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Sports

LeBron James, Anthony Davis lead Lakers to their 17th NBA Championship

LeBron James promised the basketball world that he would continue Kobe Bryant’s legacy nearly nine months ago in response to the shocking news that Bryant had passed away in a horrific helicopter crash. Just a day before the crash, Bryant had tweeted

October 22, 2020

Highlights·News

Garnet Pledge, Guide to Residential Life Shapes On-Campus Living

What do we owe each other? This question has taken on a new meaning during the COVID-19 pandemic. To protect and ensure the safety of our shared community, the college has adopted a strict social contract known as the Garnet Pledge that

October 18, 2020

Breaking News·Featured Stores·Highlights·News

Women’s Basketball Team Members Pursue Title IX and Provost’s Office Inquiries into Coach Candice Signor-Brown

Update: around 5:30 PM on October 17, a player on the women’s basketball team at Swarthmore published an update, “They [Swarthmore] are keeping the head coach,” on a Change.org petition. The Phoenix has since confirmed with our sources that Candice Signor-Brown will

October 16, 2020

Opinion

Making the case to release some from prison during COVID-19

The release of incarcerated people from prisons during the pandemic is a controversial move that twenty-one states and many local areas across the US have pursued. I agree with this move to release inmates early on the basis of low assessed risk

October 16, 2020

Uncategorized

Letter to the Editor: Clarifications on Pledge-Violating Gathering

To: Editor of The Phoenix The article entitled “Garnet Pledge Violations Result in Revoked Housing Privileges” published on September 9 made several inaccurate claims about the event that precipitated the dismissal of eight students from campus. This gathering, while branded as a ‘party’

October 16, 2020

Opinion

Please Vote

In America, we disagree about many, many things these days. We disagree about how to address racial justice, about whether climate change exists, about whether or not to wear masks. We even disagree about whether or not a hot dog is a

October 16, 2020

Campus Journal

One Stitch at a Time

I got into crafting midway through my senior year of high school, when I decided to knit a hat for the Women’s March in January 2017. While I had knitted as a little girl, it never had gone particularly well, and I

October 15, 2020

Highlights·News

Overview of Swarthmore’s Sustainability Efforts in COVID Era

Given the impending climate crisis, many members of the Swarthmore community are concerned about sustainability. Changes in on-campus operations brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic have forced the Office of Sustainability, tasked with making Swarthmore a part of the solution to the

October 9, 2020

News

College COVID Testing Protocols Implemented With Varying Degrees of Success

To protect the safety of students, faculty, and staff returning to campuses during a global pandemic, it is vital that colleges have comprehensive COVID-19 testing protocols. Over the first couple weeks of the fall semester, the college has put into place the

October 9, 2020

Highlights·Opinion

Hashing It Out: What You Need to Know About Passwords

In my last article, I mentioned that the best way to protect yourself online is to use a good password manager and unique passwords for all your websites. However, I didn’t elaborate much on exactly why that’s the case. As such, this

October 9, 2020

October 2020 - Page 2

LeBron James, Anthony Davis lead Lakers to their 17th NBA Championship

Garnet Pledge, Guide to Residential Life Shapes On-Campus Living

Women’s Basketball Team Members Pursue Title IX and Provost’s Office Inquiries into Coach Candice Signor-Brown

Letter to the Editor: Clarifications on Pledge-Violating Gathering

Please Vote

One Stitch at a Time

Overview of Swarthmore’s Sustainability Efforts in COVID Era

College COVID Testing Protocols Implemented With Varying Degrees of Success

Hashing It Out: What You Need to Know About Passwords

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