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Letter to the Editor: Minding the Light

Dear Editor, As an alum (Class of ’61) I find myself deeply distressed by the article reporting on the student move to boycott classes and all activities while pursuing demands of the administration to enlarge and expand its support of students of

November 20, 2020

Highlights·News

President Smith Declines Black Affinity Coalition’s Town Hall Invitation

At 11:10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19, President Valerie Smith sent out an email to Swarthmore students titled, “Regarding the Student Strike and Demands.” Smith also cced other administrators. In the email, Smith declined the Black Affinity Coalition’s invitation for her and

November 19, 2020

News

An Update on College Employee and Subcontractor COVID-19 Testing Protocols

While COVID-19 has disrupted campus life substantially, Swarthmore employees and outsourced subcontractors have achieved a degree of normalcy on campus work through extra safety precautions. The college has committed to weekly testing for faculty and staff who are on campus at least

November 18, 2020

Highlights·News

Black Affinity Coalition and Swarthmore Strike Coalition Begin Strike

On Wednesday, November 11, the Black Affinity Coalition published a statement and list of demands in Voices, a student-run news and media publication at Swarthmore. In this document, the BAC demands the college to allocate more resources towards the equitable treatment and

November 16, 2020

Arts

Women in Television: A Conversation with Diana Son and Kayse Goodell

On a chilly Monday evening, I grabbed some tea from Sharples and a notepad and got comfortable enough in my single. At 7 PM Diana Son, Emmy-nominated writer/producer for television and award-winning playwright, and Kayse Goodell, first assistant director whose most recent

November 16, 2020

Highlights·Opinion

When Jeff Bezos Literally Broke the Internet

February 28th, 2017. A day that will live in infamy — or not. You probably remember it even if you don’t know the exact date, as it was one of the few days in the past decade that a big chunk of

November 15, 2020

Highlights·News

Residential Assistants organize “Screw Your Roommate” for Halloween 2020

Roasting smores, screening a horror movie, seeing the Fairly OddParents and even a spotted lanternfly: Halloween was a particularly busy day in a semester marked by strict regulations and Zoom meetings. Although traditional Halloween celebrations on campus are not possible because of

November 13, 2020

Campus Journal

On-Campus Journal Part II

The first On-Campus Journal covered my impression of the first two weeks on campus. As we near the very end of the on-campus experience, here are all of the ways that the on-campus experience is different this year than in past semesters.

November 12, 2020

Campus Journal

The Lost Legend of the Swarthmore Rubber Ducks

Back in the beginning of Swarthmore, when the trees were still saplings and McCabe was but a few books on a shelf, back even before the name Lang had appeared on any building, there stood a small cottage northeast of Parrish. In

November 12, 2020

Campus Journal

College Will Not Test Near-Campus Students, Claiming they are Already Immune

Students living near campus in the Ville have found themselves in a sort of liminal space, existing somewhere in the gray zone between being on-campus students and being remote students. College policy regarding students living in the Ville has for the most

November 12, 2020

November 2020 - Page 2

Letter to the Editor: Minding the Light

President Smith Declines Black Affinity Coalition’s Town Hall Invitation

An Update on College Employee and Subcontractor COVID-19 Testing Protocols

Black Affinity Coalition and Swarthmore Strike Coalition Begin Strike

Women in Television: A Conversation with Diana Son and Kayse Goodell

Residential Assistants organize “Screw Your Roommate” for Halloween 2020

On-Campus Journal Part II

The Lost Legend of the Swarthmore Rubber Ducks

College Will Not Test Near-Campus Students, Claiming they are Already Immune

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