many

February 21, 2019

February 2019 - Page 3

Occupy the Truth: Feasting On A Smorgasbord of Not-Yet Truths

Swatting While Suffering: Some Tips for Surviving at Swarthmore When Your Body Wants to Collapse in on Itself

I Tabled at Sharples So That You Never Have To

“No, And:” Senior Capstone Tackles “The Bald Soprano” in Twenty Four Absurd Hours

Editorial: On Our Shared Responsibility to Treat People Better

Swarthmore Women’s Lacrosse Preview

Letter to the Editor: On the Departure of Professor Plotkin

On Shame, Empathy, and Israel-Palestine

Exploring the WWE Elimination Chamber 2019

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