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I Want to Be Able to Vote Again

The love of a sycophant is a love best approached with wariness. In July 2024, former President Donald Trump expressed his love to an audience of his admiring disciples. “I love you. You got to get out and vote. In four years,

October 31, 2024

Opinion·Uncategorized

To Be Palestinian During Swarthmore College’s Campaign of Erasure

At Swarthmore College, even the maps adorning the walls deny the existence of Palestine. Imagine the deep anguish of witnessing your homeland and your people’s history erased with a casual stroke of ink, replaced simply by the word “Israel.” This reality struck

October 31, 2024

Features·Opinion

Democracy is an Ecosystem: How to Persuade Philly’s Gen Z Voters

Gen Z voters in Pennsylvania will help decide this election. But does Gen Z fully grasp what a second Trump presidency means for them? How can anxious parents and educators help young voters understand the enormous stakes, without seeming paternalistic and out

October 31, 2024

Arts

Album Review: ‘HIT ME HARD AND SOFT’ by Billie Eilish

How Eilish is Coming to Terms With Herself Billie Eilish, once an overnight teen sensation, has become a household name across the world. The 22-year-old artist has hit some of the highest of highs in her almost-decade-long career, most notably receiving nine

October 31, 2024

Arts & Features

Alyia Carlson’26 Calls on Us to Find Our Color

Is art integral to the human experience? The passion of Alyia Carlson ’26 bleeds through the lines of the frescoes she paints. When I observe her work, I notice how it becomes an extension of her being. Her color holds a vitality

October 31, 2024

Campus Journal

Swatties Get Sprayed: The Phoenix Investigates Excessive Sprinkling On Campus

Disclaimer: The content of this article is satire and not intended to be taken as fact. Despite a recent lack of precipitation in the Greater Philadelphia area, the Swarthmore Grounds Department rejects the idea that brown is the new green. Campus-goers have

October 24, 2024

Campus Journal

In Our Defense: Vegans

“Vegan” is one of those elusive words that can function as any part of speech. Adverb: “I’ve been eating vegan for five years.” Here, the word “vegan” reveals that the “eating” happens in a miserable way, dull in flavor, with not enough

October 24, 2024

Features

I Met Kamala Harris. Here’s What I Learned.

On Wednesday, Oct. 23, I had the privilege of being one of just 32 attendees of Vice President Kamala Harris’ town hall for undecided voters, hosted by CNN in Delaware County. I shook her hand; I got a selfie. Her performance was

October 24, 2024

News

College Removes JVP ‘Solidarity Sukkah’ on Parrish Beach, Citing Conduct Violations

Shortly after 6 a.m. on the morning of Tuesday, Oct 22, Swarthmore College Public Safety disassembled a “Solidarity Sukkah” on Parrish Beach. The removal came at the direction of the administration, which cited a lack of approval for the structure from the

October 24, 2024

News

The Crumb Cafe Reopens in Sharples Commons

The Crumb Cafe is set to reopen at its new location in Sharples Commons this Friday, Oct. 25, at 8 p.m. following a delay communicated via email to the student body on Sept. 30. In an interview with The Phoenix, Ashley Rehrig

October 24, 2024

October 2024 - Page 2

I Want to Be Able to Vote Again

To Be Palestinian During Swarthmore College’s Campaign of Erasure

Democracy is an Ecosystem: How to Persuade Philly’s Gen Z Voters

Album Review: ‘HIT ME HARD AND SOFT’ by Billie Eilish

Alyia Carlson’26 Calls on Us to Find Our Color

Swatties Get Sprayed: The Phoenix Investigates Excessive Sprinkling On Campus

In Our Defense: Vegans

I Met Kamala Harris. Here’s What I Learned.

College Removes JVP ‘Solidarity Sukkah’ on Parrish Beach, Citing Conduct Violations

The Crumb Cafe Reopens in Sharples Commons

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