February 2025 - Page 4

Language Learning at Swarthmore: A Student Perspective

My main motivation for learning Russian has always been related to my family. Since my mom was Romanian-Moldovan, her side of the family spoke Russian and Romanian, but not much English. While Romanian is more of my “heritage” language, Russian is taught
February 20, 2025

Weekly Column: Swat Says

This or That from the Swarthmore community: What did you do for Valentine’s Day? Joshua Ovadia ’25: I competed at a mock trial tournament. As part of this mock trial tournament, I went with a team to American University in Washington, DC.
February 20, 2025

Swarthmore Friends Meeting: Letter to the Editor

To the editor, On Sunday, Feb. 9, Swarthmore Friends Meeting approved the following minute: Swarthmore Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends fully supports Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (PYM) for the courage and conviction shown in joining New England Yearly Meeting, Baltimore
February 20, 2025

Fired Educators Discuss Academic Freedom and Palestine Speech Restrictions

On Feb. 5, Keziah Ridgeway and Maura Finkelstein — educators suspended and fired, respectively, after controversies surrounding their pro-Palestine speech — visited Swarthmore. Ridgeway, a Philadelphia high school history teacher, and Finkelstein, formerly an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Muhlenberg College, discussed
February 13, 2025

Think Globally, Act Locally

When it became certain that the Philadelphia Eagles would win Super Bowl LIX on Sunday night, many Swarthmore community members celebrated with a rush to Broad Street, a cheer in staff living rooms or student dorms, or a plan for merch to
February 13, 2025

Emmy Li ’25 on Reducing Scope 3 Emissions at Swarthmore

On Nov. 15, 2024, Swarthmore College announced its plan to reduce Scope 3 emissions as part of its “To Zero By Thirty-Five (20X35)” initiative to become a carbon-neutral campus by 2035. In line with the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol, the college classifies
February 13, 2025

Swarthmore Sports Weekly Recap

2/7: Men’s Track and Field at the FastTrack National Invitational Men’s Track and Field traveled to Staten Island, NY to compete in the FastTrack National Invitation this past Friday. Robert Mirabello ’25 earned eighth overall in the 5000m run and fell a
February 13, 2025

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