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College Blind Spot: Addressing Van Driver Availability

As the Swarthmore COVID bubble continues to deflate, students, clubs, club sports, and other organizations are ramping travel back up to pre-pandemic rates. This travel is, of course, often facilitated by students who hold van driver certifications. To become certified, students must

October 6, 2022

Editorials·Opinion

Election Day Should be a Campus Holiday: It’s time for Swarthmore’s administration to live up to its institutional ideals

In 2018, the Editorial Board wrote that Swarthmore’s failure to recognize election day as a federal holiday conflicted with its commitment to increase student turnout and promote civic participation. In the four years since, our nation’s aspirational commitment to representative democracy continues

September 29, 2022

Editorials·Opinion

The Time to Connect is Now: Strengthening Our Swattie-to-Swattie Alumni Network

Although Swarthmore may sometimes feel like an escape from reality, it is an escape that only lasts about four years. Once that time is up most of us are forced out into the “real world,” where some students may find themselves lost

September 22, 2022

Editorials·Opinion

Time to Stop Dancing Around the Issue and Restructure Swat Party Policies

Swarthmore is a challenging place academically. We all know this: we grumble about it, we take pride in it, and we chose to come here because of it. As students, we expect to put in the long hours, become a little too

September 15, 2022

Opinion

Editorial: Semester in Review

This semester, we have been exceedingly fortunate to serve the Swarthmore community with enriching and thoughtful pieces. Putting a newspaper together late into the night is by no means an easy feat and could only be possible with our amazing team of

April 28, 2022

Editorials·Opinion

Editorial: Bring Back the Olde (and Better!) Party Spaces

It seems that the campus late-night scene is gradually recovering from its pandemic-induced hibernation as more and more people host parties as the semester goes on. With AREs resuming, the mask mandate reduced, and the in-person attendance cap discontinued, most of the

April 14, 2022

Editorials·Opinion

Editorial: Centering Student Feedback in the Professor Hiring Process

Perhaps one of the most critical arguments of Swarthmore’s liberal arts equation is its professors. As a small private college, the low student-to-professor ratio holistically colors students’ academic experiences and development. Thanks to this ratio, Swarthmore can offer students a collegiate journey

April 7, 2022

Campus Journal

The Week in Headlines

New Covid Variant and Life Form Simultaneously Evolve in Primordial Soup of Swat Prom Looking to Attract More Students, McCabe Library to Allow Smoking Indoors Small Craft Warnings and Kitao Gallery Showcase Jonathan Franzen’s Nudes in Collaborative Exhibition RA Hosts Event Revealing

April 1, 2022

Opinion

Editorial: We Have Too Many Writers

Since publishing our previous editorial detailing all the different ways to be a part of The Phoenix, we have been flooded by a deluge of article contributions. So hear us out: please stop writing for us! We have never had a problem

April 1, 2022

Editorials·Opinion

Editorial: Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down These Plastic Walls!

In the early days of the pandemic, there was not much information available about the best ways to prevent the spread of COVID. Out of this confusion and disorder, plastic barriers sprang up all around us overnight. The goal of these barriers

March 24, 2022

The Editorial Board

College Blind Spot: Addressing Van Driver Availability

Election Day Should be a Campus Holiday: It’s time for Swarthmore’s administration to live up to its institutional ideals

The Time to Connect is Now: Strengthening Our Swattie-to-Swattie Alumni Network

Time to Stop Dancing Around the Issue and Restructure Swat Party Policies

Editorial: Semester in Review

Editorial: Centering Student Feedback in the Professor Hiring Process

The Week in Headlines

Editorial: We Have Too Many Writers

Editorial: Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down These Plastic Walls!

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